Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [subord] [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using this method the idling current can be limited to very low values whilst maintaining the large voltage and current swings required to drive a loudspeaker . |
| 2 | Though agreed between the parties , these proposals were bitterly attacked by some Conservatives as destroying the traditional upper House and by a few Labour members as creating a large new area of patronage for the Prime Minister . |
| 3 | The timing of the proposals is seen by some observers as reflecting the growing strength of the French Green Party in the run-up to regional elections in March . |
| 4 | Genette distinguishes parody from other forms of ‘ hypertextuality ’ as that ludic mode which effects punctual and systematic transformations of specific texts while retaining the noble style of the original ( 1982:33–5 ) . |
| 5 | Here , experience of a particular sector is less important as a previous record of achievement in searching for such individuals than having the necessary weight and calibre to be able to attract those people . |
| 6 | The way they are cut also disguises her smallish breasts and widish hips while making the most of her height : thus are ideology and vanity equally satisfied . |
| 7 | Northern coal miners observed a long Christmas break and from time to time proclaimed " gaudy days " on such occasions as hearing the first cuckoo . |
| 8 | However , even in nominally constant-density flows it may be possible to introduce density differences which are large enough to allow the use of one of these techniques whilst keeping the internal Froude number high enough for the flow to be unaffected . |
| 9 | Generally , many advisers recommend index-linked gilts as providing the best net return to 40% taxpayers . |
| 10 | However , only two hours before last year 's Champion Hurdle , Flown , then a four-year-old , also showed his liking for these surroundings when winning the Supreme Novices ’ Hurdle . |
| 11 | The authors interpret these results as supporting the zero-beta version of the CAPM . |
| 12 | There is also an upgrade to the SuperSparc ( Viking ) chip for the Sparcserver 600MP Series of multiprocessing servers , doubling the performance ceiling of these systems while maintaining the same range of price points . |
| 13 | It is necessary to take into account all these factors when evaluating the economic impact of land reform so that one can beg begin to understand why China did not achieve a more spectacular economic recovery during communist rule the significance of the preservation of the rich peasant economy , and also why the Party decided to focus its new policy on industrialization . |
| 14 | They would , moreover , analyse these factors as reflecting the capitalist social organization of production . |
| 15 | Being in a position of absolute power , Mussolini did every thing he could to ensure his continuing popularity by constructing autostrade , electrifying railways and making the trains run on time , as well as by such elaborate schemes as draining the Ponrine Marshes , previously infested by malarial mosquitoes , and reclaiming them for agriculture . |
| 16 | In the Junior School we are determined to keep pace with current thought and practice identified in the recent national initiatives while maintaining the traditional standards of excellence which parents rightly expect of George Heriot 's . |
| 17 | I propose a new classification as follows : These categories have the advantage of including the more traditional elements while highlighting the egocentric nature of deixis ( the origo ) and giving prominence to the major deictic category , reference . |
| 18 | What it does reflect is the willingness of the British government to increase the chances of criminalizing poor , oppressed , and sometimes inadequate individuals whilst leaving the rich corporate executive free to operate within and outside the law . |
| 19 | Aurobindo sees all things as having the same principal of life at different levels , but in all of them is the potentiality and inevitability to reach higher and higher levels . |
| 20 | Therefore , viewing university students as an elite is justified in many ways when considering the low proportion who can enter this group and the usually predictable social backgrounds of the successful candidates . |
| 21 | One must have regard to the potential for legal expenses when determining the ultimate extrajudicial settlement figure in any case . |
| 22 | Those societies survive and flourish which have discovered how to exploit its preservative effects while containing the destructive ones . |
| 23 | In particular there are prominent naturally occurring peaks at 1461 keV caused by gammas from potassium-40 ( 40 K ) and at 2615 keV from thallium-208 ( 208 Tl ) which provide important landmarks when identifying the various peaks appearing in the detector . |
| 24 | What contribution has the authority made to the consideration of the problems faced by secondary schools , of providing suitable subject options for older pupils while avoiding the premature dropping of curricular elements regarded as essential for all pupils ? |
| 25 | Q. What contribution have the Authority made to the consideration of the problem faced by secondary schools of providing suitable subject options for older pupils while avoiding the premature dropping of curricular elements regarded as essential for all pupils ? |
| 26 | If last year 's congressional deliberations are any guide , R&D should recoup some of the losses in programmes unpopular with the White House , and defence wo n't get everything the Pentagon would like — in effect , lopping off the extreme fluctuations while maintaining the basic thrust of the White House economic philosophy . |
| 27 | Moreover , the former often outperform the latter ; consumer magazines commonly suggest specific mutual companies as providing the best deal and there is some evidence that they are superior in performance more generally ( see , for example , Finsinger , 1983 ) . |
| 28 | There was talk of having a professional army and allowing more republican independence in military affairs while leaving the nuclear forces under single control . |
| 29 | They provide a useful and complex institutional façade , which absorbs political energies in non-threatening ways while masking the effective centralization of power in a tightly co-ordinated executive — military machine linked to big business . |
| 30 | For instance , a corporation may have clear strong central guidelines on financial targets while leaving the subsidiary companies free to choose how to achieve them . |