Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] this [noun] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other departments the approach to assessment was deliberately kept as informal and flexible as possible , as in the following extended quotation from the Head of Drama at ‘ Pope John Paul ’ , which illustrates that this type of apparent informality can be just as thorough and searching , if not more so , than many supposedly more objective methods : |
| 2 | Whilst scholars debate how far economic changes have been responsible for breaking up these traditional arrangements , there is evidence that the idea persists that this form of joint household is an ideal which people would put into practice if they could ( Benedict , 1976 ) . |
| 3 | Brooke-Rose complains that this type of facile cliché has invaded the novel as well , and that though ‘ younger writers are fed up , and want to ‘ go straight ’ ' this is no longer possible because ‘ the currency has been devalued ’ ( 48 ) . |
| 4 | The evidence however clearly shows that this sort of wholesale forgetting is normal while we are asleep . |
| 5 | The Engineering Council expects registrants to adhere to good engineering practice wherever and whenever possible and considers that this Code of Professional Practice will assist registrants in achieving this standard . |
| 6 | However , if as a pure value judgement the government considers that this distribution of income-earning potential is inequitable , the government will need to raise taxes from some people in order to provide subsidies for others . |
| 7 | What is particularly significant about this passage is the strength of conviction the teacher demonstrates that this kind of informal assessment is right because it provides the maximum amount of feedback to all concerned , and furthermore is an integral part of the learning process , and not , as so often happens , an adjunct to it . |