Example sentences of "[vb base] and understand [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there are many other critical value-adding processes which can only be satisfactorily completed by those who know and understand the specific decision-making situation in which the construct will be used . |
| 2 | They say something like this : ‘ Here you are , a cultured person , you know and understand the meaning of this ancient monument . |
| 3 | Know and understand the religious practices within one of the main Christian traditions and evaluate one of these practices |
| 4 | They hear and understand the ultrasonic sounds that precede a noisy activity and respond appropriately before we have even realized that something unusual is going to happen . |
| 5 | Both assume that existing social constructions of normality define the goal to which people with learning difficulties must aspire ; both define and understand the ‘ problems of mentally handicapped ’ people in such a way as to indicate clearly the impossibility of ever achieving that goal ( the best hope being to build up patterns of skills which approximate to ‘ normal ’ behaviour ) ; and both create a professional/client relationship which enshrines the professional in a world of exclusive and privileged knowledge , and consequently entombs the individual with learning difficulties in a fundamentally dependent role . |
| 6 | Try and understand the reason for doing certain things . |
| 7 | If you have not read it before , try and understand the following passage used by Dooling and Lachman : |
| 8 | Try and understand the position I was in . |
| 9 | Singh says local authorities must understand why the black community is missing out and ‘ recognise and understand the existence and manifestations of racism ’ before they can talk to users effectively . |
| 10 | Just ignore it if you can , and follow the river up the glen until you see and understand the nature of the impressive Coire Thollaidh . |