Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun pl] [vb base] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | she found that the total numbers show an exponential growth post-war , but a decline from 1970 through 1984 . |
| 2 | The application of pressure to nominally dry carbon-free samples reduces the electrical conductivity as a result of a progressive reduction in pore connectivity , whereas the carbon-bearing samples show an increase in conductivity under the same conditions — an effect that we ascribe to reconnection of carbon conduction pathways during compaction . |
| 3 | You should note that neither this letter nor the enclosed documents constitute an offer . |
| 4 | Given these two reservations , some of the detailed criticisms contain an element of truth but others are superficial . |
| 5 | The Japanese authorities have an interest in playing down the importance of earthquakes but I do n't . |
| 6 | Whilst reading the following paragraphs keep an eye on checklist 2 , and also consider the program personality headings together with program style suggestions , as decisions about these will influence the presentation of the content of the lesson and affect the environment finally created in the classroom . |
| 7 | The three novels chart an attempt to develop linguistic techniques which represent the current state of affairs and at the same time challenge it by enlisting subversive laughter as a tool to destabilize fixed systems and tear away their protective layers of discursive convention . |
| 8 | Many women in the visual arts feel an ambivalence towards textiles : they may respect the skill associated with sewing and embroidery , and enjoy its qualities of colour and texture , but they are also aware of its image as a painstaking feminine craft of low status and strong domestic association . |
| 9 | While the empirical tests reveal an arbitrage opportunity , this can not be profitably exploited due to the use of stale prices in the computation of the index , the use of non-synchronous closing prices , inadequate allowance for transactions costs , regulatory restrictions ( such as the US uptick restriction on short selling shares , which limits arbitrage aimed at removing an underpricing of futures contracts ) , time lags in trading the portfolio of shares corresponding to the index , the presence of arbitrage risk ( the arbitrage transaction is not riskless due to uncertain dividends , uncertain interest rates , failure to unwind the share position at the EDSP , and so on ) or because the model used to compute the no-arbitrage prices is incorrect . |
| 10 | They will provide pockets of interest early in the year before the herbaceous plants make an impact . |
| 11 | The Austrian students have an entrance examination and only a few are allowed to enter annually . |
| 12 | Most of the qualified defences have an element of excuse — provocation , diminished responsibility , most duress cases , infanticide , mercy killing , and suicide pacts . |
| 13 | In skin absorption , it is thought that the essential oils , with their very fine aromatic molecules , pass through the hair follicles , which contain sebum , an oily liquid with which the essential oils have an affinity . |
| 14 | The above abuses have an effect on the quality of the nutritional intake of the unborn child , and this also extends to other nutritional aspects . |
| 15 | As the Israeli writer , Amos Kenan , observed , ‘ The big powers need an arrangement , not peace . |
| 16 | The western powers have an interest in seeing how we can assist with dismantling the nuclear arsenals of those three republics . |
| 17 | And the continuous loops put an end to tangled cords . |
| 18 | The new freezers have an operating range of -18 deg C to -24 deg C , while the chillers ' range is 0 deg C to +8 deg C. Temperature control is electronic with digital readout . |
| 19 | The new cars cost an average of £12,000 each and involved borrowing £300,000 — a large sum at the time — which with loan charges over fifteen years , amounted to £500,000 . |
| 20 | The latest findings give an indication of how narrow the Tories ' lead has become . |
| 21 | The earlier figures include an estimate for hidden wealth ; the later figures do not . |
| 22 | The written accounts suggest an array of special ‘ female ’ tortures , including the use of dogs , lighted cigarettes , electric prods and stripping prisoners naked . |
| 23 | In any case , virtually no heterosexual feminists have an analysis of heterosexism , which would enable them to deny they are lesbians without making it seem as if they are happy not to be . |