Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has not been space to say much about the flight from generality in the world outside mind , but I have tried to show how the attempts to flee generality within the mind and to abandon or reduce consciousness must both fail . |
| 2 | Haines , 50 , should certainly know exactly what it takes to run a multi-million-pound industry , having climbed through the ranks to become chairman of the United Sugar Merchants Association . |
| 3 | In sum , I do not think that the practical difficulties arising from a limited relaxation of the rule are sufficient to outweigh the basic need for the courts to give effect to the words enacted by Parliament in the sense that they were intended by Parliament to bear . |
| 4 | The effect of the " dominant impact " test is to enable the courts to take account of the psychological realities of reading and film viewing , in so far as the audience is affected by theme and style and message , so that isolated incidents of an offensive nature are placed in context . |
| 5 | The proposals to combat discrimination within the profession have not met with the support I would have hoped for . |
| 6 | Selecting the personnel to take part in the filming was complicated as some of the firefighters were unavailable . |
| 7 | We are proud of our record in making this equipment , the techniques and the opportunities to stretch creativity in the production of print material , part of every student 's competence . |
| 8 | It took a long , cold and drenching effort to clear the surfline before we were able to turn side on to the waves to make progress along the coast . |
| 9 | It was brave of the authors to heap praise on the high-energy policies of Labour cities such as Sheffield and Birmingham ; and braver still to cite Richard Rogers ' plan for London , co-written with Fisher . |
| 10 | One must look to the contract as a whole to identify the kind of goods that the seller was agreeing to sell and the buyer to buy … where , as in the instant case , the sale ( to use the words of s13 ) is " by sample as well as by description " , characteristics of the goods which would be apparent on reasonable examination of the sample are unlikely to have been intended by the parties to form part of the " description " by which the goods were sold , even though such characteristics are mentioned in references in the contract to the goods that are its subject matter . |
| 11 | It bound the parties to observe neutrality in the event of war between one of them and a third state and to refrain from any kind of aggression against each other . |
| 12 | ‘ But if you get the wrong cues , you have to adjust the lines to make sense of the dialogue . ’ |
| 13 | Before leaving employees , a limited situation in which it is permissible for the directors to give priority to the interests of employees should be noted . |
| 14 | Powers were given to the directors to borrow money on the security of the rates levied on the five parishes and on the property itself . |
| 15 | Directors are required to exercise their powers for the proper purpose , ie for the benefit of the company , and it has been held that the power of allotment is given to the directors to get capital for the company . |
| 16 | When the light pen is moved over the code , it triggers the chips to make sound through the loudspeaker . |
| 17 | Use new terminals or swap the terminals on the wires to avoid confusion in the future . |
| 18 | Returning to McClellan , he also touches on the problem of titles which are so popular that they are constantly in circulation and therefore rarely available on the shelves to constitute part of the choice available to readers . |
| 19 | Attempts by the anti-gamblers to block access to the casinos had led to the outbreak of fighting with the Warriors . |
| 20 | Saich tells how instead of debating planned reforms , the Plenum ‘ passed a resolution on the needs to improve work in the ideological and cultural spheres , issues identified with those who wish to limit political reform ’ ( Saich 1988 : 30 ) . |
| 21 | Open the taps to drain water in the pipes . |
| 22 | The ability of the teams to preserve space for the development role could not be assessed unless their work was closely monitored . |
| 23 | The £400 million plan envisages diverting part of the waters to flow east across the Thessaly Plain into the Aegean . |
| 24 | Barbara Jackson of Kodak UK was very pleased with the way the efforts to bring photography to the classroom had gone , and is very keen to keep this sort of working dialogue with schools going . |
| 25 | awareness — allowing the learners to gain familiarity with the IT systems |
| 26 | The holder is also given the same possessory and control rights as a holder of a paper based bill , including the rights to claim delivery of the goods , to nominate the consignee or substitute a nominated consignee , to transfer the right of control and transfer and to instruct the carrier with respect to the delivery of the goods . |
| 27 | In 1922 , following a brief period of Home Rule Party — Sinn Féin rule , the abolition of proportional representation in Northern Ireland in local government elections and a readjustment of the ward boundaries enabled the Unionists to regain control of the corporation . |
| 28 | The second it to ask the suppliers to provide information on the correlation between different census variables and the various geodemographic systems . |
| 29 | The original firm ran into financial difficulties as a result of the recession ( see also this issue , p 26 ) : according to documents lodged at Newport County Court , a combination of falling fee income , increasing overheads , expensive borrowings , and ‘ ineffective credit control and billing procedures resulting in an unacceptable level of bad debts , unbilled work in progress and overdue debts ’ led the partners to seek protection under the IVA provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 . |
| 30 | Any lack of precision or clarity may provide an excuse for a dispute or even litigation : for example , if it is not clear when payment is due , the client 's customer may rely on the uncertainty in the terms to withhold payment until the latest possible date . |