Example sentences of "[verb] in [verb] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But they do not believe the solution lies in taking up the 15,000 tonne haddock quota available off the west of Scotland . |
2 | I believe the solution lies in identifying why the wrong dogs come into the hands of the wrong people . |
3 | The skill of the marketing manager therefore lies in understanding how the four categories of the Marketing Mix interact , and in being able to combine them in the most cost-effective manner such that the company 's marketing objectives are satisfactorily achieved . |
4 | Paul Lane was occupied in putting together the formal structure of the police case against Terence Place which would then go to the DPP . |
5 | These succeeded in bringing out the noble , Edwardian character of the music ; but failed to convey adequately its restless , questioning and sometimes despairing elements — as Elgar 's performances did so clearly . |
6 | By the time the boat reached the island Sven Hjerson had still not succeeded in shaking off the ample , daisy-sprinkled form of Arabella Buckley . |
7 | I did give not give my public support to the scheme , in fact I feel most strongly that the cost of membership or the large increases in charges proposed will only succeed in driving away the poor . |
8 | They did improve in carrying out the correct sequence of treatment ( assessment , open airway , check breathing , check pulse ) . |
9 | Yet the great mystery of schizophrenia remains — it is still unclear precisely what role , if any , such factors have had in bringing about the first onset of the disorder . |
10 | It is the effort and pressure which the bowel-wall muscle has to exert in propelling onward the firm faeces produced by a Western diet ( rather than the soft and voluminous matter produced by fibre-rich diets ) which has been found to be the cause of this illness . |
11 | The sometimes insensitive and arbitrary methods employed in carrying out the regrading exercise has aroused scorn , derision and even despair from those who were led to believe that substantial pay increases were to be honoured at last . |
12 | Both InsP 3 and DAG have been implicated in setting up the dorso-ventral axis in Xenopus embryos . |
13 | Have you ever tried to read an Act and ended up wondering why Parliamentary draftsmen seem to delight in complicating even the simplest provision ? |
14 | The mighty Great Eastern not only laid a new cable ; it succeeded in hauling up the earlier one splicing on a centre-piece , and lowering it again to the sea-bed . |
15 | During the period 1947–51 , an inordinate delay on the part of the government was experienced in bringing forward the requisite bill legalizing adoption , despite considerable pressure from prospective adoptive parents and adoption agencies . |
16 | Blacks , gays , lesbians , the disabled and other disadvantaged people — all could join in demonstrating how the new thinking could be combined with commercial success . |
17 | Less enlightening is the thought behind the pacing of the ornamentation in the Op. 1 No. 7 Grave which , while succeeding in pointing up the larger ( almost Schenkerian ) structure of the movement , is ( to my ears ) at odds with the serenely poised Affekt Corelli seemingly envisaged . |
18 | A strong sense of regional identity characterises the Boards and has undoubtedly assisted in breaking down the traditional divisions between capital and labour . |
19 | Although the defection of Clarence , in particular , can only have enhanced Richard 's standing in the king 's eyes , the real contribution of the rebels to Gloucester 's advancement lay in opening up the existing power structure by removing several of Edward 's closest supporters . |
20 | Although the defection of Clarence , in particular , can only have enhanced Richard 's standing in the king 's eyes , the real contribution of the rebels to Gloucester 's advancement lay in opening up the existing power structure by removing several of Edward 's closest supporters . |
21 | Because of the difficulties involved in searching out the true cause of an accident it is important to recruit highly qualified personnel , and it is no secret that AIB has sought — usually with success — to skim the cream off the aviation industry when it comes to personnel selection . |
22 | Our ignorance of the methods makes if difficult to establish accurate estimates of the effort involved in carrying out the various tasks ; we may at least gain some idea of the order of magnitude of the work . |
23 | All the approaches mentioned so far are engaged in dividing up the musical field in a particular way — between this and that , better and worse , elite and mass , higher and lower , aristocratic and plebeian , and so on . |
24 | Tagg looked for prompt and well-considered short lists of candidates , shrewd advice and help in drawing up the brief and specification , and some form of guarantee and after-sales service . |
25 | For many years Plugger has specialised in searching out the rare and unusual fish which come into the American hobby , so I came prepared to take fish home with me — but nothing on this scale . |