Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [to-vb] [noun pl] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To prevent male or female backlashes , to stop hostile retreats into conventional gender styles , it is essential for anti-sexist curricula to give pupils the power and courage to select from real alternatives in their future lives . |
| 2 | The stones were more colourful , varying in size and shape from tiny , flat pebbles to perfect spheres the size of an eyeball . |
| 3 | Working , living and playing together in the knowledge that this may continue for many years to come increases the pressure to conform to the wishes of the group . |
| 4 | He used it in encouraging teachers to give children the freedom to discover themselves . |
| 5 | In the first attempts to write words the letters are just shapes to be copied like any other shapes . |
| 6 | In the Federal Republic this hollowness of the political parties is already evident in their largely successful attempts to make parties the beneficiaries of the state and members of parliament state employees . |
| 7 | Banking and Tory party sources say that ministerial proposals to charge students a proportion of their tuition fees and other more radical ideas have been abandoned in the face of tough Treasury opposition , the perceived weakening of Mrs Thatcher 's position following Mr Nigel Lawson 's resignation , and her declared intention not to serve a full fourth term if re-elected . |
| 8 | Bradley Allen scored his third goal in four games to give Rangers the lead and tipped strike partner Ferdinand for a long England career . |
| 9 | She is often criticized for exercising a weaker voice than she ‘ should ’ but replies that those critics who live ‘ safe from midnight arrests and solitary confinement ’ are unreasonable in the extreme in calling for those in oppressed lands to take risks the critics themselves would avoid . |
| 10 | NFC 's caring approach makes it more reluctant than most companies to show employees the door . |