Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb base] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the activities have a variable delay imposed during their execution to minimise the adverse effect on interactive users of LIFESPAN . |
| 2 | In general many beeches , particularly those on the western edge of the Park show a general lack of vitality … |
| 3 | The Acts include a general clause which says that the corporation should keep proper accounting records and should present its accounts in a form laid down by the relevant Secretary of State . |
| 4 | Half of the total expenditure on social security is on retirement pensions and , apart from 5 per cent of the retired men , the remainder receive a full pension . |
| 5 | The Fellowships have a primary end in themselves in providing the route to sustained abstinence from mood-altering substances and behaviours . |
| 6 | Self-interest plays a part but the clubs have a strong case when they argue that if they are to be the mentors to the young , society must help to foot the bill . |
| 7 | For example , the real spending of a department or service might be the same under whatever system of accounting is adopted but in a given year , using cash accounting , the cash payments could be postponed by as little as 24 hours so that the accounts record a lower figure . |
| 8 | Where areas have their own separate currencies , the forces revealed in the accounts have a vital bearing on the prospects for exchange rates ; where there are not separate currencies these same forces have a bearing on the prospects for the real economy , including unemployment . |
| 9 | The institutions have an evident interest in maintaining professional standards , possibly backed by quality assurance , while competition also demands continuing development . |
| 10 | Whereas the Highlands have a low population density , and a short growing season , southern Italy has a relatively high population density ( despite a century of outmigration ) relative to available cultivatable land . |
| 11 | Accordingly , the board recommend a final dividend of 0.75p which , together with the interim dividend already paid , gives a total dividend payable for the year of 1.50p . |
| 12 | En route , the slavers make an early sale when Ian and two other prisoners are bought by the master of a galley ship . |
| 13 | The grouse turn a nice shade of red and fall from the sky but the halt in the action when the trigger is pulled is very noticeable . |
| 14 | The Super Sportster Z had won every race it entered and the shareholders go a good dividend . |
| 15 | The interests of the shareholders become an objective standard to govern the actions of the directors . |
| 16 | In either event , it is argued that the residual rights of the shareholders create an appropriate incentive for them to activate the relevant disciplinary mechanisms . |
| 17 | The shareholders enjoy an additional layer of protection with regard to gratuitous payments , in that in order to show that a payment is authorised by the company 's memorandum it will usually be necessary to establish that it is reasonably incidental to the company 's business purposes , in essence , that it is for the company 's benefit , which is an objective question . |
| 18 | This doctrine appears in an altered form in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads where Wordsworth tells us that he had written about ‘ low and rustic life … because in that situation the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity ’ . |
| 19 | This is supported by Wordsworth 's defence of his choice of the common people as subject matter — ‘ Low and rustic life was generally chosen , because in that condition the essential passions of the heart find a better soil in which they can attain their maturity … ’ |
| 20 | The annual presentation of awards ceremony during the afternoon say a good turnout of supporters and distinguished guests in the Festival Hall . |
| 21 | The kittens tolerate a certain amount of this before deciding that enough is enough . |
| 22 | my Lord another factual situation which I 'll simply referred to is the er on going debate in European commission or cases relating to up stream fuel , er , where there 's very little trade , erm for technical reasons because of the isolation of the United Kingdom , however the commission has searched jurisdiction over restricted competition in the market because the fuels have a direct impact upon product , erm from production costs , product down stream of which there is trade |
| 23 | Although urban dwellers troop out to the countryside at the first available opportunity and nature plays a significant part in Japanese sentiment , the cultural and other attractions of the cities have a magnetizing effect in an era which has produced a strong emphasis on material rather than spiritual wealth . |
| 24 | This has meant that many enthusiasts for computing in the humanities have an uncomfortable sense of crisis , a feeling of promise unfulfilled . |
| 25 | The Merseysiders face a searching examination at Leeds with Souness admitting : ‘ We 've still got things to sort out . ’ |
| 26 | We have already seen that when the courts deem a statutory term to be jurisdictional , whether it be a question of law or fact , they will substitute their view as to the meaning of the term for that of the decision-maker . |
| 27 | If so , and if the different meanings leave more or less scope for the award of judicial remedies , then the courts have a limited power to give effect to their view of the importance of judicial control of government . |
| 28 | In the United States the courts exercise a good deal of influence quite independently of the other branches of government . |
| 29 | to other things , we 've kind of veered of the , one of the subjects that we were er , we did get onto which was how the police and the courts er handle er well victims and indeed criminals , I wonder if I might conflate erm both those groups into one question , its a very broad question , but I wonder if you think by and large the police do a good job , erm button one for yes and button two for no , erm and the majority here say yes , seventy seventy people say yes the , the police do a good job and since we 've talked about the courts do you think the courts do a good job by and large ? , we 've been talking specifically about erm some of the more bizarre erm statements that have come from the bench , particularly in with reference to crimes erm , that have treated against women , well now , seventy nine say no , so the police comes thumbs up , but the courts are way down , now not surprisingly there are n't many representatives from the courts er amongst this hundred |
| 30 | Here I must emphasize that , although social anthropologists in the field concentrate a great deal of their attention on day-to-day domestic relationships , it is not really the set of domestic relationships as such which is their ultimate focus of interest . |