Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [subord] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using this method the idling current can be limited to very low values whilst maintaining the large voltage and current swings required to drive a loudspeaker . |
| 2 | Genette distinguishes parody from other forms of ‘ hypertextuality ’ as that ludic mode which effects punctual and systematic transformations of specific texts while retaining the noble style of the original ( 1982:33–5 ) . |
| 3 | The way they are cut also disguises her smallish breasts and widish hips while making the most of her height : thus are ideology and vanity equally satisfied . |
| 4 | Where they do differ is that they know a great deal less about the properties of social and psychological phenomena than do the natural sciences about the properties of the natural world . |
| 5 | Generally , many advisers recommend index-linked gilts as providing the best net return to 40% taxpayers . |
| 6 | Being in a position of absolute power , Mussolini did every thing he could to ensure his continuing popularity by constructing autostrade , electrifying railways and making the trains run on time , as well as by such elaborate schemes as draining the Ponrine Marshes , previously infested by malarial mosquitoes , and reclaiming them for agriculture . |
| 7 | In the Junior School we are determined to keep pace with current thought and practice identified in the recent national initiatives while maintaining the traditional standards of excellence which parents rightly expect of George Heriot 's . |
| 8 | I propose a new classification as follows : These categories have the advantage of including the more traditional elements while highlighting the egocentric nature of deixis ( the origo ) and giving prominence to the major deictic category , reference . |
| 9 | What it does reflect is the willingness of the British government to increase the chances of criminalizing poor , oppressed , and sometimes inadequate individuals whilst leaving the rich corporate executive free to operate within and outside the law . |
| 10 | In the context of a general discussion of Nicholas I 's attitude towards non-Russians ( both inside and outside the empire ) , it is more important to note the sheer complexity of Caucasian affairs than to grade the first Viceroy 's performance . |
| 11 | One must have regard to the potential for legal expenses when determining the ultimate extrajudicial settlement figure in any case . |
| 12 | Those societies survive and flourish which have discovered how to exploit its preservative effects while containing the destructive ones . |
| 13 | In particular there are prominent naturally occurring peaks at 1461 keV caused by gammas from potassium-40 ( 40 K ) and at 2615 keV from thallium-208 ( 208 Tl ) which provide important landmarks when identifying the various peaks appearing in the detector . |
| 14 | If last year 's congressional deliberations are any guide , R&D should recoup some of the losses in programmes unpopular with the White House , and defence wo n't get everything the Pentagon would like — in effect , lopping off the extreme fluctuations while maintaining the basic thrust of the White House economic philosophy . |
| 15 | Moreover , the former often outperform the latter ; consumer magazines commonly suggest specific mutual companies as providing the best deal and there is some evidence that they are superior in performance more generally ( see , for example , Finsinger , 1983 ) . |
| 16 | There was talk of having a professional army and allowing more republican independence in military affairs while leaving the nuclear forces under single control . |
| 17 | They provide a useful and complex institutional façade , which absorbs political energies in non-threatening ways while masking the effective centralization of power in a tightly co-ordinated executive — military machine linked to big business . |
| 18 | For instance , a corporation may have clear strong central guidelines on financial targets while leaving the subsidiary companies free to choose how to achieve them . |
| 19 | ( There was nothing I could do about my khaki shorts except tighten the wizened Dan Dare belt that Brynley had passed on . ) |
| 20 | In the present study , the noun-noun combination does not produce any more reliable plural continuations than does the name-name combination , so such a contrast mechanism is not operating in the present study . |
| 21 | In 1967 there was an all-party conference on the future of the Lords , the objectives being to retain these useful minor functions while ending the hereditary basis of membership , the built-in Conservative majority and the delaying powers of the Lords . |
| 22 | It is also common for regiments to have differently coloured cuffs , sleeves , or other minor details whilst retaining the overall colour of their state . |
| 23 | It seems appropriate to emphasise four main points when summarising the above discussion : |
| 24 | The incidence of syphilis itself , though a real problem , was actually declining from the 1860s while the Acts were manifestly unfair , for they took for granted the double standard and consequently sought to control working-class women while ignoring the major source for the spreading of the disease , the men . |