Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun sg] [vb base] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The death of a spouse and loss of job merit the highest stress rating , and the low end of the scale includes holidays and Christmas ! |
| 2 | These brilliant vitreous squares of colour catch the limited rays of light from the high windows of the drum and create a shimmering effect which glows and is alive in the semi-darkness of the church . |
| 3 | Different styles of karate perform the front kick in different ways but the effective competition front kick is common to them all . |
| 4 | Taken together , the forces of production and the social relationships of production form the economic basis or ‘ infrastructure ’ of society . |
| 5 | The images on show reflect the initial choice of photographers themselves , rather that of the awards judges at the final stages ( 11–21 Feb ) . |
| 6 | She saw a look of disappointment cross the young boy 's face . |
| 7 | Dominant social attitudes towards retirement place the personal needs of older people in a subservient position to the perceived social and economic interests of the wider society , and it is this that causes many older people problems , bringing into question their personal value and worth , and placing them under considerable social stress . |
| 8 | Scraps of life attend the motionless mass who , Reynard concedes , radiates a certain aura of power . |
| 9 | These lines of reasoning emphasise the innovative capacity of firms and challenges static neo-classical economic explanations of national competitiveness . |
| 10 | EXAMPLE ( a ) Calculate the standard molar enthalpy of formation of ethanol form the following experimental data : ( b ) Draw the enthalpy diagram for the combustion of ethanol . |
| 11 | Differences in time and type of fixation affect the intracellular staining pattern — that is , the strength of the staining and therefore the number of labelled cells . |
| 12 | Nor does each type of evidence carry the same weight . |
| 13 | Many models of society see the main nidus of struggle residing in the sphere of production , between the capitalists and workers — the classic class struggle of Marxian writings . |
| 14 | Whatever the age group we 're working with ( be it five year olds or fifty year olds ) the basic elements of drama remain the same : |
| 15 | If white noise is passed through a spectrum-shaping filter which applies the right degree of top cut the resulting ‘ pink noise ’ is more like real audio signals . |
| 16 | For it was precisely this idea that he promoted when he exhibited the drawings at his Gallery 291 , beginning in late May 1916 , and when he wrote about them in an issue of Camera Work the following October . |
| 17 | Honours in Sociology occupy the two honours years . |
| 18 | Birds using the bay as a stopping-off point for migration include the ringed plover and sanderling . |
| 19 | As the first axe cut into the Tree , a great wailing cry of agony rent the thick stifling heat of the workshop and Nuadu knew at once that the Tree had been taken down while it lived and while the naiad still dwelled within it . |
| 20 | I started by asking ‘ What sort of religion do the British favour ? ’ . |
| 21 | What sort of information do the mass media select and how is that information presented ? |
| 22 | You know , people swinging on chandelier , swordfights over the table , the sort of thing Hrun the Barbarian and the Weasel are always getting involved in . |
| 23 | First , though there have been some marginal changes , most notably in the steady trickle away from the north and west to the south and east , the main features of the regional distribution of population remain the same . |
| 24 | The result is that , of the 7–10 litres entering the gut , only about 100ml of water leave the healthy gut daily in the faeces . |
| 25 | Those who successfully complete the period of placement receive the additional award of Diploma in Industrial Studies and are entitled to use the designatory letters DIS . |
| 26 | Long lead times and the need for convergence among different kinds of knowledge explain the peculiar rhythm of knowledge-based innovation , its attractions , and its dangers . |
| 27 | Crown , Sceptre and Sword of State epitomise the ancient realm of Scotland with all its history of promise , failures and triumphs . |
| 28 | The focus of social work shifts from a concern with achieving personal change to social change , so the targets of intervention become the economic , social , and political processes which generate social problems . |
| 29 | The buildings of the years of expansion reflect the wholesale exploitation of a myriad of individual properties ; only in recent years has the preservation of the medieval field pattern by direct overbuilding been removed as ‘ urban renewal ’ has occurred . |
| 30 | Both of the basic purposes of education require the same essential tools . |