Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [verb] about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are a number of different conflict perspectives and their supporters tend to disagree about the precise nature , causes and extent of conflict . |
| 2 | This is necessary in order to clarify certain observations that some authors have made about the precise aspects or forms of psychosis to which creativity might be especially connected . |
| 3 | What are our enlightened descendants going to do about the fourth element , Earth ? |
| 4 | The fifth reason was that mixed feelings seemed to exist about the mass media generally and radio in particular . |
| 5 | It is not too soon for mainframe customers to start thinking about the new course on which IBM will soon embark . |
| 6 | The amount of RNA synthesized was unrelated to motor activity or any measure of stress that we could identify ( for instance how much the birds peeped or twittered ) , but it was strongly correlated with their preference score ; that is , the more the chicks had learned about the flashing light and preferred it to any alternative , the more RNA was synthesized in their forebrain roof . |
| 7 | Managers need to know about the annual financial cycle , the bureau budget and its management and local authority finance . |
| 8 | Existing tagsets tend to agree about the major word class categorisations but there are often differences in the sub-categorisations used . |
| 9 | Will my right hon. Friend confirm that if he or my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Employment had a meeting with business leaders to discuss the policy of the minimum wage , they would tell both the House and the country what business leaders had to say about the damaging effect on jobs that such a minimum wage would have ? |
| 10 | The distinction is a very significant one , because all the great religions of the world have emphasized how important it is that religion and life are bound up together , that religion does not hive off into some remote corner unrelated to the real world ; all religions do bother about the secular in the first sense of the word — about how life is actually lived and what people are and do , and not just about what they say and believe . |
| 11 | Few academic historians seem to care about the literary elegance that sustains the essay form . |
| 12 | While John Carter waited in custody , local police began wondering about the strange disappearance of the farmer 's second wife . |
| 13 | The history of science is the history of what men have thought about the physical world and is an essential part of the history of Western culture . |
| 14 | For many years serious and respectable citizens had worried about the new masses but now at least entrepreneurs and businessmen were able to offer them every service , every distraction , and every entertainment that their wages allowed . |
| 15 | Cameras mounted on tripods proved intrusive and cumbersome ; some chairmen and others have complained about the strong lighting , although most Members seem to have found the level tolerable ; discomfort has been experienced as a result of additional heat and difficulties with ventilation ( always a problem in summer , as those who have worked in the committee rooms or attended meetings there will confirm ) ; and the sound system has not worked well . |
| 16 | But this idea of God as an object up above the world ( or up above the universe ) is firmly ruled out by all that these religions have to say about the divine nature . |
| 17 | Researchers have argued about the relative importance to men of work and leisure . |
| 18 | Theda was more amused than offended , and when the assistants began scurrying about the little salon on the first floor , bringing samples for her to try , she very quickly fell into a mood of unqualified enjoyment . |
| 19 | Librarians need to know about the main reviewing agencies in their field : their frequency and coverage , the authority and quality of their reviews , the time lags in appearance . |
| 20 | The absence of mandatory liability detracts from the merchantability of the English sea waybill because consignors as well as consignees have to worry about the legal effect of small print and extremely broad disclaimers . |
| 21 | About 50 consumers have complained about the latest Citroën ad showing a woman being blindfolded and abducted . |