Example sentences of "and [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how ruthless and cruel the evolutionary process may appear to be , it nevertheless must be regarded as having been inevitably so . |
| 2 | Dr Neil wanted to tell her to be careful , that she really had little idea of how hard and cruel the world was outside the privileged fastness in which she had previously lived , but he contented himself with saying instead , ‘ Have a good time , McAllister . |
| 3 | An appreciation of these complexities will indicate how involved and unexplored the phenomenon of deixis really is and how the philosophical approaches to indexicals can handle only a small proportion of these problems . |
| 4 | Apart from very old and antique items , the only contemporary rugs to fall into this category are masterworkshop rugs , and possible a handful of the very finest items produced by a few " high category " groups . |
| 5 | One such — and possible the best of them all — is David Nobbs . |
| 6 | Alain Carignon , forty-four , mayor of Grenoble since 1983 , and President of the Department of Isère , is said to be very keen on the post and possible the strongest candidate . |
| 7 | A business letter , for example , will usually contain your address , the recipients address , the date , dear sir , yours faithfully and possible the words ‘ with reference to … |
| 8 | The upsurge in public concern over environmental quality issues during the latter half of 1969 led to the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act , which was passed with limited debate or opposition despite it being so fundamental and innovative a measure . |
| 9 | One solution could be to double notes at the octave , but this leads to poor results , as doubled notes become too powerful and upset the chordal equilibrium . |
| 10 | While a few felt that the social workers , were helpful and supportive an equal number considered them to be patronizing and authoritarian . |
| 11 | After that maryed to William Lambarde , Gent the 28th July 1583 and died the 1st Sept. 1587 , leaving on lyve by William Dalyson , Sylvestre , a daughter and Maximillian a son ; and by William Lambarde , Multon , a son , Margaret a daughter and Gore and Fane sonnes and twins " . |
| 12 | to accept as one of their primary aims and responsibilities the achievement and maintenance of as high and stable a level of employment as possible , with a view to the attainment of full employment . |
| 13 | Sir James ordered one of his retinue to stay and stable the horses while he and Corbett , accompanied by the remainder of his party , made their way carefully up the gangplank and into the busy ship . |
| 14 | They argue that goods are used to make ‘ visible and stable the categories of culture ’ ( 1980 : 59 ) . |
| 15 | I am anxious that my grandsons , Prince William and Prince Harry , should grow up in as happy and stable an environment as possible because they represent not just my family 's future , but a continuation of a tradition which has bound the British people together for centuries . |
| 16 | We wanted the co-operation of the public so it was important to convey the clues in as relaxed and conversational a way as possible . |
| 17 | LOOK SMART AND COMPLETE THE SET IN FASTRAX UNISEX SHORTS IN COLOURS TO MATCH VESTS FROM £6.50 , OR LYCRA KNICKERS . |
| 18 | Juliette finished her task , put the trousers on a wooden hanger , hooked it over the back of a chair and unplugged the iron . |
| 19 | Now the face when you look at them they 're going to be very pale , cold and clammy the eyes well , erm , unless they 're really into concussion they 're possibly normal . |
| 20 | If no distinction is made between public and private the search for good management is subverted by the ideology of " managerialism " : the belief that managerial expertise is the sole legitimate criterion for decision-making in public organisations . |
| 21 | West Indian families , for example , now in the seventies and early eighties are probably smaller than the equivalent British families — Indian and Pakistani a bit bigger . |
| 22 | This excellent system of continental escorting and fighting-off the Luftwaffe marked the beginning of the end for the Luftwaffe as we had known it up to the advent of the newly-engined Mustang . |
| 23 | Slowly , with infinite care , Rourke reached up and untwined the tight band of her fingers from around the heavy ornament . |
| 24 | One might hardly suspect that so simple a task for so few seconds of film could prove so practically trying and , on reflection , so symbolic of our whole chain of adventures , attempting to keep aloft and alive a consecutive string of luminous mirrors against rather ridiculous odds . |
| 25 | The solution of silica which had saturated the dead organisms and solidified into chert was clearly as fine-grained and durable a preservative as exists . |
| 26 | The professional , however , will wish to express the notion in as general and concise a way as possible . |
| 27 | It was the RSPCA 's intention to try and sedate the animals before taking them to a sanctuary . |
| 28 | For it is a prime fact about classical Macedon , and one that explains why so large and rich a country counted for so little until so late , that she was a frontier province of the Greek world ; beyond lay Illyrians , Dardanians and Thracians , and beyond them the drifting pre-Celtic populations of central Europe , undisciplined fighters but unlimited in manpower . |
| 29 | His answer is immediate and emphatic a good hunter , he says you know what a woman wants in a , in a husband is a man who can you know bring home the bacon literally , er it 's not smoked of course , but it 's fresh ! |
| 30 | The more vigorous and acute the illness is the quicker things change . |