Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] the [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the rate of technical advance , or the rate of depletion , is endogenous , then it may be possible permanently to raise or lower the rate of growth through tax or other measures . |
| 2 | The sender has the right to stop the goods in transit or change the place of delivery . |
| 3 | Each outside sale must have the agreement of the local NACAB area office to ensure that the purchaser will not harm any local CAB or bring the service into disrepute by poor use of the information . |
| 4 | A vital part of family welfare involves help with housing by social workers taking a client 's part in helping them get an application for council housing considered or encouraging the formation of community housing associations . |
| 5 | Concern has been expressed that the ordinary principles of criminal liability will draw into the net other non-violent demonstrators who may be considered to be assisting or encouraging the conduct in question and that unless such people leave the scene quickly they might face the serious charge of riot . |
| 6 | In such a situation , the captain seldom issues or signs the bill of lading . |
| 7 | It must surely be apparent that , with death visiting almost every family with such regularity , any attempt to mask or evade the reality of death could not have succeeded , and would probably have made the situation worse . |
| 8 | The differential information limits the ability of legislators or voters to take decisions or to monitor the performance of government agencies . |
| 9 | They were also closely linked , for provoking or allowing the return of Republican " chaos " and , therefore , the disintegration of the nation , was the ultimate , awful responsibility to be pondered by putative dissenters in the Francoist camp . |
| 10 | Pointing to the lack of decent recreational facilities m the slums , Butterworth also believed that ‘ it is pointless to denounce street evils , gang hooliganism or to mourn the absence of team spirit in poorer areas … |
| 11 | And here we find that the term is widely rather than narrowly defined to include an offence which carries a sentence of three years or more on first conviction ; or involves the use of violence ; or results in substantial financial gain ; or involves conduct by a large number of people in pursuit of a common purpose . |
| 12 | ANY attempt at a face-to-face meeting with the IRA is a dangerous operation , because it could either help or hinder the cause of peace . |
| 13 | The polytechnics , faced with the problem of increasing access or maintaining the level of money spent on each student , had made access their priority . |
| 14 | The fact that responsibility for the juvenile labour exchange system was divided forced LEAs to choose between either administering their own scheme ( with Board of Education approval ) , or accepting the Board of Trade JAC . |
| 15 | It should be recognised that all too often the operational design intent is not followed by those operating or using the design in practice . |
| 16 | Further enhancements can be made by importing third-party graphics or using the Quatro Pro collection of clip art . |
| 17 | The evidence does not reveal whether this argument was about or involved the topic of blood transfusions . |
| 18 | The application of the principles of universal precautions results in the development of guidelines for work practices and use of personal protective equipment , which minimize or eliminate the risk of exposure . |
| 19 | Furthermore , publishing information to enable or assist the circumvention of copy-protection is similarly treated . |
| 20 | Article 85(1) of the EC treaty prohibits undertakings between firms and restrictive practices which may affect trade between member states , or which have as their object or effect the restriction of competition within the EC . |
| 21 | Barry Cox , LWT communications director , said that the company was unable to comment or discuss the scheme before publication . |
| 22 | Does the powerlessness of the programmer to control or predict the course of evolution in the computer seem paradoxical ? |
| 23 | This , in turn , depends upon users and user interests ; it may be necessary to conduct a survey to discover or update the profile of user interests . |
| 24 | Since the rail network has plenty of spare capacity and is environmentally more benign , the logical solution is either to subsidise rail fares , which the present government is obviously unwilling to do , or to increase the cost of motoring to the point where rail has the advantage ( and since rail is sometimes less convenient , it needs the edge on price ) . |
| 25 | In acupuncture , needles are inserted into specific acupuncture points in order to discharge an excessive build-up of energy or to increase the amount of energy , depending on the points used . |
| 26 | Do our findings justify complacency or urge the need for reform . |
| 27 | Most of the summer breeding birds have either lost or won the battle for survival by then , common seal pups have been weaned and are now learning to fend for themselves . |
| 28 | For you , teacher , it is not just beating out the time , or keeping the class in order ; you must show a lively interest and response . |
| 29 | It is patently clear that the Blues must sell to buy or consider the possibility of exchange deals . |
| 30 | Similarly children have been spaced or limited when required by a variety of means ( e.g. abstinence after the birth of a child , or delaying the age for cohabitation ) . |