Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some link with the doctrine of the matrimonial offence has been retained by the further provision that the court may not decide that a marriage has broken down irretrievably unless the petitioner can establish one or more of the five following circumstances : |
| 2 | The discovery of her father 's history of abuse is not only a personal tragedy to Miss X. Resale of the family home means she has missed out financially because the house , valued at £32,500 , was purchased by her for only £14,625 after a standard 55 per cent discount was made . |
| 3 | The United States of America has progressed much further than the United Kingdom has in determining this question but the basic legal principles are the same : copyright protects expression but not idea . |
| 4 | Under rule changes which Mr Smith wants implemented as early as the annual conference in October this year , future contests for the leadership and deputy will be decided in a 50:50 division between constituency members and MPs , including members of the European Parliament . |
| 5 | To stick to the motor car analogy , the design of cars has improved more rapidly because a designer can incorporate in a single design a synchromesh gearbox that originated in one model with fuel injection that originated in another . |
| 6 | Kevin McKenna , from Manchester Wythenshaw , said : ‘ No industry has failed as comprehensively as the prison industry . |
| 7 | With most agents in agreement that the top end of the market has held up better than the bottom end , this widening differential between the values of prime and mass-market housing is likely to increase . |
| 8 | With a drop of 42% from the peak reached in 1990 the German Expressionist Index has held up better than the more volatile sectors of French and American painting . |
| 9 | But once employed as capital that money stays there , it 's stuck and hopefully it earns money but it 's stuck there forever until the sale of that asset is is a achieved . |