Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] [adv] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The financial institutions ' separation from , and domination of , manufacturers gives yearly accounts a much greater salience than in countries where financial institutions are made more receptive to manufacturer 's requirements , and this in turn highlights the artificial distinction between operating costs and capital outlays . |
| 2 | ‘ It reminds me of the worst period in German history when members of certain institutions are held collectively responsible for what we now know was a misguided security doctrine , ’ Gen Schwanitz said . |
| 3 | New methods will come , no doubt , with the fruition of that research which the Home Secretary has urged and supported ; but we can not even claim to be using existing methods , when 7,550 prisoners are sleeping tonight three in a cell , and when policies which , but for the war , would have been on the statute book in 1939 , and have already been on the statute book for half a generation , have hardly begun to be carried into effect for lack of premises . |
| 4 | Russians are filling in some of the gaps in their lives by seeking out anything that was forbidden or hard to get in Soviet times . |
| 5 | New policies are expressed as much in ministerial statements , White Papers and circulars to the local authorities as in new statutes . |
| 6 | I think that crowd behaviour has improved , the clubs are catering much better for families . |
| 7 | Ideally , there should be more comprehensive information on housing need and the supply of dwellings across all tenures ( particularly if local authorities are to take on more of an enabling role ) . |
| 8 | Environmentalists in Czechoslovakia are becoming increasingly critical of their government 's decision to proceed unilaterally with the project . |
| 9 | Boutros-Ghali 's proposals are directed as much to the citizens of member states as to their governments . |
| 10 | Already , seed merchants are complaining that much of the seed already harvested is small , sprouting or diseased , which could lead to shortages next year and some farmers could face greater problems . |
| 11 | Medical researchers are becoming increasingly aware of the health and weight-control benefits of dietary fibre in general — but the indications are that different forms of fibre may perform different beneficial functions . |
| 12 | ‘ The different groups are keeping very much to themselves , ’ said a police spokesman . |
| 13 | And we read that frogs are becoming very rare in Europe . |
| 14 | Had the defendant been found not liable in Baker , the plaintiff would still have remained uncompensated for his original injuries . |
| 15 | Auctioneers , Moore Allen say that stuffed animals are becoming very popular among collectors . |
| 16 | TWO enterprising traders are renting out hundreds of Christmas trees to families . |
| 17 | This is an additional cost for one or more of the parties and is in itself a reason for ensuring that disputes are resolved wherever possible before referring to a third party for resolution . |
| 18 | Such images are installed just prior to any ritual and are ‘ discharged ’ in water immediately after worship is over . |
| 19 | There are more and more opticians springing up in the High Street , shops selling healthcare equipment and equipment for the elderly are on the increase and shops are becoming more aware of deaf and disabled customers . |
| 20 | In celebration of International Women 's Day , Apples and Snakes are bringing together many of the most popular and powerful woman poets and performers in the country , including many new performers , for a two week , nation-wide tour from the 1st to the 15th of March — THE MOTHER TONGUE TOUR . |
| 21 | The voluntary and private child care sectors are facing perhaps one of their most serious crises . |
| 22 | At the same time , shoppers are becoming highly receptive to new technology . |
| 23 | Although schools are becoming more accessible to more and more Semai communities , children often attend only sporadically , simply refusing when it suits them . |
| 24 | Sir Henry 's legs were shaking so much from his terrible experience that he could not stand . |
| 25 | Well I mean one of the women I spoke to that I mentioned in that piece felt strongly that schools were laying too much on children in terms of taking responsibility for how the world is , and she erm mentioned in particular erm the kind of ecological issues that lots of schools and teachers are taking up now and erm children are becoming involved in projects for , you know , recycle this that and the other and there 's a book , is n't there , ‘ The Children 's Green Guide ’ or something . |
| 26 | His instructions to Blamey were to do even better for his eldest daughter . |
| 27 | Although the short-term projections were in line with many of those produced by private-sector forecasts , those covering the longer term were considered somewhat optimistic by many economists . |
| 28 | Arguably , however , the implications of the Manchester North-West result were to become more apparent in the long term . |
| 29 | At Nicaea in 325 the bishops and priests ( from the Western part of the empire , only priests attended ) were called together by the emperor because theological disputes were putting too much of a strain on the unity he was striving to achieve . |
| 30 | By the 1860s in Britain , people of all sorts were becoming increasingly concerned about the ‘ residuum ’ , the body of paupers being supported by the Poor Law who not only persisted but steadily increased . |