Example sentences of "return to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Returning to the visual system , it is known that simultaneous destruction of both visual cortex and superior colliculus produces complete insensitivity to brief light flashes in monkeys whereas destruction of either structure in isolation has no effect ( Mohler and Wurtz 1977 ) . |
| 2 | There had always been a radical element in the local Labour parties and this was now augmented by former members of the ILP who were returning to the Labour Party in large numbers . |
| 3 | On Sept. 13 , 1991 , the Bank of France announced that it was returning to the Baltic states between two and three tonnes of gold which had been deposited in 1932-36 . |
| 4 | THE Colombian drug wars have added a new variation to Washington 's ‘ revolving door ’ syndrome , whereby former US officials use the knowledge they gained in government for profit on returning to the private sector . |
| 5 | Only now are we returning to the age-old problem of nationalism to which my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool , West Derby ( Mr. Wareing ) referred . |
| 6 | Returning to the central theme of the present chapter , electrical activity can be correlated with behaviour and this helps us towards an understanding of the neural mechanisms and cognitive processes underlying behaviour . |
| 7 | Later , these form complex accumulations of metres in the same key before returning to the central key … this accumulative process continues until the original key/metre associations are lost in an overall texture of harmonies and metres . ’ |
| 8 | He must attempt his diagnosis by returning to the relevant scientific and technological principles . |
| 9 | In a direct boiler system , the copper hot water cylinder ( or , in older installations , galvanised hot water tank ) is supplied with water from the cold water storage cistern ; the water then passes down to a heating boiler , back boiler ( behind a fire ) or gas circulator to be heated before returning to the hot water cylinder . |
| 10 | inserting common paragraphs , for example if half the students make the same mistake , it is useful for the marker to prepare a paragraph explaining the error , and to paste this into each of the documents he is returning to the errant students . |
| 11 | For those who were dismayed by the threatened collapse of the ruling class in central and eastern Europe and the rise of the Labour party and extension of the franchise in Britain , anti-semitic conspiracy theories of history , particularly as outlined in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion , were to gain a momentary influence in polite society before returning to the political underworld . |
| 12 | The leader with the sad smile slid into 20 years of disgrace before returning to the political stage with the fall of communism in late 1989 . |
| 13 | Aristide had embarked on a European tour on Oct. 24 , returning to the Venezuelan capital , Caracas , on Oct. 31 . |
| 14 | She was Mary Jennings now , a blonde from Atlanta Canton , returning to the eastern seaboard after a two year secondment to the European arm of her Company . |
| 15 | ‘ They 've promised to keep an eye out for our miscreants , ’ he told her , returning to the tiny table . |
| 16 | Durrant , returning to the international scene after serious injury nearly wrecked his career , is likely to make the subs ' bench on Wednesday . |
| 17 | Returning to the front entrance , he found Hendrix still waiting for her food , smoking yet another cigarette . |
| 18 | Our eyes met and all the while we were sitting down discussing what we had to do and how we were going to go about it over the four days of the course , my gaze kept returning to the sour-faced buzzard . |
| 19 | 6 The exercise is completed by landing and returning to the crouched position . |
| 20 | Maggie immediately thought of Bryce returning to the flooded corridor to save here . |
| 21 | Or as time travellers returning to the present day from the future . |
| 22 | Latter-day Cobdenites faced the future by returning to the subversive roots of their creed . |
| 23 | In part he is swayed by fear of his fate at the hands of the enraged seamen : in part he is driven by an awakening of conscience as painful as the circulation returning to the frozen body of Thomas Fox when he is brought down from the masthead . |
| 24 | An argument for clemency toward him could be grounded in the belief that it would be a tactical error to declare Copernican doctrines heretical , because that might discourage Protestants from returning to the Roman fold . |
| 25 | He would like to open an informal , family-run restaurant in the country one day , so he can eventually imagine returning to the long hours of hotel and restaurant work . |
| 26 | By seven days after returning to the low sulphate diet , breath CH 4 concentrations had increased again and returned almost to control levels by the end of the study . |
| 27 | It was pleasant to see people returning to the old ways , he said . |
| 28 | The Laird of Quarrel did not have the slightest intention of sharing the spoils of office with Craigbarnet , but he was unlikely to get anywhere near the office without strong interest , and those upon whom he relied were ready to see the wisdom of returning to the old practice of sharing the office . |
| 29 | In returning to the old imagery of the prince as the bearer of the sword , the reformers had in fact triggered off an important set of associations . |
| 30 | The loss of reformist energy on the domestic front was another potential problem ( as de Gaulle seemed to acknowledge in returning to the old theme of participation in 1966 – 67 ) . |