Example sentences of "placing it in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , complete accuracy is not important , as a few years either way make little difference to its value or collectability ; placing it in the right quarter of the appropriate century will nearly always suffice . |
| 2 | It is always wise to examine a flower very carefully before placing it in the blotting paper as if it contains any tiny insects they will think they are being provided with a picnic lunch and eat their way through the contents of your press ! |
| 3 | " Load character " extracts the character referred to by the descriptor , placing it in the least-significant end of the accumulator ( clearing the rest of the accumulator ) ; " Deposit character " stores the character from the least-significant end of the accumulator at the position referred to by the descriptor ( leaving the rest of the string unaffected ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Inserting the device inside the brain , actually placing it in the lateral ventricle ensures that the chemical is evenly spread around the brain . ’ |
| 5 | Indeed , if it is possible to talk of a Keynesian revolution in economic policy , then there is a strong case for placing it in the early 1950s rather than around 1947 . |
| 6 | Its research reputation is also strongly reflected in its success in attracting substantial external support , placing it in the top handful of British research universities . |