Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrangement of the oceans in relation to the continents plays a decisive role in creating and sustaining life on Earth . |
| 2 | We are living in a remarkable time , when the conflict of opinions renders a firm foundation of knowledge indispensable … |
| 3 | Working in groups offers an enjoyable contrast to individual work and is also an effective form of therapeutic intervention , as well as being a cost-efficient use of time . |
| 4 | The second part of your review of previous diet attempts involves a close look at your weight control behaviour . |
| 5 | How schools set about developing the statutory orders in the context of whole — curriculum policies represents a significant challenge for leadership and , not the least in primary schools , the strategies adopted by headteachers . |
| 6 | Dealing between GEMMs plays an important part in the maintenance of an efficient and liquid market . |
| 7 | This change in attitudes plays a crucial part in the development of a drawbridge mentality , which is replacing the more collective outlook of previous decades . |
| 8 | Each of these activities offers a newsworthy vehicle for furthering your objectives vis-a-vis your various target audiences . |
| 9 | The result is certainly a change of meaning : The cat sat on the moss ; but in this case it is impossible to find a different sentence in which the same substitution of forms produces a parallel change of meaning . |
| 10 | The formulation and implementation of pilot , demonstration and otherwise innovative projects plays a crucial role in unlocking and mobilising the full potential of Glasgow 's assets . |
| 11 | ICARDA 's multidisciplinary staff of over 60 senior scientists and 600 technical and support personnel has an international mandate for barley , faba bean and lentil production improvement and — with other centres — a joint regional mandate for wheat and chickpea production improvement . |
| 12 | The employment and income created directly and indirectly by Scotch Whisky companies and their associated supplier chains has a further impact on the UK economy . |
| 13 | A card index of chess openings covers an entire wall from floor to ceiling ; there is a computerised data bank of opening variations and middle game types . |
| 14 | The approach of classroom testing against the hearing norms has a long tradition among educators and researchers . |
| 15 | In the horse , T. axei has a prepatent period of 25 days while in game birds infected with T. tenuis it is only 10 days . |
| 16 | ‘ it is difficult to see how these ( organisation ) problems can be solved efficiently without restoring responsible autonomy to primary groups throughout the system and ensuring that each of these groups has a satisfying sub-whole as its work task , and some scope for flexibility in work-pace . |
| 17 | I do think the artificial division of people into age groups has a damaging effect on society . |
| 18 | Exposure both in working life and everyday living to different sets of values , assumptions , expectations , and behaviour patterns places a severe strain on the individual . |
| 19 | Secondly data structures are already beginning to come apart from use structures and GIS plays a central role in this . |
| 20 | The complex nature of policy provision for many policy arenas involves a large number of actors in local authorities , central government , voluntary , bodies , pressure groups , inter-governmental bodies , local authority associations , professional bodies and so on ( see Hambleton , 1986 ) . |
| 21 | No Hiding Place Sitting containers on pallets or bricks goes a long way toward preventing them from harbouring all kinds of pests under their bottoms . |
| 22 | Extensive stretching of the crust above these granite intrusions produces a faulted terrain with active volcanoes . |
| 23 | They 're added to marzipan to improve its flavour and keeping qualities , and a little oil of bitter almonds goes a long way in much confectionery . |
| 24 | Furthermore , sometimes the government expressly delegates public administrative functions to non-governmental bodies : for example , under the Financial Services Act 1986 the Securities and Investments Board exercises a wide range of regulatory functions delegated to it by the Secretary of State ; the Board of Deputies of British Jews plays an important role in policing certain Sunday Trading laws ; the Wood Green Animal Shelter in North London runs the government 's computerized register of fighting dogs ; and the Rowntree Trust ( a private charitable organization ) administers the Family Fund ( a public fund to assist families of severely handicapped children ) . |
| 25 | It has been recently shown that leukocyte accumulation within the mucosal blood vessels plays an important role in the pathogenesis of indomethacin induced gastropathy . |
| 26 | The policing of processions , marches , demonstrations and meetings of various sorts represents a considerable call on modern police resources , especially in the Metropolitan Police area of London , whose central location makes it particularly attractive to groups wishing to express a point of view in public . |
| 27 | Always smooth , always light , each of the seven ‘ Bonne Cuisine ’ sauces transforms an everyday meal into a deliciously different dish . |
| 28 | It might be argued that violation of the treaty by its parties constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances justifying Protocol States in terminating their commitments . |
| 29 | The addition of herbs and spices in many combinations produces a wonderful variety of flavoursome sausages to grace any supper table , but it is really only black pudding , a breakfast sausage made with large pieces of pork back fat and pig 's blood , thickened with a cereal ( usually oatmeal or barley ) , that survives as a similar food to the continental salami or saucissons . |
| 30 | ‘ Mothers should be told without ambivalence that breastfeeding offers a clear advantage to their babies … breastfeeding for at least 3 months offers a natural protection against infection that can last up to a year . ’ |