Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But most EC members are now no longer ashamed of being seen to strike tactical alliances with Britain . |
| 2 | Corporate executives contemplating the possibility of being required to commit corporate crimes know that they face a regulatory agency which for the most part will be unable to detect what is going on , and in the minority of cases when it does , it will have no heart and few resources to pursue the matter into the criminal courts . |
| 3 | Contraction with is used to generate associated tensors . |
| 4 | The second version of the Insolvent Debtors Act did not prevent anyone who mismanaged his finances , or who was commendably cautious but overwhelmed by catastrophe , from being forced to spend two months in prison . |
| 5 | We are lucky in being helped to envisage these statues by possessing a fine bronze statuette of identical character ( fig. 13 ) . |
| 6 | The absurdity of beef dumping is all the greater because the EC claims to be trying to support African cattle farmers . |
| 7 | Major obstacles remained over combat aircraft numbers , especially with regard to land-based naval aircraft , which the Soviet side had insisted on excluding unless a CFE agreement was to be extended to cover naval arms control in general . |
| 8 | Here in the social services , which , in volume of resources involved , represent between one-third and one-half of the activities of the state , the question , it seems to me , can not be posed by disconnected , spasmodic pluses and minuses but by presenting a broad and large conception of the manner in which resources ought to be redeployed to meet modern realities , and this will not be done without soberly assessing but boldly facing the in-built obstacles to that redeployment . |
| 9 | In Hong Kong yesterday the Group of Seven leading industrial nations said they wanted to give new help to Moscow 's reforms , but both they and Russia 's deputy premier stressed that future aid had to be tailored to win Russian hearts and minds . |
| 10 | Are parents going to be invited to see talented children involved in a theatrical performance or are they coming just to see their child ‘ doing something ’ on the stage with all the other children in the school ? |
| 11 | Rating levels continue to be adjusted to reflect changing patterns in claims experience . |
| 12 | However , any drawings of the women were forbidden , and so had to be constructed using many sources of information . |
| 13 | It is technically perfectly lawful for a Minister of the Crown to be empowered to make statutory instruments in such a way that they are never subjected to parliamentary scrutiny — indeed , there is no requirement of promulgation or publication for an instrument to become legally binding and an instrument made by the Minister and cached in his bottom drawer could be as binding as the Theft Act ( although in this situation ignorance might , rarely in our law , offer a defence by reason of s.3(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act |
| 14 | Old habits and traditions die hard and work will be needed to be undertaken to convince some parents that they now have a tree choice of school . |
| 15 | How these are to be assessed poses delicate problems for the social anthropologist as he attempts to evaluate local ideology and its relationship to economic and political commitments . |
| 16 | A Navy sailing master was permitted to take over command only for the duration of the brief period when it was necessary for the Simonova to be manoeuvred to allow technical officers to service the weapons and telemetry mounted on the platforms . |
| 17 | Since the population of adult males in Britain is many million , there are obvious savings to be made using these techniques . |
| 18 | Some attempt had to be made to build new links with the existing problem-based material even before the full implications for clients were known . |
| 19 | In Wilson 's view ( 1986 , p. 64 ) what is proposed does not form the basis ‘ for a generally acceptable … durable system ’ and ‘ there seems no escape from the conclusion that another attempt will have to be made to review these issues and make fresh recommendations ’ . |
| 20 | It has long been clear that IBM Corp 's latest restructuring into 13 somewhat autonomous business units has taken too long and has not gone far enough , and the company has called an extraordinary board meeting for this Tuesday to decide what cuts need to be made to meet 1993 targets . |
| 21 | Clearly , many factors influence reinsertion rates , but these factors and alternative treatments , such as hearing aids , need to be evaluated to avoid repeated operations in young children . |
| 22 | Circular and linear DNA appear to be cleaved using different mechanisms , and cleavage of linear DNA may require a second endonuclease molecule . |
| 23 | The new religion had to be seen to meet existing needs , and not to overtax the courage its converts would need to break with the religion of their ancestors . |
| 24 | Last , but by no means least , much still needs to be done to improve public attitudes and understanding , both to aid prevention of mental disorder , and to help the mentally handicapped overcome their disabilities and find a tolerable place in society . |
| 25 | We can not be complacent , and a lot of hard canvassing needs to be done to regain lost passengers . |
| 26 | General ‘ political economy ’ explanations must be correct in locating such developments within complex shifts in the production process , industrial infrastructure , and labour force requirements occurring at a particular stage of advanced industrialization — though much work needs to be done to define these shifts more precisely . |
| 27 | And Virgin 's boss says there 's a great deal that has to be done to stop more deaths in the crisis zone . |
| 28 | Like did er er people begin to be asked to do different jobs whereas you described in the older days , you were very much sort of , pinned to one machine if you like ? |
| 29 | Counselling on a one-to-one basis can sometimes be a difficult process , not least because there is no more depressing aspect of old age than to be asked to contemplate personal problems in isolation . |
| 30 | Now Ynys Mn Borough Council , already involved in deep negotiations with several parties to restore the hall for both community and commercial use , is to be asked to prepare detailed costings for the scheme . |