Example sentences of "[noun pl] and the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a hungry little lad my stomach occasionally overruled my manners and the Grace would include a parenthetic rebuke such as , ‘ For what we are about to receive ( and for what Stewart has already eaten ) we give You thanks … ’ |
| 2 | Manners and the preservation of an image of the manager as being all-seeing and ahead of the game , were very important . |
| 3 | She keeps giving me clothes — ; not this dear old awful thing , Mrs McPhee at home made this — and making me practise manners and the piano and I could n't tell her about last night , I could n't , I ca n't disappoint another person , not after my mother — ’ and Alexandra put her head down on to the slice of bread on her plate and burst into tears . |
| 4 | ‘ Drink/drive campaigns have been successful in changing social attitudes , now is the time for raising awareness of road manners and the Highway Code . ’ |
| 5 | At one extreme are the relations of permanent hostility between the Buid and Christians , paralleled on the mystical plane by the permanent struggle between the spirit familiars and the predatory spirits . |
| 6 | You must not take risks and the idea is to hit the opposing tackler and keep the momentum going through second phase , which is not pretty to watch — and not always effective if the other team can tackle , as England showed us recently at Murrayfield . |
| 7 | Women are not advised of the risks and the necessary check-up services are rarely available . |
| 8 | You 're sweating and nervous and you know you 're out on a limb here , you 're in the process of taking some terrible risks and the luck , the flow that comes from being justified and in tune and not taking too much for granted , not being contemptuous or disrespectful of fate ; all that 's in danger here because you 're pushing the envelope , you 're maybe relying on one or two too many things going perfectly . |
| 9 | To begin with , it is clear from chapter 1 that the CAPM does not require any comparison between the divisional risks and the risk of the corporate group as a whole . |
| 10 | The institute 's auditing committee said there are limitations on the auditors ' ability to know the systems as well as the directors , or to challenge directors ' judgments on activities and risks and the solutions they have adopted . |
| 11 | The specification of untried or new technology , equipment or techniques has risks and the contractor has to make allowances for any exceptional remedial works which may be necessary . |
| 12 | The Bosnia Aid Committee of Oxford has to weigh up the risks and the costs of each convoy . |
| 13 | ‘ We are also concerned about the possible health risks and the possible depreciation of house prices . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ As a farmer whose children have grown up on a busy farm , I am very aware of the risks and the work pressures that all too easily lead to children being exposed to danger . |
| 15 | Well , we understand that conflict , er but basically , at government level , it 's been determined that er the risks and the dangers of H I V the AIDS virus is actually more er more dangerous to society and the individual than drug misuse itself . |
| 16 | In fact , we have published three leaflets , dealing respectively with the arts and the quality of life , the earnings of arts organisations and attendances at arts events . |
| 17 | The science of art , claims Kemp , has not been adequately appreciated by art historians and to begin to rectify the situation he strives to demonstrate that ‘ there were special kinds of affinity between the central intellectual and observational concerns in the visual arts and the sciences , in European history between the Renaissance and the nineteenth century ( p. 1 ) . |
| 18 | The Boston text , for example , is published with the assistance of the Getty Grant Program , Massachusetts Council of the Arts and the Humanities , and additional funding is provided by the Lila Wallace Reader 's Digest Fund ( the benefactor of the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York ) . |
| 19 | A new national lottery to aid sport , the arts and the national heritage . |
| 20 | Tampa area attractions include the Museum of Fine Arts and the Salvador Dali , both in St Petersburg Ybor Square , a restored Cuban marketplace where Cuban refugees still hand-roll cigars . |
| 21 | This is the key to Dorothy Heathcote 's attitude to drama ; may I suggest it is also a key to the re-thinking that will have to be done vis-à-vis the arts and the curriculum . |
| 22 | Aristotle himself believed that the arts and the sciences have been discovered many times and then lost again . |
| 23 | To argue as Bernard Williams does is to suggest that there is no sharp line to be drawn between the arts and the social sciences ; for it is the acknowledged role of the latter to contribute to our understanding of ourselves and our society . |
| 24 | However , the very persistence of the demand for relevance and usefulness , the dissatisfaction with whatever is seen as ‘ useless ’ , should lead , as I have suggested , to a more fundamental distinction , not between the useful and the useless , the relevant and the irrelevant , nor between the arts and the sciences , but between the practical and the theoretical . |
| 25 | Christopher Cooper , the board 's chief executive , said ‘ The development of the new board means we now have clear objectives for the future of South East Arts and the way they fund , encourage and promote the art in our region . |
| 26 | A MOORLAND FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS AND THE SACRED |
| 27 | Yours is a sign synonymous with artistry , spirituality and compassion , which is why the arts and the healing professions are Piscean bastions . |
| 28 | It would be displayed in a special gallery in the Palace of Arts and the proceeds from the small fee charged for admission would be added to the fund set up by the Queen for the benefit of her many charitable concerns . |
| 29 | Most interesting … visited the Palace of Arts and the small pavilion where my Dolls ' House is to stand … ‘ |
| 30 | The President 's choice to succeed Mr Frohnmayer must be confirmed by the Subcommittee on Education , Arts and the Humanities , then pass a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources , before going on to a Senate vote . |