Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The so-called White Memorandum ( March 1942 ) proposed that in such districts the Churches ( in practice , the Church of England ) must give up their schools . |
| 2 | Several mentioned that in recent years the rate of voluntary leaving had decreased so that they were no longer able to rely upon increasing or slowing down the rate of recruitment to maintain their labour forces at the desired level . |
| 3 | Hawton and Blackstock ( 1976 ) found that during these visits the doctors had , in most cases , detected symptoms of psychological distress , including anxiety and depression , and were also aware that the patients were contending with social and relationship difficulties . |
| 4 | Although there are specialist personnel and industrial relations roles , we found that in smaller firms the negotiations with trade unions were carried by a very few managers . |
| 5 | In 1991 , the brothers are believed to have inherited an estimated £500,000 when a Jersey court ruled that after three years the missing couple could be presumed dead . |
| 6 | In a 4,000 word decision , the Californian Court of Appeal ruled that in some instances the threat of homosexual rape is fearsome enough for a prisoner to seek justifiably to escape from jail — The Times . |
| 7 | Despite the fact that small companies promise substantially faster growth , the survey revealed that for large companies the median price to earnings ratio was a heady 20.6 , compared with 15.4 for smaller firms . |
| 8 | He argued that in some markets the lumpy nature of demand made it essential that contracts be shared out , to ensure that the competitors were not exposed to the risk of alternating ‘ feast and famine ’ in their order books . |
| 9 | Interviews with other staff reinforced this impression and it seemed that in many departments the self-appraisal did not receive much considered attention . |
| 10 | In the course of his research Alfred Kinsey noticed that among many mammals the speed of erection was swift to say the least . |
| 11 | Arguments over the EMS confirmed that in overseas affairs the country had not really recovered the proud international stature that had been proclaimed . |
| 12 | Van de Vall ( 1970 ) showed that among Dutch unionists the most prevalent motive for taking up membership was to secure individual ‘ conflict insurance ’ ( i.e. the provision of legal and material assistance in possible disputes with the employer and protection against arbitrary management decisions ) . |
| 13 | Economic indicators from the RF State Statistics Committee reported in Ekonomika i zhizn issue 17 , April 1992 , showed that in all sectors the first quarter of 1992 showed a fall in output compared with the similar period in 1991 . |
| 14 | Akiyama et al showed that in transformed cells the turnover of Β 1 integrins is increased , leading to a decrease in the intracellular pool of pre-Β polypeptides compared with normal cells . |
| 15 | Fig 62 showed the variables in foot placement and indicated that for smaller boards the foot is placed slightly further forwards . |
| 16 | This meant that for some countries the CET was lower than national tariffs . |
| 17 | He thinks that expanding opportunities , especially in manufacturing , meant that in some districts the earnings of women and children were able to double family income — perhaps enough to add the extra 150,000 households Eversley considered were needed to explain the leap in home demand between 1750 and 1780 . |
| 18 | Lawyers tended to agree : around 90% thought that in most cases the jury had grasped the evidence . |
| 19 | Welcoming the company 's plans , DBRW chairman Glyn Davies said that for many years the Development Board had sought to help the company to re-locate and expand while staying in Llanfyllin . |
| 20 | He said that in some countries the president was no more than a decorative figure . |
| 21 | In subsequent proceedings the Court of Appeal held that in such circumstances the court could grant a stay of the Minister 's decision . |
| 22 | The Court of Appeal held that in these circumstances the security could not be enforced against the wife . |
| 23 | On the other hand , he considered that through parliamentary victories the working class was capable of conquering the rest of the state . |
| 24 | Holmes J. considered that in these circumstances the payment was made under duress . |