Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , given the fact that they were in the middle of a war the balance of which they were afraid might tip disastrously against them , would they really have opted out other than by a deliberate political decision which would not be taken until well into the future ? |
| 2 | ‘ In the end it is a political decision which will be taken by the council of ministers with the views of officials placed before them , ’ said Mr Claridge . |
| 3 | ‘ I assume you 're using the word ‘ nice ’ in the true sense of ‘ neat ’ , as in the neatly ruthless deals I 'm sure he 's notorious for clinching , or the neat asset-stripping technique which I dare say he 's renowned for ? ’ |
| 4 | Councillors had an understandable reluctance to commit themselves to a political course which would deprive them of access to patronage , and it was for this reason that it was necessary for politicians to provide demonstrations of power . |
| 5 | At the time that Fidel Castro led his revolution to victory and entered Havana with his troops , we had no idea what political course his regime would follow . |
| 6 | Because the basis for making comparisons is not always made explicit , it may be helpful to discuss two kinds of descriptive framework which are frequently employed in assessment procedures . |
| 7 | Behind that badge you feel a bit special . |
| 8 | There were two lawful ways to demolish the listed chapel — one was to have the building de-listed and the second was to obtain listed building consent for its total demolition which involved seeking representations from six conservation bodies . |
| 9 | The government feels it can rely on er auditors to protect the interests of share holders and the creditors and the other stake holders but I have to tell the minister that that reliance which is now er strengthened by the regulations b by the er the order today has always proved er inadequate in the er in in the past er because poor auditing practices always get covered up , there 's no way for anybody to know how bad or how good er the audit is as long as a company er survives and we have n't developed in this country , the proper institutional framework to regulate auditors er effectively and to actually make them er er accountable . |
| 10 | There seems to have existed a form of Spanish Islam which was like nothing then available anywhere in Europe . |
| 11 | The fate of a fallen minister or favourite might be even harder if he had aroused real fear and hatred in his opponents the executions ( or rather judicial murders ) in 1719 of Baron Goertz , the adviser of the dead Charles XII of Sweden , and in 1772 of Count Struensee , the progressive-minded but tactless favourite who had for several years dominated the court of Denmark , are good illustrations of this . |
| 12 | However , he became embittered with age , losing his fine looks and noble habits , and becoming a surly , cob-webbed ghost who lived in dark caves . |
| 13 | ‘ You speak with a strange accent I have not heard before . |
| 14 | McConnell claimed that the cannibal worms behaved as if they remembered the conditioned response their food had learned , whereas worms allowed to cannibalize other , untrained worms showed no such change in behaviour . |
| 15 | The PSP , as the only party in Cuba with an organisational apparatus throughout the island , potentially offered the discipline and political expertise which would be needed to form a revolutionary government and which seemed to be lacking in Castro 's own movement . |
| 16 | Paul Thompson ( 1967 ) sees the triumph of Labour as a constructive coalescence of the mature proletarian class consciousness which emerged with the displacement of small-scale production and an effective LLP , while Julia Bush ( 1978 ) , concentrating on the experience of East London , argues that during the first world war socialist activity and the growing confidence and strength of the trades unions enabled the LLP to establish a solid base which it exploited to the full when hostilities ceased . |
| 17 | In a short and irreverent sketch which aims to explain subsequent inaction on implementing the reform in Portugal , Ribeiro calls on a concept in the Portuguese language known as desenrasca — multiform resistance to rational planning and change . |
| 18 | Each Easter he made wonderful bejewelled eggs for the tsars or kings of Russia . |
| 19 | There would be further set-backs as one lean spell caused the factions to surface again , but now they were truly under way and in due course their supremacy would become complete . |
| 20 | In due course their work will help us to move further forward . |
| 21 | In due course we will add rights and freedoms not currently included in the Convention , extending into a full UK Bill of Rights . |
| 22 | Clearly there is some chicanery going on and perhaps in due course we will find out the truth . |
| 23 | In due course we shall see that people 's standard of living hinged broadly on their position in the landholding hierarchy , and it will be necessary to examine this after reviewing the material conditions it enabled them to enjoy . |
| 24 | Eventually the Corporal gave me a cigarette , and in due course we pulled over at a roadside cafe to have a cup of coffee and to stretch our legs . |
| 25 | In due course we will witness similar , half a world away on the Mile End Road . ’ |
| 26 | In due course we might look closer at that episode with the Gilberd : she admits after much blushing and prevarication that he accused her in the High Street delicatessen of baby-snatching — did it openly , in a loud voice . |
| 27 | As for the real problem , we are in the midst of discussions with the Building Societies Association and others and in due course we shall make an announcement that will build on the assistance that we have already provided . |
| 28 | That is why in due course we shall be making proposals to do just that . |
| 29 | to some degree but not all and you know in in due course we will provide you with a full breakdown of this , exactly what is in and what is n't in . |
| 30 | We hope that our continuing work will shed light on these different concepts , and in due course we shall publish our results in medical journals . |