Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] a [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | In official games , Platt has been on the mark twice in 13 appearances for the Italian giants and that represents a dramatic decline in his career ratio . |
| 2 | Each produced a significant shift in course and within a short space of time wrought a substantial transformation in the direction of national policy and popular attitudes . |
| 3 | The main ‘ mistakes ’ were : the Communist Party 's forcible suppression of opposition in 1948 to establish a political dictatorship in Hungary ; the Stalinist era 's ‘ unrealistic pace of military preparation , ill-conceived industrialisation and the forced collectivisation ’ ; Stalinist ‘ harassment of millions of people , the mass violation of rights and intimidation ’ ; the violent Soviet suppression of the 1956 Hungarian revolt , which is now now officially defined as a popular uprising ; and the party 's inability from the mid-1970s to continue the decentralisation of economic reforms launched in 1968 . |
| 4 | That created a private right in Mrs. Keyte . |
| 5 | There are at least three different types of screw threaded necks on bottles , and each needs a specific closure in order to form a seal with the top of the bottle , otherwise the bottle leaks . |
| 6 | The British became a dominant influence in Persian life during the nineteenth century ; but to this day many Persians believe that Britain merely exploited Persia for the sake of India throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . |
| 7 | Green also made much of Claude 's ‘ Air ’ and this became a paramount feature in the Ambleside painter 's work . |
| 8 | Lethal Weapon 2 got a U certificate in France , but the British censor would n't even pass it for over-18s without some of the violence being cut . |
| 9 | The Committee was prepared to support a similar event in 1993 if this was agreed . |
| 10 | Most of the contending candidates for the presidential nomination and 18 of the 30 state governors indicated that they were prepared to support a limited delay in the establishment of a civilian adminstration in order to ensure a smooth of handover of power . |
| 11 | Morrison East with sales of $41 million , closed 312 homes an sold 427 reflecting a substantial improvement in its sales rates and the popularity of its products . |
| 12 | This plays a vital part in achieving results and the weight of clubhead will be relevant to the flexibility of the shaft . |
| 13 | Coming from an administration whose leader laid claim to effective action on global issues such as the hole in the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect ( see Chapter 11 ) , this revealed a remarkable weakness in the position of the DoE . |
| 14 | This involves a major change in shape , for the cells that will form the gut are a small patch on the outside and so must move inwards ; this infolding of the wall will move right across the hollow interior to meet the wall on the other side where the mouth will form . |
| 15 | This involves a slight drop in picture quality , but the copying can be done as a part of the editing routine ( see page 82 ) and the loss in quality is then offset by improvements in presentation that editing inevitably brings . |
| 16 | This involves a medical solution in so far as GPs seek medical care in a hospital environment . |
| 17 | This produced a spectacular decline in the number of birds successfully reared and eventually in the total population of adult birds . |
| 18 | This made a promising start in preparing a report for publication during 1993 . |
| 19 | This represents a great achievement in the middle of a recession and says much for the hard work of everyone involved . |
| 20 | This represents a new departure in both the study of public transport operators and the derivation and application of concepts relevant to organisation studies . |
| 21 | Reported rapes have increased considerably in the 1980s , but it is difficult to tell to what extent this represents a real increase in the number of rapes or an increase in the reporting of them . |
| 22 | For many couples , this represents a real saving in tax , in consequence of a wife 's income no longer being aggregated with that of her husband . |
| 23 | Obviously , this represents a major breakthrough in the industry , the benefits of which will initially be seen on the running tracks , but which will eventually move into tennis . |
| 24 | Socialists have long fought for security of tenure for council tenants , so this represents a major gain in the housing struggle . |
| 25 | This represents a large increase in productivity compared with pre-1970 levels but it has been achieved at great cost in terms of environmental degradation and human health . |
| 26 | This represents a significant development in union policy towards technology . |
| 27 | This represents a significant growth in numbers from 193,430 in 1980 , although the present membership comes from a community which is probably twice as large . |
| 28 | This represents a fundamental change in the law , and the Act , by sections 9(3) and 10(9) , introduces its own limitations upon the persons who , and in the circumstances in which they , may apply for leave . |
| 29 | This produces a steady state in which any stimulatory or inhibitory effects can be measured . |
| 30 | Bunker knew instinctively that Clasper could not , and would not , resolve the dispute himself and that the effects of the stoppage would very soon be felt far beyond the confines of United Motors as one supply industry after another experienced a precipitous drop in demand . |