Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Gorbachev , and others , should remember that a shrinking of American protection for Germany could raise the tricky issue of how Germany will defend itself — including the until now unthinkable thought of German nuclear missiles . |
| 2 | The extension of Soviet control over all of Korea would enhance the political and strategic position of the Soviet Union with respect to both China and Japan , and adversely affect the position of the US in those areas and throughout the Far East . |
| 3 | A GROUP of 60 securities specialists brought together by the Royal Bank of Scotland will propose the phased introduction of a three-day , rolling securities-settlement system and the setting up of an institutional shares clearing house . |
| 4 | But in the twelfth century , the house of Alsace could afford the high costs of their expeditions — Thierry went to Jerusalem four times , Philip twice — and the counts ' repeated absences in fact promoted administrative reform ; the baillis and the Grote Bref were as much the products of crusading as the English and Norman judicial system and exchequers were the product of the king-duke 's divided attentions . |
| 5 | The success of the scheme depends absolutely on the co-operation of the public , and whether the good folk of Ulster would accept the extra work involved is open to question . |
| 6 | A couple of pairs of Geophagus and 2–3 pairs or trios of Apistogrammas will utilise the available territory well . |
| 7 | THE Duchess of Westminster will open the annual fete on June 24 organised by the league of friends of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Gobowen . |
| 8 | Such diverse figures as McLeod Campbell , Schaff , Hodge and Ritschl began to insist ( even if they did not always fully carry it through ) that the person and work of Christ must determine the whole shape of Christian thinking . |
| 9 | They report that " the present proprietor of Islay can use the rare boast of having a proportion of his family plate manufactured from silver found on his own domains . " |
| 10 | They report that " the present proprietor of Islay can use the rare boast of having a proportion of his family plate manufactured from silver found on his own domains . " |
| 11 | Dawes of Nelson can make the long trip from Surrey worthwhile by plundering the Finishing Post Sprint Handicap at Hamilton . |
| 12 | Controversial plans for a superstore on the outskirts of Darlington could undermine the new Cornmill shopping centre . |
| 13 | ( 2 ) The united Germany and the Republic of Poland shall confirm the existing border between them in a treaty that is binding under international law . |
| 14 | I am sure that the people of Northumbria will welcome the excellent news that my right hon. Friend has given the House . |
| 15 | He mentioned that he hoped the Princess of Wales would open the refurbished clinic the following year . |
| 16 | In 1971 , only 19.8% of the inhabitants of Wales could speak the Welsh language ( down from 27.5% in 1951 ) and only 1.7% of Scots could speak Gaelic , most of the Gaelic speakers being concentrated in the Scottish highlands and islands . |
| 17 | The Prince of Wales will attend the annual conference of the Scottish Crofters Union in Stornoway on Friday . |
| 18 | But Dr Caldwell warned that ‘ failure to change the consumption patterns of relatively rich countries like Wales would break the fragile global consensus achieved at the recent Earth Summit , and lead to environmental disaster . |
| 19 | ‘ Failure to change the consumption patterns of relatively rich countries like Wales would break the fragile global consensus achieved at the recent Earth Summit , and lead to environmental disaster , ’ he warned . |
| 20 | The chairman and Mrs. V. Hawkins will make the necessary contacts . |
| 21 | The chairman and Mrs. V. Hawkins will make the necessary contacts . |
| 22 | In his case for a Palestinian state Mark Heller explains why , even with the recognition of Palestinian rights to self-determination , the right of return is wholly unacceptable to Israel : ‘ The return of the Palestinians … is impossible … because their introduction into Israel would derange the basic character of Israeli society and thus negate one of the primary purposes of Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza . ’ |
| 23 | The move into Darlington will bring the worldwide total of Body Shop outlets to 750 . |
| 24 | IBM , whose CICS/6000 transaction monitor is based upon Encina will license the integrated OSI/DTP software once the integration work is complete . |
| 25 | YUGOSLAVIA Bosnia means more bad news for Balkans Mike Glenny says the civil war in Bosnia-Hercegovina may drag the whole region into bloody conflict |
| 26 | Whereas the German draft treaty on monetary union presented in February would postpone the Eurofed 's creation until 1997 [ see p. 38022 ] , the joint Genscher-Dumas statement proposed that the bank be established at the start of phase two , which members had agreed in October 1990 should start in January 1994 [ see p. 37783 ] . |
| 27 | Bingham , scheduled to retire in December will retain the Latvian squad for next month 's trip to Copenhagen plus a fit Alan McDonald ( QPR ) and Stephen Morrow ( Arsenal ) . |
| 28 | Here every waiter 's a stand-up ( sit down ) comedian , one in five people you meet is a serial killer , joggers have an attitude , and a bunch of pinko liberal vegetarians from England can play the legendary CBGB 's club and get treated like gods . |
| 29 | Detailed interviews with management in a sample of bought out firms in Scotland will probe the financial and operational independent of such firms ; the nature of on going ties with funding agencies and past parents ; changes in internal organisation of the firm ; and the firms ' relationship to their surrounding areas . |
| 30 | They had drawn the conventional conclusion that socialist revolution in Russia must await the full-scale development by capitalism of the necessary industrial infrastructure . |