Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [noun] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The implications for social policy are as follows : first , that the main determinants of welfare are economic ; second , that the government 's role in diverting resources into social policies must be seen to be closely interrelated with , even dependent upon , the role it plays in the management of the economy ; third , that social policies will be determined by views about the way the economy does , or should , operate . |
| 2 | As part of the preparation for a bid the offeror will conduct an information-gathering exercise on the target company . |
| 3 | In preparation for the reform the government had on Jan. 8 signed with representatives of the trade unions and employers ' organizations a six-month agreement " on preserving social peace " , whereby salaries were to increase by 270 leva ( US$90 ) and pensions by 182 leva a month . |
| 4 | But after a few days of insipid campaigning there was grumbling back at base about the way the campaign was going . |
| 5 | Estate agents are cautious about taking the profit rise as a sign the slump in house sales is over . |
| 6 | But when the defendant appeared at the Bow Street Magistrates ' Court to answer an information that he had committed the offence under section 5(1) ( a ) of the Act of 1988 of driving with excess alcohol in the blood , he pleaded not guilty and at the close of the case for the prosecution a submission was made that he had no case to answer on the ground that the officer 's requirement at Vine Street Police Station that he provide a specimen of blood had not been validly made in accordance with section 7(4) . |
| 7 | Sexist concept , lousy gameplay and some of the worst digitisation I 've ever seen make this puerile excuse for a game every bit as bad as that offensive little rag The Daily Sport . |
| 8 | Construction of the contract as a whole The weight of academic opinion is that there should be a different approach to clauses which define the liabilities of the parties , whether in positive or negative terms , and those which exclude liability for a breach which has arisen . |
| 9 | I rang Transend to ask about a registered copy , but they informed me that they did n't register that game , but that I should just write out cheque for the amount a cross out the £ and pout $ . |
| 10 | But if , instead of jumping you walked , one step at a time , and were given one small coin as a reward every time you happened to take a step in the right direction , you would reach the scorpion in a very short time . |
| 11 | Indeed I am rather coming round to the view that the trouble last year was not that we failed to produce as good policies as our opponents but that we failed to produce policies for the issues the electorate was most interested in . |
| 12 | For as the Industrial Revolution progressed and changed much of Northern England , the Lake District became more and more of an economic backwater , a comparatively poor district where , for example , people scraped the yellow lichen Ochrolechia tartarea from the rocks and sold it to dyers for a penny a pound . |
| 13 | Corral generally prefers buying from commercial galleries rather than auction houses and she often consults the artists about the works the Museum intends to buy . |
| 14 | If you can show genuine enthusiasm for the company the interviewer will be reassured that you will stay a reasonable time with the firm and not be constantly on the lookout for something better . |
| 15 | Whether by telephone or face-to-face , personal selling is an art , and a good selling technique can be developed so that with quiet confidence , knowledge and enthusiasm for the product the receptionist can highlight the special features of the establishment , so that in the minds of the customer that particular establishment has something extra special to offer . |
| 16 | ‘ As well , of course , we now know that there 's a very direct link between the amount a woman smokes and her chance of miscarrying . |
| 17 | Interestingly enough , the researchers did notice a link between the foods the mother ate and her baby 's symptoms . |
| 18 | Stone shook his head grimly , reminding Doyle about the cat the day before . |
| 19 | Since unemployment had risen as high as 23% between the wars the committee did not satisfy everybody who was involved in the full employment discussions . |
| 20 | Yet both in the formation of the National Government and in the decision that it would fight the election as a government the King played an important , perhaps a crucial role . |
| 21 | There 's also a flavour of The Jim Hendrix Experience about the way the Colourcode rock in classic power trio fashion , although drummer Winston A Watson keeps things simple rather than splashing around in a jazz frenzy . |
| 22 | There 's also a flavour of The Jim Hendrix Experience about the way the Colourcode rock in classic power trio fashion , although drummer Winston A Watson keeps things simple rather than splashing around in a jazz frenzy . |
| 23 | Ongoing regulation of RIEs is now very low key , to the point where , when a major trading scandal broke on the London Commodities Exchange ( then known as " London Fox , in 1991 , SIB indicated that it had no responsibility for the way the exchange operated . |
| 24 | Although there is some ill-feeling in Whitehall about the way the environment team leaked some ( nutty ) ideas , Mr Heseltine 's behaviour in committee is praised by other ministers . |
| 25 | He 'd make $500,000 for every dollar the stock rises or $46m if the stock ever gets back to the $145 range . |
| 26 | The hotel has a strict liability for the property the guest may bring into the hotel ( see Chapter 8 ) and is obliged to accept valuables such as money , jewellery , furs , etc. for safe-keeping . |
| 27 | One hour after the dose the phase of rapid equilibration between the blood and tissues is generally complete and the elimination phase becomes dominant , and thus the observed concentration more accurately reflects the concentration in tissue , where the infection is most likely to be . |
| 28 | About 10 hours after the shooting the defendant attended the local police station with his attorney . |
| 29 | As he held her eyes for a moment a look passed between them , deeply compassionate , oddly intimate . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , there is a massive mismatch in some organizations between the goals the individual is seeking to achieve and the actual rewards these organizations are able to offer . |