Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But these extensive discussions failed to provide a common area of agreement , mainly because of divergent national interests and unfavourable economic developments such as inflation , recession , and the oil crisis . |
| 2 | Choose styling products formulated to give a natural-looking hold for casual styling . |
| 3 | Thus polar groups tend to encourage a higher T g than non-polar groups of similar size , as seen when comparing polypropylene , poly ( vinyl chloride ) and polyacrylonitrile . |
| 4 | There are a number of reasons why meetings tend to have a poor reputation . |
| 5 | The heterogeneity of labour and the job-specificity of skills tend to create a strong linkage between workers and their employers and , in some cases , cause firms to fill as many of their vacancies as possible by means of internal promotions . |
| 6 | The capital fund ( £140 ) was deployed to help offset the deficit , and plans made to expect a further £300 deficit in 1916 . |
| 7 | Anemones tend to dribble a little water from their centres if you press them . |
| 8 | Broadly , the declines in the concentration ratio have tended to occur during periods of market growth , while the rises have corresponded to recessions , suggesting that high levels of bond issues lead to a more even spread of issues between firms as well as new entry , while in slack periods the dominant houses tend to take a larger proportion of issues , smaller houses being squeezed out . |
| 9 | Rugby Union : New rules make scouting a positive option for clubs |
| 10 | In Rome , central areas such as the Piazza di Spagna , Via Condotti and Via Veneto are particularly well decorated , while in Piazza San Pietro [ St. Peter 's Square ] crowds flock to see a big Christmas tree — a gift from Austria — together with a Nativity scene . |
| 11 | It is no coincidence that since Sir Peter became Commissioner in 1987 , the relationship between Scotland Yard and London 's 13 Labour authorities has seen a new detente . |
| 12 | They point out that a survey of local authorities has shown a poor level of awareness of food hygiene among many food businesses . |
| 13 | As diverse evidence also indicates that the stars found in star-forming regions lose mass either from their surfaces or from surrounding accretion disks , a causal connection between stellar mass loss and the H-H objects has become a widespread article of faith . |
| 14 | Listening to all these personal accounts has had a profound effect on us . |
| 15 | The United states has done a great deal to blur the barrier between the bomb and the watt . |
| 16 | In the educational sphere , the minimum competencies legislation passed by at least 38 states has provided a possible vehicle ( litigation ) for ordinary laymen to demand that certain tasks are fulfilled by the professionals . |
| 17 | Finally , the increase in projects has produced a constant stream of highly-paid expatriate consultants . |
| 18 | Imaging software company Excalibur Technologies has opened a new headquarters in San Diego , California in addition to its existing US office in Virginia and its Windsor , Berkshire UK subsidiary : the new premises offer the best in demonstration and training facilities . |
| 19 | The government also pursued policies designed to encourage a commercial ethos in the remaining public enterprises . |
| 20 | Sir , The current debate on fair competition between booksellers and book clubs has exposed a whole area of concerns for booksellers . |
| 21 | Supermarkets , including Tesco 's store in Banbury and the Co-Op in Kidlington , were also found to be selling ham , which experts say had a high risk of food poisoning . |
| 22 | One of my Oscars has developed a lower jaw which is twisted . |
| 23 | This in turn has made the South more competitive and in some cases has had a positive effect on salaries . |
| 24 | The material researchers provide makes a great safety net . |
| 25 | Too many coaches want to impose a technical straightjacket on their pupils , which can destroy them more than it improves and helps them . |
| 26 | This question of the benefit to be achieved from library activities has generated a good deal of literature , none of it very conclusive . |
| 27 | Classical periods of literature are judged severely since they represent a moment of complacent self-satisfaction in which the movement of history is artificially suspended , in which social formations and institutions appear to have a permanent position in a fixed , hierarchical structure . |
| 28 | The recently announced moratorium on new health promotion clinics has put a temporary brake on applications , but it seems probable that the new regulations from next April will encompass stress clinics , although within a cash limited total . |
| 29 | In a survey of small businesses , Nat West said that late payment of trade debts has become a major problem over the past year . |
| 30 | It has been demonstrated that the dominance of unemployment in these outer estates has had a growing impact on the relative decline in income in each of these areas . |