Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [v-ing] out the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He does n't approve of satisfying one 's curiosity or of seeking out the notorious . |
| 2 | However , the search for methods of countering the national economic and military ‘ deterioration ’ after the Boer War was dominated by discussion of methods of improving the numbers and environment of the masses rather than of weeding out the unfit . |
| 3 | Israel 's safety depends more on winning a stable Middle east peace than on wiping out the Iraqi dictator 's nuclear plants every few years |
| 4 | She observes that by taking out the old fuse and putting a new one in she has caused the iron to work again . |
| 5 | You are responsible for maximising performance by supporting and developing your people and for carrying out the full range of managerial duties and checks as prescribed . |
| 6 | Additional benefits of tree-lined streams , in reducing the effects of nitrates and phosphates in the water and in shading out the choking growth of summer weed in a river bed , which may otherwise necessitate further expensive dredging , have been recognized by Dutch and German scientists for over a decade . |
| 7 | Intellectual processes are involved in learning about maintaining a safe environment and in carrying out the many activities involved . |
| 8 | In the UK the only practical , and politically acceptable , way of creating such ‘ wilderness areas , , would be by freehold purchase ( e.g. by NCC or NT ) involving buying out any existing tenancies or rights and by fencing out the whole unit . |
| 9 | In the UK the only practical , and politically acceptable , way of creating such ‘ wilderness areas ’ would be by freehold purchase ( e.g. by NCC or NT ) involving buying out any existing tenancies or rights and by fencing out the whole unit . |