Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [art] [det] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the move could help to speed up investment in a few large projects , there were fears last night that the sudden change in the offshore tax system could hit the bulk of the smaller oil and gas projects which were expected to provide most of the work for the offshore supply industry over the next few years . |
| 2 | The bond issue , which could be launched as early as the end of this year , would be the first capital raising in an east European home market by the bank , which was set up by western governments in London in 1991 to catalyse investment in the former communist countries . |
| 3 | It is impossible to convey to an outsider in a few short words the hothouse emotional atmosphere of such an establishment , with its all-too-conscientiously suppressed sexuality , and the consequent hysteria , or just plain silliness . |
| 4 | By which he means people in the power elite mix in the same social circles and do not need to rely on lobbying within political institutions . |
| 5 | Perhaps , as ATP 's Weller Evans suggests , trying out a ‘ no let ’ rule in a few special matches or even among juniors might be worthwhile — a simple , sensible case of do n't knock it until you 've tried it . |
| 6 | Computer-aided design software specialist Cadence Design Systems Inc is to establish a number of joint production projects for the electronics industry in the former Soviet republics : meetings are scheduled with Ineum of Angstrem , close to Russia 's Silicon Valley in Zelenograd , near Moscow ; NPO Integral of Minsk ; BeloRussia and MKB Elektron of Kharkov in the Ukraine ; the Moscow office of Roy International Consultancy represents Cadence . |
| 7 | They specifically condemned the continued fighting in the former Yugoslav republics , expressed their " strongest support " for the UN sanctions imposed on Serbia and Montenegro ( the new " rump " Yugoslavia ) , and called for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh . |
| 8 | The first exercise can now be taken further : establishing the figure in a few choice lines . |
| 9 | The first exercise can now be taken further : establishing the figure in a few choice lines . |
| 10 | He strode past her , crossing the gravel in a few long strides to open the door of his car . |
| 11 | It seems likely that yet another northward-dipping thrust will develop even further to the south in a few million years . |
| 12 | That would make irreversible the shift to democracy , market economics and social pluralism in the former communist states . |
| 13 | It is perhaps appropriate to stress again that where playwrights require pages of dialogue to explain every factor in the development of the plot , to create a changing atmosphere and to show how the actions affect the actors in the play , dancers can communicate whole passages of dialogue in a few expressive gestures woven into enchaînements . |
| 14 | Having learnt the ‘ language ’ , you can take full advantage of the many facilities available , your ultimate aim being to gain a sound knowledge of the principles of husbandry and become expert in the many practical skills . |
| 15 | In contrast with what has been reported for cervical cancer patients , the lifetime number of sexual partners has not been found of significant , independent importance in the few case-control studies of anal cancer published so far . |
| 16 | The core of this project is a detailed investigation of the processes of social , economic and political change which are taking place in a few selected villages in the area from which the majority of Pakistani settlers in Britain originate . |
| 17 | The nuclear explosive process that would obliterate a city involved a reaction taking place in a few hundred shakes . |
| 18 | In the early 1990s there has been indeed a reverse transition to capitalism in the former communist countries of Eastern Europe , and the issues this process raises will need to be considered more fully later ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 19 | Despite deep concern over the possibility of a major nuclear accident in the former Soviet republics or Eastern Europe , Western governments have been unable to agree on a comprehensive aid package to improve safety standards [ see also ED65/66 ] . |
| 20 | Ratners does most of its business in the few short weeks before Christmas . |
| 21 | It says avoidance of the substance causing the allergy is the first line of treatment followed by drugs , where possible , to relieve symptoms and by desensitisation in a few selected cases . |
| 22 | She crossed the room in a few quick strides , grasped the handle of the door set in the wall and pulled . |
| 23 | By the time that the present case had reached the Court of Appeal , as many as 100 injunctions had been granted by judges of the Chancery Division , following the approach of Mervyn Davies J. By that time , too , the decision of the European Court of Justice in the Torfaen case had been followed by its decisions in the Conforama and Marchandise cases ; and it was the contention of the council that the approach of the court in the former case , upon which Wickes relied , had been tacitly abandoned by the court in the latter two cases . |
| 24 | Major civil conflicts lasting several years — other than the wars of liberation and their aftermath in the former Portuguese territories — have taken place in Nigeria . |
| 25 | But man also has made his mark in the many ancient monuments , castles and churches that dot the countryside and small villages . |
| 26 | No. 11 Commando became involved in fighting the Vichy French in Syria , while No. 8 Commando took part in a few unsuccessful raids along the North African coast , transported into action by the Navy . |
| 27 | I want to take part in a few more races next year and you 'll never hear of a plump jockey winning races . ’ |
| 28 | The cell failed to send anyone to take part in the few educational courses available , such as those arranged by the agricultural station . |
| 29 | In this section the facility of the Laplace transformation technique will be demonstrated by applying it to find the transient response in a few illustrative cases . |
| 30 | The milk sprayed into the bucket in a few short spurts and Piladu pushed the animal forward , let two heavily pregnant ewes push past him and reached out to grasp the wool of a lamb that was trying to jump the rail where the Captain and the Brigadier were leaning . |