Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun pl] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While encouraging westernized intelligentsias , he did not come to terms with their nationalisms , whether he was lecturing in South Africa ( 1949 ) , advising on local government in Tanganyika ( 1950 ) , observing the Seretse Khama [ q.v. ] affair in Bechuanaland ( 1951 ) , or surveying the possibilities for a Central African Federation ( 1952 ) . |
| 2 | In the 1950s , the government of Colonel Oscar Osorio ( 1950–6 ) passed a law prohibiting prostitution in El Salvador , although it had little effect beyond filling the prisons for a short time . |
| 3 | Librarians are increasingly defining the requirements for a new type of employee within ‘ converging ’ information services , who possesses the best qualities of current professionals in both organisations . |
| 4 | Aunt Ilsa was in the library ; she had a heavy cold at the time and I am tempted to say we discovered her poring over a map , but the inelegant truth is that she was searching the shelves for a misplaced book when we entered . |
| 5 | High offer ratios often reflect the relative difficulty of meeting the targets for a small number of fields . |
| 6 | We received many letters of congratulations and we are at present compiling the papers for a future publication . |
| 7 | If the food you have given is not completely eaten , or if the water becomes cloudy , stop feeding the shrimps for a few days . |
| 8 | This is the work that will suffer if food aid is redirected to the drought victims — sowing the seeds for a new drought . |
| 9 | As an extremely broad overview , the shift from heavy manufacturing through the electronics and cybernetics revolution is creating the conditions for a different position for disabled people in society and this theoretical position is currently being borne out . |
| 10 | The former sprint champion , who built a career on the use of illegal substances , did not take part in the meeting , of course , after he was caught taking the tablets for a second time . |
| 11 | Apart from supplying the ingredients for a good evening , he also supplied the boats with essential services , as we found out , and in so doing , he distributed work . |
| 12 | As 1992 approaches , the FSA is also exploring the prospects for a new footballing Europe . |
| 13 | A balance can be achieved by exposing the eggs for a moderate time ; for example , a 4 h in vivo exposure accumulates analysable metaphases in 50 80% of embryos at the early morula to early blastocyst stage . |
| 14 | A teacher from an urban school , discussing the reasons for a recent teachers ' strike , said that not only were salaries low when the amount of time worked outside classroom hours was taken into account , but also teachers often had to pay for classroom materials out of their own pockets , if they wanted to have any . |
| 15 | Former President Goukouni Oueddei returned to Chad for the first time in nine years on May 18-19 , meeting with President Idriss Déby and reportedly discussing the proposals for a multiparty system due to be introduced in January 1992 . |