Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes the public distancing of Romania from its Warsaw Pact allies , especially Big Brother in Moscow , was done in a quite insulting fashion : Ceauşescu could even implicitly put the Kremlin in the same category as the White House : ‘ The small and medium-sized states refuse to play the role of pawn in the service of the interests of big imperialist powers any longer . ’ |
| 2 | On Dec. 31 , 1991 , the two Korean states had initialled an outline agreement designed to ban nuclear weapons from the peninsula [ see pp. 38659-60 ] . |
| 3 | Although South Korea did not make an official response to the preconditions — all of which it had rejected in the past — it did agreed to suspend its pursuit of membership of the UN until the two Korean states had discussed the issue further . |
| 4 | By mid-century , many scientific and professional groups had grasped the value of the new medium as an aid to empirical verification . |
| 5 | Third , regional policies have eased the process of restructuring old industries by promising new jobs . |
| 6 | With these qualifications in mind , it can be said that regional policies have moderated the relative but not the absolute differences in the unemployment rates of development and non-development areas , as Table 4.5 suggests . |
| 7 | Coggeshall was neither large nor particularly affluent ; John Paycocke , nephew of Thomas and inheritor of the imposing Paycocke house , was assessed at no more than £53 , though the richest man in Coggeshall , his son having £10 as well ; to all appearances Thomas 's munificent bequests had depleted the family fortune . |
| 8 | Our dry summers have highlighted the fact that water is a commodity which can run out , and higher bills have focused minds on water economy . |
| 9 | It is not widely realised that Germans of all political complexions have identified the fate of their country with that of Europe . |
| 10 | This suited the British , especially when pro-Egyptian groups appeared to pose a threat to Jordan in April 1957 . |
| 11 | One treasury suggestion is to cut senior personnel because one estimate shows that junior ranks have taken the brunt of the cuts so far . |
| 12 | APROPOSED US ban on the most widely used fungicides has plunged the Ministry of Agriculture into another safety review . |
| 13 | The regional meetings called to set the agenda for the big human-rights conference in Vienna next month have provided forums for this bitterness . |
| 14 | The White House may have all the computer wizardry in the world , but it lacked the old-fashioned political skills required to get a $16 billion ‘ stimulus ’ package through the Senate . |
| 15 | Consequently , most professional artists need to exploit a variety of methods for selling their work . |
| 16 | Two controversial storylines continue to dominate the childhood abuse of Lorraine and the budding affair of Kim and Neil . |
| 17 | Despite the relative strength of the economy , apartheid ideology and economic policies have kept the majority of the population living in poverty , at a level more comparable to the countries of Central America than to that of the affluent South African whites . |
| 18 | To this the expectant Germans had devised an answer . |
| 19 | It was during this period that with the cooperation of the US Occupation , parts of the bureaucracy , elected conservative politicians and private employers sought to alter the extent of labour rights in order , it was argued , to maintain internal political stability . |
| 20 | Chairman Michael started off on a nice tripartisan note which er I think we on this side er did appreciate and it 's true that this panel er has agreed a great deal , covered a lot of ground and er I think er avoided the sort of er , er controversy etc. , etc. , was which we 're now caring now we are arranging in practical groups does mean the Labour groups has introduced a sound note er Brian started off by saying that the Conservatives er were not interested in an economic development strategy , er I must point out that and this activity derives from the local government managing act nineteen eighty nine , and by the present Government . |
| 21 | The work of COPPES is but a small indication of the determination and resolve of the women prisoners to demand respect for their human rights , Despite their exceptionally disheartening conditions , they have Protested using all the means at their disposal and have carried out educational and political activities designed to support the work of the FDR-FMLN : |
| 22 | The Luton families studied had relatively little free time left after work , given the multifarious activities required to keep a house , garden and car even minimally organized . |
| 23 | The work of previously marginalised artists has become an area of rich speculation among art dealers priced out of the ‘ modern masters ’ market . |
| 24 | The final method of investigating hemispheric functional asymmetry in neurologically intact subjects involves analysing the effects of requiring two tasks to be carried out simultaneously . |
| 25 | Currents do flow through water , however , and many underwater animals have developed the ability to tune into body electricity , particularly that of prey . |
| 26 | Paradoxically , the help rendered to the Party by the Armed Forces during political crises has reminded the party of this potential and invariably produced a redoubled effort to ensure military dependence upon Party and State . |
| 27 | Both the Conservative and Labour parties appeared to draw the conclusion that it was an experience to be avoided , not one to be encouraged . |
| 28 | Members of the group of hotels , conference centres and stately homes hope to use the bridge as a strong marketing tool . |
| 29 | He told the association 's conference in Birmingham : ‘ Day after day come fresh stories of proposals to ditch teachers by hard-up schools trying to balance the books . |
| 30 | Though neither Reagan nor any of his aides has formulated it in so many words , I think that the failure of standard economic remedies has created a kind of desperation , and , like a jilted lover , the administration is ready to take up with any attractive candidate . |