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 .
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