Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For purposes of prison administration it is essential that the cases where the prisoner is never released should be exceptional and that there should be maintained amongst those serving life sentences a general hope of release and consequent incentive to good behaviour . |
| 2 | The British government has made market mechanisms a central theme of its strategy to improve environmental performance . |
| 3 | These flowers possess spring-loaded anthers that give honey bees a rough blow when they enter . |
| 4 | Mr Grisham 's publishers , Random House , consider rail travellers a key market worth ‘ persuading ’ to buy books . |
| 5 | Whatever the economic uncertainties , growing hopes of political stability give stockmarket investors a third cause for optimism . |
| 6 | For example , people would rather walk further than have to carry water pots a shorter way uphill . |
| 7 | Writing in PRONED 's 10th annual report , Sir Adrian urges chairmen to adopt a more professional process for selecting NEDs and to give board members a greater say in their appointment . |
| 8 | Now motorists are threatening to give Shell pumps a wide berth . |
| 9 | Ministers have already decided that they will have to give cable operators a free choice on the technology they use , provided it meets the basic requirements already laid down by the DoI and endorsed last month by the Eden Committee . |
| 10 | Brokers and investors cite three other devices that some of those investing public-sector funds are using to give share prices a big boost : |
| 11 | In order to give Love Hearts a fair trial . |
| 12 | AT LONG last there are moves afoot in Switzerland to give stockmarket investors a better deal . |
| 13 | The repeal of the Combination Acts in 1824–5 had given trade unions a precarious legality , and Loveless 's initiative was apparently protected . |
| 14 | World Vision has set YHA members a new challenge . |
| 15 | In response to a General Consumer Council report published in 1991 , the proposed restructuring includes new arrangements for : Giving district councils a key role in shaping the development of their areas ' advice services . |
| 16 | In 1982 after Mexico said it was unable to pay its debts , the IMF ( International Monetary Fund ) moved to prevent a crisis , and in return for giving debtor countries a longer time to pay , the IMF laid down austerity measures — with dire consequences for the poor . |
| 17 | She stopped short of giving market forces a free rein , confirming that regional health authorities would stay — in slimmed-down form — to maintain strategic oversight . |
| 18 | This is being achieved by giving market forces a freer reign in the shaping of market operations . |
| 19 | The idea is to ensure an orderly market by giving market participants a cooling-off period with a chance to reassess their positions . |
| 20 | War-time restriction on milk-chocolate seemed to have given confectionery manufacturers a fanatical devotion to the stuff . |
| 21 | Where normality for each group separately was found to be appropriate by using probability plots a two sample t test was used to compare the mean values of each variable of interest between the regulated and random groups . |
| 22 | In 1981 the Bank of England introduced monetary control arrangements designed to allow market forces a greater role in determining the structure of short-term interest rates . |
| 23 | The new DOS 5 Shell gives PC users a new way of interacting with their machine . |
| 24 | The scale gives life events a numerical score so you can tot up your own personal stress rating . |
| 25 | Viewed in these terms this new development is revolutionary and the logical extension of making information skills a central component of the curriculum casts doubt upon the success of the new development . |
| 26 | This not only gives guidebook compilers a hard time but also stops new lines getting repeated while the weather 's good . |
| 27 | The public expenditure White Papers gave finance officers a broad indication of the government 's medium-term intentions for local authority spending overall and for each service up to three years ahead . |
| 28 | To tempt people further to sample their journal , Cross & Cockade are offering FlyPast enquirers a free copy . |
| 29 | With our new awareness of animal needs , the more forward looking factory farmers are now seeking ways of offering farm animals a better life . |
| 30 | Following laboratory trials a limited number of materials will be tested in Tesco Stores . |