Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adj] [conj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crises of the ‘ classical ’ type which we are going to consider usually involve a sudden and sharp deterioration of business conditions — not a gentle decline . |
| 2 | If you wish to avert a major black era in Leeds history I suggest a full and public explanation the least you can do . |
| 3 | In some situations the legal obligation to follow the requirements of the National Curriculum and provide a broad and balanced programme of study is an unbreachable defence against the attempts of pressure groups to influence the curriculum within the school . |
| 4 | They provide a confidential and impartial counselling service . |
| 5 | In the third and fourth years courses in Palaeoecology , Palaeoeconomy , Quaternary Environmental History and Culture and Environment provide a practical and theoretical core around which students may build particular specialist interests in archaeology and the environmental sciences . |
| 6 | He claimed that such ‘ unclear matters ’ had been eliminated following recent high-level Soviet-Indian talks , and cited Rajiv Gandhi to the effect that the principles of non-alignment ‘ provide a legal and political framework for an analysis of the complex and particular problems of peace and security in the Asian-Pacific region ’ . |
| 7 | Thanks to the assistance of the statistics department of Avon and Somerset Police , it was possible to answer this question and provide a fifth and final indicator of success . |
| 8 | Half had been discharged quite recently from an acute psychiatric admission ward — hostels provide a cheap and available alternative to a permanent home and avoid the mental health teams having to plan a more satisfactory discharge . |
| 9 | Through the twin heritage of Christianity and the Renaissance , the ancient world has largely shaped the culture and civilisation of Europe , and its languages , literatures , history , art and archaeology provide a rich and complex field of study . |
| 10 | As a handy visual rundown of rock'n'roll heritage , as a gallery of photographic brilliance , or as an ordnance survey map of the NME 's changing landscape over 40 years , the covers provide a rich and colourful parade of faces , fads , guitars , deserts , baseball caps , and people 's backs . |
| 11 | Employers , too , will find NVQs highly beneficial for they provide a recognised and progressive pattern of proficiency and competence . |
| 12 | Douglas and Isherwood ( 1978 ) provide a useful and informed critique of this literature . |
| 13 | The actual official published positions of the field provide a new and powerful model of environmental medicine that contains numerous valuable insights and perspectives into the dynamic causes of many acute and chronic illnesses and provide powerful tools to vastly improve both the quality and cost effectiveness of the health care of applicable illnesses . |
| 14 | Lower interest rates provide a slow and uncertain cure . |
| 15 | In the first section of this paper we saw that algebraic laws provide a novel but precise framework for describing and defining occam . |
| 16 | The methods used and the pollution control systems fitted are sophisticated and provide a safe and sound disposal option , subject to rigorous operational controls and inspection . |
| 17 | provide a full and clear brief of the work to be undertaken and of the deliverables . |
| 18 | 1/Pantone colour markets provide a quick and effective medium for producing overall impressions of a composition to see how its layout works in colour , and also to keep my supervisors in touch with my plans . |
| 19 | Their command driven report writers provide a quick and flexible way of getting information out of the system . |
| 20 | It is the ideal place to forget the worries of the 20th century and step back in time , and the apartments offered at the Castel Cortevecchio all provide a relaxed and comfortable holiday base in the heart of this unspoilt , unhurried countryside . |
| 21 | Such a register carefully maintained in a builder 's organisation will within a few years provide a detailed and comprehensive list of the majority of the subcontract labour available in an area , with consequent improvement in efficiency in locating a suitable work-force . |
| 22 | There are , in addition to the red blood cells , which are the major population , seven other kinds of blood cells : they thus provide a vital and valuable system for studying cell diversification . |
| 23 | In primary care prescribers rightly expect a safe and accurate dispensing service , but they have lost the regular advisory service and are most often given drug information by drug company representatives . |
| 24 | ‘ All these people could have been married in a registrar 's office , but they want a religious and spiritual dimension to their marriage , which I think is very noble of them . ’ |
| 25 | Whether you want a functional or decorative scheme , you do n't actually need very much light in the garden . |
| 26 | ‘ If we want a lively and thriving democracy we have to enable people to have information in a way in which they can deal with it and use it in a way which enhances their understanding of the subject . ’ |
| 27 | By contrast , unsophisticated users just want a clear and simple message from the accounts . |
| 28 | In this study we report a reliable and reproducible method for harvesting and culturing gall bladder epithelial cells from the bovine gall bladder . |
| 29 | He concludes that theses occupy a distinctive but peripheral position in the information transfer chain . |
| 30 | ‘ That is the only way to sustain growth and build a strong and sound economy in the 1990s . |