Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] the [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Record-breaking and the alleged mania for quantification can not properly explain the appeal of sport .
2 Both at home and at school , methodologies may fundamentally obstruct the negotiation of meaning and , in doing so , reduce the likelihood of deaf children enriching their language skills .
3 Of course , Irish clergy and laity are sometimes at the forefront of political religious change in other countries , and a lively Irish intellectuals ’ religion will continue : but whether or not it will eventually affect the structure of power is another matter .
4 The small community at Grasmere would be the first to experience ‘ the milder day ’ which would eventually include the whole of mankind .
5 We must know what these facts are in order that we can properly predict the enforcement of reparation , either specific or compensatory , in case of non-performance .
6 Very , very soon the secret of life would be revealed , and Ruth would rather know the secret of death .
7 To respond to this situation with further physical punishment is to invite war ; one which will greatly damage the relationship between horse and person .
8 RIGHT The weather can greatly affect the progress of work on a site .
9 That is an opted out school as against the standard state school , which is subject to the overall policies of the Local Education Authority , and indeed it is funded by the Local Education Authority through a formula , and the amount of money that is put into that formula will obviously affect the amount of money the school has to spend , so it 's providing the same range of education within the National Curriculum , but it is not beholden to the Local Authority — that 's the basic difference .
10 Two days later the Communists saw the new grouping as an " essentially disruptive organisation which can only hinder the development of unity between existing political parties and organisations against the Chamberlain Government " .
11 the outcome of these disputes will not only affect the standard of living of the parties and their children , but will help to determine such matters as future accommodation , need to rely on state benefits , scope for obtaining employment , and even the prospects of re-marriage .
12 History shows that the long-term effect of altering the price of motorised travel does not necessarily affect the amount of money people and organisations spend on transport .
13 Their wiping out would merely free the individual from anxiety , heal his ulcer , lighten his step , brighten his eye .
14 ) . Once inside the store , the retailer hopes , the customer will not only buy the product on offer , but also many other items , which are sold at a much higher profit .
15 It suggested they did not sufficiently respect the vow of celibacy .
16 It was not in the king 's interest to associate himself with a movement which at most would merely ensure the removal from power of one magnate clique and its replacement by another .
17 They should only regulate the mix of house types when there are specific planning reasons for such control , and in so doing they should take particular account of marketing considerations .
18 The convention , invigilated by the International Committee of the Red Cross , can not much mitigate the horror of war .
19 The reason for a lot of these premature deaths was that their owners did not sufficiently understand the importance of cash flow .
20 He did not greatly mind the lack of light .
21 We will only use the evidence in relation to criminal matters .
22 The one in particular I 'm referring to you will see we 'd all see the Son of Man , they they 'd recognised that reference to himself Son of Man , they 'd recognised that because that comes out of the Old Testament Book of Daniel does n't it , the Son of Man seated on the right hand of the Almighty coming with the clouds of heaven .
23 An encounter without real warmth , without loving feelings , but exciting in its strangeness , may help achieve his climax within the woman but will only reinforce the message of prison that life is simpler without feelings .
24 Finally , in the 1950s and 60s , new systems of rural credit were established in the district of Ludhiana which did appreciably alter the balance of power in Manupur .
25 Given the Opposition 's desire to give increasing powers to the European Parliament and their lack of understanding of how the Council of Ministers works , we should perhaps excuse the lack of appreciation of the process .
26 At present , there is no means by which a judge can sufficiently control the length of time taken by a defendant , particularly — this was not the case with the County NatWest and Blue Arrow trial — one who is defending himself .
27 An implication of the preceding analysis is that the monetary authorities can only alter the level of output by engineering unanticipated variations in the money supply which , in turn , implies that they are continually altering their policy rule .
28 Even in 1789 , long after revenue officers ceased to personally exercise the right of voting , and were rarely active in county politics , their promotions were still determined by their connection to voters .
29 On days like this you 'll only hear the sound of frost crunching , not sandwich munching .
30 So those are all if you like the background , the things that do change but the fundamentals that stay the same are the design and the delivery and although we 'll look a little bit although we 've er I have to say with the numbers we 've got here today it will only be a little bit about things like question and visual aids and because of the time factor if you think about it if we 've twelve people to make four presentations or we 've eight people to make four presentations time is a little bit different and with with twelve we do n't perhaps have the luxury of time that we would with eight people which is what the course was originally designed for .
  Next page