Example sentences of "[verb] in [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The solution lies in removing from the fourth head the bulk of cases which are charitable in spite of the fact that a particular group is primarily benefited , namely gifts in relief of distress , and thereby making possible a more limited definition of the general sections which can be regarded as benefiting the community and a more sweeping rejection of gifts which though benefiting the community do not do so directly . |
| 2 | An old upper-hab mind , lurking in hiding behind the new Fist mind ? |
| 3 | Until the Public Records Act 1958 the care and preservation of public records were in the hands of the Master of the Rolls , an anachronistic responsibility for a senior judge who in his modern incarnation is fully occupied in presiding over the civil work of the Court of Appeal . |
| 4 | It had become obvious early on to paleontologists that the dinosaurs , living in a moist and warm environment , in a sparsely populated animal kingdom , had succeeded in evolving into the first vegetation-eaters with no competitors . |
| 5 | So it seemed plausible that these elliptical fields are stimulated best by bars orientated parallel to their long axis , and that the lack of obliquely oriented cells explained the difficulty the octopus has in distinguishing between the two diagonals . |
| 6 | The strongest card Britain has in dealing with the Third World is not that it is a burnt-out empire , but that it is a peaceful union of diverse nations , regions and cultures , some of which share with the Third World a common historical experience , and so can speak to them in a manner in which London , or the prosperous south-east corner of England , never can . |
| 7 | The Board of Examiners shall review the case and confirm or amend its decision provided the information is presented in writing to the Academic Registrar by the date specified by or on behalf of the Senate . |
| 8 | She was mostly absorbed in looking after the younger brother . |
| 9 | Further , they certainly did not succeed in swimming against the deep tide of recession which engulfed Nigeria from 1983 onwards . |
| 10 | His comment is restrained enough but then he knows that Bill Clinton will soon succeed in creaming off the excess fat that has kept America 's top earners happy for so long . |
| 11 | The Gascon origins of both Clement V and John XXII made this much easier , and although the house of Foix-Béarn did not succeed in marrying into the papal clan , a strengthening of bonds with the Duèse family ( from Cahors ) can be detected in a number of casual , but significant , references . |
| 12 | Editor , — I agree with J D Swales 's contention that the Tomlinson report will damage postgraduate education if it results in weakening of the vital links between the special health authority hospitals and teaching in the postgraduate research institutes . |
| 13 | Retaining the anal mucosa sometimes results in bleeding from the involved mucosa but discrimination may be improved by avoiding mucosectomy . |
| 14 | Apart altogether from the loss of water which must accrue by the rise of locks , the time saved in passing through the Grand Union Canal must under ordinary circumstances be reduced by not less than say 3 hours . |
| 15 | They had their tea together , and Clare delighted in eating from the same plate as Tess . |
| 16 | As a result , bone at the cement body interface can die and in the longer term can result in loosening of the artificial hip and the need for a second operation . |
| 17 | While still suffering , the negative feeling of fearful projection may result in craving for the addictive substance or behaviour . |
| 18 | The Home Affairs Select Committee report , when the Committee looked at sick leave , for example , found that some progress could be made in improving on the sick absence record of police officers . |
| 19 | A word of explanation may be needed in regard to the last two categories . |
| 20 | The article only deals in passing with the particular issue of non-standard entry students and degree performances but argues that evidence shows that these students , and mature students in general , achieve better results than traditional students in most fields of study . |
| 21 | Paul Walton , of James Capel , complained that the Chancellor did not make big enough increases in spending in the right areas . |
| 22 | In this sense we may talk of there being a shift to the right , even where this is not reflected in voting for the Conservative party . |
| 23 | In a separate section of the statement , France joined in calling on the Libyan government to " prove by concrete actions its renunciation of terrorism " . |
| 24 | SSAP 15 is amended by the insertion of an additional paragraph after paragraph 32 and before paragraph 33 as follows : ‘ 32A Not withstanding the other requirements of this Statement of Standard Accounting Practice , either the full provision basis or the partial provision basis may be used in accounting for the deferred tax implications of pensions and other post-retirement benefits accounted for in accordance with SSAP 24 ’ Accounting for pension costs ’ and UITF 6 ’ Accounting for post-retirement benefits other than pensions ’ . |
| 25 | For that is how they are supposed to function , that is how they publicly claim that they attempt to function , and , as we shall see below , that is the normal way to justify their authority ( i.e. not by assuming that they always succeed in acting in the ideal way , but on the ground that they do so often enough to justify their power ) , and naturally authorities are judged and their performance evaluated by comparing them to the ideal . |
| 26 | The fundamental question proved to be this : can the job creation and training schemes for West Belfast succeed in turning round the economic marginalisation and discrimination which the area has traditionally experienced ? |
| 27 | ‘ The understanding of our history we achieved in preparing for the 70th anniversary of October is not something frozen and given once and for all . |
| 28 | I recognise that we have a great deal of work to do in planning for the next steps in taking our strategy forward . |
| 29 | If you are uncertain of the type of frame you want to use , or even of the very important role it plays in setting off the finished picture , browsing through the photographs in this book should give you a good idea of the tremendous versatility of frames , and also show you how the correct frame will focus the eye on the design itself , as well as balance all its elements . |
| 30 | An example of this procedure is the Declaration on border controls and immigration which Britain succeeded in appending to the Single European Act . |