Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [vb -s] [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Also , this electronic method of cooking means that only the pan is heated , and the moment it is removed from the hob , energy consumption stops .
2 Kelsen further holds , in one of his most mysterious doctrines , that the primacy of the principle of delegation means that even a determination outside the frame is valid and binding unless and until set aside by a higher decision .
3 The evidence of psychoanalysis shows that almost every intimate emotional relation between two people which lasts for some time — marriage , friendship , the relation between parents and children — contains a sediment of feelings of aversion and hostility , which only escapes perception as a result of repression .
4 Thirdly , the competitive nature of capitalism means that only the largest and most wealthy companies will survive and prosper .
5 With regard to nuclear electricity , however , if we have nuclear electricity , which ca n't be turned down conveniently , then electric cars mostly would be sitting in garages overnight recharging , and that is when the natural trough in consumption of electricity occurs and therefore the use of electric cars could help to smooth the demand for electricity .
6 A National Consumer Council report of a MORI survey of 2,005 consumers in March finds that almost a third of the population is unhappy with local authority services .
7 The latest United Nations report on the state of the environment in Africa says that virtually the whole continent is now being deforested at a rapid and accelerating pace .
8 Next the program or event that you are trying to time occurs and then a very similar line records the time when it comes to and end .
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