Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Absence of reference to certain objections in the statement of reasons was held to warrant the conclusion that the board had not exercised its discretion properly . |
| 2 | In the light of such attacks a number of attempts were made to resolve the problems posed for English , and liberal arts in general , by the need to demonstrate convincingly the social value of a humane education in a liberal democracy . |
| 3 | At this time , and throughout the 1940s and 1950s , a series of attempts were made to take the problems of attitude measurement , and the related issue of the relationship between attitudes and behaviour , very seriously indeed . |
| 4 | Also , the importance of signs was stressed to make the whole area more friendly . |
| 5 | Logistic regression analysis with forward stepwise entry of variables was used to assess the relative contributions of different factors to the development of oedema . |
| 6 | And the board of directors were urged to review the conditions of demotion and promotion from the eventual Second Division and Alliance League . |
| 7 | An expensive set of particulars was produced to promote the potential for a controversial development within the grounds |
| 8 | A cross-party coalition of legislators was formed to oppose the idea , proposing a law that would deny the licence needed for the launch of any billboard from an American rocket . |
| 9 | On their return to the beach , an hour 's flashing of torches was needed to catch the attention of the landing craft crews who had withdrawn too far from the beach according to one report . |
| 10 | Guidance was given on the conduct of the interviews and a list of questions was provided to assist the tasks of reviewing the work of the teacher and setting targets . |
| 11 | Within the army , a hierarchy of committees was elected to represent the soldiers . |
| 12 | There has also been malpractice in the past by officials administering the fund , he claims , in which thousands of pounds were used to foot the bill for regimental social functions . |
| 13 | A series of experiments was performed to detect the optimal concentration of butyrate in the culture system . |
| 14 | Comparisons between the various subgroups of patients were performed using the Mann-Whitney U test . |
| 15 | One of the documents , an apparent memorandum from Mr John Moore , Mr Newton 's predecessor , said the choice of EDS was designed to make the computerised benefits network less vulnerable to industrial action . |
| 16 | To counter these tactics , larger and thicker walls were built , walls with much enlarged bases ; and in the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries a variety of devices were invented to harry the attacker and make his work more difficult . |
| 17 | ( I recently watched a more formal version of this technique where a class of adolescents was invited to direct the teacher in how to appear as a King of a small Greek State in classical times who had lost his power to a conquering neighbouring state but who did not want to lose his dignity . |
| 18 | Analysis of results was performed using the Research Systems Integrated Data Analysis System developed by Bolt , Beranek , and Newman Inc , Cambridge , MA , USA . |
| 19 | The policy agenda of the Conservative administration after 1979 reasserted the importance of community care and a series of initiatives were undertaken involving the transfer of finance from health to social care , as a means of enhancing the development and co-ordination of care in the community . |
| 20 | On July 29 , a system of coupons was introduced to regulate the market of basic consumer goods in high demand . |
| 21 | The filaments on the underside of barnacles were found to resemble the bird 's feathers , so it was assumed the goose emerged half-grown from the barnacles clustered on floating logs . |
| 22 | In an NSPCC Report ( Vousden , 1987 ) workers involved with families were asked to indicate the factors they thought precipitated child abuse and , as in previous years , the one recorded most frequently was ‘ marital problems ’ , particularly in cases of emotional and sexual abuse . |
| 23 | So , data generated from surveys were used to infer the " latent structure " of respondent attitudes and motivations . |
| 24 | At the same time new regulations on imports were issued allowing the import of around 40 items , including consumer durables , computers , chemicals , shoes and vegetable and mineral oils , from countries other than India . |