Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [adv] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONE OF the most important lessons of game theory is that even if everyone is agreed on the most desirable course of action — for example , nuclear disarmament — a collection of individuals or nations acting independently may find it difficult to achieve the most desirable aims . |
| 2 | To allow herself even to think of the days , the weeks , the months or years stretching ahead would have been to precipitate disaster . |
| 3 | Remember that wives or children travelling alone must have their own passport , and that newly arrived infants must be included in their parents ' passport in advance of their departure date . |
| 4 | An intra-muscular injection from a qualified person is always better than feeding medicated food because the dosage can be relied upon ; because only the targeted fish receives the medication , and because there is evidence that antibiotics applied indiscriminately can build up resistant strains of bacteria . |
| 5 | Tacit collusion , on the other hand , would involve no explicit agreement but simply the unspoken acceptance by the two firms that it was in their best interests each to produce half the monopoly output on the understanding that failure to do so would provoke a price war . |
| 6 | Your appeal , in proper form , must be lodged here no later than Failure to do so will result in your appeal being held as abandoned . |
| 7 | It was n't an alarm bell , of course , it was a telephone rigged to an extension bell fitted to the wall of the farmhouse , so that people working outside could hear it . |
| 8 | Certain local tree species will be unable to adapt to a warmer climate , and Gates suggests that saplings planted now should come from southern European seed stocks . |
| 9 | It was in any case only to be expected that a serious move by the Community to advance further through a reduction of national sovereignty and freedom to act independently would generate a nationalist opposition . |
| 10 | It is usual for engagement letters for sale mandates to include a phrase along the following lines : ‘ The responsibility for the Information Memorandum 's factual accuracy and opinions expressed therein will rest with yourselves . |
| 11 | The pH should ideally be between 6–6.8 , but all the fish and plants listed here will tolerate a pH of up to 7.5 . |
| 12 | The overall message is that those who get their genetic , technical and marketing acts together will survive and prosper . |
| 13 | It is salutary to reflect on the fact that decisions taken and qualifications awarded now could affect the mobility of people well into the twenty first century . |
| 14 | The mare 's head and tail held high would provide clear alarm signals to any other horse , but her forward-pointing ears give the game away — she 's not running away from anything . |
| 15 | They highlight the importance of the marketed sectors by pointing out that ‘ the marketed output of industry and services taken together must supply the total private consumption , investment and export needs of the whole nation . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Clothing and shoe deals alone could approach $1 million a year . |
| 17 | Capital and energy costs together would come out at about $25 per barrel to give it a dose of 2.5 Mrad for 2–3 minutes , which would be highly competitive with incineration . |
| 18 | Any forward movement will prevent a spin from developing , whereas failure to move forwards can result either in the spin continuing or , if the opposite rudder has been applied , in the direction of the spin suddenly reversing . |
| 19 | CPRW has its feet firmly on the ground , but at the same time we need a ‘ sustainable ’ view that is far-sighted , since decisions taken today will have repercussions for good or ill in the years ahead . |
| 20 | In that case the net must be gathered up with extreme care , since care taken now will mean the net can be set that much more easily at the next site . |
| 21 | So this damping down of the sensory input when attention moves elsewhere can occur very early in the pathway from the sense organ to the brain . |
| 22 | But there are some bright spots on the horizon–what occurs as June gets underway should have an amazing effect as far as your worldly ambitions , happiness and general well-being are concerned . |
| 23 | So when Willy said Well could do you mind givi he he told him to sod off , you see . |