Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each new kind of medium is likely to have its own built in obsolescence whether deficiencies these are inherent or merely the result of replacement by newer and more efficient technologies . |
| 2 | And then er just work out the length of this and then the length of that and then subtract these two lengths . |
| 3 | With regard to children 's adjustment when there is a step-parent and a non-custodial visiting parent , the research evidence is less clear and obviously the age of the child can be a crucial factor which has not yet been properly researched . |
| 4 | The state does become omnipotent and now the delusion of passive impotence — perhaps the central conflict in paranoia — becomes a reality . |
| 5 | At the show I was disappointed by the few craftsmen apparent and felt that the show was overly commercial and really the domain of the equipment seller , indeed the price for the floor space and stands etc. would almost guarantee this . |
| 6 | Then from her robe she took another chip , silvery and translucent and twice the size of the others . |
| 7 | Though this is probably fanciful and certainly without basis in contemporary record , Jaenberht 's alienation from Offa may have been very real , because of the suppression of Kentish independence after 784–5 and now the partition of his province . |
| 8 | Among injecting drug users , the peak in HIV incidence took place in 1985 and so the number of AIDS cases is still climbing . |
| 9 | It is already residential and only the degree of care would change . |
| 10 | It is already residential and only the degree of care would change . |
| 11 | If this theory is correct , the term ‘ metaplasia ’ is a misnomer : metaplasia implies a change from one differentiated cell type to another and not the induction of a novel cell lineage . |
| 12 | In any event , additional land has been identified since which not only covers this but also the scale of shortfall reflected in the SEELPI Reporter 's recommendations . |
| 13 | Shearman recalled that , at first , discussion with Hickson was unpromising but eventually the appointment of Pateman to the post , vacant from 1928 , was confirmed . |
| 14 | Presumably stray magnetic fields will not be that high as otherwise the efficiency of the motors would be low . |
| 15 | It is perhaps ironic that today the Holstein of North America is rapidly overwhelming the dual-purpose Friesian of Europe , whatever its name . |
| 16 | It is perhaps appropriate that even the date of the birth of a personality who still eludes us despite the myriad of books written about her is uncertain . |
| 17 | It is therefore for the domestic courts to decide whether , in any particular case , the agreement does so clearly infringe Article 85 that an exemption is very unlikely to be granted by the Commission , even if it has been notified to the Commission , or whether there is no infringement of Article 85 and therefore the question of an exemption under Article 85(3) does not come into play . |
| 18 | Dave is very much his own man — young and impulsive and finally the arbiter of his own convictions . |
| 19 | Claudia felt as if she were drowning in a pool of conflicting emotions ; the last thing she wanted was to go anywhere with Roman and yet the thought of being with him for a little while longer filled her with delight . |
| 20 | Just saying br , just saying briefly er Mr I , I had something I do find it most of the time we do find it very instructive and certainly the strength of the economic development strategy is about the partnership and all those partners contributing their particular field of interest and that 's I think is . |
| 21 | It seems to me that this is a situation the reverse of liberal and even the reverse of democratic , in the sense in which the word has hitherto been understood . |
| 22 | On Jan. 2 units of the OMON or " Black Berets " , a paramilitary police force formed by the USSR Interior Ministry in 1987 , seized Riga 's main press building , recently nationalized but previously the property of the pro-Moscow Latvian Communist Party ( CP ) . |
| 23 | Erm that this council had a tradition of actually putting forward information in as straightforward a way as possible and indeed the attitude of the citizens ' er charter working party demonstrates that we actually put a value on this and it seems to me that there is a gap if you like , between what some people in the conservative group are doing in this context and what they 're actually doing in working parties and in committees and it comes out elsewhere as well . |
| 24 | His mother , Eleanor of Aquitaine , was beautiful , vengeful and intellectually the equal of any man . |
| 25 | But that and then the rest of the land is is open countryside E two land . |
| 26 | They er well I think constitutionally it 's very difficult and this is why there is now in a similar sense as why I suggested it to you as a subject , because not only it was er a very emotional story of a glamorous young woman saying I ca n't cope with being treated by the media and other people , I 'm going to retreat but what made it so historic and therefore the treatment of it 's so interesting , was that it presented such an extraordinary constitutional position |
| 27 | And by improving the condition of any one of these four vital aspects of yourself , you will actually be improving the other three and thereby the quality of the life you live . |
| 28 | What is implied , rather , is that Shakespeare 's cultural importance is somehow intrinsic and not the product of powerful formative institutions such as school boards . |
| 29 | Thus , however flat or sharp the key of the piece may be , the arranger is able to see to it that his clarinets never play in a key with a greater number of flats or sharps than three . |
| 30 | On the contrary , unions appear to have been more effective and even the loss of trade union membership may be a consequence of the inability of the unemployed trade unionists to pay their unions fees rather than due to a loss of sympathy with the unions . |