Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] signs [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Direct talks between mujaheddin leaders and Soviet and UN officials in New York on Oct. 2 produced signs of Soviet flexibility over whether Afghan President Najibullah should remain in office until a new government could be elected . |
| 2 | In 1982 West Germany discovered it had serious problems with its forests — results of research indicated that half showed signs of ill health . |
| 3 | FNTT members , restrained by their leaders throughout 1932 despite the slowness of reform and the flagrant defiance by many landowners and rural employers of Largo Caballero 's pro-labour measures , were by mid-1933 exhibiting signs of acute frustration and increasing militancy : attitudes shared , of course , by their anarchist counterparts in the CNT . |
| 4 | With the help of around 250 volunteers , some showing signs of dementia , the Optima research team have taken an important step forward in their understanding of Alzheimers Disease . |
| 5 | Some see signs of a tendency in that direction . |
| 6 | For example , in a rural locality close to Jerusalem , 34 per cent of children under three showed signs of malnutrition . |
| 7 | Young people and those who are not accustomed to drinking are likely to display signs of alcohol excess at these low alcohol levels . |
| 8 | However , they are more expensive , require more complicated care procedure and are more likely to show signs of wear . |
| 9 | The children of mums who smoked during pregnancy were far more likely to show signs of hyperactivity , suggesting that fetal exposure to tobacco can be linked to later developmental problems . |
| 10 | All show signs of chemical poisoning . |
| 11 | Apart from Couples , there is Payne Stewart , Tom Watson , Mark O'Meara , Davis Love and , for the hell of it , Raymond Floyd , all good Americans all showing signs of form . |
| 12 | It was her breasts , those symbols of nurturance , that first showed signs of cancer , and from the moment it was diagnosed she resigned herself to her fate . |
| 13 | Here he first showed signs of mental disturbance . |
| 14 | The keyboard is often the part which is first to show signs of abuse . |
| 15 | It becomes difficult to identify signs of any significant decentralization , although an increased degree of fragmentation between different agencies is clear enough . |
| 16 | Given this apparently patchy local following , it is not surprising to find signs of a steady drift of members of the duke 's northern connection into the region . |
| 17 | Given this apparently patchy local following , it is not surprising to find signs of a steady drift of members of the duke 's northern connection into the region . |
| 18 | Tell the plaintiff that the doctor will be keen to detect signs of malingering and that no attempt to exaggerate the plaintiff 's symptoms should be made . |
| 19 | Scores of one and 25 in the first Test at Calcutta were in line with his dismal average of 17 , but in the first innings of the second Test in Madras , he at last showed signs of mastering the Indian spinners . |
| 20 | Both had conditions to which conventional medical practice had no solution ( except for unacceptable levels of drug treatment and ECT ) , and both showed signs of considerable improvement within a week , the latter recovering control of his mind completely . |
| 21 | Initially they both showed signs of running a mile and denying all knowledge , but by cunningly playing on their male pride , their desire to believe they were ‘ a better man ’ than their rival , she made each one mad with jealousy of the other , and finally had her pick of which she preferred , leading him up the aisle of the Methodist Chapel well before the bulge began to show . |
| 22 | Sir Alan has in the past written about his deep misgivings over intervention and has recently let it be known in the City that he believes the economy is at last showing signs of pronounced slowdown , a view not fully shared by the Treasury . |