Example sentences of "[pron] marks [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Science 's negative relation to the past emerges as one of its most distinctive and significant aspects , one which marks a complete break with the cumulative structures of the arts and social sciences . |
| 2 | The bird starts by flying persistently in front of its chosen site and repeatedly dabbing the rock with its tongue , laying down a curved line of saliva which marks the lower edge of the nest-to-be . |
| 3 | But it 's the difference between the wheezing , cracked , crumbling voice on ‘ Good As I Been To You ’ and the supine , delicate wonderment of Young 's voice on ‘ Harvest Moon ’ which marks the astonishing chasm between the two albums . |
| 4 | Dostoevsky set great store by this chapter which marks the acutest phase of his tribulations over The Possessed , because his editor Katkov refused to print it . |
| 5 | The ignimbrites were collected in a strike-slip rift valley ( 100x15km ) related to the Cordillera Blanca fault system , an important crustal structure which marks the western boundary of the batholith ( Fig. 1 ) and is thought to extend at depth to the source region of the complex . |
| 6 | On top of all one sees today the lineaments of the Austrian fortress which marks the final phase of the history of Verona before the Italian Risorgimento in the nineteenth century . |
| 7 | Among the most striking works in the exhibition which marks the 25th anniversary of the MacRobert Gallery , is Cadell 's The Orange Blind , lent by Kelvingrove Gallery , Glasgow . |
| 8 | This remarkable book shows that happy conjunction of the personal and the descriptive which marks the best travelogues . |
| 9 | The visitor might already have known this ; Connie Franks ' better results are probably more the consequence of giving the right amount at the right time , the sign of greater attention to a plant 's needs which marks the best gardeners . |
| 10 | The most vital rule , the rule never to be broken , the rule which marks the true Arab and lifts him above the morass of intrigue and materiality which now dominates his world and indeed ours , is the rule of hospitality . |
| 11 | The Second Quartet , composed in 1951 , is a far more concise work in a much freer tonal idiom , mostly avoiding the elaborate texture which marks the earlier quartet : perhaps for that reason I find it the more memorable of the two . |
| 12 | ‘ Meaning ’ , in short , lacks that exciting mixture of generality and precision which marks the explanatory concepts of the ‘ hard ’ sciences like physics . |
| 13 | In 1966 both sides recalled their ambassadors , and in 1969 open military hostilities broke out along the Ussuri river , which marks the Sino-Soviet border in Siberia . |
| 14 | Until July 3 Light of the North An exhibition which marks the 900th anniversary of the death of Saint Margaret |
| 15 | Indeed , the reform bill which marks the full extent of government control has been heralded by the Minister , Kenneth Baker , as a parents charter , maximizing parental choice in education . |
| 16 | Which marks the latest development in the company 's long standing programme of customer care . |
| 17 | Hotel and catering group Forte has launched a new upmarket brand , the Heritage collection , which marks the latest phase in the corporate identity revamp that began last summer . |
| 18 | Although the very latest version of Ventura is only a minor upgrade in terms of version numbers it marks a major change in the product . |
| 19 | In fact , however , it marks a major transition in the terms of the debate , and separates the concessive form of holism sharply from the absolute form considered earlier . |
| 20 | ‘ This spring collection is the most radical I 've ever shown and in many ways it marks a new beginning for me . |
| 21 | It marks a new focus for the university 's research efforts , which previously have concentrated on relatively rare disorders caused by a single gene defects , such as cystic fibrosis . |
| 22 | Furthermore , to the extent that a tendency has developed to disbelieve policemen , who are after all officers of the law , it marks a serious deterioration in the quality of the administration of justice . |
| 23 | It marks a decisive shift on the part of the Sri Lankan government to sacrifice self-reliance for the possibility of increased foreign revenues . |
| 24 | It marks a complete change from Manchester 's unsuccessful 1996 bid , centred on an unappealing out-of-town site near the Ship Canal . |
| 25 | That was written twenty years and more before the trial and acquittal of D. H. Lawrence 's Lady Chatterley 's Lover in October–November 1960 — an event that made more headlines than practical difference , though it marks a convenient turning-point in British official attitudes to literary obscenity . |
| 26 | It marks the only point in the entire story where Abraham 's feelings are allowed to come anywhere near the surface . |
| 27 | It marks the halfway stage in the itinerary and the halfway stage in the narrative . |
| 28 | It marks the half-way mark in the council 's campaign to get all 1,000 businesses in the borough covered by the regulations to sign up . |
| 29 | A series of lectures organized by the National Arts Collections Fund focusing on creating and preserving collections and will be held during the fair ; it marks the first time that the NACF has initiated a project at a trade fair . |
| 30 | Today is particularly important because it marks the three-quarter stage of a very significant goal achievement . |