Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] term " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both the problem and the interest of the sociology of culture can be seen at once in the difficulty of its apparently defining term : ‘ culture ’ . |
| 2 | The epithets " naughty " and " dirty " arise , perhaps reinforcing terms used at an earlier stage as regards the eliminatory functions or inadvertent sexual display . |
| 3 | Several young whites are already serving terms of imprisonment for refusing to serve . |
| 4 | Several young whites are already serving terms of imprisonment for refusing to serve . |
| 5 | He spent yesterday finalising terms of his payoff package with Treasury officials . |
| 6 | According to the company 's product manager , Howard Green , ‘ it 's a fair assumption to make that the company will be doing implementations for the Alpha , but we 're still negotiating terms . ’ |
| 7 | The UN Secretary-General , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , held talks in Tehran with President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Vellayati on Sept. 10-13 , primarily on the implementation of UN Resolution 598 ending the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war [ see pp. 35600 ; 36568-70 ] , but reportedly also covering terms for the release of Western hostages still held in Lebanon . |
| 8 | Even ( some might say especially ) in purely trading terms , Britain has been paying a very high price for her membership of the EEC . |
| 9 | I am not suggesting , of course , that such uniquely referring terms are available for any kind of objects whatever . |
| 10 | Quorum Software Systems Inc , the Menlo Park , California outfit which has already done a version of its Compatibility Engine — allowing Apple Macintosh programmes to run on RISCs — for Solaris , is currently negotiating terms with SunSoft to so a similar Windows product , saying it would be an easier job than the Macintosh version . |