Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morgenthau 's approach was also criticized for ignoring the domestic environment of states , for failing to specify whether human nature was the determining or merely one potential cause of political action , and for being unable to account for mistakes ( if human nature is based on objective laws , then how can individuals make mistakes ? ) . |
| 2 | This is an extremely important result , both because of its policy implications which we shall consider later in this chapter and because of the scope it offers for testing the rational expectations hypothesis . |
| 3 | She added that Miss Owen had been sacked for asking the elderly residents their views about another member of staff . |
| 4 | This massacre of the innocents I blame on The Silk Plant Company whose trees , plants and flowers are so lifelike , one can be forgiven for doubting the real thing . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , a cynic could be forgiven for finding the penal crisis uncannily reminiscent of the supposed ‘ crisis of capitalism ’ , which some Marxists were once ever assuring us was real , severe , ever-worsening and likely to prove terminal in the near future . |
| 6 | As you will discover in the remaining chapters , problems remain about specifying the actual functions of these modules , their degree of functional independence , and the consequences of functional independence for the integration of behaviour and consciousness . |
| 7 | Bufi met Pope John Paul II in the Vatican on July 4 , when Albania and the Holy See agreed to re-establish the diplomatic relations broken off following the communist takeover in Albania in 1946 . |
| 8 | Ideally situated for visiting the many places of interest and outstanding natural beauty in Somerset . |
| 9 | Even if these were surmounted , two fundamental questions would remain about using the average wealth of a country as an index of the well-being of its citizens . |
| 10 | Apart from my own pride , what on earth would the public think about seeing the European champion and double sprint winner at the European Cup running in the reserve relay team ? |
| 11 | Situated above the Port of Crouesty this resort is ideally placed for enjoying the famous seafood and the surrounding sandy beaches and areas of interest . |
| 12 | Whilst the record companies sat on their hands , nervous of another quadraphonic-style fiasco , Karajan announced after seeing the new technology as a working prototype that he would make no new recordings and sign no new contracts with any company that was not committed to digital recording and the earliest possible launch of the compact disc . |
| 13 | With him come 13 exciting new hair products , including PN36 which keeps hair smooth , shiny and well protected — it was formulated after observing the well-groomed appearance of ducks ! |
| 14 | The car was eventually stopped after driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway . |
| 15 | After a good deal of broad mockery of the group 's thespian pretensions , there follows yet another change of tack as the troupe 's hitherto self-absorbed leader , Genesius ( Louis Hilyer ) , converts to Christianity and is martyred for denouncing the oppressive regime . |
| 16 | Among the men the discussion of politics , the destruction of game , or the dissipation of the ale house was substituted for the duties of their occupation during the former part of the week , and in the remaining three or four days a sufficiency was earned for defraying the current expenses . |
| 17 | It is ideally located for exploring the beautiful scenery of Lakeland by car or , as most people prefer , by foot . |
| 18 | Anyone could be forgive for thinking the Happy Holiday Hotel was a madhouse , with its bizarre collection of staff and its temperamental manager , George . |
| 19 | Hallstein 's Commission was widely blamed for provoking the 1965 crisis by pushing too hard for more powers for itself and the Parliament . |
| 20 | Thus , while Sharpe , White , and Bernard do not believe that the Arminians should be blamed for causing the civil war of the 1640s , Tyacke , John Morrill , and other historians have conversely argued that Laud and his fellow prelates should bear a major part of the responsibility for provoking what they regard as ‘ England 's wars of religion ’ . |
| 21 | Mr Delors has been widely blamed for causing the latest crisis . |
| 22 | RTZ 's Tinto Holdings Canada Ltd subsidiary has a controlling interest in a company which mines uranium at Elliot Lake , Ontario , which has been blamed for destroying the fishing-based economy of the local Anishnabe Indians . |
| 23 | Tight German recycling laws had been blamed for encouraging the illegal disposal of waste in neighbouring countries . |
| 24 | As far as total dust veil is concerned , it seems to be roughly the same size as the veil from the Agung eruption , which has been blamed for cooling the northern hemisphere by about 0.3 °C in the mid-1960s.There is one key difference , though : El Chichón 's eruption occurred in the northern hemisphere , Agung 's in the south . |
| 25 | The division on the Determination of Needs Bill debate in February 1941 was reprinted from Hansard , citing all 173 who had voted for the continuance of means calculations together with the ‘ sincere few ’ ( nineteen ) who had been carpeted for defying the Labour whip . |
| 26 | For a blind with a shaped hemline , a further allowance should be added for facing the shaped edge ; allow a depth of between 8 and 15cm ( 3–6in ) for this depending on the depth of the edging below the lath . |
| 27 | It is believed the woman teacher was attacked after keeping the two boys in detention . |
| 28 | The crew 's immediate aims are Neptune and Queen 's Regattas followed by Limerick as they quietly built towards bringing the Senior Pot back to Belfast after a 30 year wait . |
| 29 | In fact , he says , they are rule governed and functional : ‘ In informal conversation they have a proper role , as they are one of the main means language has of expressing the various alterations in the force and direction of argument that we find ourselves using ’ ( Crystal , 1976 , p. 24 ) . |
| 30 | It was unanimous last time and it looks like going the same way this time , especially after Joe Punter saw the new design in the press . |