Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But I do want us to realise that evil today has to be faced in a far more fundamental and crucial theatre of war : it is in the processes and ideologies of the modern world itself that we find the destructive , impersonal and heartless force of the Dark Power .
2 They are the ribs and backbone of the Black Land , and the army is its muscle .
3 Criticism leads to critical self-reflection , where students are able to stand back and place their knowledge and accomplishments in a larger perspective .
4 The typical end-user of GIS output will probably care or know little about the cartographic and uncertainty characteristics of the map data being used , while the GIS itself has no procedures for handling the varying accuracy and reliability of the digital map data being processed .
5 It will also allow the validity and reliability of the national survey to be assessed and so produce a more accurate figure for the incidence and prevalence of known cases .
6 Preservation may have its place , but technical advancements must take precedence to maintain high standards of service and reliability in the harsh environment experienced on the mountain .
7 Further colour and splendour is brought to the occasion by the gold trimmed gowns and hats of the senior University officers : the Pro-Chancellors , the Vice-Chancellor and the Chancellor , whose gown has a long heavy train carried by his page .
8 Choose shoes , scarves , bags and hats from the rich variety of the accessory range , crafted from natural materials ; finishing touches are in shades of wood , spice and versatile warm neutrals .
9 Other manufacturing industry in the island is concerned mostly with the tourist and craft industries and includes the making of straw hats , pottery , ceramics , inlaid wooden items , the traditional Madeiran half-length boots , costumes and hats in the traditional style , plus the manufacturing of food products , such as biscuits , for the local market .
10 Jeremy Taylor 's The Rule and Exercise of Holy Dying ( 1651 ) continued to be a well-loved book of solace and meditation throughout the nineteenth century ; seven editions were published by Pickerings , and Rivingtons brought out a new edition as late as 1889 .
11 The inundations that came later with the four major ice ages between three million and 10,000 years ago played a dramatic part in the distribution of animals and in the evolution and survival of some of the unique species and subspecies of the Oriental Region .
12 such infinite knives and forks on a dazzling table .
13 This , he says , is judged on the basis of the size , distinctness , and vigorousness of the visible object .
14 At the moment of writing , there is a bitter struggle with the ‘ Tamil Tigers ’ , who demand a separate state and self-government in the northern half of the island .
15 The controversy between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over the proposed dam on the Danube at Gabcikovo [ see ED 56 ] has intensified , with Hungary abrogating the 1977 treaty between the two countries under which the dam was originally planned .
16 The basic unit of credit is the module and in order to try to standardize its credit value across the many subjects and disciplines of the Modular Course it is defined in terms of notional student effort .
17 GUITAR School and Guitar For The Practising Musician magazines , 1984–1992 .
18 In pure white it adds a freshness , cleanliness and unity to a white kitchen that brightens every day .
19 That , too , reinforces the lesson and message of the significance of the Maastricht summit — that greater cohesion and unity of the European Community is even more indispensable for solving its own internal economic , social and political problems and those of the rest of Europe as well .
20 The Imperial Palace symbolized the freedom and unity of the Nicaean Federation .
21 It involves at one and the same time our understanding of the nature of God , of the nature of humanity , and of the real depths of the life and unity of the universal Church .
22 In particular — and on this see the work of Mary Douglas — when the body politic is threatened , it is common to see increased attention paid to the purity , integrity and unity of the physical body .
23 Egalitarian and woman-centred feminist psychologies usually assume the rationality and unity of the psychological subject .
24 *Kozo Watanabe ( Takeshita ) International Trade and Industry Keiwa Okuda ( Takeshita ) Transport Hideo Watanabe ( Watanabe ) Posts and Telecommunications Tetsuo Kondo ( Komoto ) Labour Taku Yamasaki ( Watanabe ) Construction Masajuro Shiokawa ( Mitsuzuka ) Home Affairs , and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Koichi Kato ( Miyazawa ) Chief Cabinet Secretary Junzo Iwasaki ( Komoto ) Director General of the Management and Co-ordination Agency Tomoo Ie ( Takeshita ) Director-General of the Hokkaido and Okinawa Development Agencies Sohei Miyashita ( Mitsuzuka ) Director-General of the Defence Agency Takeshi Noda ( Watanabe ) Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency Kanzo Tanigawa ( Mitsuzuka ) Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency , and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Shozaburo Nakamura ( Mitsuzuka ) Director-General of the Environment Agency Yoshiyuki Toya ( Miyazawa ) Director-General of the National Land Agency Atsuo Kudo ( Unaffiliated ) Director of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau
25 According to Hugh Jenkins , chief executive officer of Prudential Portfolio Managers and chairman of the judging panel , ‘ in particular , the panel was impressed by the extent of the review of operations , the depth of portfolio information , the detailed analysis of borrowings and the clarity with which the accounting policies are stated ’ .
26 Professor Ian Percy , senior partner of Grant Thornton and chairman of the judging panel , said Cairngorm Climbing Rope Company displayed all the criteria the judges were looking for — technological innovation , enterprise and initiative in trying to develop a European market .
27 But Dr Hesham El-Essawy , a prominent moderate and chairman of the Islamic Society for the Promotion of Religious Tolerance , preaches caution .
28 Sakharov greatly admired the work and sent a personal letter of endorsement to Mikhail Gorbachev , then the omnipowerful Secretary General of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet .
29 Oldknow joined the county élite as lieutenant-colonel in the Volunteers , high sheriff of Derbyshire ( 1824 ) , and chairman of the Agricultural Society ( 1828 ) , and he rebuilt the parish church in Mellor , renting 325 pews for his workers .
30 According to Institute Council member and chairman of the Professional Conduct Directorate Pat Brenan , the Big Six are now so huge and control such a large share of the UK listed company audit market that any behaviour judged to be anti-competitive would invite the attentions of the Office of Fair Trading .
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