Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible for permissions granted by the GDO to be removed by a direction under Article 4 of the Order . |
| 2 | In a world of perfect competition it would not be possible for managers to deviate from the profit-maximization norm for any length of time even if they were tempted to pursue their own rather than the shareholders ' interests . |
| 3 | It is a sign that Leapor 's reputation has reached something of a plateau , that it is possible for scholars to disagree about the correct reading of her work . |
| 4 | It was possible for yeniçeri to rise to the highest offices in the state . |
| 5 | Eventually things got cool enough for the protons and neutrons to fuse and form atomic nuclei ; later still it was possible for electrons to cling to the nuclei , thus creating atoms . |
| 6 | The Soft Cell cushioning in the heel also seems unnecessary for runners striking at the front . |
| 7 | However , the prevailing view seems to be that it is preferable for women to withdraw from the labour market rather than for men to have to retire five years earlier . |
| 8 | A COMPLAINTS system is being set up by a local authority to make it easier for residents to complain about the service that the council offers . |
| 9 | They have discovered that in the period when most deaths occur between two and four months 80–90pc of babies produce a sticky substance in their saliva which makes it easier for bacteria to stick to the nose and throat . |
| 10 | They have discovered that in the period during which most cot deaths occur between two and four months 80 to 90pc of babies produce saliva , which makes it easier for bacteria to stick to the nose and throat . |
| 11 | Most people feel an obligation to keep in contact with their siblings , but beyond that it is regarded as quite proper for relationships to vary in the level of intimacy and the type of support offered ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 ; Allan , 1979 ) . |
| 12 | The payroll was updated at weekly intervals for employees paid weekly wages and mid-monthly for employees paid at the end of each month . |
| 13 | In his April review AB , while remaining loyal to the Walter and Klemperer versions , summed it up as ‘ the most compelling and most spontaneous of performances recorded in the past few years , and I shall want it by my for the sheer beauty of the sound , often in that respect surpassing any other version ’ . |
| 14 | The sleigh was piled high with presents donated by the Variety Club , which he and the Princess then took into the hospital and distributed to the children inside . |
| 15 | On their way they passed the entrances to other corridors , some with names painted on the walls . |
| 16 | Firstly , it would make it easier for users who are unfamiliar with keyboards to communicate with the computer by using their normal handwriting . |
| 17 | On the day after stopping combined therapy , basal and meal stimulated peak and integrated serum gastrin and serum pepsinogen C ( but not pepsinogen A ) levels were not significantly different from values obtained on the day after stopping omeprazole alone . |
| 18 | It 's quite clear from papers issued by the EC that in the medium and long term shipbuilding is more than a viable industry it will grow and prosper . |
| 19 | But the most concerted challenge was manifest in struggles waged by the unemployed around the poor law . |
| 20 | Even where the contractual rights of an individual ( such as his contract of employment with the university ) are in issue , if those contractual rights are themselves dependent upon rights arising under the regulating documents of the charity , the visitor has an exclusive jurisdiction over disputes relating to such employment . |
| 21 | They are keenest on clothes imprinted with the logos of sports teams of American colleges which have a high academic reputation . |
| 22 | Moreover , issues of law may be referred to the visitor which are wholly analogous to questions decided by the courts . |
| 23 | Business ethicists have not helped their case by couching their arguments in language that is foreign to managers schooled in the lexicon of finance and economics . |
| 24 | The Outer Isles Fishery Training Scheme operated by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries , and which was , in effect the pilot project for the very much more ambitious schemes of fishery development inaugurated by the Highlands and Islands Development Board , was dependent on funds contributed by the Macaulay ( Rhodesia ) Trust and the Highland Fund . |
| 25 | Though the CBoT achieved a record volume of contracts traded in 1990 , it is heavily dependent on derivatives based on the US T-bond which accounted for over two thirds of total turnover . |
| 26 | The barristers who make a lot of money are those who are not dependent on fees allowed by the State — for example , those who practise in the fields of commerce , industry , insurance and banking . |
| 27 | Perhaps even more surprising is that there are further 30 plus Spitfires dotted around the world , on the stocks and in private hands , proceeding at various rates towards flying status . |
| 28 | Acquittals on both occasions added to his screen reputation as a charming rogue and the phrase ‘ in like Flynn ’ became popular among servicemen boasting of the pleasure they had had and given in their latest sexual conquests . |
| 29 | The concept of limited government comprises two ideals , that of accountability of government for the exercise of its powers , and that of limits placed on the exercise of those powers . |
| 30 | The most useful definition is that of groups formed on the basis of occupational difference . |