Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law , the result of years of lobbying by the Roman Catholic church , bans abortions in private clinics and puts strict limits on them in public hospitals . |
| 2 | The overall objective is to measure the cost effectiveness of urban and regional policies and to monitor recent changes in urban and rural economic activity which have important implications for local planning and housing policies . |
| 3 | Meanwhile the Inservice Panel devises and executes staff-development activities and explores infrastructural initiatives ( for example , networking ) designed to facilitate the communication of good practice , the sharing of ideas and the peer support which characterise a commitment to extending the professionalism of teachers throughout the county . |
| 4 | To be a professional is to exercise ( and most importantly to have the ability to exercise ) one 's professional skills and to make professional decisions , without deference to moral , religious or political beliefs and points of view . |
| 5 | By engaging in some instances in dialogue directly with local and regional authorities and by-passing national governments , the Commission hoped to be able to co-ordinate the allocation of the Structural Funds and direct aid more effectively to the problem areas , thereby also implicitly weakening the influence of national government upon the use of EC funding . |
| 6 | The council proposes to budget £100,000 in 1993-94 to provide grants for about 10 existing tenants so that they can buy private houses and release family-sized council houses for re-letting . |
| 7 | The courses are adapted for all levels except total beginners and include 3 hours lessons a day , an active social and cultural programme , family accommodation and 3 meals a day . |
| 8 | Also available from Bisque is the battery-powered , remote-control Bagno-Stat , which allows you to pre-set the towel radiator heater to come on at specific times and maintain required temperatures . |
| 9 | They denied being caught in possession of 17 counterfeit notes and passing two others at shops in Crieff and Auchterarder , but were found guilty after trial . |
| 10 | Nicaragua agreed to bring forward its general election , to release political prisoners and to make further concessions on internal reform , in return for an undertaking by the heads of state to elaborate within 90 days ( i.e. by May 15 ) a plan for the demobilization , voluntary repatriation or relocation of contras and their families from camps in southern Honduras . |
| 11 | Thus those who have substantial property holdings will receive the highest economic rewards and enjoy superior life chances . |
| 12 | For instance , they could launch technically more advanced satellites and devise market-orientated ways of selling the data around the world . |
| 13 | Many families would therefore rent a four room house at ten or eleven shillings and let one room at two or three shillings . |
| 14 | Survey data collected over the last three decades will be re-analysed to see whether changes in the geography of economic and social well-being in Great Britain have led to either or both of changed political attitudes and changed partisan allegiances . |
| 15 | For diverse and often disparate groupings , the language of scientificity stood as a metaphor and a referent , which condensed specific anxieties and signified different solutions to different people . |
| 16 | Ontario Homes sold 120 homes and closed 81 homes , as well as some significant land sales , to achieve a 7 per cent return on its assets . |
| 17 | A lifetime of measuring men 's inside legs and making weak jokes about dressing on the right side or the left — ‘ of the bedroom , I mean , sir ! |
| 18 | It should be noted that the 1970s saw a trend on the part of the ‘ nationals ’ to decentralize their operations by forming autonomous regional organizations and promoting regional brands . |
| 19 | The Wage Councils were set up to establish legally enforceable minimum wages for employees and associated trades and prevented unfair competition . |
| 20 | In his maiden Test in 1972 , he top-scored in both innings and took five wickets , an all-round performance he was able to sustain for the whole of his Test career of 58 consecutive matches , scoring almost 3,600 runs with eight centuries and taking 141 wickets at 32 with fast-medium ( or , as in 1973–4 when he had an outstanding series , off-spin ) bowling . |
| 21 | We will support rural schools and improve public transport . |
| 22 | Different tiers of government refused to co-operate ; Liverpool City Council disbanded inner-city working parties and incorporated Urban Programme issues into mainstream committees ; and the Secretary of State steadily distanced himself from what he perceived to be a largely meaningless ‘ talking shop ’ . |
| 23 | Lindsey and Pete had started talking about having a baby when she was fourteen , and did so the following year : Pete and me had been together for eleven months and loved each other more than words could say . |
| 24 | A South Bank Centre touring exhibition at the Camden Arts Centre , ‘ Air , Land and Sea ’ examines the affiliations between Lanyon 's constructions and paintings , and where possible re-unites the related artefacts , thus illuminating his working methods and presenting new perspectives . |
| 25 | They borrow short-term funds and use these funds to purchase higher yielding assets , such as Treasury Bills and commercial bills . |
| 26 | This species is characterised by the long ventralmost arm spine , the shape of the distal oral papillae and having one tentacle scale on each pore . |
| 27 | Although physics was concerned with general theory at that time the trend elsewhere was to emphasize detailed investigations and to avoid general theories . |
| 28 | But the down side , was scenes like this ; smoke from burning fields drifting onto nearby roads and causing serious accidents . |
| 29 | By plotting the areal distribution of marine strata and making reasonable inferences from facies distributions about the location of former shorelines , it has been established that for long periods of time in the Phanerozoic , especially in the early Palaeozoic and late Cretaceous , the continents have been inundated by up to two thirds of the present area by epicontinental seas . |
| 30 | These ledgers can be easily subdivided , enabling several clerks to work on them at the same time and it is also easier to withdraw old accounts and insert new ones in their place . |