Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] [adv] [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Held , dismissing the action , that a release by accord and satisfaction of one covenantor operated as a release of all other covenantors undertaking the same obligation ; that the landlord 's acceptance of the immediate surrender of the lease and the goods listed in satisfaction for releasing M. from all his liabilities under the lease was clearly a release by accord and satisfaction ; that there were no words of reservation or circumstances rebutting that construction ; and that the landlord had therefore released not merely M. but also the defendant company , as an intermediate assignee who had undertaken the same obligation ( post , pp. 483B–H , 484C ) . |
| 2 | A solid object , whether it is a rock , a fish or even a plant stem distorts this field and the fish can immediately sense the change . |
| 3 | The human embryo , for instance , passes through stages in which its structure approximates to that of an adult fish and then an adult reptile , before acquiring its final mammalian form . |
| 4 | ‘ I sold my house for £78,000 but then the building society wanted a mundic test and as a result I had to knock £11,000 off . |
| 5 | These disbursements do not worry the senior partner in a large firm who makes £40,000 or more a year net , but they fall heavily upon the less successful . |
| 6 | If I were the Secretary of State for Social Security , which I am not , my nightmare would be the early morning phone call from the Department 's press office saying that an eviction is taking place that day , that the media and particularly the television cameras will be there and asking whether I would be there and what were the Government 's comments . |
| 7 | The musical content of The Mysteries was provided by a group of musicians and singers made up of pupils and staff and even the school chaplain , Father Nick Kern on bass guitar . |
| 8 | His or her only links are the A&R staff and perhaps the marketing people . |
| 9 | It means the new Control Data Systems Inc company will start life as a $600m or so a year business , leaving its bigger sister , Ceridian Corp running at about $700m a year . |
| 10 | During speed changes the supply voltage may decrease front 40 V to 30 V and therefore the phase current reduces from 4 A to 3 A. For simplicity assume a linear voltage decay , so the average current and the rate of change of voltage with time is if the capacitor value is The periods of constant speed operation are in duration and about 5 time constants are required for the capacitor to re-charge : The maximum charging current occurs immediately after the transistor switch is opened . |