Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Third in preference order ( labelled 2 ) is the arms race , with each side competing to gain a theoretical advantage ; and the least preferred option ( 1 ) is an arms advantage to the other side . |
| 2 | Not only will the specialist interest programme go but so too will the minority programmes so carefully nurtured by organizations seeking to satisfy a broad spectrum of interests and groups . |
| 3 | For schools looking to develop a whole-school approach this diagram can provide a starting point for each department to articulate its position and , from these deliberations , find and build common bridges across subject departments to meet individual needs . |
| 4 | In the county of Kent , for example , in 1938 the expenditure per pupil in central schools ( in effect , senior elementary schools attempting to provide a serious alternative to the grammar schools ) was only one-half of that for each grammar-school pupil . |
| 5 | The initiative usually comes from the developer proposing an addition to an existing village , or from the local authority housing department wishing to construct a new council housing estate . |
| 6 | For a partnership wishing to purchase a new Ford van totally on credit terms under the 1974 Act , the following formula is applied to ascertain the maximum credit available : |
| 7 | Candidates wishing to enter a professional diploma programme via the APL Scheme should contact the HCIMA Careers and Training Advisers . |
| 8 | Readers wishing to make a similar tray should note that it is not possible to assign values arbitrarily to the sides of the rectangle and ‘ rise ’ of both flaps and expect the resulting outline to be a smooth one . |
| 9 | And , of course , there is no need to learn either a new program or new skills , the latter part of the equation having proved a major stumbling block for many companies eager to improve the quality of their published work . |
| 10 | More empirically however , on the other hand , and drawing upon the work of Peter Bürger , Callinicos accepts the case for Modernism having contained a critical moment — a ‘ protest against the capitalist society to which it is in complex ways related ’ ( p. 53 ) . |
| 11 | It sought the examination of Dr. Thomas Hayes , formerly senior forensic scientist in the Forensic Explosives Laboratory of the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment , Dr. Hayes having played a leading role in that capacity in the investigation of the crash . |
| 12 | Even the perfectionists were impressed and admitted they came away with their tails between their legs having learnt a great lesson about false pride . |
| 13 | Despite the broad nature of the changes , however , the results were perceived by many as change for the sake of change , rather than as the result of the President having found a new formula to deal with the main problems of inflation , the breakdown in government services and the poor state of the economy . |
| 14 | Changes in staff , changes in curriculum and increasing external demands making planning a chancy business . |
| 15 | It can thus be seen that both in this chapter and in the closely related one on adult education which follows , the Report addresses English professors and teaching staff not so much as professionals but as responsible public figures ; as socially concerned part-time and even voluntary preachers functioning to disseminate a national culture . |
| 16 | Too many words trying to describe a small detail or a momentary glance will only destroy the image . |
| 17 | HOUSEWIFE Sarah Fox threw away £10,000 in research trying to invent a floating soap because such a soap called Swan , and shaped like one , was around at least 50 years ago . |
| 18 | Loud , the Crunch channel reminded me of a tranny amp struggling to produce a good lead sound , while the lead channel lost its lush sustain and clear harmonics . |
| 19 | In this cross-coupling model , the wave propagates by InsP 3 diffusing from one store to the next , with calcium-induced InsP 3 formation acting to maintain a steep diffusion gradient for InsP 3 . |
| 20 | Advice and assistance in making a will can only be given to a client who is over 70 , or disabled or suffering from a mental disorder ( or a parent or guardian wishing to provide for such a person ) , or a single parent wishing to appoint a testamentary guardian . |
| 21 | With puffins still zooming around the landing bay , we left for the mainland having had a marvellous day . |
| 22 | Possibly one reason for the author 's attitude was his ignorance of the geography of the country ; a striking instance of this is his statement that in 1461 the earl of March , whom he had rightly described as being in Wales , arrived in England having enjoyed a prosperous voyage and favoured by the west wind ( 14 , p.532 ) . |
| 23 | South Korea formally submitted its application for UN membership on Aug. 5 , North Korea having made a similar application in July [ see p. 38341 ] . |
| 24 | But I see no evidence of Scotland having become a classless society ! |
| 25 | However , arbitrage transactions involving taking a short position in shares ( that is , when F < ( S - D ) ( 1 + r ) ) are altered ( Brenner , Subrahmanyam and Uno , 1990a ) . |
| 26 | In earlier examples , the boy trying to solve a design problem and the girl trying to spell a particular sound , the children turned to others for support because their tasks gave rise to questions which needed talking through . |
| 27 | Surely , with everybody concerned in rugby trying to protect a clean image within the game , the selectors should not encourage this type of play within youth rugby . |
| 28 | Two Winslow Homers , an oil and a watercolour , were both somewhat problematic : ‘ The unruly calf ’ , from the Pauline Woolworth Trust , showing a boy trying to coax a tethered calf to move ( lot 36 est. $1–1.5 million ) was very flat but still found a private buyer at $1.1 million ( £687,500 ) . |
| 29 | Many expeditions have gone to the Comores hoping to catch a living specimen . |
| 30 | Durie scored with just over 10 minutes remaining to complete a remarkable comeback by Tottenham , who had trailed and been outplayed for prolonged spells . |