Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In others , dehydration and the accumulation of glycerol or other antifreeze agents in the body fluids appear to be implicated in lowering the freezing point ( Danks , 1978 , 1981 ) . |
| 2 | Each of these boxes is separate and , when at the program level , can be altered without affecting the other boxes . |
| 3 | Thus scheme six , for instance , might be altered by making the first instalment payable on the 22nd day after the loan and taking 7d per pound for interest . |
| 4 | As regards the substantial outside assistance to the Western Isles , one wonders whether a small part of it might not usefully be redirected to subsidising the high costs of transport between them and the mainland . |
| 5 | The burden can be eased by introducing the following procedure . |
| 6 | Language difficulty will generally be measured in terms of decipherability , the problem of which can be eased by reducing the symbolic complexity of the text . |
| 7 | Having consulted with the user clubs , it was decided to draw up plans for submission to the planning authority , although further discussions with all concerned would need to be undertaken before giving the final go-ahead . |
| 8 | Forster and Olbrei conclude from this that syntactic analysis is autonomous , and suggest that the difference between their results and those of Slobin ( 1966 ) and Herriot ( 1969 ) could be explained by viewing the earlier results as an artefact of the tasks used . |
| 9 | The new techniques will enable the source of silage pollution to be traced by comparing the biological composition of the polluted stream with that of silage heaps in the area . |
| 10 | If the bulb is attached to a capillary the change in polymer volume can be traced by noting the overall change in volume registered by the movement of the mercury level in the capillary . |
| 11 | Consideration should be given to using the following sources of information as the means to identify targets : — |
| 12 | Thirdly , more thought should be given to understanding the general nature of the balancing process which operates within fairness . |
| 13 | Because it is difficult to get everyone together , too little time and consideration will be given to making the final decision , which may well be made simply to bring the meeting to a close because one or other member of the panel has to get away . |
| 14 | Even the Oxford Museum was not free from Italian influence and ‘ Scott would be throwing away his best chance ’ if he let himself be debarred from doing the same . |
| 15 | First , when you 're told from every conceivable angle that something is , in itself , dangerous you can be lulled into thinking the very opposite . |
| 16 | You could be forgiven for thinking the only ‘ grand challenge ’ IBM Corp faces is turning its profit and loss account around . |
| 17 | This massacre of the innocents I blame on The Silk Plant Company whose trees , plants and flowers are so lifelike , one can be forgiven for doubting the real thing . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , a cynic could be forgiven for finding the penal crisis uncannily reminiscent of the supposed ‘ crisis of capitalism ’ , which some Marxists were once ever assuring us was real , severe , ever-worsening and likely to prove terminal in the near future . |
| 19 | If then there is no adequate improvement in the attendance record , it is likely that in most cases the employer will be justified in treating the persistent absences as a sufficient reason for dismissing the employee . |
| 20 | This first sketch can be completed by adding the small eye and the hatchet shaped bill ( Figure 1 ) . |
| 21 | The annual growth rate can be calculated by subtracting the earlier year 's membership from the later year 's . |
| 22 | These categories of luck threaten the very notion of moral responsibility in that if the precondition of control is consistently applied we would be disbarred from making the wide range of moral judgments that we find it entirely natural to make . |
| 23 | More emphasis would need to be placed on calculating the actual costs of providing FE courses , so there was a baseline for deciding what adjustments to expenditure and income would be required . |
| 24 | A particular emphasis will be placed on reaching the small business sector where the TEC 's expertise can play a major role in helping to nurture start-ups and rapidly growing small companies which provide the majority of new jobs . |
| 25 | The system may be checked without using the optical fibre for the moment . |
| 26 | It can be checked by issuing the following commands from a different terminal and watching the ‘ Operator terminal ’ . |
| 27 | If a squint and amblyopia are detected early , the amblyopia may be treated by patching the good eye , so that the lazy one has to work . |
| 28 | Jonathan asks me to say that Mary wants these items delivered to her at , anonymously , if necessary — I 'm sure those members of the trade still in possession of their underpants after the Christmas festivities can be relied upon to do the decent thing , and not abuse this rare privilege . |
| 29 | Why , one immediately wants to ask , can the state be relied upon to foster the political interests of the dominant class ? |
| 30 | Paul too ; for as she had come to know him better , she had grown fond of Paul ; dear , tactless Paul , who could be relied upon to mention the unmentionable , but whose kindness and gentle sense of humour were most appealing . |