Example sentences of "of the [adj] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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1 | However , three other power bases do depend much more on the capacity of the powerful to affect directly the perceptions of the less powerful , even when the latter are resisting that influence . |
2 | Mark Hudson Out of the strong came forth the sweetness Not so much an installation as a duration piece created with treacle and sugar cubes . |
3 | Throughout the song the rhythm of the vocal follows not the regular periods of dance music but the irregular accents of the words . |
4 | His father could hardly complain ; not far away in Manchester at that period only 43% of the children of the working-class reached even the age of five . |
5 | These failures arose not only from Edward 's lack of adequate financial resources , but also from the effectiveness of Philip VI 's resistance and the reluctance of the English to take on the French in pitched battle , as the stand-off at Buironfosse showed . |