Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ratio of long- to middle-wave cones ranges from 1.6 to 0.42 for samples from individual animals and for the total sample has a value ( 0.89 ) that does not differ significantly from unity ( ) . |
| 2 | In addition , there is the overhead of calculating the height function , H. For a neural net consisting of layered perceptrons , this may not be so heavy ; but if it involves annealing , the total process demands a lot of computing time . |
| 3 | On Dec. 18 the Georgian parliament issued a statement suspending the second round of Russian-Georgian talks on bilateral relations currently under way in Moscow and recalling Georgia 's delegation . |
| 4 | The undeniable need to establish a personality clear of the shadow of Mrs Thatcher was confounded with the mistaken urge to repudiate what she stood for . |
| 5 | The right-hand side provides a benchmark against which all portfolios may be assessed . |
| 6 | This pact called for the rival forces , confronting each other in the south of the city , to pull back and allow a neutral force under the control of the interim government to establish a buffer zone . |
| 7 | The short-term store has a limit of about twenty seconds unless there is opportunity for rehearsal , e.g. this is the maximum time available between looking up a telephone number and then dialling it unless the operator repeats it to himself . |
| 8 | Not only can the more elongated whelks withdraw further into their shells , sometimes disappearing completely from view , but also the narrow aperture prevents a crab from obtaining a satisfactory purchase on the lip with its chela ( Vermeij , 1974 ; Hughes and Elner , 1979 ) . |
| 9 | There is considerable circumstantial evidence that the Galactic Centre contains a point mass of 10 6 M and ; . |
| 10 | Bombing by the USA during the Korean War saved a lot of indigenous demolition work . |
| 11 | But Justin 's language about the otherness of the divine Word suggested a dyarchy . |
| 12 | Guinness ' decision to withdraw its alcohol-free bitter , Smithwick 's AFB , last February appears to endorse the persistent gloom surrounding a sector that was one described as a dynamic , vibrant and burgeoning niche . |
| 13 | These are threefold : ( 1 ) that the number of cases reported represented one-fifth the true rate , ( 2 ) that an average of two head were stolen in each theft , and ( 3 ) that the hypothetical animal had a life span of ten years . |
| 14 | On subsidiarity , " the European Council received a report from the President of the Commission [ reviewing ] existing and proposed legislation in the light of the subsidiarity principle " . |
| 15 | The European Council approved a growth initiative , with new lending by the European Investment Bank ( EIB ) for infrastructure projects and the creation of a new European Investment Fund , which would direct money towards loan guarantees rather than loans . |
| 16 | On the free movement of persons , the European Council suggested a compromise solution to allow " signature of the convention of the member states of the European Community concerning the crossing of the external frontiers . " |
| 17 | As we might speak of the culture of the Hebrides , or as W. H. Rivers wrote of the culture of Melanesia , so we speak of the culture of the European West to describe a set of outlooks , aims and ways of life , which has a history in the past of Europe and has spread to other parts of the world . |
| 18 | When the European Tour stages a tournament in England — a rare event these days , it 's dazzlingly international . |
| 19 | Last August there seemed a breakthrough , when the European Parliament commissioned a report into the dispute . |
| 20 | Less than a year was to pass before the European Parliament debated a motion recommending the recognition of sign languages of member states . |
| 21 | Direct elections to the European Parliament added a measure of democratic legitimacy , while creating a significant source of pressure for further integration , but it was not until the passing of the 1987 Single European Act that real impetus was given to the integration process . |
| 22 | The European Parliament released a statement on Sept. 8 , 1989 , expressing concern " at the worsening of the policy of repression in Myanma " and requesting the Myanma authorities to " bring repression to an end and to respect the deep desire of the Myanma people for the establishment of a democratic society through free election " . |
| 23 | In 1984 the European Parliament issued a draft treaty on European Union . |
| 24 | In its February session , the European Parliament gave a second reading to the Directive on the Restitution of Cultural Goods and passed it without further amendments . |
| 25 | The new 132-page Luxembourg draft retained references to a " federal goal " , to an eventual common defence policy , to a Commission reduced in size from 17 to 12 , to European citizenship as proposed by the Spanish government , and to the European Parliament having a right of " co-decision " with the Council of Ministers [ see p. 38154 ] . |
| 26 | But there is a fall-back position and that is that the European Community have a directive called the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive that requires that before a major project of this type is put through there must be the fullest public consultation . |
| 27 | That was provided by the French foreign minister , Robert Schuman , who in May 1950 cut through all the objections and hesitations within the European debate to propose a pooling of coal and steel resources . |
| 28 | The development of canning and refrigeration made the preservation of meat products possible , and there were fast steamships to carry American produce to the European market to provide a supply of cheap food . |
| 29 | The European Commission agreed a regime for the importation of bananas from 1993 on July 31 . |
| 30 | This week the European Commission extended a hand to Europe 's carriers , relaxing rules barring subsidies and capacity-sharing for three months . |