Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | That social support may play a major role in modifying the deleterious effects of stress on health and may also influence other aspects of health behaviour such as use of health services and the following of medical advice appears now to be widely accepted . |
| 32 | Support may help a bereaved parent to cope with his or her own feelings of loss , and thereby be better able to recognise their children 's needs and vulnerability . |
| 33 | The experience should provide a general introduction to the world of work and the opportunity to begin self-awareness of the individual 's skills , aptitudes and interests in relation to work . |
| 34 | First , all new entrants to full-time further education who have not had pre-service training and with less than three years ' teaching experience should take a systematic induction training course . |
| 35 | A lectern should have a minimum depth of 38cm and a minimum width of 5Ocm — space to hold two A4 sheets alongside each other — and a ‘ lip ’ of at least 1.5cm to stop papers sliding off onto the floor . |
| 36 | With the ageing of the original relay control system , the performance of the lifts was becoming progressively less satisfactory and therefore it was decided that the installation should undergo a major modernisation . |
| 37 | Before using LIFESPAN ABLE , the user should take a safe copy of the LIFESPAN database files in the LIFESPAN process account . |
| 38 | A layer of peat and gravel , or leaf-mould and coarse sand or loam should provide a good medium . |
| 39 | The drafter must have a clear idea of what the terms are intended to achieve ; broadly , he/she must have ( 1 ) a sound grasp of the relevant law applying to contracts of supply and ( 2 ) a clear understanding of the nature of the client 's business and the client 's particular needs . |
| 40 | In order to achieve these objectives the drafter must have a clear understanding of the following matters . |
| 41 | Where the price is not determined as mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above the buyer must pay a reasonable price . |
| 42 | ( 2 ) Where the price is not determined as mentioned in sub-section ( 1 ) above the buyer must pay a reasonable price . |
| 43 | By way of preparation , a buyer should perform a thorough valuation exercise and define a range of prices within which a sensible deal can be struck . |
| 44 | ‘ This afternoon 's coverage should go a long way in helping you set up your own firm , ’ he said , wiping his hands on a serviette . |
| 45 | To be effective , the programmer must have a clear objective , and be able to predict areas of difficulty and provide subroutines to deal with them . |
| 46 | Of course , in order to be able to establish an option contract on an underlying futures contract , the futures contract must have a prior existence . |
| 47 | To be successful , a futures contract must have a liquid market with low transactions costs associated with trading in the contract . |
| 48 | On Jan. 22 Havel withdrew his proposal that the federal parliament should comprise a Federal Assembly and a Federal Council , independent of and acting as a brake upon the Federal Assembly . |
| 49 | All candidates for admission to a taught postgraduate course should have a first degree in an appropriate subject , or a qualification or experience which is acceptable as equivalent . |
| 50 | At least one globe at the crossing should show a flashing light for the crossing to be deemed lawful . |
| 51 | It recommended that the curriculum should emphasise free creation and co-operative inventiveness rather than passive assimilation , and that the study of history , geography and literature should give a central place to Wales . |
| 52 | The Committee fails entirely to discuss , however , whether mistakes of a similar kind should have a similar effect . |
| 53 | While the entry price is likely to be high , price-performance should show a big advance on the current generation of mainframes , but it is questionable whether there will be big demand for the machines : sceptics will point out that once again MVS , and this time DB2 as well , will be being asked to do something that they were never designed to do . |
| 54 | Whether classed as amateur or professional , full-time sportspeople must have a good head for business and develop basic marketing and PR skills . |
| 55 | A bank using this technique of funding must charge a higher spread on its own euro-credits than it is paying . |
| 56 | The director of health promotion , Dr Phil Hanlon , said it was important that the board should set a good example to other organisations . |
| 57 | Eventually , it was agreed and confirmed at a mass meeting held at the Stadium in Liverpool on 6 October that the seaman 's wage on all foreign-going ships should be raised to £pound11 and the fireman 's to £pound11 10s and that the national wage board should determine a national port wage within four weeks , the award to be paid retrospectively . |
| 58 | ‘ Yes , ’ she breathed , ‘ oh , Havvie , yes , ’ and if , when he kissed her , with the perfect decorum with which a well brought up young peer should treat a single girl — even one who had promised to be his wife — she did not feel quite the surge of passion which she had expected , she put that down to her inexperience , and his tentative handling of her , which would change with time , she knew . |
| 59 | If this is the case , the combination of cisapride and ranitidine should produce a greater diminution in oesophageal exposure to acid than ranitidine alone . |
| 60 | Strange how her heart should give a little flutter . |