Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour 's policy review made Labour an effective anti-Thatcherite force . |
| 2 | Such a dramatic decline made possible an improvement in the opportunity index , the measure of the percentage of all eleven-year-old children going on to secondary education . |
| 3 | Between them the Italian and German aircraft made possible an air-ferry which during late July and early August bore the greater part of the Army of Africa across the Straits of Gibraltar to Seville . |
| 4 | In addition , on some manors , the liberal application of marl made possible an extension of the area under wheat . |
| 5 | This increase in water solubility made possible an in vitro incubation test with intraperitoneal pus or fluid from patients with peritonitis . |
| 6 | Teaching aids must not be introduced solely in order to save time , but must make possible an increase in understanding for the learner . |
| 7 | There was an intensified sense of a gap between present and past , and of the need to find a way of bridging it which would make possible an adequate statement of belief for the present day . |
| 8 | Bevan resuscitated the suggestion in his report of July 1808 to the committee of the Grand Union , and two months later notice was given that an Act of Parliament would be sought for powers to build a canal southwards from Foxton . |
| 9 | Third , and most important , is Rawls ' blindness to the possibility that the social role of a doctrine of justice may be met by consensus concerning the second best , given that an ideal constitution is not feasible . |
| 10 | Given that an individual has a purpose in seeking training in a second language , there is a whole range of in-built techniques for learning which the student can bring to the learning environment . |
| 11 | Firstly , it is a requirement that public notice shall be given that an inspector 's investigation will take place , together with an invitation to anyone who so wishes to write to AIB to draw their attention to any particular aspect considered relevant . |
| 12 | Given that an increase in general prices of 10% causes a 20% rise in the price of kryptonite futures and only a 5% rise in the price of phlogiston futures , the spread ratio which ensures that Lois is unaffected by the differential response of kryptonite and phlogiston futures prices to changes in the general level of prices is ( F 1 β 1 ) / ( F s β s ) = ( 50 × 2 ) / ( 10 × 0.5 ) = 20 . |
| 13 | And , given that an average presentation may require 20 to 30 of these , that represents a substantial investment . |
| 14 | ‘ Given that an angry parent might just conceivably break Gray 's neck for , as you put it , touching up his youngster , why should he go to the trouble of severing the head , and then putting it in the Cathedral font ? |
| 15 | Given that an equilibrium exists , it can be found by solving these equations . |
| 16 | Given that an extra £2.8 billion was found , has my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State received an apology from the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) , or have any of Labour 's Front-Bench spokesmen for health offered to withdraw that allegation ? |
| 17 | Given that an investment in a financial asset is expected to yield a stream of cash flows into the future , the term structure of interest rates enters the APT equation because it describes the relationship between the cost of money and the period in which cash flows are expected . |
| 18 | but it 's not though , it 's not , it 's her fault for being so bloody stupid and not telling us A , what we 're supposed to be doing and B , the fact that I was not having any lunch to go half an hour , what do you mean ? |
| 19 | and we still have to wait half an hour ! |
| 20 | ‘ You may think this an impossible request , ’ I said , ‘ but I 'm trying to trace a man called Smith . |
| 21 | A settlor had only to make sure that he chose a word which made clear an intention on his part that a trust obligation should arise in the trustee . |
| 22 | You got half an hour plus ten minutes relief for your refreshments and that would happen at ten in the morning and you 'd been there since seven . |
| 23 | you know there 's not nobody got half an hour to wait . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm still cold , ’ she whispered half an hour later . |
| 25 | G. is pleased with the response at the company — not only do they report as soon as possible when they 've got a pollution , they let him know about the progress they make : ‘ I 've got them so well trained now they 'll be phoning half an hour before they have a discharge . ’ |
| 26 | He is very busy , and can only spare half an hour . |
| 27 | That 's because we did n't want half an hour and he wanted half an a hour . |
| 28 | However , the heavy rainfall could make this an uncertain crop so dairying and sheep formed the main enterprises on most units . |
| 29 | The use of AID would make this an unlikely event . |
| 30 | If the control knobs had been placed half an inch or so higher then the selector could be placed below them , thus bringing it nearer to the player 's right hand . |