Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the Editor of The Times , 18 December 1990 : Sir , You said in your leader of 14 December , ‘ the highly political decision to enter the European exchange rate mechanism last October and at an exchange rate of DM2.95 to the pound looked like a mistake at the time . |
| 2 | Indeed , tighter financial targets increasingly conflicted with the consensual political decision to maintain a certain size of railway system . |
| 3 | A proportionate tax distributes these burdens as a ratio of income : each taxpayer contributes the same proportion of income in tax . |
| 4 | In Kilronan churchyard lies the blind harper who , it is said , wrote the music for the tune that became ‘ The Star-Spangled Banner ’ — Turlough O'Carolan , led across Ireland on a white horse by his servant , and sleeping with his harp in the bed so as not to let the instrument 's wood warp in damp rooms . |
| 5 | Because the second–class coaches use a common bodyshell with first–class coaches , seats do not always align with the windows . |
| 6 | She squinted at Madeleine 's thin ankles , arched foot swinging a high-heeled slipper . |
| 7 | Azerbaijani attempts to open a new front in the east through attacks on the Askeran region of the enclave from Agdam could not prevent their loss of control over Lachin on May 17 . |
| 8 | Subsequent Georgian investigations produced a different version of events . |
| 9 | The dock company in due course took a long lease of the area in question from the Secretary of State for Defence , although the ports authority insisted that the necessary planning consent be obtained before the lease was signed . |
| 10 | Finally , the amount by which the total award exceeds the prescribed element must also be specified . |
| 11 | The second volume , however , had a number of letters as well as an unfinished play to make the required length . |
| 12 | Henceforth socialist organisation in the universities was for many years weakened by division between ‘ socialist ’ — i.e. Communist-controlled or influenced-societies and Labour Clubs supporting the Labour Party . |
| 13 | The motion , tabled when the government invoked a technical measure to pass the first reading of the 1993 budget without a division , failed when the Communist Party ( PCF ) deputies once again refused to back it , saying that they would not vote with the right . |
| 14 | A republic-wide vote was held on 30 March 1991 in which 90.3 per cent of the population were reported to have taken part , 98.9 per cent of whom expressed support for the restoration of Georgian independence ; following this , on 9 April , the Georgian parliament adopted a further resolution proclaiming the republic a fully independent state ( the act , for the moment , had little practical significance ) . |
| 15 | If that provision precluded the permanent unit situated offshore from taking instructions from persons connected with the vessel who were in another member state , that would constitute an unjustified restriction on the freedom of establishment , contrary to article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 16 | The situational shifts prevent a consistent plot-line from forming , making the novel essentially unpredictable , and Sukenick further complicates our sense of sequence by counterpointing a ‘ count-down ’ sequence of chapters against the ascending page-numbers . |
| 17 | ‘ There is a popular perception that the monetary authorities dictate the general level of interest rates , and of course it is true that we are able to exert a very considerable influence on it . |
| 18 | The public house known as the Brewery Tap was quite a large and tall building having a big yard with stables at the left hand side . |
| 19 | Endoscopic sphincterotomy and basket extraction of the stones has been the most widely used technique having an overall success rate of 85% in clearing the ducts . |
| 20 | The oral shield has an irregular shape , although it may sometimes be hourglass shaped , and extends from the oral frame on to the interradial area . |
| 21 | However , junior officers upholding the sanctity of Japan 's rural heritage led the physical attack on politicians and zaibatsu leaders in a series of assassinations . |
| 22 | The manager who has the job of making any decision should have the technical skills to make a sensible decision and avoid unnecessary mistakes . |
| 23 | Each component forms an independent contribution and nowhere are these drawn together to explain the operation of the market in any overall sense . |
| 24 | These allowances , plus a few others , are deducted from the total income to produce the taxable income . |
| 25 | Second , regional policies play an ideological role favourable to private capital : they present the economic recession as a problem of geographical distribution of jobs rather than what it is — a problem of simply insufficient jobs on a national level . |
| 26 | Towards the end of the campaign , Mrs Thatcher 's actions in attacking Heseltine personally and especially her allegation that he would introduce Labour policies gave an unfortunate impression of panic — reminiscent of ‘ Wobbly Thursday ’ during the 1987 general election campaign . |
| 27 | Clusters range in size from fairly restricted features such as Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic , to much more extensive volcanic groups covering a considerable area such as the Azores in the North Atlantic and the Galapagos Islands in the eastem Pacific . |
| 28 | That way we shall have a good idea of all the different kinds of rose , where to look to find the right variety to suit a particular purpose , and more importantly , where not to look , and what to leave alone . |
| 29 | As soon as the aerial bombing of Iraq started on the night of Jan. 16-17 the Israeli authorities imposed a strict curfew throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip . |
| 30 | Now , in the last decade of the century , we have an opportunity through our European institutions to create a wider prosperity and a more lasting peace for all the peoples and all the countries of Europe . |