Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [verb] out the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has to work through the agency of its possessors , and especially by picking out the weak points of their characters — possessiveness in Bilbo , fear in Frodo , patriotism in Boromir , pity in Gandalf . |
| 2 | But , because the scope for personal development within Sainsbury 's is on a par with the very best , the risk factor comes nowhere close to cancelling out the enormous and lasting advantages . |
| 3 | However the map does require more intellectual effort than does the routine not only in making decisions about how to proceed but also in filtering out the required information from the massive irrelevance ( for a particular task ) which is equally available . |
| 4 | In 1972 the Heath Government promoted a major Local Government Act designed to strengthen local councils , partly by weeding out the smaller and weaker local units and partly by helping the whole system to become more efficient . |
| 5 | Should he not turn his attention vigorously to sorting out the common agricultural policy , which is endangering the Uruguay round and remains a serious blot which is totally inconsistent with the sort of policies that are embodied in the new treaty ? |
| 6 | Because of the difference between Asynchronous Transfer Mode and other technology introductions , AT&T is placing heavy emphasis on the Customer Advisory Council 's role , particularly in working out the best tariffing regime . |
| 7 | No-one should think twice about blurting out the whole story . |
| 8 | Sometimes this can be converted back to a single compartment when bulky items have to be carried , either by zipping out the dividing panel or by loosening a drawcord . |
| 9 | In a story from Cynthia Ozick 's Levitation , the dialogue is made to move faster by leaving out the explanatory tail-pieces . |