Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [is] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The expected value of any bet such as this is given by the appropriate point on line C , and reading across from point X to curve A reveals that this gamble is only worth £210 with certainty to A , and £400 likewise to B. Thus suppose A were to win a lottery ticket carrying a 50 per cent chance of £1000 it could be sold to B for , say , £300 and both would feel better off ( before the final outcome had been revealed ) . |
| 2 | The reason for this is related to the way the courts view their role in controlling government . |
| 3 | Evidence for this is seen in the use of tufa , a material of local origin . |
| 4 | Some support for this is given by the nature of the pre-Permian encountered in the Wytch Farm well X14 ( Colter and Havard 1981 ) , which consists of phyllites with micas dated at 357–337 Ma . |
| 5 | The theoretical underpinning for this is given by the theory of portfolio balance . |
| 6 | One reason for this is summarized in the Aesopian moral : The rabbit runs faster than the fox , because the rabbit is running for his life , while the fox is only running for his dinner . |
| 7 | The evidence for this is derived from the use of differing secretagogues ( Gerrard et al , 1974 ) . |
| 8 | The best way to prepare for this is to work through the same processes as historians working with a wide range of documents . |
| 9 | The Danish system for dealing with sexually transmitted diseases is one of the better ones in Europe , and the impetus for this is provided by the State Serum Institute in Copenhagen . |
| 10 | Judicial authority for this is provided by the case of City of London Corporation v Secretary of State for the Environment and another . |
| 11 | Evidence for this is provided by the relatively low rates of geographical mobility in Britain as compared with other countries . |
| 12 | Support for this is found in the judgment of Lord Parker in Morris ( Herbert ) v Saxelby [ 1916 ] 1 AC 688 where he said " the court no longer considers the adequacy of the consideration in any particular case " . |
| 13 | A possible explanation for this is suggested by the secondary case study ( West , Chapter 3 in this volume ) where it was reported that there were indications that heads of departments and years tended to bear the brunt of the review activities . |
| 14 | It may surprise the reader ( who after all is charged with the task of making an important decision ) , that I should talk of my time at university as a happy one and yet still speak of my dominant emotion as fear , but then the worst is yet to come . |
| 15 | Although persistent overlapping and the resultant anomalies means that none of these economic groupings were exclusive , the character of each is governed by the bias of its composition ; the minor gentlemen comprehended in the £10. — £19 range for instance , were too heavily outnumbered to be in any real sense typical of it . |
| 16 | And we 've generally been moving already with our big investment that we 've already got in Child Care , let's not forget that , towards this philosophy of that 's enshrined in the Children Act , which is building up parental responsibility and encouraging and supporting parents containing their own children , rather than being forced to give them up . |
| 17 | Yes , I mean the main brute force of destroying tropical rainforest is population increase , pressure on land , and people going into forests , but a large part of that is determined by the government 's attitude , whether it in fact concentrates on trying to improve agriculture , or whether , under all sorts of pressures from the government to do that . |
| 18 | in particular and , and some put gateway effect and possibly the ramble you see for example on the A twelve at Brandon in , er , er Brentham rather is something that we feel we could do readily and in the near future , so an element of that is calming in the very foreseeable future , more comprehensive traffic calming a little further into the horizon and I 'm afraid the bypass some time much further into the horizon , I think Chairman , I hope that er Miss that 's an adequate summary of our discussion . |
| 19 | That is just so shit but a lot of that is to do with the fa is A the whole of Aston disaffiliated from the Guild , from the N U S ? |
| 20 | None of that is promised by the Government . |
| 21 | To create a quality of life that is admired by all your friends who do not live alone , demands thought , planning , perseverance and a degree of practicality , although in essence all of this is determined by the will to live rather than merely exist . |
| 22 | Pacific Telesis Group Inc expects to report a net loss for full year 1993 after estimated charges of $2,000m related to accounting changes and other restructuring and disposition reserves : the accounting change on future retiree health benefits will reduce first quarter pre-tax profit by $2,600m and first quarter net by $1,600m , and an accounting change on post-employment benefits , such as long-term disability and workers ' compensation , will reduce first quarter net by $151m ; it will also establish reserves that will lower net profit by about $260m — some $210m of this is related to the recent decision to dispose of its property portfolio over the next three to five years , the balance to withdrawal from or restructuring of cable and equipment businesses , and costs following spin-off of the cellular operation ; its Pacific Bell subsidiary will recognise employee benefits liability over 20 years , consistent with a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission . |
| 23 | Answer guide : Although the students have met the realization principle before it is important that the treatment of this is highlighted in the discussion which should revolve around the question of the point at which the earnings process is substantially complete . |
| 24 | Much of this is conducted through the news media , where the political atmosphere is reflected quite clearly . |
| 25 | Most of this is obtained from the lakes of the Lake District ( see page 134 ) but the largest reservoir in Britain , Kielder Water , has been formed since 1980 by flooding low value farmland in the northern Pennines . |
| 26 | Further discussion of this is made in the chapter on school library user education . |
| 27 | As 30% of this is generated from the public sector , Compaq has , at a stroke , become the front-runner for contracts worth tens of million dollars each year , especially given the local preference for Unix server-backed personal computer networks . |
| 28 | The practical effect of this is illustrated by the case of Strange ( SW ) Ltd v Mann [ 1965 ] 1 WLR 629 where at the time of entering the contract the business was exclusively a credit-betting business and it was accepted by all parties that the validity of the covenant fell to be tested without regard to the fact that subsequently betting shops became legal and that a betting shop had been set up by the plaintiff . |
| 29 | Then one teaspoonful of this is given to the patient . |
| 30 | Ample , if often contentious , evidence of this is given in the literature on urban social movements . |