Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There would be nothing , in principle , to prevent an ex-employee computer programmer writing a similar program by the exercise of his own mental effort provided he did not simply plagiarize his previous employer 's program .
2 The middle notes last a little longer ( rose , neroli ) ; and the base notes have a profound influence on the blend .
3 The base component produces a deep structure tree .
4 The horns were still there , curled and chipped , the brown hair was coarse and stiff , and the flyridden eyesockets gave an uneasy impression of movement .
5 The scheme has made it clear to managers that the teaching contracts represent a substantial part of each hospital 's budget , and Dr Pearson says that most managers are now very anxious to work with the medical school to ensure a good service for the students .
6 The awards will be presented at the House of Sport on October with each category winner receiving an engraved Wassail goblet donated by sponsors Tyrone Crystal .
7 Clearly , the comparative static effects on the output and sales decisions stand or fall together ( and it is quite encouraging to see that that is indeed the case with our subjects ) : if a given parameter change suggests an upward movement in a reservation price then it should also suggest an upward movement in output ( and vice versa ) .
8 The Cuban decision raised immediate fears in the USA that the 1980 officially sanctioned exodus of 125,000 Cubans [ see pp. 30474-75 ] might be repeated , and there were reports that the US navy was reviewing contingency plans to mount a naval blockade .
9 West Knitting fleece had a disappointing year , aggravated by the unfortunate coincidence of late product specification by a major customer with the launch of new screenprint brand which caused severe production and delivery difficulties .
10 Now Scottish Natural Heritage will pay crofters in an area north of Uig — the bird 's last stronghold on Skye — in an effort to re-establish traditional management of enclosed croft grasslands to provide a safe habitat for the corncrakes .
11 How schools set about developing the statutory orders in the context of whole — curriculum policies represents a significant challenge for leadership and , not the least in primary schools , the strategies adopted by headteachers .
12 During January the federal banking authorities faced a renewed spate of failures among the 10,000 small banking institutions which conducted the bulk of America 's retail banking activity .
13 The Thunder Board has a 11 voice FM music synthesiser that is fully AdLib compatible a very large library of games support this standard .
14 As a result the X-ray absorption spectrum contains a precise signature of the atomic environment of a particular element .
15 Once this condition is reached , say with potential difference , balance is approached much better by adjusting the quadrature component to reach a new range to that corresponds to magnitudes of potential differences indistinguishable from some new much lower minimum .
16 It is a fairly uncomplicated system that avoids any conflicts about objectives and the methods of achieving them , particularly when budget preparation follows a tight timetable .
17 Variety chains offer a wider range of products .
18 When the policy was first implemented , there was no question but that those who were then on supplementary benefit and are now on income support gained a first-class service from the homes .
19 The Banking Ombudsman provides a free service , acting independently of banks as an impartial adjudicator .
20 Wood Group Fire Protection products cover a wide range of fire protection and safety equipment .
21 This majority decision reflected an unexpected alliance between the two remaining liberal Justices — Harry Blackmun , the author of the 1973 judgment , and John Paul Stevens — and an emerging centrist group consisting of Sandra Day O'Connor , Anthony Kennedy and David Souter .
22 The pastry case contains a spicy beef taco filling and the grated cheese topping browns in the oven to give a tempting appearance .
23 Brine shrimp make a good addition to its otherwise vegetarian diet .
24 Such a hypothesis attempts to describe a whole person , and not to separate certain aspects of an individual 's life for special attention .
25 A. undigested incisor from barn owl assemblage ( ×10 ) ; B. incisor from short-eared owl assemblage with superficial digestion along its entire length ( ×11 ) ; C. detail of superficial digestion caused by short-eared owl ( ×75 ) ; D. detail of same with the prism structure of the enamel apparent ( ×375 ) ; E. incisor in premaxilla from long-eared owl assemblage with tip digestion of the enamel ( ×30 ) ; F. detail of same ( ×85 ) ; G. isolated incisor from long-eared owl assemblage with tip digestion of the enamel ( ×15 ) ; H. digestion and splitting of incisor from European eagle owl assemblage ( ×56 ) ; I. digestion of enamel and dentine from tawny owl assemblage producing an uneven surface on both ( ×11 ) ; J. enamel removal from middle of incisor from kestrel assemblage ( ×13 ) ; K. detail of digested enamel edge ( ×375 ) ; L. heavy digestion of enamel and dentine from hen harrier assemblage ( ×18 ) .
26 The short-eared owl assemblage shows a similar discrepancy , and this is due to just one of the pellet samples having an excess of incisors , the incisors of the other sample and the molars of both samples being in deficit .
27 Hope 's other building projects included an abortive scheme for a ‘ Christian watering-place so to speak ’ at Bedgebury , and a slightly more successful establishment at Sheen in Staffordshire , the other Beresford estate .
28 And although we were joined by French , Belgian , Dutch , German , Danish and Finnish colleagues , the week-long Whitsun course provided a wonderful opportunity to reinforce the close links between the British Medau community and the College , directed by Jochen Medau , son of the founder .
29 These katures of the National Curriculum framework offer a powerful resource with which to classify children according to their level of attainment in ways that do not help teachers to overcome their difficulties .
30 The German U-boat offensive had a profound effect on Allied military plans in the second half of 1917 , for the German submarine base at Bruges was within 48km/ 30mls of the Allied front line .
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