Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PRESIDENT-ELECT Bill Clinton today reassured the world and the financial markets that his programme of change would not mean weakness or instability in US foreign and economic policy . |
| 2 | On the other hand these actions of preparation would better suit Hippodameia , who was to travel in the chariot ; and the other is perhaps characterised as older . |
| 3 | But a demonstration of orderliness must also involve appeal to an existing social structure which serves to ‘ institutionalize ’ action — that is , to impose a set of constraints on behaviour and , at the same time , to endow action with meaning . |
| 4 | And of course let's not forget LEISURE LEADER , Harlow Sportcentre 's own magazine — Your Magazine . |
| 5 | In ( 183 ) and ( 184 ) , similarly , it is clear that the effort to mentally blot something out of existence can only take place while it is still in existence , that is , before the state of non-existence into which one is trying to project it . |
| 6 | The members of parliament can not push Ukraine into genuine nuclear status . |
| 7 | From a practical point of view the cost of administration can often make interest charging and collecting more of a minus than a plus . |
| 8 | Mothers who choose this course of action should not drink cow 's milk themselves , nor should they eat butter , cheese , yoghurt or soya . |
| 9 | Trained writers of shorthand can however transcribe speech faster than keyboard entry ( Leedham , 1990 ) . |
| 10 | Some of the changes and crises of midlife can easily become crises for the marriage too . |
| 11 | Fourthly , the pressures and experience of practice may eventually lead practitioners to condense — in psychological terms to ‘ chunk ’ — the decision-making process to such an extent that it appears from the outside to become a matter of intuition , flair , or artistry . |
| 12 | Of course if there is a social structure so simple that the only ‘ source of law ’ is legislation , the rule of recognition will simply specify enactment as the unique identifying mark or criterion of validity of the rules … |
| 13 | Any history of adultery would doubtless quote Emma 's seduction in that careering cab : it 's probably the most famous act of infidelity in the whole of nineteenth-century fiction . |
| 14 | The first is a lack of judicial time particularly when judges in Court of Session must also give priority to criminal cases . |
| 15 | We are concerned that the emphasis on speed of decision-making should not undermine quality . |
| 16 | In penance Hilton stresses contrition because it , rather than confession itself , signifies the reorientation of the will , although it is clear that the act of confession can also aid contrition . |
| 17 | Even so , the pupil 's motivation to use sight purposefully , his interest in the task in hand , the appropriateness of task lighting and position of work can sometimes enable material to be used with surprisingly little adaptation . |
| 18 | PEOPLE in favour of euthanasia will soon ask Parliament to agree a Bill that could open the way to legalised ‘ Mercy Killing ’ . |
| 19 | However , thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain will soon reach counties Fermanagh , Tyrone and Londonderry from the west . |
| 20 | To reject final causes from the study of nature would apparently leave providence hanging . |
| 21 | The devaluation of sterling should also make things easier for UK firms heavily involved in the export trade . |
| 22 | This sort of presentation will always catch fish . |
| 23 | This whiff of hypocrisy can only cause resentment . |
| 24 | This degree of knowledge will not guarantee immunity from mistakes or deceit at the hands of unscrupulous dealers , but it will help to combat the more obvious attempts at misinformation — far more likely than outright deception — and assist in assessing the integrity of any dealer or expert whom one may need to rely on for advice . |
| 25 | This constant and natural consolidation of knowledge can only promote confidence , and give both student and teacher a solid sense of progress . |
| 26 | This may have been the case when Lady C. first frightened the servants back in the twenties , but now that kind of behaviour would probably land Mellors in the hot water he so obviously needs . |
| 27 | That type of education can also achieve access , which can lead on to other types of training and education . |
| 28 | The tensions of wartime could easily turn anger against refugees who were thought to be getting privileged treatment . |
| 29 | Therefore a certain amount of matching can always take place : contracts to buy can always be matched with contracts to sell . |
| 30 | Finally , the catalytic subunit of PKA can directly increase AMPA receptor function . |