Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] that [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Najib said the authorities were prepared to tolerate a multi-party system in Afghanistan provided that the new parties agreed inter alia on a policy of non-alignment and ‘ the strengthening of the traditional historic friendship with the Soviet Union ’ . |
| 2 | Views such as these highlight the fundamental mechanics of Nizan 's political psychology : a willingness to accept expedient political tactics provided that a justifiable link could be established between the tactics themselves and the long term " moral " strategy ; a consequent unwillingness to accept expedient political tactics relayed unthinkingly by leading party officials whose only concern was the efficient management of the current party line . |
| 3 | So inviting was the gap created that the loose forward was able to score at the back of the posts , leaving Maskill with another simple kick . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | Fate determined that a short while before the businesses failed , they transferred the £10,000 to BCI because of the better returns being offered . |
| 6 | The chairman requested that the departmental reports be considered one by one and the governors went through it section by section , specific comments being made at particular stages . |
| 7 | This final requirement makes it far re difficult to keep the list up to date but experience shown that a personalised approach is much more successful than a plain " to the industrial correspondent " . |
| 8 | As King Hassan celebrated the 30th anniversary of his accession to the throne on March 3 , officials disclosed that the eight members of the family of the late Gen. Mohammed Oufkir had been released on Feb. 27 after over 18 years in detention . |
| 9 | The move came as the Bond group disclosed that the fifth deadline for its A$2.5billion brewing deal with New Zealand 's Lion Nathan had passed without agreement , and that the basis of talks was to change . |
| 10 | The remainder would then be destroyed over the following two years provided that no third country refused to comply with the ban . |
| 11 | Thus it is only in cases of debate about the reasonableness of costs incurred that the different bases of taxation produce any difference in the actual costs received . |
| 12 | This opinion required that the other party to the Mandate agreement , South Africa , accept supervision by a body to which it had not consented and which was not even in existence at the time of the agreement . |
| 13 | Fifteen successful match outfits will be keeping their fingers crossed that a quick thaw is on its way before the weekend . |
| 14 | ‘ I think we can beat Glenavon but will have to keep our fingers crossed that the other game goes the right way for us , ’ he said . |
| 15 | ‘ I think we can beat Glenavon but will have to keep our fingers crossed that the other game goes our way , ’ he said . |
| 16 | A lot of time and money had been spent rebuilding the works necessary to complete the job but such were the difficulties experienced that the whole project became completely impracticable and the LNWR conceded defeat and altered the route of the line to exclude the land at Tunstead Farm . |
| 17 | There would be benefits in the UK from a lower price and higher output provided that the domestic monopolists ' marginal cost curve lay above MC2 . |
| 18 | The school 's philosophy of child-centred education required that an individual-based assessment of problems and difficulties be attempted . |
| 19 | The review clause in that case provided that the reviewed rent was to be a sum specified in a notice served by the landlord , unless the tenant served a counternotice on the landlord within a stated period . |
| 20 | The Acts of 1857 which established the probate and Divorce Courts provided that the ordinary judge of these courts might be the same person as the Admiralty judge . |
| 21 | Ian Watson was a dedicated , somewhat highly strung young man whose intelligence would have enabled him to have passed his final exams had his father realised that a reasonable allowance was so necessary . |
| 22 | The required accommodation was a residence for a family of five and the new owner requested that the living accommodation should be on the first floor to take advantage of the splendid views to the west over the Cherwell Valley . |
| 23 | However , it was something of a tall order when the store requested that the short presentation should include drama , music and dance and be based on Emily Bronte 's novel ‘ Wuthering Heights ’ . |
| 24 | Corporate management and planning required that the local authority adapt its internal organisation in order to provide a set of integrated services to the local community . |
| 25 | It is of course acknowledged that the new TransAction scheme ( or the National Protocol as it is more commonly known ) does not apply to commercial transactions , or indeed to transactions involving building or farmland . |
| 26 | Why has the government decided that no new UDCs will be announced , at least until after the next general election ? |
| 27 | By contrast , in Case 3 , all Sinhalese children are legitimate members of society provided that the presumed genitor is not of lower carte than the mother . |
| 28 | It might possibly have been convoked earlier had not Luther urged that a general Council , to which the pope would be compelled to submit , should decide for or against his Ninety-Five Theses , thus reviving the spectre of conciliarism . |
| 29 | The public legal obstacle having been removed , however , caution required that the final lifting of the ban depend upon the Law Society changing its rules . |
| 30 | As investigators from the Mines Inspectorate , British Coal and unions began their inquiries into the accident , the company disclosed that the trapped men had never been in serious danger . |