Example sentences of "[vb -s] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In isolation , Williamson 's discussion neglects the effects of organizational changes on distribution and monopoly power . |
| 2 | The foregoing analysis neglects the effects of firms ' other competitive variables such as product quality , product range and product differentiation . |
| 3 | They summon the overseers before the magistrates for not complying with their unreasonable demands and though they do not always gain their ends yet it teases and harasses the overseers and takes up their time which is a great hardship . |
| 4 | A hypothesis which fits the constraints of the knowledge sources . |
| 5 | Find the path spanning the utterance ( along the x axis ) which fits the constraints of the levels ( along the y axis ) better than any of the other paths ( along the z axis ) . |
| 6 | It fits the principles set out by Conrad ( 1980 ) in allowing language stimulation by making available a number of forms of code . |
| 7 | A purse-string mechanism based on a contractile cable fits the observations of others who have investigated embryonic wound healing and seen similar patterns of epidermal movement . |
| 8 | Well that 's interesting the Kipsigies are er traditional people who live in Kenya and if they have , in other words er men have to pay a certain amount to the erm you know , woman if they 're gon na marry her and what they did was they study the and related it to the , to the girl that was actually getting married and what they found of course was that it fits the predictions of our theory er just as you 'd expect , given that the cultural things you have to allow for like , like for example in that most traditional cultures they like er women to be plump as we 'll see in the , in the actually fat is critical to female fertility and er so they might not have been plump , so what they did was they simply weighed the girls and they compared their , their , their weights with , with the , with the and sure enough strong correlation the fatter the girl , the bigger the . |
| 9 | This explanation fits the facts and is psychologically plausible . |
| 10 | Allen and Burton now argue that , at least as far as their observational data are concerned , the projectile model best fits the facts . |
| 11 | The following table shows how beautifully this theory fits the facts . |
| 12 | At first I could n't believe it , it seemed ludicrous , but it 's the only explanation that fits the facts . ’ |
| 13 | Even if you use it in the rough edit stage to see how the music fits the visuals , without the licences it is theoretically illegal . |
| 14 | The general lay-out of such a passage is perfectly simple because the tune fits the trumpets and trombones like a glove and they can be trusted to ‘ come through ’ anything . |
| 15 | This extremely perceptive analysis of the institutional mind fits the police world like a glove , and recent elaborations in policing , along with its growth in the mainstream of the daily social process , supports Douglas 's contention ( ibid. ) that an institution which is dependent upon authority can only demand more of the same . |
| 16 | The modem software is Bitcom , which allows file transfers using most popular protocols and fits the modems spec well . |
| 17 | A blend of permissiveness and forcefulness , combined with warmth and encouragement , fits the recommendations of child-rearing specialists who are concerned with fostering the sort of children who are socially outgoing , friendly , creative and reasonably independent and self-assertive . |
| 18 | Section 1(7) of the Companies Securities ( Insider Dealing ) Act 1985 prohibits the directors of a company from procuring it to purchase its own shares through the market with a view to the making of a profit or the avoidance of a loss ( whether for the directors or any other person ) at a time when the directors are in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information . |
| 19 | It tackles the problems of both dispersing stubborn , localised fat deposits and toning up an uneven , ‘ lumpy ’ skin tone with a revolutionary two-step ‘ liposome-system ’ . |
| 20 | Its strategy builds upon the Region 's strengths , tackles the problems of deprived areas , accommodates new development , cares for the environment and , above all , puts people and their communities first . |
| 21 | The fact that the ad sits in between other normal commercials gives it added impact , but the trouble is it tackles the symptoms , not the cause and could feed on guilt . |
| 22 | Over the next four pages , our own walking , talking Reading Festival , KEITH CAMERON , raids the archives to present an affectionate look at two decades of open air guitar . |
| 23 | It raids the pupae and larvae from the nests of other ant species , brings them back to its nest , and when the pupae and larvae later hatch they work as slaves for their captors . |
| 24 | A She stamps her foot , clenches her fists , kicks the chairs . |
| 25 | Every year the New York New Music Seminar seems to throw up one track which first flattens the delegates revelling at the local hot-spots , then sends the record companies into chequebook-brandishing overdrive . |
| 26 | Blood flowing forwards opens the valves and flattens the pockets . |
| 27 | If your shop accepts credit cards ( eg Access , Visa etc ) you will have a special form on which to record details of the transaction together with a machine which imprints the details from the card on to the form . |
| 28 | This is what foxes the translators , even when they are great scholars and accomplished minor poets like A.E . |
| 29 | He 's good at dropping milk bottles , so he hates the bottles but he likes milk . |
| 30 | Carrie said to Hepzibah , ‘ Mr Evans hates the Americans . |