Example sentences of "[verb] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Demographic factors and community care policy concern us all and we should regard elder abuse as a serious issue , ’ Ogg said . |
| 2 | Inside Leg — Hands under the buttocks to support lower back . |
| 3 | A more sensitive way of handling elder abuse , including counselling and the rapid introduction of relief services could show that this phenomenon is a recognised concomitant of the excessive strains of caring , especially for mentally impaired elderly people ( Traynor and Hasnip , 1984 ) . |
| 4 | This is a much lower level of use than either Edinburgh or Glasgow , but in view of the standard of service observed on this occasion , it is impossible to say whether this usage figure represents lower demand , or merely laxity in control . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course we would like to see lower interest rates , ’ he said , acknowledging the burden on people paying mortagages . |
| 6 | CrossScript , which offers lower level programming support and combines features of C , C++ and C-shell , also manages the CrossLink network agents and directly connects them to the user interfaces . |
| 7 | Advantage Lighting systems , a system installed by Fosse Contracts , also offers lower height columns at 6 metres . |
| 8 | Such as cutting the pregnancy rate in under 16s by half , reducing the accident rate by a third , encouraging healthier eating and more exercise . |
| 9 | Lexandro 's father was Calculator Maximus to Lord Spinoza , whose clan owned lower hab factories that built Mammoth class land-trains to traverse the ash wastes on great cleated tracks , stoutly armoured to resist assault by nomads . |
| 10 | Readings were taken only at one minute intervals , and therefore saturation values may have fallen lower inbetween , although the automatic alarm set at 85% was never activated . |
| 11 | An increase in the deficit to £1.4bn is expected , reflecting lower export volumes last month . |
| 12 | If price is the dominant issue for buyers , then they will prefer lower price to slightly higher quality or improved distribution arrangements . |
| 13 | Leonora 's heart sank at the prospect of a whole fortnight without him , and as if scenting victory Penry moved closer , his long forefinger caressing her drooping lower lip . |
| 14 | So this week Community Care launches Elder abuse : break the silence — its major campaign for 1993 . |
| 15 | In line with other insurance companies , the group announced lower bonus rates for its life assurance and pensions schemes in response to poorer investment returns over the last few years . |
| 16 | And master sausage makers like John Walton say a good sausage can be very healthy using leaner meat and fresh ingedients . |
| 17 | Organic farming is better for wild birds as well as producing healthier food for humans , according to early returns from a three-year study by the British Trust for Ornithology . |
| 18 | People who had said — during another part of the interview — that they preferred the smallest possible individual instalments turned out to be just as likely to switch to a shorter repayment schedule ( given lower APR and credit costs ) as people who had said they preferred the shortest possible repayment schedule . |
| 19 | Moreover , since the inclusion of items whose delivery was not straightforward , and of items delivered to reserve ( the latter being given lower priority than direct deliveries to readers ) would distort the results , in all categories the delivery times only of straightforward deliveries to readers are discussed . |
| 20 | This has traditionally given lower role status to those who work in the field , but has also made their language learning goal an educational and care one . |
| 21 | I set off again , maintaining for some reason — perhaps because I expected further farm creatures to wander across my path — my slow speed of before . |
| 22 | That 's what H M I P did they got further information from British Coal they met er on Friday er with their colleagues at the National Rivers Authority and it 's from that greater understanding of the application that H M I P have now said that they are prepared to withdraw their objection subject to the imposition of the conditions at the N R A request . |
| 23 | The latter will get a stock exchange quote after it is spun off and this could trigger further price rises similar to those seen in electricity , gas and water . |
| 24 | The effect of reading a Bill a second time is to curb further debate on the general principle for the time being and cause the Bill to go straight to the next stage , which is the committee stage . |
| 25 | The Worshipful Company of Innholders is keen to promote further development of management skills within the hotel industry . |
| 26 | The MPRP leader , President Punsalmaagiyn Ochirbat , stated afterwards that efforts had now to be made to promote further democratization and to overcome the current economic crisis . |
| 27 | The Owens must now decide whether to risk further expense by appealing . |
| 28 | The Owens must now decide whether to risk further expense by appealing . |
| 29 | ‘ I prefer not to risk further disorientation for you , Leonora . |
| 30 | The report offers further evidence that some cases of childhood leukaemia may be caused by infection and not , as has been previously been suggested , by exposure to such things as nuclear radiation . |