Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [that] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 10 out of 12 EC countries , lower taxes mean that the same bottle is sold for less : |
| 2 | Female influence was greatest in consumer decisions , and least in public affairs ( although , as in the above example of voting choices , the researchers say that the latter finding may be due to the men 's unwillingness to admit to having serious political discussions with women ) . |
| 3 | Women factory inspectors agreed that the less work women did in factories the better it would be for their home life and children 's welfare , but they were also forced to admit that working women usually needed their earnings . |
| 4 | These data suggest that the same factor , present in different amounts , is responsible for the binding of Raji , RJ2.2.5 and AR extracts to the X-box . |
| 5 | There is nothing essentially new in thus narrowing the scope of will ; most of mankind throughout most of its history seems to have taken it for granted that they were moved by forces from beyond them and mysterious to them , which might lift them above or drag them below the capacities of which they might presume to be in command ( in Christian theology , the unpredictable visitations of divine grace assisting a will otherwise impotent to resist the Devil ) , and in the present century , ever since Freud demonstrated that the same conception of man could be translated from a religious into a psychological language , we have found ourselves thinking our way back to it . |
| 6 | Then , inconsistent test methods meant that the same cooker could be rated as 800W by one manufacturer , and 650W by another — little help when trying to follow instructions for heating convenience foods . |
| 7 | The wording of the Chronicle implies that the same force returned in mid-1006 , and Swegen may have accompanied it and remained until the payment of tribute in 1007 ; the twelfth-century chronicler Henry of Huntingdon associates him with the ravaging at this time . |
| 8 | However , a recalculation of the indices for a random sample of the speakers suggests that the same pattern of social stratification would be maintained even if the word class had been more clearly defined . |
| 9 | In contrast , after an analysis of the literature on social indicators and the reform of education , Greenbaum et al ( l977 ) conclude not only that can NAEP not help with research hypothesis formation or policy guidelines , but that ‘ the prerequisites of an effective large-scale system of social accounting demonstrates that no such system lies within reach in the field of education ’ . |
| 10 | To speed things up , Mr Gilchrist agrees that a few acquisitions may be needed . |
| 11 | Accordingly the law insists that a former employee can not be prevented from turning to his own account his professional skill and knowledge even though it may have been acquired whilst in employment and at the employer 's expense . |
| 12 | They also object on the grounds that , while Sotheby 's disclaims any ownership interest in the treasure and was merely the agent for Lord Northampton , they are by no means convinced that this is the case , especially as it has come to light during the discovery process that the former chairman of Sotheby 's , the late Peter Wilson , played the leading role in the treasure 's acquisition and had a share in its value , inherited by his sons , Thomas and Philip . |
| 13 | IBM says that the former employees held key managerial and technical positions in the thin-film development department at its San Jose plant in California . |
| 14 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper Mr Turner noted that no such exhibition on silver of this period had been held before , reflecting the growing academic standing of the study of decorative arts in general , and silver in particular . |
| 15 | No approval by the production Code Administration shall be given to the use of words and phrases in motion pictures including , but not limited to , the following : Alley cat ( applied to a woman ) ; bat ( applied to a woman ) ; broad ( applied to a woman ) ; bronx cheer ( the sound ) ; chip-pie ; cocotte ; God , Lord , Jesus , Christ ( unless used reverently ) ; cripes ; fanny ; fairy ( in a vulgar sense ) ; ‘ hold your hat ’ ; louse ; lousy ; Mada ( relating to prostitution ) ; nance , nerts ; nuts ( except when meaning crazy ) ; pansy ; razzberry ( the sound ) ; slut ( applied to a woman ) ; S O B ; son-of-a ; tart ; toilet gags ; tom cat ( applied to a man ) ; travelling salesmen and farmer 's daughter jokes ; whore ; damn ; hell ( excepting when the use of said last two words shall be essential and required for portrayal , in proper historical context , of any scene or dialogue based upon historical fact or folklore , or for the presentation in proper literary context of a Biblical , or other religious quotation , or a quotation from a literary work provided that no such use shall be permitted which is intrinsically objectionable or offends good taste ) . |
| 16 | The Head Girl warned that the same fate would happen to me . |
| 17 | Possibly it is not too much of an exaggeration to say that the more flexibility your employer retains in framing your job duties , the harder he may find it to argue that you are redundant . |
| 18 | The Council 's decision to scrap the tradition in regard to the diaconate suggested that the same tradition in regard to the priesthood could equally well be abandoned if it was pastorally desirable . |
| 19 | Wrexham Maelor Council conceded that no such order had been made against pensioner Iorwerth Jones . |
| 20 | This index showed that the most Patois usage was in situation 4 , where the subjects were left alone without a fieldworker present , or situation 5 , chatting informally with the black fieldworker ( " Black informal conversation with fieldworker " ) . |
| 21 | On May 22 the Berlin Justice Senator announced that the former State Security Minister , Erich Mielke , 83 , had been charged with incitement to murder in connection with the " shoot-to-kill " policy . |
| 22 | The right has had the cheek to suggest that the same iron discipline should apply in the aftermath of defeat as in the anticipation of victory . |
| 23 | Second , most workers believe that the more time they spend searching for a job , the more likely it is that they will obtain one which meets their requirements , particularly in so far as the wage rate and working conditions are concerned . |
| 24 | Wagstaff argues that the few studies which do appear to show modest improvement in recall under hypnosis failed to have control groups which were equally encouraged to remember . |
| 25 | While a superficial examination suggests that the same models might have been used , measurement reveals considerable differences ; this may point , therefore , to straightforward copying or replication from memory with or without a model . |
| 26 | Would my right honourable friend confirm that the former director of G C H Q , Sir Brian Tovey , stated that during the imposition of martial law in Warsaw and during the Soviet anva invasion of Afghanistan some ten thousand hours of cover were lost at G C H Q. And will he not confirm that is a perfectly good reason for the ban on external er interference by trade unions in the activities of G C H Q and will he also assure the house that the existing trade assoc the staff association works perfectly well and there is no reason whatever for an external trade union to interfere in G C H Q's affairs . |
| 27 | ( The first Yugoslav report of unrest in Shkodër had appeared on Dec. 19 , when a Serbian newspaper claimed that a few days earlier there had been an anti-government demonstration involving " a large number of people " . |
| 28 | A judicial commission which on Sept. 26 began a fresh inquiry into the air crash which killed President Gen. Zia ul-Haq in August 1988 [ see pp. 36217 ] heard evidence alleging that the former army Chief of Staff Gen. Mirza Aslam Beg had plotted the crash [ see p. 38289 ] . |
| 29 | Tonks feared that the All Blacks playing a South African XV at Treviso would so widen the gap in South Africa that future combination might almost be impossible . |
| 30 | Vincent said that a few years ago watch batteries had to be renewed every year . |