Example sentences of "[vb -s] this [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clifford Smyth stresses the damage that would have been done to the electoral appeal of the DUP if it had been too closely associated with the Free Presbyterian Church and offers this as the main reason why the Presbytery of the Free Church refused to allow ministers other than Paisley and Beattie to stand as DUP candidates . |
| 2 | It is a fast and relatively cheap working method but it turns this into a real Spaghetti Opera , where the soundtrack never quite gels with the visuals . |
| 3 | Patrick O'Brian , surely the most closely related of Marryat 's successors , understands very well that rare concomitant of the adventure story , the effective partnership of mind and body in action , and displays this in a continuing group of adult novels which give a notable unlaboured picture of the Nelson era . |
| 4 | Figure 7.3 illustrates this for the same capacitor as that in Figure 7.2 . |
| 5 | Figure 7.3 illustrates this for the same capacitor as that in Figure 7.2 . |
| 6 | He illustrates this with an historical account of the development of the computer controlled machine tool . |
| 7 | Colin Thubron illustrates this in a haunting story in Behind The Wall , an account of his travels in China . |
| 8 | The therapist believes this problem is maintained independently of the client 's other problems and thus accepts this as the first goal for therapy . |
| 9 | The Dictionary of National Biography describes this as a pleasant interlude in his life . |
| 10 | But he achieves this with an intense desire for revenge . |
| 11 | Gale 's Application [ 1991 ] , discussed above confirms this as the correct approach . |
| 12 | Pre-sensitised board is available in standard sizes just like plain copper-clad board , and the manufacturer treats the copper with a UV sensitive etch-resist ink and generally protects this with a peel-off paper sheet , see Fig 1 . |
| 13 | Pupils will be encouraged to use printed lists of keywords when the system is fully operational , One difficulty here is to create keys for subjects which begin with the same first three letters e.g. FARMING and FAROES but the school librarian sees this as a useful information problem for pupils to tackle . |
| 14 | Intel sees this as a key development in the proliferation of client-server computing . |
| 15 | In part , McKenna sees this as a natural reaction to the ecological crisis brought on by the modern era . |
| 16 | TES president sees this as an important step forward in their drive to expand their overseas market : ‘ With the strength and resources of the Wood Group behind us , TES is well positioned to become a dominant player in all the markets we serve ’ . |
| 17 | Whereas Pope sees this as an inevitable consequence of women 's softness , Leapor believes that women can actually improve themselves . |
| 18 | A firm believer in developing a strong teamwork concept , he works best in a team structure and sees this as the best way to tackle key issues . |
| 19 | The Society sees this as the best protection against the exclusion of some firms from franchising and against any attempt to force them to tender for legal aid work on the basis of price . |
| 20 | Table 18–2 shows the price at which some of the early privatizations were offered for sale and compares this with the free market price established on the first day of trading on the stock market . |
| 21 | Deckard , somewhat sentimentally , interprets this as a magnanimous gesture indicating reverence for life , since he by now wants to believe that replicants are as good as ( in practice , better than ) actual humans . |
| 22 | In a letter preserved in Eliot 's copy of the Upanishads , Janman mentions this as an important passage . |
| 23 | It is said that Freud wrote in a male-dominated society , and that his theory about sexuality , and about female sexuality in particular , reflects this in the male bias in his work . |
| 24 | In the next chapter ( 1.5 ) Patricia Broadfoot discusses the impact of the introduction of the General Certificate in Secondary Education ( GCSE ) and examines this alongside the simultaneous introduction of Records of Achievement . |
| 25 | Whether or not one regards this as a prime example of the way in which a political settlement was undercut by the optimism of those Frenchmen who believed in a military solution it should also be pointed out , as Irving does , that ‘ Any policy which might have been construed as the abandonment of Indo-China would have been rejected by the National Assembly in 1947 , if not by an overwhelming majority , then at least by a decisive one ’ but this , in turn , did nothing to resolve the US dilemma . |
| 26 | ‘ PopCon regards this as the final solution to the population problem , since a predominantly male population will obviously produce fewer babies than one in which the sexes are evenly matched . |
| 27 | Kilakuldilok attributes this to a familiar list of reasons — institutional weaknesses in all aspects of conservation , lack of political will , rapid population growth , and lack of a coherent long-term policy . |
| 28 | He then contrasts this with an ideal world , where users with their own computer display can access any information at the touch of a button . |
| 29 | Dei Verbum 10 describes the magisterium as subordinate to the Word , but follows this with a problematic image of Scripture , Tradition and the Magisterium as a kind of trinity . |
| 30 | It does this with a strong suck and , since the bait is usually on a hair-rig , the hook is also drawn well into the mouth . |