Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [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 | Leading Welsh players , too , are concerned about having to play important league fixtures between internationals and a meeting will take place this week between Welsh team manager Robert Norster and coach Alan Davies and representatives of the 48 Heineken League clubs to try to come to a compromise . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The authorities promised to look into the complaints in order to defuse the situation . |
| 14 | Many of the cases appear to turn upon a consideration of whether the payment was voluntary or involuntary . |
| 15 | Cut off from her , with his father and stepmother both dying while he was still a young man , John several times tried to live with a man he loved , but it always ended in disappointment . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . |
| 18 | Both are putting forward major expansion proposals designed to cater for the NorthWest 's rapidly expanding demand for air travel . |
| 19 | ‘ A couple of blokes tried to go over the wall about a year ago . |
| 20 | The agent has to fill in the financial returns has to send in a report of financial expenditure . |
| 21 | The majority of funds tend to come from the banking sector , although commercial bills are also important . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | It was unclear last night how many East Berliners planned to stay in the West , where facilities are increasingly being overstretched . |
| 24 | 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 ) . |
| 25 | If allowed to go overripe , barley ears tend to fall off the stems , and heavy losses can occur . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Mr Paddy Ashdown issued his starkest warning yet that he would be prepared to force a second election if either of the two main parties sought to govern on a minority basis . |
| 30 | Dealers often advised pet clients to demand to speak to the chairman . |