Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] the kind " in BNC.

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1 The British case represents the kind of compromise commentators on our national characteristics have come to expect .
2 The combination of commercial patronage , large-scale corporate architectural firms and those local authorities which hold materialistic values produces the kind of architecture described in Mr Glancey 's article .
3 Extending the curriculum to include a range of applications which more adequately than at present represents the kinds of human endeavour where mathematics is used would be another such change , with fewer examples involving ballistics and war , for instance , and more involving such activities as working with fabrics , designing appliances for the disabled or looking at the school canteen 's queuing problems .
4 The following text illustrates the kind of problem that the pronominal function of gender can pose in translation .
5 Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury has the kind of reputation that suggests even the switchboard ought to answer with ‘ Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury — the most controversial and innovative agency in Britain ’ .
6 Other research illustrates the kinds of cross-cultural communication problem which can arise in interviews and other institutional settings .
7 What is beyond disputes is that Battle produces the kind of seamless , creamy sound , and faultless intonation that recalls the girlish purity of Gundula Janowitz at the very height of her powers , and Perlman turns on all his customary warmth and charm from which even his relatively close positioning can not detract .
8 A region such as East Anglia illustrates the kind of terrain in which an oral historian may profitably range .
9 The fact that this at least made it into D & AD 's showcase book of work indicates the kind of thing direct marketeers should aim for if they want to improve their awards performance .
10 Coach Andy Stovold has the kind of brief that can not be envied as he tries to add technique and confidence to fledgling players .
11 Such personal analysis does not come much more intense this side of the psychiatrist 's couch , but Goram knows the kind of person he is dealing with .
12 With the bridge humbucker on full and the boost up all the way , the Legend emits the kind of sounds that would frighten children and small animals .
13 Ideal for a spot of salad or soup , Chanticleer china has the kind of country charm and simplicity that makes it good for everyday use .
14 When an organisation decides the kind of training it needs , CEPALC tutors work alongside trainees at their workplace or location of their choice .
15 For Wyld , Brat exhibits the kind of genuine human feeling which bespeaks a true " poetical " intention on the writer 's part by using a language which is " not merely the ancient speech of Englishmen " but is also in true succession " to the old poets of his land " , and thus to " the essential genius of the race " .
16 Maidstone has the kind of problems which beset most prisons ; illegal brewing remains a constant problem in which the ingenuity of prisoners is constantly pitted against the watchfulness of staff and the balance shifts constantly .
17 The captain has the kind of severe , rather schoolmarmy face that readily softens .
18 The captain has the kind of severe , rather schoolmarmy face that readily softens .
19 She confesses to wearing sweat-pants , no make up and trainers at the weekend , but for work , Andi has the kind of closet most 18-year-olds would swap limbs for .
20 The Captain warns the Kind that he was too trusting and confident :
21 Word Convert solves the kind of puzzles seen in many magazine competitions where a given word is converted into another by altering one letter at a time .
22 Boyd 's ability to take a controversial subject and set it down into explicable proportions is tested to the full in this work and the way in which the line fell into the Great Central 's hands together with the relationship of Benjamin Piercy 's trustees provides the kind of issues that keeps historians in correspondence for years to come .
23 Unemployment may mean that people have more leisure time available but lack of money restricts the kind of activities they are able to participate in during their spare time .
24 I have n't seen him since they took him away , screaming his head off , with Jonathan Johns telling everybody gathered round that it was all my fault , bloomin' unfair because I ca n't help it if Pitt has the kind of bones that break easily , can I ?
25 Tim has the kind of gut feeling for old furniture that comes from being the second generation in the trade .
26 After each paragraph of information , which is introduced by a dash , the sentence written in italics gives the kind of explanation a supervisor would give the new assistant .
27 CASE STUDY 4.3 — MR JIM MUNRO This case demonstrates the kind of situation where this type of work is helpful .
28 Kalkadoon illustrates the kind of sophistication in language which we are losing .
29 Blenheim Palace has the kind of gardens to intimidate most keen amateurs but it welcomed hundreds of enthusiasts to its first autumn flower show , opened by palace owner the Duke of Marlborough .
30 It is very important to stress that the relative bargaining strength of each party governs the kind of a deal which is made .
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