Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun sg] and [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is somewhat similar to Olson 's ( 1982 ) argument that the rise and then decline of countries can be linked to their degree of pluralism — an argument which has found little substantial empirical support . |
| 2 | Although the maker and even country of origin of these pieces surprisingly remains unknown , one view holding that they are German rather than French , this uncertainty did not matter to the bidders as it sold to an anonymous private collector for $1,700,000 ( £944,400 ) . |
| 3 | The trend towards equality between the sexes and the sharing and even exchange of roles in the marriage partnership have already , to some extent , changed the traditional role of husband as sole breadwinner . |
| 4 | A policy which will consider not only air pollution , but problems such as energy efficiency , safety , noise , the implication of different systems of transport on cities and the countryside and ultimately society at large , to establish which are the most environmentally sound and economically efficient methods of moving from A to B for the sake of both humans and the planet . |
| 5 | The effect of the case , however , was the reverse of what some of his critics had hoped for : attempts to bring similar charges against others failed , and the right and indeed duty of biblical scholars to explore these questions came to be tacitly accepted in Scotland as elsewhere . |
| 6 | There is nothing in these two pieces that Eckard could not have written , but the sketchiness and even abruptness of their construction , the unenterprising harmony , and the lack of textural variety suggest that , if he did compose them , he dashed them off as fast as he could write for a pupil of little talent and not much discrimination . |
| 7 | As with licensing , the position has now altered , though the content and indeed application of natural justice or fairness will vary as between areas . |