Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , the camera flattens this perspective and the steepness of the incline is reduced to the viewer . |
| 2 | Here the tall and lanky Simon Lay , kitted out in high heels and hip hugging skirt , as Chrissie , the shy lass out for her first contest , evokes some sympathy but the character is merely a vehicle to introduce a stream of smutty dialogue into the proceedings . |
| 3 | In addition to the financing of each year 's new borrowing requirement , the Bank has also to consider the refinancing , by the issue of new debt , of that part of the existing National Debt which matures each year since the way in which this is done can affect both the liquidity of financial markets and the structure of interest rates . |
| 4 | The US now emphasises political stability and the need to decrease the size of Central America 's military machines . |
| 5 | While the child is in care no-one may cause him to be known by a new surname or remove him from the United Kingdom without either the written consent of every person who has parental responsibility or the leave of the court ( s33(7) ) . |
| 6 | I 've found that regular spraying has little effect when the air is dry for so long . |
| 7 | Defence again has this characteristic since the consumption of the benefits of a national deterrent by one individual does not in general reduce the amount available for others . |
| 8 | The hypothesis has this characteristic because the consumption line cuts the vertical axis at some positive point ( that is to say , consumption spending actually exceeds income at very low levels of income ) . |
| 9 | Involved in the idea is the injecting of emotion into the relationship so that it has some substance and the subject and object are linked by feeling . |
| 10 | Activity analysis carried out by the VFM team ‘ highlights further evidence that the pattern of visits undertaken by G- and H-grades is similar in content and scale to that being conducted by grades D and E. ’ |
| 11 | The issue of redeployment in relation to equal opportunities policy needs further discussion before the union can state its position on this , and this should be an agenda item for January 's meeting . |
| 12 | Clauses of this type , often known as " QC clauses " , are encountered where litigation may need to be conducted in the name of or at the expense of another party , and that other party wants some assurance that the claim is sound . |
| 13 | A task has high structure when the goal and the methods of achieving it are well understood and agreed upon — see Chapter 10 , Objective Setting . |
| 14 | If the purchaser has actual knowledge that the asset sale carried out by the directors is in breach of their fiduciary duty , the transaction is voidable at the instance of the vendor and the purchaser will hold the proceeds of the sale as a constructive trustee . |
| 15 | ’ … a purchaser is only affected by notice if he has actual notice that the car is on hire purchase . |
| 16 | It offers an opportunity to improve the environment of the United Kingdom generally , by taking traffic off the roads and by diverting some of the airline traffic which causes such congestion because the link will probably provide an equally fast alternative route to the continent . |
| 17 | She has real talent and a style all her own , while others above her in the charts are just clones of past stars . |
| 18 | The date has obvious value if the story is a topical one but it also s the journalist to check how long he or she has held material . |
| 19 | In the industrialized countries political problems have a different character , for although , as I have shown , economic growth is still a major objective , this does not involve the kind of social upheaval which accompanies rapid industrialization and the transition from agricultural to industrial production ; and it is pursued in a context of other political concerns . |
| 20 | The twelve mile coastline has magnificent scenery and a wealth of bird life , wild flowers , marine life and features of geological and historical interest . |
| 21 | It also causes lucrative publicity and a scapegoat , but that 's another story . |
| 22 | Clive Brittain , who is quietly confident of a major showing from Top Class in Sunday 's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe , should also maintain an excellent recent run by completing a double with Sloe Berry ( 2.05 ) , who was inched out at Ascot last week , and Charmer ( 2.35 ) , who looks better class than the opposition . |
| 23 | The government , for example , emphasises physical renewal and the extent to which public expenditure has levered private sector investment . |
| 24 | In many countries , regular servings of beer , wine and spirits contain roughly the same amount of alcohol — but many people still believe that a measure of spirits contains more alcohol than a glass of beer . |
| 25 | One thus has The intensity is related to this , but the probability distribution function contains more information than the intensity . |
| 26 | Every day contains more weather than a week in Scotland , and weeks in Scotland can drag on for centuries , believe me ! |
| 27 | The disadvantages are that the single battery has less stamina than a pod of AAs giving the same voltage , and the female terminal can splay ( or the segments fold under if the battery is installed carelessly ) . |
| 28 | It has less memory than the MP version , but can still be upgraded to MP capability . |
| 29 | Sanitation causes more controversy than the problem of water supply , possibly because it affects people in cities . |
| 30 | From an environmental point of view a bolt ( galvanised or stainless steel ) causes less impact than a peg . |