Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [adj] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notice can in fact be contained in a market counterparty terms of business letter or agreement ; this may be used in order to provide for the various commercial protections the firm may want and the material interest disclosures that may still be needed at law as a result of fiduciary obligations even if ( exactly because the market counterparty is not a customer ) they are not required by the COB Rules . |
| 2 | Even for the northern regional championships the players at Cleveland Spastics Centre in Middlesbrough had trained five times a week . |
| 3 | During the immediate pre-war years the characteristic features of imperialism rapidly intensified . |
| 4 | During the later Middle Ages the turnover of names had been rapid , but afterwards an important group of middling farmers had put down roots in the parish and had given the community a sense of cohesiveness and continuity . |
| 5 | Through the tall leaded windows the bright span of water flittered and shone . |
| 6 | Immersed in her thoughts , she was surprised to hear through the open french windows the sound of a car engine . |
| 7 | During the week ashore you meet your companions and after a few discreet words the lead crew sorts you out . |
| 8 | Its report was sent to my supervisors in February 1988 , and after a few minor changes the college 's final approval was received in May . |
| 9 | Of the considerations governing the selection of constituency candidates by one of the major Irish parties the most cogent could be called the " seniority factor " . |
| 10 | In fact , of the major industrialized countries the UK is currently being beaten in the world prison population stakes only by Canada , the former USSR , South Africa and ( the current world champion ) the United States of America . |
| 11 | Another of the wide-ranging structural changes the regulationist school identify with the technical developments of neo-Fordism in the UK is a sharp increase in concentration of economic activity in the hands of multinationals . |
| 12 | Like most of the new fast chargers the Makita 15 minute charger uses a microprocessor to measure and monitor the level of charge in each battery , so it can be used on the range of Makita batteries 7.2 or 9.6 volt . |
| 13 | True democrats will easily be persuaded that in the absence of an absolute majority for either of the two big parties the pivotal role of a third party is inevitable and salutary . |
| 14 | To politicians of the two main parties the prospect of an indecisive election result is dire . |
| 15 | Whatever generalizations might have been true at the level of national policy , it was becoming evident towards the end of an era that had been marked by political consensus that in Greater London and some of the other metropolitan areas the public accountability and operational methods of the police were no longer consensual . |
| 16 | But it 's nowhere listed in any of the other proposed modifications the Secretary of State or any of the other modifications the Secretary of State made . |
| 17 | In front of the tall rigid buildings the flying riff-raff of leaves and paper seemed ominous , as though they were escaping in good time . |
| 18 | But it was impossible to tell now who had been speaking or even to be sure at which of the small crowded tables the speaker sat . |
| 19 | Sally Varna stepped out of her bath , reluctant to leave the froth of delicately scented bubbles , reached for one of the enormous pink towels the maid had laid out ready for her and wrapped herself in it . |
| 20 | ‘ Bud ’ was the end of the assembly line , one of the last wee wingers the game produced before tactical reorganisation and a change in athletic stature turned his breed into a piece of football nostalgia . |
| 21 | In the form here , the inner surfaces of the outer petals are the most perfect white , the whole of the three inner petals the same colour . |
| 22 | ‘ If you consider that out of the 1,800 listed companies the top 200 account for 85 per cent of the equity market by market capital , and that once you get to the next 100 companies like ourselves they already have comparatively few qualified people in the finance function , the addition of equally qualified internal audit people looks like overkill . ’ |
| 23 | Of the 96 metropolitan départements the PS remained in the majority on 20 ( 26 in 1985 and 43 in 1979 ) . |
| 24 | Over 2,500 people marched through the centre of Truro in protest , still one of the biggest public demonstrations the area has known . |
| 25 | Picking up one of the large wooden podgers the women used to push down the bagwashes , Michael prodded Tommy on the shoulder . |
| 26 | And then it is over , the royal entourage sweeps out , the orchestra strikes up a medley from The Mikado , and beneath the six great chandeliers the room starts to buzz with congratulations . |
| 27 | For centuries the continual struggle of ordinary country folk to harvest an income to keep them and their families above starvation level meant that they were always prepared to swallow their pride and go , cap in hand , to the gentry for a few vital coppers The same philosophy spawned the hiring fairs ( which continued until the second half of the century ) when the ‘ spare ’ children of rural ( and sometimes urban ) families , not required for work at home , were sent to stand at appointed places where prospective employers could examine and interrogate them checking their limbs for strength and making sure they were properly subservient There was n't a deal of difference , fundamentally , between hiring fairs ( as immortalized by Thomas Hardy in Far From the Madding Crowd and the weekly cattle auctions held in market towns . |
| 28 | For a few agonizing minutes the camera holds on her face as she experiences — she hardly seems to be enjoying — sexual attentions out of the range of the camera . |
| 29 | She leaned back against him , revelling in the strength and warmth of his body , allowing herself for a few luxurious moments the unaccustomed joy of feeling secure in his embrace . |
| 30 | Faced with the two conflicting bids the Department of Trade and Industry decided that the agreed merger between Imperial and UB should be referred to the Monopolies and Merger Commission ( MMC ) , as the combined company would hold over 40 per cent of the snack food market — this together with a similar share of the market held by Nabisco would create a duopolistic situation in the market . |