Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] to [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Brain dysfunction - due to uncontrolled electrical discharges as in epilepsy or due to the effects of drugs or toxins damping down electrical activity — will lead to disturbance or loss of consciousness .
2 However , " on-exchange " is ; it means a transaction on , or subject to the rules of , a recognised investment exchange ( RIE ) or a designated investment exchange ( DIE ) , or a transaction matched and identified as matched with such an exchange transaction ( unless prohibited by the exchange ) .
3 The black members perceive the unions as white organisations which are either indifferent or hostile to the concerns of black people . ’
4 What is or can be as superlatively silly or ruinous to the nerves as that silly girl , snivelling and laughing by turns over a ‘ love story ’ ?
5 A number of different rules of construction applicable to exclusion clauses have been identified , but it is probably safe to say that they are all really examples of the general rule that courts will interpret exclusion and similar clauses strictly , contra proferentem , or contrary to the interests of the party who drafted them — normally the person seeking to rely on them .
6 The arguments against housing mentally handicapped people in such institutions are not founded , in the main , on the premise that they are badly run or insensitive to the needs of their ‘ patients ’ , but rather that no mentally handicapped person should be institutionalised and segregated from the community as a whole unless they require hospital and medical care .
7 Meanwhile , residents in Goddard Avenue are glad that the excavation is complete and grateful to the police for keeping disruption to a minimum .
8 He will show his fatigue by being apparently sluggish and lazy to the aids after working well for approximately 20 minutes .
9 The air quivered and thrummed and shook , the horses shuddered to the vibration , and their manes rose erect , bristling and undulating to the contractions of their twitching hides .
10 Since then , Soviet dominance has appeared that much more stark and anomalous to the peoples of Eastern Europe .
11 Many of her friends had stepparents , and few of them were happy about it : in their rambling and interminable discussions they would deplore the stupidity and selfishness of their elders in introducing into their homes strangers who were not of their blood and who insisted on peculiar foodstuffs and liked or disliked various types of music — whichever was most inconvenient and painful to the children of the house .
12 As is often the case with such surveys , no clear consensus emerged over many of the questions and some apparently contradictory points were made ( ‘ Not enough homework ’ ; ‘ too heavy a coursework load ’ ) but the whole exercise must have yielded useful information for teachers and a welcome awareness among parents that here is an open school much concerned about the quality of experience it offers its students and responsive to the views of all partners in the education service .
13 It is why I believe the Labour Party must be bold in demonstrating our commitment to enhance and extend individual freedom by building a society which is dynamic and responsive to the aspirations of all our people .
14 In comparison , Roman law had shown itself flexible and responsive to the interests of creditors .
15 However , the increase in legislation and in consumer power have altered the balance so that schools , if they are to survive and be effective , must be sensitive and responsive to the demands of the external environment .
16 The challenge now is to make local government services competitive , cost effective and responsive to the needs of the community by applying modern management skills .
17 Ensuring that is qualifications are credible and responsive to the needs of all user groups is always a key issue for SCOTVEC and so all new qualifications undergo very rigorous scrutiny by the Council .
18 Due mainly to the lack of spontaneity , his body appears like unwrapped cheese , all pale and virginal to the rigours of bright sunlight .
19 If this is so , then any attempts to conjure up a single popular will can only be factitious , and dangerous to the rights of individuals and groups within society : hence , in part , the suspicion with which mass political movements are viewed from within this perspective .
20 In the preliminary statement of annual results issued two months before the A.G.M. , the longer term prospects for Sekers following the merger were considered excellent , and subject to the effects of the pound dollar rate , the outlook was optimistic for the current year .
21 In such a case an exclusion clause could , if appropriately worded ( and subject to the provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act ) , provide the manufacturer with a good defence against a claim by the purchaser in negligence .
22 During that period and subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article , armed forces of other states will not be stationed in that territory during this time or carry out any other military activity there .
23 In terms of and subject to the limitations of and for the purposes of this Section the Corporation will indemnify any person who is using such Caravan with the permission of the Policyholder provided that
24 In the event of the death of any person entitled to indemnity under this Section the Corporation will in respect of the liability incurred by such person indemnify his legal personal representatives in the terms of and subject to the limitations of this Section provided that such representatives shall as though they were the Policyholder observe fulfil and be subject to the terms exceptions and conditions of the Policy in so far as they can apply .
25 to offer to the holders of ordinary shares of £1 each in the capital of the Company ( ‘ Ordinary Shares ’ ) the right to elect to receive an allotment of new Ordinary Shares , credited as fully paid , in lieu of all or part of the final cash dividend in respect of the financial year of the Company ended on 31st March 1993 in all respects in such manner as may be determined by the directors on the basis and subject to the conditions of the circular dated 21st June 1993 sent to the members of the Company by the Company and , in particular , such that the aggregate nominal value of the new Ordinary Shares which such holders may elect to receive may exceed the aggregate cash dividend which they would otherwise be entitled to receive ; and
26 Many critics , including William Binchy , saw this as likely to be an ineffectual provision and subject to the whims of judges .
27 He complained that Sadler and the ITN crew were compiling their material under the supervision of Iraqi minders and subject to the distortions of the Iraqi censors .
28 Then came predictions that a severe drought would limit Expo 's water supply , vital in cooling the site and central to the designs of many of the 95 pavilions — not least Britain 's where a spectacular wall of water cascades down the faade .
29 The same bombast , one suspects based on the same sense of uncertainty , was to be heard in the early 1990s from those who would have ‘ discipline ’ imposed from abroad and unrelated to the needs of the domestic economy .
30 There were so many double meanings in his voice that Fran felt a tremor race hot and cold to the tips of her toes .
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