Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas the time taken for a computer working randomly but with the constraint of cumulative selection to perform the same task is of the same order as humans ordinarily can understand , between 11 seconds and the time it takes to have lunch . |
| 2 | The centre ground of British politics remained the same uncertain terrain it had been ever since 1918 . |
| 3 | While for many people religious faith provides a spiritual backdrop to their lives , for others simply feeling a part of the continuity of human society provides the same spiritual dimension . |
| 4 | The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology used the same parishes for a parallel study of vegetation change . |
| 5 | It used to be common for agreements for the supply of crude oil to do the same , but these have gone out of fashion in recent years with the volatility of oil prices : they may reappear if the oil price settles down . |
| 6 | For the teachers who have to cater for all kinds of pupils this concentration on a particular kind of pupil and a particular kind of educational success poses the same dilemma voiced by the rural studies teacher in response to the promotion of academic examinations in his subject ; ‘ Once again we can see the unwanted children of lower intelligence being made servants of the juggernaut of documented evidence , the inflated examination . ’ |