Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [pos pn] general " in BNC.

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1 For instance , Japan 's service sector is very inflationary , but Japan is able to keep down its general rate of inflation because its manufacturing sector is so large and efficient .
2 So , to get to grips with this problem we now have to break down our general hypothesis into a number of smaller ones which can be put to the test .
3 ‘ The group has issued a communiqué setting out its general aims , but has not as yet made any specific demands .
4 Andropov set out his general approach to such matters in a speech in the spring of 1983 in which he emphasised that the Soviet Union was ‘ only at the beginning ’ of the long historical stage of developed socialism ; there must be no exaggeration of the country 's closeness to communism , and no attempt to minimise the difficulties that lay ahead Discussing the party programme more directly , Andropov told the Central Committee in June 1983 that many of its directives had in fact been realised : links between citizens and deputies , for instance , had become closer , and national discussion of major items of legislation had become a well-established practice .
5 Guideline 2 : Work out your general strategy on discipline .
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