Example sentences of "[to-vb] both [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reaction was an uproar : Sir Keith had managed to offend both the left and the right , as well as touching on two taboos in one theme : sex and class . |
| 2 | For example , we may wish to pass both the retail price and the discount percentage . |
| 3 | The Heritage Centre , a registered charity , plays host to small prearranged groups of visitors from June until September , and is happy to provide both a short guided tour of the island and excellent afternoon teas for the refreshment of the weary traveller in Sunk Island 's village hall close by . |
| 4 | An account of society in terms of practices which may ‘ complement ’ or ‘ undermine ’ each other is therefore potentially able to provide both a social theory , and a theory of history , since it gives us a way of analysing the relations between practices at a particular time and the conditions in which they change . |
| 5 | One reason might be the unsatisfactory state of the law under the Offences against the Person Act 1861 : that Act fails to provide both a clear and defensible gradation of offences and any general offences of threatening violence against another . |
| 6 | The report makes a fair attempt to assess the future demand for medical staff within these constraints but shies away from estimating the number of doctors required to provide both an acceptable service to patients and acceptable working conditions for doctors themselves . |
| 7 | In response to this development some teachers of English began to justify the value of their discipline on the grounds that it offered " an opportunity to discover both an individual identity and social role without premature commitment to a profession " . |
| 8 | It is nonetheless an unavoidable predicament for those working in the field of arts education to encounter if their aim to encourage both the personal and social enrichment of their pupils is to be fulfilled . |
| 9 | Leader of the Council Coun Michael Carr said : ‘ In particular we wish to widen both the commercial and cultural role of the town centre in the life of people in the region . |
| 10 | In May the Spaak committee finished its work by recommending two treaties among the Six , to create both a European Economic Community ( EEC ) , or common market , and an atomic energy body , EURATOM . |
| 11 | To counter both the Gaullist and the communist threats , they passed a new electoral law , whose aim was to make it harder for the RPF or the PCF to win a majority . |
| 12 | The motif was most probably introduced into Persia from China — where it had been used for centuries as a symbol of peace and tranquillity — and has subsequently been adapted to fulfil both the schematic and symbolic requirements of Islamic weavers . |
| 13 | Atlantic Bridge is pleased to announce both a major upgrade of USA facilities as well as a change of location to Atlanta , Georgia . |
| 14 | Capsaicin sensitive afferent neurones may affect both defence and repair mechanisms in the gastric mucosa , because they are sensitive to a variety of noxious stimuli and have been reported to play both a defensive and trophic part in somatic tissues . |
| 15 | In the 1830s and early 1840s Palmerston was able to handle both the Belgian question and the Near Eastern crises of 1832 – 33 and 1839 – 41 with little interference from parliament , so that in 1839 an acute observer of British politics could say with much justification that " foreign affairs are never discussed except at the House of Lords " . |
| 16 | Meetings were accordingly held each week to discuss both the previous game and the tactics to be used in the next . |
| 17 | Most women had been brought up to do sewing and dressmaking : it was no accident , nor was it a question of " natural aptitude " that a teenage girl entering the composing-room was likely to be more dexterous at first than a boy , and to apply both the physical and mental habits acquired in sewing to the job in hand . |
| 18 | We have not filtered the annual data to avoid both a subjective decision on filter characteristics and the inflation of explained variance at the expense of loss of degrees of freedom . |
| 19 | Their task was not limited to the granting of coats of arms ; they had to be experts in recognising such armorials to identify both the dead and those who performed noble ( and base ) deeds in war . |
| 20 | Indeed , it would be difficult to cover both a sick man and a dying man in so short a space . |
| 21 | HAVE A BARNEY : Favourite expression of George Bush and also the name of the only greyhound to win both the Irish Derby and a clock radio . |
| 22 | By presenting a broad front , which encompasses the country 's official architectural watchdogs as well as the Campaign for Real Ale , we hope to alert both the general public and the brewing trade to what we believe is a growing and serious threat to our cultural heritage . |
| 23 | These champions need to enjoy both a senior position and the respect of colleagues outside their own profession . |
| 24 | The Philippines government has given approval to the construction of a vast geothermal power plant on Mount Apo , in Mindanao island , threatening to disrupt both an internationally-recognized site of rich biodiversity and the way of life of the Lumad tribal peoples . |
| 25 | His nationality is obscure , but at different times he has been known to use both an American and a Belgian passport . |
| 26 | Without ever themselves having had as much as a picture postcard to sell , they feel entitled to criticise both the dead peer and his widow for having disposed of some of the contents of Althorp . |
| 27 | Public meetings were organized , MPs lobbied ( including the Bridgwater incumbent , Tom King , himself a former Energy Minister ) , and a mass of information produced to emphasize both the nuclear threat and the local disruption this development would bring to everything from roads to wildlife . |
| 28 | Because of this it is particularly important in devising an effective social policy to meet the financial problems of old age to consider both the long-term and the short-term aspects . |
| 29 | Space does not permit more than a summary of the aspects the would-be consultant needs to consider jointly to ensure both a good beginning and optimum development for such a group , and readers are therefore referred to the guidelines offered in detail elsewhere ( cf Hanko 1985/7 ) . |
| 30 | 4 wishes to take an non-exclusive licence to use the Existing Documentation as the basis of publishing documentation to accompany both the Licensed Software and the Student Disks as described in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to this Agreement ( ‘ the Accompanying Documentation ’ ) . |