Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [subord] it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authors argue that newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy decreases emotional distress because it avoids delays in diagnosing the disease , and without newborn screening two or more boys could be born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy before parents realised that they were at risk of having an affected child . |
| 2 | Pilot David Moore from Gloucestershire was at the controls of the forty seven year old Spitfire as it took part in an air display near Manchester on Saturday.The fighter plane looped the loop but as it neared the ground it plummeted down , bursting into flames.Firefighters were on the scene immediately , and confirmed that the pilot was dead.David Moore , who was 47 , flew with the Royal Navy for ten years before joining Rolls Royce as a pilot in the mid 1970s.He flew the company 's executives around Europe … but in his spare time he enjoyed piloting vintage planes like the Spitfire , which was owned by Rolls Royce.Today at the family 's home near Stroud , David Moore 's widow was coming to terms with the tragedy : |
| 3 | State on your tax return income from which tax has not been deducted at source and will therefore be assessed for tax by the Inland Revenue if it forms part of a more substantial income : |
| 4 | It is a necessary step if IBM is to remain competitive in networked environments because it enables data to move at the same speed between the CPU and peripherals as it moves over Ethernet . |
| 5 | But the harsh fact is that the UN was able to operate effectively in liberating Kuwait because it suited US national interests to undertake this task ; and America and its allies clearly preferred to operate with the Security Council 's approval . |
| 6 | The role played by dietary fibre is of importance to this compartmentalisation because it binds bile acids . |
| 7 | The formation of a CU certainly breaches the principle of universal free trade because it practices discrimination against non-members . |
| 8 | At the far side of the valley the motorway climbs away up to Great Barr while the canal divides round another island as it approaches Rushall Junction where it is joined by the Rushall Canal to win the coal trade from the Cannock mines . |
| 9 | These not only include the now standard pharmacological treatments , but also the patterns of institutional care , and , Warner ( 1985 ) would argue , the broader social environment as it affects reintegration and the social role rehabilitation of the individual ( including the labelling , stigma and social isolation which may occur ) . |
| 10 | The null result of fig. 4.5(b) is of theoretical significance as it helps rule out several possible explanations for the effect seen in fig. 4.5(a) . |
| 11 | The United Nations has suspended the Somali peace talks in the Ethiopian capital until it has details of the fighting in Kismayu between militia forces of Mohamed Said Hersi , known as Gen Morgan , and Ahmed Omar Jess . |
| 12 | The concept of the ‘ biographical career ’ is central to this approach as it allows consideration of the uniqueness of individual biographies , the meanings which individuals attach to the concepts of age and ageing , and how these change over time ( Johnson , 1978 ; Fairhurst and Lightup , 1982 ) . |
| 13 | By contrast , this study concentrates on the issue of public understanding as it affects scientists in conservation organisations . |
| 14 | The Government could be heading for a damaging backbench revolt of Scottish Tories if it rejects Rosyth . |
| 15 | The Hooded Cobra depicted in a coiled or undulating position is symbolic of the spiralling , vortex-like pattern of movement of Universal Energy as it permeates matter and proceeds to nourish and vivify it . |
| 16 | It can be noted that the ‘ Keynesian ’ perspective has links with the social optimality approach to public finance as it incorporates market ( economy ) failure and hence a role for government . |
| 17 | The company wants the council to brighten up this walkway before it begins work on the shops . |
| 18 | On the particular issue of regional migration as it affects Greater York , I would suspect and we can probably put some information in to confirm this that the linkages between Greater York area and other county areas within er Yorkshire and Humberside , vary . |
| 19 | For year-round interest , firs like Abies lasiocarpa appreciate heavy , moist soil , although A. koreana is my personal favourite because it produces cones at an early age . |
| 20 | This however was no ordinary wedding as it took place on the Healthcare annual incentive to Mexico . |
| 21 | It 's of tremedous valuer because it give patients and clients a chance to do things they wouild n't otherwise do |
| 22 | That question can be left for a future occasion when it gives rise to a live issue . |
| 23 | 3 Turning into the attack , the defender pre-empts the move and back-palms the oncoming punch before it has time to gain power . |
| 24 | The world has about 3000 times as much groundwater as it has water in rivers and lakes , and groundwater is far cleaner . |
| 25 | THE Australian pack looked a mighty outfit as it blew Scotland to the four corners at both scrummage and line-out during their recent two-test series ( see pages 22 & 23 ) . |
| 26 | I have to warn Professor that there 's more than one party can play that game and if he thinks that it is sensible to run the affairs of this council on deliberate obstructionism on the basis that if you go on long enough you can wear people down then I think it 's unfortunate , it 's bad for this council bad for the people we serve , it does frankly nothing for local government and I ca n't blame central government if it loses patience So I recognise at the end of the day that erm Mr has had troubles with some of his erm er newcomers he obviously needs to re-establish some control over his group . |
| 27 | Premier John Major and President George Bush also threatened to cut all Serbia 's links with the outside world unless it stopped atrocities . |
| 28 | According to yet another study , this one published in the Lancet , red wine in moderation is thought to protect against coronary disease because it contains substances known as phenolic flavonoids . |
| 29 | Health Secretary , Kenneth Clarke has insisted in continuing with the case , arguing that the government risked establishing a dangerous precedent if it paid compensation when the N H S was not to blame . |
| 30 | THE hottest new line in fashion is likely to get a warm reception when it hits stores at Christmas . |