Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun sg] of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Berne elections on April 29 , 1990 , the coalition parties retained their domination of the grand council . |
| 2 | Editor , — David E Mutton and colleagues report their analysis of the national Down 's syndrome register for 1989–91 . |
| 3 | For the Conservative Government to maintain any level of legitimation in ideological or cultural spheres , they have had to construct a definition of common sense which reinforces their definition of the social order . |
| 4 | A more useful , albeit theoretical , contribution is made by Challis and Ferlie ( 1987 ) when they ground their discussion of the various organizational developments in an examination of different criteria of efficiency , arguing that ‘ the attempt to disentangle the arguments for various alternative approaches to traditional generic practice into their expected contributions to different aspects of efficiency provides an agenda for valuable research ’ ( 1987 , p. 165 ) . |
| 5 | The Franciscans had a specially charismatic gift for transmitting their understanding of the inward nature of redemption . |
| 6 | Nonetheless the rebels immediately announced their rejection of the new Constitution on the grounds that it had been adopted by a National Assembly which the MNR considered invalid . |
| 7 | This is an interesting monument because the architect , Rodolfo Vantini , who completed the work in 1828 , wanted to get away from the conventional Roman triumphal arch , ( a decision said to have been as much due to the local inhabitants complaining that they did not want their view of the Lombardian Pre-Alps blocked as to any creative urge ) . |
| 8 | Pauric Kelly , Murt Killea and Joe McGrath are under pressure to again reproduce their heroics of the semi-final win . |
| 9 | These reflections upon the character of the new vision of contracts may assist teachers in organizing their teaching of the modern doctrine . |
| 10 | Ensuring to all an equal ability to realize their conception of the good is more likely to require acting in a non-neutral way , acting to improve the ability of some at the expense of others . |
| 11 | Given their experience of the remote jargon of their teacher training , and of the demonstrable lack of impact of the pundits on education , as well as their weariness and preoccupation , it is entirely understandable that teachers should be turned off ideas at least as much in 1989 as they were twenty-five years ago : understandable but a mistake , as I am trying to argue . |
| 12 | He was very untypical of the modern world who dislike the modern world and make their dislike of the modern world perfectly evident of other people |
| 13 | If any of the present owners wish to sell their share of the converted building , the remaining directors must approve the new purchaser , but otherwise the dwellings can be sold in the normal way . |
| 14 | Against this the Chiefs of Staff reiterated their view of the strategic importance of the Middle East and the belief that the area must be dominated either by Britain or the Soviet Union . |
| 15 | Dishonest people would now be free of the salutary fear which alloyed their admiration of the confiding temperament of tradesmen . |
| 16 | Managing Corporate Affairs and Public Relations — a five-day residential course , for senior executives wishing to update and improve their understanding of the strategic role of Public Relations , and for senior PR Managers wishing to maximise their effectiveness within their organisations . |
| 17 | Managing Corporate Affairs and Public Relations — a five-day programme for senior executives wishing to update and improve their understanding of the strategic role of public relations . |
| 18 | He urged that Soviet diplomats should improve their understanding of the foreign policy problems of a communist Russia by studying the diplomatic history and traditions of the tsarist empire . |
| 19 | In a recent survey , those asked to say which TV characters resembled their image of the cellular phone dealer nominated Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses , Arthur Daley from Minder and Dirty Den , late of Eastenders . |
| 20 | Furthermore , some liberals had pushed their rationalizing of the Christian faith to the extreme point where it was fashionable to argue that ‘ God is dead ’ and that the only truly Christian thing to do was to abandon the churches altogether . |
| 21 | Sexual inequality describes their experience of the political economy of the heterosexual family , it 's an open secret . |
| 22 | MALONE opened their defence of the First Trust Senior Cup with an easy victory over North at Ormeau yesterday . |
| 23 | Holland opened their defence of the under-18 and under-16 cups in impressive style , their skilful play producing 6–0 and 7–0 victories over Scotland and Belgium , while Germany were also in good form , winning 3–0 and 6–0 against France and Spain respectively . |
| 24 | They reasserted their support of the American Anti-Slavery Society , sought links between their local groups and accepted the logic of being a minor adjunct of a movement whose dynamic lay in another country . |
| 25 | A dollop of cranberry sauce has been the traditional accompaniment to turkey since the Pilgrim Fathers ate what they called crane berries ( the flowers resemble cranes ) — probably in the form of a sauce — with turkey at the Thanksgiving feast , celebrating their survival of the first winter spent in America . |
| 26 | Secondly , they were scared that images of nudity would confirm society 's view of homosexuality as being essentially to do with sexual activity : the Dutch thought this ridiculous , and it confirmed their view of the British gay scene as far too conservative artistically , politically and sexually . |
| 27 | In the autumn of 1985 a fierce battle emerged between United Kingdom holiday firms in an effort to enhance their share of the 1986 summer holiday market . |
| 28 | The important feature is that the parents demonstrate their recognition of the good behaviour and praise the child while the chart is being filled in . |
| 29 | When roles become more segregated , as they do after the birth of a baby , even when both parents continue to go out to work , people are less able to avoid their envy of the opposite sex and of the baby who receives so much care and attention . |
| 30 | But even if there had been , the groups would still have been unified by their joint involvement in a single ambitious enterprise , a single overriding endeavour — to rid their land of the Roman occupation and reinstate the old Judaic monarchy together with its rightful priesthood . |