Example sentences of "[to-vb] changes [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One way of studying the effects of changing agricultural practices on groundwater is to drill and redrill sites at intervals of several years to observe changes in the vertical profile of nitrate and other solutes in the unsaturated zone of aquifers . |
| 2 | US environmentalists and trade union activists have united to demand changes to the proposed free trade agreement between the US and Mexico , which they claim fails to provide sufficient safeguards against the risks of cross-border pollution and the import of contaminated foods . |
| 3 | The third is the new power the European Commission and the council will get to demand changes in the fiscal policies of members . |
| 4 | Over 40,000 demonstrators led by Cárdenas gathered in the central square of the capital , Mexico City , on Aug. 29 to demand changes in the political system following the controversial state elections . |
| 5 | First , it was particularly interesting to find changes in the IMHV after passive avoidance training because Gabriel Horn had already been able to identify this as a key brain region for imprinting . |
| 6 | Even so , there will still be a finite contribution of the NMDA receptor system to low frequency synaptic transmission ; however , this is not sufficient ( under normal circumstances ) to initiate changes in the efficiency of synaptic transmission . |
| 7 | We will continue to resist changes to the Treaty of Rome that would damge British business . |
| 8 | It is a sign of the young fans commitment to their side 's cause , and also an attempt to resist changes in the organisation of football . |
| 9 | Firstly , we now recognise that it is possible , in certain circumstances , for the activities of NBFIs to cause changes in the size of the money stock . |
| 10 | What factors would we expect to cause changes in the supply and demand for bills ? |
| 11 | Experience suggests that this may not be long enough to detect changes in the baby 's symptoms — although some babies recover within 24 hours of the mother eliminating offending foods from her diet , others can take many days , sometimes as much as two weeks , for their colic to settle down . |
| 12 | Work in this field was for many years hampered by a lack of techniques sufficiently sensitive to detect changes in the solutions under study and by a rigid and over-simplified view of the nature of solutions . |
| 13 | A description of the computerised image-processing system created by the VASARI project , housed in the Gallery , is followed by an article on the fading of the pigment Prussian blue and the ability of VASARI to detect changes in the surface colour of paintings . |
| 14 | It is proposed to extend the circumstances in which the price and number of shares under the British Gas Sharesave Scheme may be adjusted to include an ‘ open offer ’ ( an offer to shareholders similar to a rights issue ) or any other variation of share capital which the Inland Revenue accepts as sufficient ground for such an adjustment and at the same time to allow for adjustments to reflect changes in the class of shares , or the rights attaching to shares , under option . |
| 15 | In addition a ‘ terminal ’ bonus may be payable when a policy becomes a claim by death or maturity ; the level of this bonus may be reviewed at any time without notice to reflect changes in the value of the assets of the life fund . |
| 16 | The amount attributed to equity shares or warrants should not be subsequently adjusted to reflect changes in the value of the shares or warrants . |
| 17 | It can also be adapted to reflect changes in the organisation and ‘ readily adapted ’ , if the relations have been normalised ( because normalisation leads to a much more flexible model ) . |
| 18 | As might be expected , changes in the ‘ materials and fuel ’ index tend to come before ( or ‘ lead ’ ) changes in the ‘ home sales ’ index which , in turn , tend to lead changes in the Retail Price Index . |
| 19 | In general , then , supporters of the ‘ society-as-parent ’ view tend to favour changes in the 1975 Children Act which facilitate the removal and transfer of parental rights . |
| 20 | In today 's Financial Times Mr Hurd says Britain would attend any conference to discuss changes in the Treaty of Rome and added : ‘ The empty chair is not a British concept . ’ |
| 21 | Most dealers , including Lancaster Garages , which has showrooms in Colchester and Ipswich , welcomed the Chancellor 's decision to announce changes to the company car tax system a year in advance . |
| 22 | If Bartlett 's ( 1932 ) original view is correct we ought to expect changes in the pattern of recall of events . |
| 23 | These major companies are very stable , with an organisational structure which has been developed over many years and , like the Japanese Zaibatsu , they have a large-core business which is able to withstand changes in the market place . |
| 24 | Children get a lot out of them , much younger I think than most people assume , but I would also like to see changes in the organization of work for both men and women to make possible much more flexibility . |
| 25 | The ISE at the time of writing is attempting to implement changes in the way in which shares are floated . |
| 26 | Provision is made for a follow- up survey to monitor changes during the period of the project . |
| 27 | Its purpose then was to monitor changes in the environment worldwide , and engender popular environmental practices . |
| 28 | The space agencies of the United States , Russia , Europe , Japan , China and Brazil have agreed to a joint programme which will use both existing and new satellites to monitor changes in the global environment . |
| 29 | ‘ Now we are looking to carry changes into the rest of the factory ’ , Tricia said . |
| 30 | If they are not , Mrs Thatcher will either have to reconsider her faith in the private sector always to do what she deems to be the right thing , or she will have to promote changes in the way in which the markets go about their business . |