Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BUILDING work on a new county jail in Florida was falling woefully behind schedule , despite the critical need for additional space to house the many arrested as suspected drug offenders . |
| 2 | Whereas the time taken for a computer working randomly but with the constraint of cumulative selection to perform the same task is of the same order as humans ordinarily can understand , between 11 seconds and the time it takes to have lunch . |
| 3 | The centre ground of British politics remained the same uncertain terrain it had been ever since 1918 . |
| 4 | While for many people religious faith provides a spiritual backdrop to their lives , for others simply feeling a part of the continuity of human society provides the same spiritual dimension . |
| 5 | The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology used the same parishes for a parallel study of vegetation change . |
| 6 | It used to be common for agreements for the supply of crude oil to do the same , but these have gone out of fashion in recent years with the volatility of oil prices : they may reappear if the oil price settles down . |
| 7 | For the teachers who have to cater for all kinds of pupils this concentration on a particular kind of pupil and a particular kind of educational success poses the same dilemma voiced by the rural studies teacher in response to the promotion of academic examinations in his subject ; ‘ Once again we can see the unwanted children of lower intelligence being made servants of the juggernaut of documented evidence , the inflated examination . ’ |
| 8 | Either way , the general guidelines for healthy eating stay the same , it is just the quantities of food that may be different . |
| 9 | Viktor Chebrikov , at this time KGB chairman , made a still more pointed speech in September 1987 in which he declared that Western intelligence services were attempting to subvert Soviet youth and to sow the seeds of nationalist discontent , hoping in this way to undermine socialism morally and politically and to inculcate political pluralism ( Gorbachev , by contrast , had spoken strongly in favour of ‘ socialist pluralism ’ at a meeting with French public figures the same month ) . |
| 10 | how far are the specific behaviours associated with particular leadership styles the same in each country ? |
| 11 | The individual in residential care has the same needs , similar sexual urge and ( as a rule ) capacity , and may be subject to almost any of the problems which can afflict people in general . |
| 12 | Interface details may be qualitatively insubstantial , after all the program is a spreadsheet program , not an interface program , and may be written in different code to achieve the same purpose . |
| 13 | This byroad was formerly the main highway ; it is now little used although it is kept in good repair to serve the few local farmsteads . |
| 14 | The small restaurants were in good-natured competition to secure the most customers , and as Ashley and Vitor approached waiters came out to greet them . |
| 15 | In other Cabinet changes the former Interior Minister Chedi Neffati took over the Justice portfolio from Mustapha Bouaziz , who became Minister of State Domains , a new ministry with the responsibility of overseeing public properties and of monitoring the public sector . |
| 16 | Tony Smith claims that we apply a double standard to orthodox and alternative medicine , using published studies in the medical literature to denounce the former while relying largely on anecdotal evidence to promote the latter . |
| 17 | In other words , the constant term in the economist 's model — equation ( 4.29 ) — will fall , and by such an extent to ensure that the level of real output on average will equal the same as it did before , even though monetary growth is higher under the new policy regime . |
| 18 | He should be given the opportunity on reasonable notice to inspect the same . |
| 19 | The questions which are tackled at Advanced level reflect the many aspects and problems of History as a subject . |
| 20 | John Ritblat at British Land takes the same view and backs it with money . |
| 21 | The wind in your face produced by fast skiing has the same cooling effect and can result in frostbite . |
| 22 | We should remember that causing death by reckless driving carries the same five-year maximum penalty as is included in the Bill . |