Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] the [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer to that may be that lowering cholesterol influences the level of serotonin , a neurotransmitter which affects mood . |
| 2 | Few of the specifics of the James proposals were implemented in the forms envisaged , but government acceptance of the principle of a degree structure to replace the certificate became the focus of debate and planning in the colleges and departments of education . |
| 3 | Since volcanoes composed of similar rock types are also found in a range of climatic environments they also provide the opportunity to compare the effects of climate on the rate and nature of denudation . |
| 4 | The provision making time of the essence will enable the buyer to cancel the contract for breach , without notice , if the seller does not deliver exactly in accordance with the contract . |
| 5 | The system contract in Chapter 4 deals with this question at some length , but it is not unusual in standard terms and conditions to find a simple clause which permits the buyer to cancel the order in return for payment of a cancellation fee . |
| 6 | It is estimated that some 30 per cent of the overhead and marketing budget represents the cost of production and distribution of brochures . |
| 7 | Dynamic input of the text involves the user generating the text at run-time using either an electronic bitpad or electronic paper . |
| 8 | The team is weighing young children every month , and about 15 per cent of them have to go to intensive feeding , with high-energy milk to combat the symptoms of kwashiorkor . |
| 9 | This change erodes the distinction between university and what were previously known as ‘ public sector ’ institutions , and may blur what Burgess ( 1977 , pp. 2332 ) has argued is a contrast between the ‘ autonomous ’ ( university ) and ‘ service ’ ( polytechnic/ college ) traditions . |
| 10 | However , it seems that although the exemption can only be waived on a building-by-building basis , if the exemption is waived for a building as a whole , but if a lease of part of the building prohibits the addition of VAT , the landlord will have to account to Customs & Excise for VAT out of the net rent . |
| 11 | Mr. McGregor recognised the force of this and accepted that , had not statute intervened , the judges would have been likely to extend the English law of negligence to accommodate the requirements of justice . |
| 12 | He explained that the Government 's original pledge last year of £55 million had been increased to £75 million , with a further £40 million funding to spearhead the regeneration of east Manchester . |
| 13 | So that you could get the slow and of course coating the granules before compression . |
| 14 | It has taken over from the Appeal committee the task of raising money to support the teaching of Law in Somerville . |
| 15 | Richard Hoggart , for example , notes in 1951 that the adult tutor is necessarily forced to face challenges to the self evident value of literature given the types of student involved . |
| 16 | The British case represents the kind of compromise commentators on our national characteristics have come to expect . |
| 17 | Among other things , Peaks Marine supplies the sort of deck canopy you might shelter under to keep the rain out of your Pimms at Henley . |
| 18 | In contrast , the production route involves the modification of land and its relatively immediate sale . |
| 19 | The counsellor is given an opportunity to treat the pain with respect , and for the person seeking help this can be a supremely important experience . |
| 20 | It was their first opportunity to treat the murder in detail . |
| 21 | Where an exclusion clause controlled by the UCTA is specific to a particular liability the effect of the UCTA is either to render the clause unenforceable ( if the UCTA imposes a total ban ) , or ( if the UCTA imposes the requirement of reasonableness ) to render the clause unenforceable if it fails to satisfy that requirement . |
| 22 | The University offers the degree of MSc by Research in the Faculties of Arts , Science and Engineering and Social Sciences . |
| 23 | Our experience passed the limits of abhorrence : I lost all my earthly faculties and fought like an angel . |
| 24 | … syndrome of religious rites symbolizing the struggle to preserve the egg of life through the rigours of impending winter . |
| 25 | Preparation involves the withdrawal of diet and fluids 6 hours pre-operatively , and post-operatively until the effects of the local anaesthetic have worn off — approximately 1 hour . |
| 26 | By the end of it , some members may have forgotten the reasons for the whole idea , so let us recap briefly : there are economies of scale , certainly , though the addition of 6,500 members to 100,000 does not in itself produce any great saving in CIB operating costs ( we used to recruit nearly three times that number of new members from the banks alone in a good year in the 1980s ) ; there is potential recruitment , from more than 60,000 building society employees ; but , above all , the merger demonstrates to the public that two major parts of the much maligned financial services sector are keen to improve their standards , and gives commercial rivals an exceptional opportunity to enjoy the benefits of co-operation in educational endeavour . |
| 27 | The current EFTA Council chairman Pertti Salolainen spoke of the EEA as " a building block in the new European architecture " and suggested that " while the EC will of course remain the centre of attraction in Europe , the EEA may very well become an attractive concept for central and eastern European countries seeking to become part of the greater European family " . |
| 28 | I believe we should all warmly welcome this opportunity to debate the role of audit ; it gives the users of audit services the opportunity to have their say and it should make a major contribution to dealing with the expectation gap . |
| 29 | The combination of a large meal and physical tiredness made the thought of sleep irresistible , and she longed for her bunk . |
| 30 | Climb onto a platform and your weight sets the contraption in motion the deck rides up and down simulating ocean swells , the soundtrack plays the moans of whale songs , and a film projection shows an opening and closing hand that approaches and recedes in wavelike sequence on the now-rotating screens . |