Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It allows exporters to borrow in advance an agreed percentage ( up to 75 per cent ) of importers ' debts outstanding and unpaid . |
| 2 | European Community ( EC ) foreign ministers agreed on July 20 in Brussels to defer until autumn the proposed upgrading of a co-operation accord with the Association of South-East Asian Nations ( ASEAN , of which Indonesia was a member — see also p. 39005 ) after hearing an account of human rights abuses by the Indonesian army in East Timor from Joao de Deus Pinheiro , the Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister . |
| 3 | If the foundation of the UGC stands as an attempt to relate narrowly-based civil institutions to the concerns of public policy and national agency , the proposals contained in the Newbolt Report represent an attempt to provide for English a similar link with national policy . |
| 4 | The contracting parties affirm their intention to create without delay a legal foundation permitting the rehabilitation of all persons who have been victims of a politically motivated punitive measure or any court decision contrary to the rule of law or constitutional principles . |
| 5 | As you may know the Cardinal has already taken steps to set in train a thorough investigation into the moral implications of the Law Lords ' decision . |
| 6 | It is not my intention to describe in detail a particular course at a particular institution . |
| 7 | It is currently taking steps to develop in detail a long-term strategy for research in the Biosciences ( see para. 3.4 below ) . |
| 8 | It 's my privilege and pleasure to present to Congress the first report of the Process and Construction Section . |
| 9 | Revised interest factor tables used as ready reckoners by tax offices to calculate repayment supplement and interest on overdue tax have been published by the Inland Revenue to take into account the revised rate of interest . |
| 10 | To judge from Timothy Day 's useful Discography of Tudor church music ( London , 1989 ) , they mark the first serious attempt to capture on record a representative sample of Byrd 's music . |
| 11 | Alcuin was furious with Archbishop Aethelheard for fleeing but there must be a possibility , representing Carolingian interests as he did , that Alcuin was more disturbed by Aethelheard 's refusal to accept as king the Carolingian protégé , Eadberht Praen . |
| 12 | Standardization to take into account the differing age and gender composition of the class groups indicates that the observed variations are not simply an artefact of the differential age and sex composition of the social class groups ( Table 4.12 ) . |
| 13 | Tax revenues had increased , but not as much as planned , the report said , criticizing the government 's failure to bring under control the increasing problem of tax evasion . |
| 14 | A package of analyses under labels like FACETS , REACT , QUASAR , QUARTZ , etc. , enable the media planner to identify in detail the demographic make-up of the audience to any spot or programme , either at individual or household level ; audience reach and frequency build-up ( see Figure 11.3 ) ; detailed spot by spot TVRs , by region , for defined audiences ; analyses of own and competing brands ; spending by region , daypart , day of week , etc. ; the performance of individual TV stations ; and so on . |
| 15 | In consequence , the Committee is forced back upon the classical model , despite the consistent tendency elsewhere in its pages to accord to English an educational validity independent from and at least equal to classics . |
| 16 | Does this enable the court to take into account the comparative social utility of the product and apply a cost-benefit analysis ? |
| 17 | It required all federal agencies to take into account the environmental impact of all their proposed actions by preparing environmental impact statements which had to be approved before the construction of ‘ major ’ projects . |
| 18 | If we ask people to rank in order the six goals listed earlier , approximately 60 per cent of the workforce will put their highest value on relationships at work and home and not on advancement or achievement in a career sense , unlike top managers who place relatively much less emphasis on relationships . |
| 19 | In a speech to the Cortes , two months later , he referred to his regime as " providing the authority to keep in check the Spanish tendency to 'egotism and anarchy' " . |
| 20 | Fumaroli is also a latter day Tocquevillian , using Alexis de Tocqueville 's critique of nineteenth-century American democracy to call into question the whole project of trying to democratise culture for the masses . |
| 21 | In common with all insurance companies , Legal & General has from time to time to adjust its premium terms to take into account the changing nature and frequency of household insurance claims . |
| 22 | The Macclesfield Canal , which was built to serve the growing textile and other industries of Macclesfield and Congleton , was one of the final attempts to hold at bay the growing threat to canal transport from the railways . |
| 23 | Whatever the merits of these texts , the various exhibitions and major symposium will create a need for yet another monograph to take into account the new material presented . |
| 24 | BT engineers will perform an early morning switch-on operation to bring to life the new computerised digital exchange the most modern telephone exchange technology in the world . |
| 25 | For example , an employer who envisages having to slim down his work-force in the future , perhaps after introducing new technology , may offer those who are prepared to resign rather than to wait to volunteer for redundancy a financial inducement , perhaps exceeding state redundancy pay . |
| 26 | Holding on still with one hand , I took a visual line ahead from the north needle to mark into memory the furthest small tree I could see , then put the compass away again and with infinite slowness clawed a way forward by inches and after a while reached the target and held on to it for dear life . |
| 27 | Thus it was that we made use of every method in the book to fan into flame the natural resentment of the public against a big and unfair bully kicking a man when he was down . |
| 28 | He told them that he was answerable to Parliament alone when he made decisions and that it was his duty to take into account the wider interests of the public . |
| 29 | It is likely that in the next few years there will be pressure to bring into production the remaining hectares of delimited land , although economics and the overall strategy of the Champagne market will also play their part . |
| 30 | If ever there was a clear indication of the Government 's understanding of the changing needs of industry , the effect of change on a particular industry , and the Government 's willingness to take on board the social consequences of change , the last five years and the Coal Industry Bill clearly demonstrate the Government 's balanced commitment to honouring their duty to consider the wider public interest . |