Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] the main " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although libertarianism at present constitutes the main driving force for the Federation of Conservative Students , there was no evidence of this ideological philosophy in the branches we studied . |
| 2 | The medical , legal and local government discipline should have the facilities to enable their potentially bilingual students to study for at least an additional term in order to enhance their language and cultural knowledge to a defined level and to extend their professional expertise to accommodate the main different professional dimensions — such as Islamic matrimonial law and sickle cell anaemia . |
| 3 | Dead , ragged heads of the climbing hydrangea can be removed , cutting where the stem joins the main branch . |
| 4 | Were his money worries the main source of his anxiety ? |
| 5 | The surprise decision to concentrate the main allied armoured thrust to the west of Kuwait was in part motivated by the desire to avoid having to make a frontal assault upon the extensive Iraqi fortifications on the Kuwaiti-Saudi Arabian border . |
| 6 | The following description covers the main railway machinery , which applies to the great majority of railway employees in BR . |
| 7 | This chapter crystallises the main issues relevant in the management of a surveying practice and the internal organisation necessary to manage a project successfully . |
| 8 | And erm I say he was n't er he would n't go to ACAS , Will and our Glyn from erm they went to ACAS , and they said oh everything 's fine in our quarry but they were side stepping the main issue that we 'd been sacked and there 's the boys are out and majority of . |
| 9 | There 's also a video record of every car using the main car parks . |
| 10 | The Glenpatrick Golf Club holds the main golfing event of the year , or one that generates the most obvious competition , and that is the ‘ Buchanan Trophy ’ , the inter-company match . |
| 11 | Generally , the opposites are used throughout the drawing to highlight the main colours blocked in later . |
| 12 | The study identified the main sources of difficulty in the family reactions . |
| 13 | The drawing shows the main components : |
| 14 | The drawing shows the main design points for a single-stack system and the connections which may be made Detailed requirements are given in BS5572 : Code of Practice for Sanitary Pipework . |
| 15 | He listed various possible causes — defective machines , careless workmanship , poor supervision , faulty lab tests — and asked the head of each department to identify the main cause of waste in their own area . |
| 16 | This chapter examines the main economic , financial and social problems of lesser developed countries ( LDCs ) . |
| 17 | The research programme examines the main institutions and agencies , and focuses on questions such as the means by which industry seeks to influence government and vice versa ; the regulatory framework which affects behaviour ; the financial transactions between the two parties ; the representation between unions and business and government agencies and the forums in which they take place . |
| 18 | The following paragraph is an attempt to summarise the main characteristics of basic generative phonology , and recommends some further reading for those interested in learning about it properly . |
| 19 | The formations under Gen Loehr 's command represented the main part of all the German forces remaining in Yugoslavia as the war approached its end . |
| 20 | The second part of the chapter considers the main demographic and household characteristics of the population aged 65 + as these also are important when considering aspects of health status in later life and the need for health and social care . |
| 21 | Now that the US , the IMF 's largest shareholder , has agreed a quota increase the main dispute is a wrangle over rankings in the IMF hierachy with the Japanese demanding their place as an economic superpower be fully recognised . |
| 22 | But financing for a fresh bid remains the main hurdle . |
| 23 | This chapter summarises the main findings of the initial destinations survey of 1984 information engineering research students . |
| 24 | This chapter summarises the main Acts of Parliament concerned with or directly relevant to education , together with a small number of particularly important ministerial circulars , regulations and orders . |
| 25 | A number of farms had a son , or other member of the family , who would attend but of the 87 to whom this question applied the main answer received was : ‘ it depends ’ . |
| 26 | Thus the contradiction of stable industrial relations , low productivity and poor management constitutes the main focus of the study . |
| 27 | During the rest of the year the nearest bus pick up point is Troutbeck Bridge where the minor road leading from Troutbeck village joins the main A591 . |
| 28 | It is well known that the majority of dementia sufferers living at home receive the main part of their care from family , friends and neighbours ( see for example Bergmann , 1978 ; Levin et al , 1983 ) . |
| 29 | Money is put aside from school capitation for the purchase of some new equipment , and from staff development funds to allow the Science co-ordinator to visit the main secondary school that pupils go on to , so that both schools can look at continuity . |
| 30 | In past centuries , when few statutes were enacted , common law constituted the main body of English law ; today , it has been largely but not wholly displaced by statute law . |