Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 In fact , if deposits and notes and coin fall by an equal amount , then notes and coin will shrink as a proportion of total assets because notes and coin formed such a small proportion of assets to begin with .
2 Trench and ridge will occupy about a yard or a little more at this stage ; you will judge the length .
3 Thus those with good ideas would still keep credit for having them , and researchers would benefit from a source of interesting proposals generated at the front line .
4 This consideration of the events and operations may lead to a tuning of the model , an adjustment of the entitles and the attributes .
5 The place where rivermen dockers and farmworkers could relax after a hard day 's work .
6 Environmentalists point out , however , that the fall in emissions was largely due to the economic recession ; if the UK economy revives , consumption and emissions will increase as a result and further measures will have to be taken to meet the target , which is in any case widely seen as very modest .
7 It therefore seems conceivable that susceptibility to both type I and type II diabetes is determined during gestation or infancy in response to nutrition , and research should respond with a new focus on early events .
8 A quarter of a million are expected in the next ten to twelve days , and the overall total of refugees from Iraq and Kuwait may amount to a full million .
9 In its strongest form , at the perception of a new and beautiful poetic or religious idea , mystics and seers will fall into a trance and remain in it for hours or even days .
10 Many employees and organizations could benefit from a structure that acts as a conduit to help ideas flow more readily through an organization .
11 But his aims of holding out hope for jobs and industry will come against a damning confidential Government report on the prospects for industry and an emphatic thumbs-down to Mr Lamont 's continued tenure as Chancellor from the Scottish business community .
12 The contractor 's ability to demonstrate cause and effect will depend to a large extent on the effectiveness of the financial and management procedures .
13 At this point in our communion with God a desire for repentance and confession will mingle with a sense of confident expectancy and joy at being a son , a daughter .
14 This means going into hospital for two or three days , and the redness and soreness may last for a month .
15 We all thought right okay , we 'll get out for a few days and matters 'll come to a head , get sorted out and we 'd be back at work , happy as anything you know , everything sorted within a couple of weeks .
16 State House already houses a recruiting office for the Royal Navy and Marines , and visitors must apply for a temporary security pass at the ground floor entrance .
17 In the letter to Mr Fallon Lord Swaythling said there was no doubt that Labour 's policies about tobacco advertising and sponsorship could lead to a reduction in jobs at Rothmans in the North-East of England .
18 He believes Labour 's commitment to banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship could lead to a reduction of Rothmans employees in the North .
19 The Fairclough report suggests that suitable UK institutions could be offered Faraday Centre status , becoming foci for technologies and expertise of industrial relevance , in which graduate scientists and engineers could work for a higher degree while engaged on contract research before moving into industry .
20 The likes of Newbridge , Newport , Pontypridd and Bridgend can challenge for a while , but eventually class will tell .
21 Twenty-three parties , electoral blocs and movements will contest under a proportional representation system for seats in the two houses of the Federal Assembly .
22 Phases of weathering , drying and deflation would lead to a steady deepening of the hollow .
23 Throughout the summer the warm weather and increased activity of both pond fish and plants can lead to a number of problems in ornamental ponds .
24 In 1848 an experienced mines inspector and engineer could write in A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries : ‘ Explosions of gas have unfortunately become so numerous in late years that it would be impossible in the absence of specific records to enumerate them . ’
25 This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage .
26 Even outside these types of confrontation , the very differences in language and traditions can lead to a breakdown in communication .
27 If the mechanisms which Kandel has uncovered for the short-term processes of habituation and sensitization can serve as a model for short-term memory , what have they to say about long-term memory ?
28 Although not suitable for every case , the bell and pad will lead to a full cure in up to 80% of cases , if it is used correctly .
29 Some measure of agreement with the chairman and officers will meet with a much greater chance of success than a bold demand in committee for more open spaces .
30 MacArthur believed the Soviet Union and China would gain from a peace settlement , since the alternative was that the occupation would continue and Japan would more obviously become an American satellite .
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