Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] spared the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Nobel committee was spared the embarrassment of having made a mistake by the discovery in 1983 at CERN ( European Centre for Nuclear Research ) of the three massive partners of the photon , with the correct predicted masses and other properties . |
| 2 | These departments will needless to say be answerable direct to the main body of partners but , for administrative convenience an additional tier will usually be introduced in the form of a managing partner or a partners ' management committee as a more efficient method of control and a useful filter to ensure that the partners as a whole are spared the necessity of dealing with anything other than matters of real importance . |
| 3 | It is clear that as a matter of prudent management in a firm of any size one of the partners or a senior member of staff should be given overall responsibility for ensuring that all partners and employed solicitors ( whether or not held out as partners ) comply with these basic requirements of professional practice ( by keeping a check on replacement and renewal dates , collating relevant statistical information , ensuring timeous completion and posting of applications , etc ) and that the firm is spared the embarrassment of financial penalties or , even worse , an unwanted dissolution . |
| 4 | Because these routines are already in the video processor , the main chip is spared the slog of handling this information . |
| 5 | The base is spared the curse of the ‘ brown-outs ’ familiar in Manila because it has its own power plant . |