Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , local authorities have a local appeals procedure under which officers may appeal if they are dissatisfied with the authority 's decision as to whether it is necessary to move home or if they are dissatisfied with any of the authority 's decisions in relation to the application of the relocation provisions . |
| 2 | On the whole , these informal practices are conducive to the management 's organizational goals rather than a departure from them . |
| 3 | Where the old regime 's power survived intact — eg , in the parliament — that power has been used to the country 's detriment . |
| 4 | Weiss believes friendships to be important in so far as they reflect attitudes and behaviour that are supportive of the individual 's own beliefs , and they provide a reassurance of self-worth by virtue of their acceptance . |
| 5 | A member of the outgoing politburo and a hardline conservative aligned with Florakis , she succeeded Grigoris Farakos , elected in July 1989 [ see p. 37515 ] , who had been conciliatory towards the party 's reformists . |
| 6 | The main areas of restriction are due to the machine 's inability or difficulty in coping with very large calculations at a satisfactory speed , large amounts of text or graphics , fast animation or large shapes , device control , and real-time control . |
| 7 | With Reiter 's disease the ill-effects are due to the body 's reaction rather than to actual infection . |
| 8 | Current staffing levels are low in the SG 's and time spent on tours puts a further strain on this situation . |
| 9 | Naturally , some parent companies are reluctant to give sweeping guarantees , but the arguments in favour of them are strong from the expatriate 's point of view , especially if he is being asked to transfer from the parent to a less substantial overseas subsidiary . |
| 10 | ‘ My arse and thighs are sore from a day 's hard riding . |
| 11 | Theorists operating in this way are guilty of the fortune-teller 's evasion and are subject to the falsificationist 's criticism . |
| 12 | The police are grateful for the brewery 's support . |
| 13 | We are grateful for the Group 's advice on these points , which will be duly considered , together with any comments on them . |
| 14 | Results of one investigation suggested that first order births to very young women are disadvantaged by the women 's physiological immaturity and its effect upon the fetus . |
| 15 | Part of this success must have been due to the Dottridges ' persuasive advertising : |
| 16 | To some extent this may have been due to the Stanleys ' own efforts , since they had the firmer territorial base in the region , but it must also reflect the king 's wishes . |
| 17 | To some extent this may have been due to the Stanleys ' own efforts , since they had the firmer territorial base in the region , but it must also reflect the king 's wishes . |
| 18 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply . |
| 19 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply and I know that she will have been as horrified as the rest of us by the images and the conflict that was reported from Somalia last weekend . |
| 20 | I am grateful for the Minister 's sympathetic response to my point . |
| 21 | The flatmates are used to the girl 's rugged pick-ups , but Spunk ( cracking nuts with his teeth , eating unshelled eggs and raw sausages ) is a new wrinkle . |
| 22 | The first is that , as we shall see , the letter of appeal will be included in documents made available to the tribunal in advance of the hearing and a good clear account will ensure that the chairman and members are clear about the claimant 's grievance . |
| 23 | These relief-areas are high above the viewer 's eye-level and are overhung by cornices . |
| 24 | Standards are high in the hotel 's air-conditioned sea view restaurant which offers an á la carte choice of meal . |
| 25 | Silly talk of linking arms around the Berlin wall just might make a few of the supporters of the SDP/Liberal Alliance — whose nuclear policies are indistinguishable from the government 's and whose voting habits are more volatile than Conservatives ' — opt for Mr Foot and his clear policy of unilateral disarmament . |
| 26 | There were 37 attempted and full burglaries and once more hi-fi and electrical equipment has been top of the burglars ' list . |
| 27 | Floy had been interested in the Gnomes ' sketches ; like Fenella , he found the Gnomes rather attractive , friendly people and he thought their designs were clever and subtle and beautifully drawn . |
| 28 | Ever since March , when Clinton recalled smoking marijuana , he 's been unconvinced by the candidate 's own version of events . |
| 29 | Once I am interested in an act 's music and I like their live performance , the first thing I want to know is where this new band sees itself going . |
| 30 | ( ‘ Means-tested ’ benefits are benefits which are not automatically given , but which are dependent on the recipient 's income or wealth , ie his ‘ means ’ . ) |