Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.

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1 The addition of a bubble-up or other filter filled with carbon , to the stored water , also removes chlorine and quite a few of the other nasties that may occur ( though charcoal/carbon is far from a panacea for all ills — it DOES NOT remove ammonia , nitrites , and nitrates despite some manufacturers ' claims ) .
2 The Louisiana Human Life Bill , passed by the state legislature on June 27 , provided punishments of 10 years ' " hard labour " and fines of up to $100,000 for doctors who performed abortions for any reason other than to save the life of the woman .
3 By December 1761 the observations and modifications of several years ' practical experience led Sutton to believe he had perfected his method .
4 An FA spokesman confirmed : ‘ The referee 's report includes an incident involving himself and members of both clubs ' management .
5 A by-product of the computer revolution has been an increased understanding by scientists and humanists of each others ' methods and preoccupations .
6 A number of countries retain withholding taxes , such as the UK and Belgium ; issuance queues remain in a number of markets , as do limits on the extent to which certain types of borrowers can make euroissues , constraints on use of such funds and restrictions on institutional investors ' freedom to acquire foreign securities .
7 But , as Tylor noticed , while some cultures prescribed very strong avoidance behaviour between sons and parents-in-law , others were more concerned to keep daughters and parents-in-law from each others ' throats .
8 Mark asked him how he could reconcile his views with what was clearly Britain s basic needs ; the need to maintain a strong manufacturing base as a defence capability ; the need to correct a massive and worsening trade deficit on manufactured products ; and the need to provide talented school-leavers with creative career opportunities in the manufacturing sector as designers , physicists , chemists and engineers as opposed to the more mundane jobs in the service sector as warehousemen and handlers of other countries ' goods .
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