Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , young Christians often face a crisis in their faith , because employers tend to discriminate against the country 's Christian minority . |
| 2 | The erm draft of or the advice that the local planning authorities intend to give to the secretary of state is currently out for consultation , we hope that it will be submitted by the end of the year . |
| 3 | Their problem is their flower buds tend to swell in the winter and can be damaged by frost or winds . |
| 4 | Initially , the chemical potential µ 1 , of the solvent in the solution , is lower than that of the pure solvent , µ 1 ° and solvent molecules tend to pass through the membrane into the solution in order to attain equilibrium . |
| 5 | Irish scrum-halves tend to arrive on the scene than at 22 . |
| 6 | several Journalism students formed part of the reporting team of Summit Radio , a week-long project of topical , cultural and current affairs radio programmes timed to coincide with the Edinburgh Summit in November 1992 ; |
| 7 | In public bureaucracies there may be conflicts of interest between different levels of the hierarchy arising from the values which different strata bring to bear on the policies being pursued by the government . |
| 8 | It must be said that in Britain the new public library authorities created in 1972 have in many cases failed to capitalize on the opportunities for better stock provision which the larger units were supposedly able to achieve . |
| 9 | The SFO only becomes involved in cases where more than £1 million is involved , and most cases tend to come from the DTI . |
| 10 | But despite all the authorities ' attempts to pretend that all goes well , the birthday celebrations are moving forward in the shadow of a public mood of national crisis , dramatised by the tens of thousands of East Germans struggling to flee to the West in recent weeks . |
| 11 | Party leaders should be free to devise programmes designed to appeal to the electorate as a whole , and they should only have to hold themselves vaguely accountable to the people through the direct mechanism of regular general elections . |
| 12 | The authorities promised to look into the complaints in order to defuse the situation . |
| 13 | First , to the extent that an issue is expressly covered by the Convention it displaces rules of national law that might otherwise apply and thereby renders otiose conflict-of-laws rules designed to lead to the selection of the applicable national law . |
| 14 | ‘ It is very disappointing when you think we 've beaten Blackburn , Manchester United , Aston Villa and Liverpool — all clubs tipped to challenge for the title . |
| 15 | Both are putting forward major expansion proposals designed to cater for the NorthWest 's rapidly expanding demand for air travel . |
| 16 | ‘ A couple of blokes tried to go over the wall about a year ago . |
| 17 | The majority of funds tend to come from the banking sector , although commercial bills are also important . |
| 18 | Militia presence was increased in Tashkent on July 2 in expectation of opposition rallies planned to coincide with the opening of the Supreme Soviet session . |
| 19 | It was unclear last night how many East Berliners planned to stay in the West , where facilities are increasingly being overstretched . |
| 20 | Students gaining both a written and oral component within 24 months qualify to register for the Group Award in English for the Tourism Industry ( EFTI ) . |
| 21 | If allowed to go overripe , barley ears tend to fall off the stems , and heavy losses can occur . |
| 22 | Because proteins are made of amino acids , if protein synthesis is blocked by giving an inhibitor , amino acids which would otherwise have been converted into proteins tend to accumulate in the cell . |
| 23 | Several rents are due but it may be necessary to withdraw money from the National Savings Account to pay for the booklet , ‘ A Guide to Services , Facilities and Interest Groups in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains ’ and a new supply of posters . |
| 24 | And the issue spilled into the tabloid press and the TV Times with readers asked to judge between the rights and wrongs of Sue keeping quiet and Terry 's hurt pride . |
| 25 | Dealers often advised pet clients to demand to speak to the chairman . |
| 26 | Usually , the supposed relationship between inheritance and crime has been inferred from experimental methods designed to distinguish between the effects of heredity and environment . |
| 27 | The adverse consequences of such loose rein appointment procedures were not lost on one White House aide who served both Nixon and Reagan During the transition the Reagan forces took a number of steps designed to deal with the sort of problems over appointments that Nixon had encountered . |
| 28 | Even imperialist anti-popes tried to reside in the city — and the emperors strove to keep them there . |
| 29 | His eyes seemed to draw in the light like two unreflecting pools and she was unable to tell whether she had dented his ego or not , but the patronising note that came into his voice hinted that she had somehow won that round . |
| 30 | His eyes seemed to glow in the darkness . |