Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 OPTIONS : The White Lions may carry a magic standard .
2 Decisions taken by other disciplines may have a costly impact over which the nurse manager is powerless to intervene ; the general manager 's control of ward clerks , the contents of contracts agreed before privatisation or the consultant surgeon 's annual leave arrangements are examples .
3 Here the amount of uplift computed from the reflectance values may include a considerable fraction which can be attributed to removal of Carboniferous overburden in Hercynian times .
4 It would seem sensible , therefore , that given the current limitations of s.62 the courts ought to adopt a liberal interpretation of ‘ adversely affected ’ .
5 For under conditions of largely unrestricted discretion , factors such as the character , attitude , training and social background of sentencers may make a considerable difference to the way their discretion is exercised .
6 Courses in the humanities may encourage a personal response from the students , but do they always open up a full range of rival positions ?
7 Furthermore , supporters of conservation groups may exhibit a general lack of confidence in science and technology and a suspicion of scientific ‘ expertise ’ .
8 At the same time the existence of strong groups may have a detrimental effect upon the organisation where the group puts forward its own interests at the expense of the organisation as a whole .
9 In third parties , Germans may prefer a low card to a wild one .
10 The President 's letter reflects mounting concern among solicitors that the Legal Aid Board 's franchising proposals may conceal a hidden agenda on the Lord Chancellor 's part .
11 The liquid crystal molecules may adopt a random orientation when they are activated ( 2 ) and thus scatter light incident on the LC cell .
12 Within a reasonable period after the end of the year covered by the accounts , those accounts may have a dominant role .
13 A noteworthy recent example of the use of Article 100 in the area of social policy is Council Directive 91/533 on an employer 's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship , where it is quite simply asserted in the recitals that ‘ differences in the legislation of Member States may have a direct effect on the operation of the common market ’ .
14 The final conclusions of the national committee were , firstly , that it is not possible with the available data to establish a definite causal relation between the use of gangliosides and acute polyneuropathies and , secondly , that patients diagnosed as suffering from acute neuropathies should have a detailed drug history taken and should be followed up ( Grupo de Trabajo Gangli-Msidos , 18th session of Spanish National Committee of Pharmacovigilance , Spain , 1992 ) .
15 I think clubs should take a radical look at the whole question of junior supporters and come up with some answers NOW ! .
16 Out on the flats there is nothing to hide behind and the birds must keep a sharp look out for trouble .
17 CIVIL and criminal courts should have a new power to impose punitive damages awards on companies which demonstrate wanton or reckless disregard for human life , a lawyer said yesterday .
18 Dr M M Muthiah , consultant physician , told me that existing good relations with social services and other disciplines should ensure a smooth transition to the new style of community care .
19 Manager/proprietors enjoy considerable advantages from limited liability status : it is not unreasonable that , in return , lenders and creditors should receive a minimum level of protection through an audit .
20 But as far as possible , the best British artists should join a global chorus if only in temporary , experimental ways .
21 The major practical difficulty is decisions on whether the EC or UK authorities should handle a particular case .
22 ‘ The Code of Practice : Access to Children in Care or Under Supervision in Scotland ’ states that ‘ authorities should put a high priority on arranging and maintaining close links between the child and his parents ( and other close members of the family ) while he is in care , .
23 The Bains Committee on The New Local Authorities : Management and Structure ( 1972 ) recommended that local authorities should adopt a corporate approach which would enable the authority to provide a range of integrated services to meet the changing needs of the local community .
24 The voluntary sector has become increasingly involved in projects designed to help mentally ill and handicapped people live independent lives , and the latest report on community care , the Griffiths Report in 1988 , took the view that local authorities should stimulate a mixed economy of care in the community .
25 The Committee had been unable to decide how successful school feeding would be , but suggested that local authorities should keep a close watch upon voluntary experiments .
26 I believe that local authorities should have a strong housing function that we as local authorities should be providing good , well managed social housing in which our tenants have a say , where we have good tenant participation , where we have tenants taking a part in the sorts of repairs that they want to see , where every year they are er consulted and asked about where they want us to go next in terms of modernisation and repair .
27 Whether the full extent of their concern , i.e. that local authorities should have a legal obligation to assist these young people , will become part of the Children Act 1989 is , at the time of writing , not known .
28 If latent inhibition and habituation reflect the operation of a common mechanism , then procedural variations that modify the magnitude of one of these phenomena should have a similar effect on the other .
29 Stating that clinics should have a close relationship with general out-patient departments , it goes on to suggest that , where ground-floor accommodation is unavailable , consideration should be given to allocating space at first-floor level , commenting , with rare insight , that this possibility arises because almost all the patients visiting the clinic will be ambulant .
30 ARCHITECTURAL hierarchy should reflect the social : palaces should have a noble character and imposing magnificence ; royal residences merely grandeur and attractiveness ; and the arrangement of the residences of people of different rank — clerics , army offices .
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