Example sentences of "[vb -s] the various [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many functionalists see shared values as the key to this explanation : ‘ value consensus ’ integrates the various parts of society . |
| 2 | Figure 11.8 summarizes the various forces at work . |
| 3 | It is the debate about the forces which determine this equilibrium which fundamentally separates the various schools of thought in macroeconomics . |
| 4 | The marmosets were injected with tissue from the brain of a diseased cow in 1988 as part of a series of experiments to test whether the agent that causes the various forms of spongiform encephalopathy " such as BSE in cows and scrapie in sheep " can be transferred across species . |
| 5 | What joins the various devices under a common heading is the fact that in all cases the discourses invoked are spoken through by a voice which has little or no inherent identity of its own but is defined as a principle of interrogative conjunction . |
| 6 | The Word-Maker contains the various symbols — consonants , blends , vowels , etc. — printed on separate slips of card , and a pupil can build up a word he wishes to spell . |
| 7 | For though when I say Gold is a metal , I say by implication that if there be any other metals it must resemble them , yet if there were no other metals I might still assert the proposition with the same meaning as at present , namely , that gold has the various properties implied in the word metal … |
| 8 | The closest he comes to it is , I think , in the passage quoted earlier in which he says that ‘ though when I say Gold is a metal , I say by implication that if there be any other metals it must resemble them , yet if there were no other metals I might still assert the proposition with the same meaning as at present , namely that gold has the various properties implied in the word metal ’ . |
| 9 | It was prostitution which was the main focus of the debate and moral reforming efforts from the 1850s , and this best illustrates the various elements at work . |
| 10 | The first-year unit highlights the various responses of authors to such central issues as the loss of faith , and of shared cultural values . |
| 11 | In a clear script on vellum it bears the various stamps and duty impressions required by the law of the day as well as the seal and signature of the above-named person . |
| 12 | Exactly who uses the various types of credit most has an important bearing on the main subject of this report . |
| 13 | Veevers ( 1984 ) provides a comprehensive background to the history of the eastern Australian margin while Bishop ( 1988 ) reviews the various models that have been proposed to account for uplift . |
| 14 | It embraces the various institutions that make up that the state — the House of Commons , the Cabinet , the civil service and so on — as well as the fundamental practices and rules that identify which institutions have power and how they relate to each other and to the larger political community . |
| 15 | Robert Dodsley , for example , in his poem Servitude ( 1729 ) describes the various qualities required in a good servant , with emphasis on obedience : ‘ Submission next must an Admittance find , / The humble Liv'ry of a Servant 's Mind … |
| 16 | Westwood describes the various forms of dependence of the women on their husbands and the control the husbands had over their wives . |
| 17 | This chapter describes the various roles that the Bank takes on , and puts them in the context of the overall powers that it enjoys , particularly in relation to the supervisory activities carried out and the possibility of the emergence of a European Central Bank . |
| 18 | This section describes the various ways of sending output to the printer along with the advantages and drawbacks of each method . |
| 19 | If the end of the line is fixed and the angles remain the same , then the conclusion can be made that a straight line links the various points . |
| 20 | Damage is assessed visually , and many countries use the illustrated Swiss guide Sanasilva which shows the various stages of decline in all the commoner native British and European trees in colour photographs . |
| 21 | Figure 6.1 shows the various stages of the current system . |
| 22 | The diagram also shows the various stages at which the three elements of value for money enter the cycle . |
| 23 | Table III shows the various measures of oesophageal contraction , analysed for the entire 24 h recording period . |
| 24 | It was reproduced in The Illustrated London News and shows the various offices grouped around a new square on the axis of a realigned Westminster Bridge . |
| 25 | Table 4.3 shows the various degrees of investment activity versus owner-occupier revitalisation activity in the North Side neighbourhoods . |
| 26 | For example , in the case of starting up a machine at a control panel the operator will be given the instructions and asked to provide a verbal commentary as he actuates the various controls and checks the various indications , this is a ‘ talk through ’ . |
| 27 | First we should discuss the atmosphere , and how it intercepts and modifies the various radiations . |
| 28 | The group includes the various Plecs and Ancistrus ; whiptail cats like Farlowella , Rineloricaria and Sturisoma ; and the usually small and different-looking Octocinclus group . |
| 29 | Each house sends the Executive 's proposed budget to its Committee on Appropriations , which divides the various parts among its subcommittees . |
| 30 | The LMS secretary not only monitors and administers the various budgets , she also sees her own costs and those of her colleagues displayed on the VDU that she operates . |