Example sentences of "this [noun] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the other Judaean coins of the Persian period have non-Jewish symbols ; there is no particular reason to believe that this coin bears a Jewish symbol . |
| 2 | This finding suggests a direct interaction between NSAIDs , synthesis of LTB 4 , and mechanisms of subsequent mucosal injury . |
| 3 | This progress has a fraught history , however . |
| 4 | One final point to consider is that this computer has a variable rate ascent warning . |
| 5 | Mytho-history of this kind provides a cosmological setting for the time and space of ordinary experience but , in addition , by exhibiting the contrast of possibilities , it offers a rationale for the complex rules and conventions which characterize " our " particular way of doing things . |
| 6 | This function converts a real number ( one with a decimal part ) to the nearest integer ( whole number ) less than the number supplied . |
| 7 | This guitar has a two-piece alder body with the join well off-centre , but because alder is such a plain-looking wood , the join is hard to spot — something the Manson shares with most Fenders . |
| 8 | This story has a happy ending , because we learned later that the peregrine had been paired up with another Russian visitor of the same species . |
| 9 | This field has a fixed length of 2 characters . |
| 10 | This case illustrates a common phenomenon . |
| 11 | This case provides a rare glimpse into police practice and raises serious questions about the use made by the police of their arrest powers . |
| 12 | This case provides a commonplace illustration of how the division of labour in an advanced capitalist society can not be grasped in terms of agreements and exchanges between autonomous traders , and so the security craved by such relations of interdependence must be satisfied by the wider conception of contractual obligations envisaged by the interests theory . |
| 13 | In my view this case provides a dramatic vindication of the decision to consult Hansard ; had your Lordships not agreed to do so the result would have been to place a very heavy burden of taxation upon a large number of persons which Parliament never intended to impose . |
| 14 | This resort has a large range of facilities , including two luxury hotels , shops , restaurants , camp-grounds , an information centre and an airstrip . |
| 15 | This technique determines a new solution with one extra parameter α . |
| 16 | Although this technique has a long ancestry in the Old World it was unknown in the Americas until the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century . |
| 17 | This technique develops a conceptual model of a process , subjects it to a number of experiments and studies the results with the aim of eventually predicting how the model will behave under certain conditions . |
| 18 | Indeed , in this Steffen suggests a conscious moulding of law to mercantile needs . |
| 19 | This measure gives a good index of the tonic level of muscular relaxation In light sleep , in identifying periods of movement which may contribute to outside interference in the EEG and EOG channels , and is crucial in determining the presence of REM ( rapid eye movement ) sleep , when there is little or no EMG activity . |
| 20 | However , it is now recognized that progress in this direction requires a great deal more cooperation in other fields , such as monetary and budgetary policy , than was originally acknowledged . |
| 21 | Ronnie Hodgins , senior lecturer in charge of knitwear at the college , says ‘ This course offers a unique experience to people of any age who have a desire to be creative . |
| 22 | This course provides a valuable preparation for entry to areas such as industry and commerce , public administration , education , and the media . |
| 23 | This course provides a national qualification for employment in the graphic/photographic design field for students whose educational background differs from those entering the degree programme . |
| 24 | This course provides a national qualification for employment in the broad design area of Graphics and Product Design . |
| 25 | This course provides a national qualification for employment in the textiles , decorative paper and related industries for students whose educational background differs from those entering a degree programme . |
| 26 | This is because increasing the proportion of left handers in the overall population by shifting the criterion to the right takes in a larger segment of the RS — distribution , but this segment constitutes a changing proportion of the number of individuals to the left of this criterion ( i.e. the left handers ) . |
| 27 | This decision goes a long way towards demonstrating the untenability of the marital-rape exemption in modern times . |
| 28 | Unless the government can be persuaded to change its mind , this decision represents a disappointing failure to embark on a much needed set of reforms . |
| 29 | This cygnet has a broken leg . |
| 30 | This rig includes a home-made peacock waggler , with a sarcandas reed insert . |