Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Its influence in the United States was largely the result of the work of C. S. Peirce , William James , and John Dewey who , by challenging the prevailing conceptions of knowledge , tried to redirect the course of philosophy . |
| 32 | Still others have argued that women 's oppression in capitalist societies is to be explained primarily at the ideological level as a result of the prevailing conceptions of passive and dependent femininity . |
| 33 | When you see a cheap little bird carved in China you realise that language is an unnecessary part of play . |
| 34 | As we fail to remember our previous situation , a slow and subtle change of heart takes place . |
| 35 | While they do not mark a return to a prescribed curriculum ( like that which applied to schools in England and Wales before 1926 ) , they do signify a subtle change of direction . |
| 36 | He predicted that in future the technique would be used to make subtle change to politicians ' facial features in print and on television to make them appear more attractive . |
| 37 | Somehow I feel a subtle change within myself since our wedding . |
| 38 | The reason is not clear , but must be the result of some subtle change in the genetic information in the nucleus . |
| 39 | Among the reasons for this is the subtle change in relationship which occurs , enabling the teacher to be seen more often alongside the pupil , a person of humour and unexpected worldly interests , taking part in the everyday activities of life , sharing the triumphs and disasters of such occasions and bonded by unexpected confidences . |
| 40 | As the flames died down and the dancers stood back for the family to precede them upstairs into the Long Room , there was a subtle change in the atmosphere . |
| 41 | He failed to recognize , or understand , the subtle change in emphasis which had taken place . |
| 42 | Rather it points to the fact that there has been a subtle change in the composition of the teaching force . |
| 43 | He hesitated a moment , his eyes growing accustomed to the subtle change in lighting , then crossed the room , quickly , silently , and stood beside the bed . |
| 44 | Couple this with the subtle change in image ( from naked half-man , half-mutt on ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ to a grey suit ) and you have the beginnings the funky sojourn Bowie was about to embark on — which would , of course , peak with ‘ Young Americans ’ and crop up again whenever he was short of a few ideas . |
| 45 | He sensed the subtle change in her , which was possibly betrayed by the firm manner in which she gripped the hand that moved towards her skirt waistband . |
| 46 | It was mainly due to a subtle change in Francis . |
| 47 | Couple this with the subtle change in image ( from naked half-man , half-mutt on ‘ Diamond Dogs ’ to a grey suit ) and you have the beginnings the funky sojourn Bowie was about to embark on — which would , of course , peak with ‘ Young Americans ’ and crop up again whenever he was short of a few ideas . |
| 48 | A subtle change in psychology . |
| 49 | Variations in the uptake of labelled leucocytes in these organs have been reported and patients with inflammatory bowel disease may have associated hyposplenism which may affect the splenic uptake . |
| 50 | How this could or should affect the political decision about banning lead in petrol is not a question which I am competent to answer ; it involves too many non-scientific aspects . |
| 51 | The other is the right to treatment as an equal , or , as Dworkin puts it ‘ the right to equal concern and respect in the political decision about how these goods and opportunities are to be distributed ’ ( Dworkin , 1978 , p. 273 ) . |
| 52 | Others believe that Mrs Aquino , by making a political decision on grounds of national security , is transgressing her own leadership principles . |
| 53 | The man forgot one issue , the European Monetary Union , it was Mr Major that took us into the Economic Monetary Union at the wrong way , he took us in on a political decision on the last day of a Labour Party Conference in Blackpool and he 's forgotten that . |
| 54 | It was thus a political decision in the strictest sense , but it was taken , not in response to any kind of popular pressure , but in response to a narrowly but powerfully based pressure-group campaign in which those who stood to gain most from it financially , such as the makers of television sets , played a prominent role . |
| 55 | At the end of the day it 's a political decision from the council of ministers , but it seems to be going there with a firm endorsement of support from the commission . ’ |
| 56 | Others awaiting trial by the same court for corruption during Pasok 's eight-year term of office ( 1981-89 ) included the former Prime Minister , Andreas Papandreou , who stated after the verdict that not Athanasopoulos and his actions but " a collective political decision by a government " had been on trial . |
| 57 | In many parts of the world , we have developed innovative policies on quality and customer service . |
| 58 | Innovative policies during the campaign raise doubts over existing policies , and raise questions over why reforms were n't introduced earlier . |
| 59 | They said that although Strathclyde had advanced and innovative policies in many areas of race equality , their research findings gave ‘ a clear signal ’ that far greater resources needed to be allocated to this area . |
| 60 | They said that although Strathclyde had advanced and innovative policies in many areas of race equality , their research findings gave ‘ a clear signal ’ that far greater resources needed to be allocated . |