Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would not have been surprising if Eva 's many gifts and accomplishments had brought the temptation to pride . |
| 2 | The health benefits and disciplines gained enhance the balance between our mind and body and make us more able to achieve our aims and to counter disease . |
| 3 | Having agreed this with the procedure owner , a procedure description is prepared , showing amongst other things , the resources and activities needed to meet the objectives , and this is compared with what actually exists . |
| 4 | Throughout the '60s and '70s there was an upsurge of movements and groups aiming to raise the level of consciousness and to offer religious and spiritual experience to those seeking personal meaning and direction . |
| 5 | Firstly , the loss of this source of revenue is a major blow to the many individuals and groups working to improve the quality of life in urban priority areas . |
| 6 | The Georgian mill owner 's house has been restored and houses displays exploring the history of the mill . |
| 7 | In the Gezira region of the Sudan , for example , growing more sorghum and groundnuts has increased the cotton pest , the Heliothis boll worm . |
| 8 | Scully and Sons have had the job for as long as I can remember , not because they are any good but because they are ruddy cheap . |
| 9 | He is bitterly humiliated when he is beaten in a fist-battle with Thomas Fox , arranged by the captain as the climax to a day of races and contests organised to keep the hands occupied while the ship is becalmed . |
| 10 | Although in many areas votes were cast for individual candidates rather than the party which fielded them , analysis of the results showed that support for the AP had shifted markedly from urban to rural areas where government development plans and projects had made an impact . |
| 11 | But Mount Kenya is over 17,000ft ( 5100m ) and we 'd also learnt that many walkers and climbers fail to reach the top simply because of altitude sickness . |
| 12 | Guatemala 's Minister of Energy and Mines has announced a plan to set up a series of solar generating stations in rural areas currently without electricity , and similar initiatives are being considered by the governments of El Salvador and Panama . |
| 13 | The vocational course in architecture seeks to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to enter the profession . |
| 14 | By this is meant that the student must have the prerequisite knowledge and skills to begin learning the task . |
| 15 | It became possible to instil the drill , discipline , and skills required to make the army an effective fighting force . |
| 16 | The expansion of towns and cities has increased the demand for development land for housing , industry , retailing and other activities . |
| 17 | Criteria for criterion-referenced assessment may be derived on the basis of an analysis of the subject matter in terms of the skills , concepts and strategies required to meet a criterion . |
| 18 | Resignations and retirals had reduced the staff but the deficit was made up by C. H. Dinham , M. Macgregor , J. E. Richey , H. H. Read and G. V. Wilson being recruited between 1909 and 1914 . |
| 19 | The Guardian newspaper , in partnership with the Royal Institute for the Blind and associates has launched a system that enables the entire editorial text of the newspaper to be transmitted nightly via Teletext on Channel 4 television 's frequencies to a personal computer , which can read the text in a synthesised voice to blind and partially sighted people : those that can afford an £8,000 Braille terminal can also read the text that way , and it can also be displayed in large print on the screen for those with poor sight ; the text is structured so that readers can scan the headlines and choose the items that interest them ; the paper will be marketed , serviced and supported by Electronic Text Networks Associates Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , a commercial venture one third owned by the Guardian and the charity ; the other shareholders , each with a third share , are Aptech Ltd , which specialises in computer aids for disabled people , and Intelligent Research Ltd , which made the hardware for the system ; the decoder board for the personal computer is £400 , plus about £500 for a speech synthesizer ; the annual subscription to the electronic paper is £160 and the partners hope that other papers will decide to go onto the system . |
| 20 | It is therefore becoming increasingly important that firms develop practices and policies designed to overcome the difficulties many women face . |
| 21 | ‘ We all know that XR3s and Cossies seem to attract a lot of unwanted attention , but I feel I 'm paying too much insurance on what is a Plain Jane family saloon , ’ he says . |
| 22 | Retailers and manufacturers need to know the size and quality of individual local markets . |
| 23 | Users and manufacturers have expended a lot of time and effort trying to find ways to improve computer security . |
| 24 | Much work has been done and formulae developed to enable the dilution effect of chimney height to be calculated . |
| 25 | Turner 's Automatic Points were installed at the Robin Hood junction , and cars coasted to take the corner for Anerley , but continued under power for the straight road to Penge . |
| 26 | David Taylor examines how words and pictures combine to tell a story |
| 27 | Since 1985 the Belgian French Speaking Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has sent a questionnaire to maternity units annually . |
| 28 | Missionaries and preachers strove to switch the focus of hatred from the God of Change to the products of change dwelling in the interior . |
| 29 | The structure will determine the lines and shapes needed to fill the dimensions and , when needed , help to create the atmosphere and mood of the whole . |
| 30 | What but the return of these handmaidens to our kitchens in the re-incarnated form of electric mixers , blenders and beaters has made the revival of one of our most characteristic national delicacies a feasible proposition ? |