Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aberbach , Putnam and Rockman ( 1981 ) use survey data and case study reports to demonstrate the relative influence of politicians and bureaucrats and the emergence of an increasing overlapping of roles as state authority has expanded in response to the political demands of newly mobilized groups . |
| 2 | We look after those little things , which make such a difference to your enjoyment … baby changing facilities , an exciting quiz trail designed to test the whole family , a free camera loan facility … and more ! |
| 3 | At the inception of this UK research programme designed to examine the intergenerational transmission of poverty , Harriet Wilson ( 1974 ) investigated the relevance of Sir Keith 's ideas on ‘ preparation for parenthood ’ to resolving the problems of poor families in inner cities . |
| 4 | The centre of the fighting was the headquarters of the Hasidic Lubavitcher sect where blacks and Jews exchanges volleys of bricks and bottles , whilst police in riot gear tried to keep the two groups separated . |
| 5 | At the height of the rescue operation up to forty five firemen equipped with heavy lifting gear battled to free the injured . |
| 6 | AS IT was about to send back its first results , the Science and Engineering Research Council tried to stop the northern end of its funding — the Hipparcos data is being monitored independently by two European teams to ensure accuracy . |
| 7 | Do n't you remember the canteen lady leaving to get the last tram ? ’ |
| 8 | On June 4 an estimated 1,000 people attended an opposition rally held to demand the immediate restoration of democracy . |
| 9 | Nowhere have these changes been more marked than in London and the South East , and the research project aims to document the two sets of changes and to examine their inter-relationships and policy implications . |
| 10 | The General Accounting Office continues to cover the Federal Government ; the FASB sets standards for non-governmental , non-profit organizations ; and the GASB deals with state and local government and governmental non-profit organizations . |
| 11 | Furthermore , the Stock Market continued to value the diversified BAT as if it were a ( lowly-rated ) tobacco stock , despite its expensive acquisitions in other fields . |
| 12 | Only one other opposition party managed to break the 1 per cent barrier . |
| 13 | He then flew to New Hampshire where he spent the day on the campaign trail attempting to counter the growing challenge of right-wing commentator Pat Buchanan , although he declined to refer directly to his rival . |
| 14 | It was pitch dark everywhere , and the whirr of the ceiling fan seemed to fill the silent bedroom . |
| 15 | The Department of Employment has said that the market testing programme aims to provide the best value for money for the taxpayer . |
| 16 | Orkney Islands Council Social Work Department refused to implement the independent decision of the Children 's Panel , and blamed the Reporter for allowing them to reach it . |
| 17 | A worthwhile accessory for the home woodworker aiming to make the best use of a router . |
| 18 | In its Working Paper , the Criminal Law Revision Committee declined to consider the mental element in rape since Morgan and the Sexual Offences ( Amendment ) Act appeared to have settled the matter . |
| 19 | The NPA 's founding chairman , Jose Maria Sison , 52 , who was based in the Netherlands , was believed to be committed to retaining the organisation 's Maoist strategy of a peasant-based guerrilla war designed to control the rural areas and isolate the cities . |
| 20 | Cockfield Fell managed to escape the 18th Century Enclosure Acts and remains a valuable area of common land . |
| 21 | Small e.p.s.ps were evoked by bipolar wire electrodes placed in the stratum radiatum , with the stimulus strength adjusted to give the smallest e.p.s.p. that seemed to be evoked reliably . |
| 22 | Any notion of the Government playing a role in increasing the provision of child care seems to escape the Prime Minister . |
| 23 | Governors at Gillbrook School in South Bank hope to become the first grant maintained school in the North-East . |
| 24 | Colour printing is a very precise operation and Illustrator will control the angle and density of the halftone screen required to produce the final image . |
| 25 | A CHILD murderer set to become the first person to be hanged for 28 years has sparked controversy across America . |
| 26 | ‘ After a long and painful recession business needs to readdress the strategic issues to secure sustainable growth in the 90s , ’ said Harold Eatock , director of the CBI south-eastern region . |
| 27 | On the stock market , BAe shares responded to the news — and reports that a consortium of international banks were about to provide some kind of support package to help to finance the massive Saudi Arabian defence order — with a 27p jump to 553p on brisk turnover . |
| 28 | The UK sales and distribution base aims to achieve the same high standard in sales delivery and technical service that are so well established by Fluka throughout Europe . |
| 29 | The administration 's success in cutting the budget was an impressive accomplishment , but for supply-side hawks like David Stockman , it was only a means to an end , an essential first step , for the real heart of the Reagan Revolution lay in the massive tax cut needed to unfetter the capitalist system and to revive the American economy . |
| 30 | Robyn has a vivid mental image of the girl before her , now so pleasantly and comfortably dressed , sheathed in latex and nylon , the full fetishistic ensemble of brassiere , knickers , suspender belt and stockings with which the lingerie industry seeks to truss the female body , and having to parade at some fashion show in front of leering men and hardfaced women from department stores . |