Example sentences of "developed into a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conceived initially as a spy series for Ian Hendry and Patrick MacNee , The Avengers quickly developed into a stylish combination of James Bond action/adventure with frequent science fiction overtones , the latter a narrative form much loved by Newman . |
| 2 | Scientific debate about this has developed into a veritable battle of faith . |
| 3 | Labour history too has developed into a recognizable historical research area and women 's history is following suit . |
| 4 | ‘ I was hoping it would have developed into a serious relationship , ’ he says , a line Best will recognise . |
| 5 | Since its inception , however , it had developed into a complex web of regulations which prevented civil servants from participating in most political activities . |
| 6 | Thanks to the constant assistance of the Soviet Union and the selfless labour of the Korean people in the restoration of their country on a democratic basis , the Northern part of our Republic has developed into a powerful military , political , economic and cultural base for the democratic development of the whole country , and has considerably raised the level of material and cultural life of the people of our young Republic . |
| 7 | ‘ However , with the help of considerable capital funding from the ITI , and through a joint venture approach with Sutton Borough Council , who provided capital , land and an annual subsidy , the original concept has been developed into a working model aimed at serving as an example for other local authorities to consider . ’ |
| 8 | If the Scud attacks had provoked Israel into entering the war , experts say it could have developed into a global conflict . |
| 9 | This meant that , by 1980 , the country had developed into a modern territorial state under strong central control . |
| 10 | By 1684 it had developed into a key centre with its own voevoda , a full range of administrative buildings , warehouses , baths , a merchants ' hall , cottages for the garrison and civilian inhabitants , a guard house and a church in the centre . |
| 11 | Kielder Water , the largest man-made reservoir in Europe , surrounded by the largest man-made forest in Europe , was opened by HM The Queen in June 1982 , and has been developed into a major water-sports centre . |
| 12 | These are now telecast live , or slightly delayed , and have developed into a major part of the state-run television schedule on a Saturday afternoon — with the consequent spin-offs to the various sponsors . |
| 13 | By late 1989 the Bofors affair had developed into a major electoral issue [ see p. 36976 ] and in late December , some three weeks after being elected , the new National Front government issued a notification excluding Bofors from entering into future weapons contracts with the Indian government [ see p. 37126 ] . |
| 14 | The Company developed a world-wide shipping empire which now , some 150 years later , has further developed into a major international group of companies with widespread interests and a workforce of some 48,000 people in locations around the world . |
| 15 | This developed into a thriving business . |
| 16 | The inquiry had been established in 1987 by National Party state Premier Sir Johannes Bjelke Petersen as a sop to the opposition , but gradually developed into a thorough examination of institutionalized corruption within the state . |
| 17 | This act , in which his wife and sons took part , developed into a substantial touring company performing throughout Britain and Europe ; Cody 's most famous melodrama was The Klondyke Nugget , first staged in 1898 . |
| 18 | After Bunce 's try the game developed into a kicking contest between Fox and Hastings . |
| 19 | The way in which these points are developed into a practical scheme can be seen by the case study school , Alsager Comprehensive School . |
| 20 | The discriminatory policies of Poland , which had been prompted by Germany 's boycott of Polish coal in 1925 , had by this time developed into a fully-fledged trade war , and this , combined with the effects of the new port at Gdynia , the increasing Jewish population , the irritating presence of Danzig Poles and the continual clucking of the League of Nations , all helped to shift the political perceptions of the local population towards simplistic , populist , nationalist and ultimately racist solutions — namely those offered by the Nazi Party . |
| 21 | ‘ There was a time when photographs were used merely to break up a page of type , but it 's now developed into a fully-fledged art form of its own , ’ he observes . |
| 22 | This hierarchical data structure , initially conceived as a method of organizing and controlling three-dimensional draughting procedures , has subsequently been developed into a general engineering management system . |
| 23 | As I became professionally involved in trying to understand what , if anything , was happening I realised that here was a rare opportunity for the public to experience science in action , feel the excitement that drives inquisitive minds , and see how discoveries are made , tested , replicated , proven and developed into a new technology . |
| 24 | Norton 's Coin won four point-to-points out of ten runs over three seasons and then developed into a good chaser : by the time of his Gold Cup attempt he had won four of his fourteen races under Rules , including a valuable chase at Cheltenham the previous April . |
| 25 | Made up of four 30-minute scenes , in each of which the same people say and do the same things in the same setting , Roll On Friday , it is no surprise to learn , has been developed into a five-year television series in New Zealand and Australia . |
| 26 | The preface to any argument for giving history an important position in the school curriculum of the 1990s must be an examination of the way in which history has developed into a multi-skilled discipline which has immense relevance to the general and vocational education of students . |
| 27 | We 've got two officer 's for example who are leading on working the young people in the town , Youth Development Officer 's er we , the Local Government Unit has a policy team initiated work on the youth policy , and this arose out of erm a member seminar 's , September eighty nine , where er the members felt that really the Council was n't doing enough for young people , that we as a Council , not not to think about young in the way we deliver our services and it was felt that we needed to go out and talked to young people , which we did in the winter of that year , erm and find out what they wanted from us , and the res as a result of that , that , that policy , and that consultation exercise has now developed into a front line service where we have two people full time working with young people in the town and that 's on various things , graffiti project , the underpasses in the town we , which have got graffiti type I mean I know there not everybody 's cup of tea , but I mean they way . |
| 28 | Through the display hangar , NAM has become not just a local attraction and amenity , but has developed into a regional , if not national , venue . |
| 29 | That quality has now developed into a tremendous presence . ’ |
| 30 | All these sauce-boats were low and flat-bottomed with waved or scooped rims and concave sides , later followed by examples with a rounded body , spout and handle ; the low foot rim being developed into a short stem . |