Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [verb] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three particular classes of activities have been identified as the most common source of signals : intention movements , displacement activities , and activities controlled by the autonomic nervous system . |
| 2 | The ideas and attitudes expressed by the social problem film … do not derive simply from the focus of their subject matter but also from their deployment of certain types of conventions ( in accordance with what an audience ‘ accustomed to the cinema ’ expects ) which , then , inevitably structure and constrain the way in which that subject matter is presented in the first place . |
| 3 | In France the post-mortem period is , typically , fifty years but those authors and artists affected by the two World Wars were granted a prolongation of the copyright term , giving an effective expiry of just over sixty-four years after their death . |
| 4 | Notes and coins held by the public account for about 90 per cent of M0 . |
| 5 | If the hon. Gentleman had participated in our debates in Committee , he would have heard a wide range of differing views and opinions expressed by the various parties in Northern Ireland — and , to some extent , by people within the same party . |
| 6 | Joe Collier , reader in clinical pharmacology at St George 's Hospital , London , said : ‘ The drugs and products produced by the pharmaceutical industry are invaluable . |
| 7 | Because of the strategic nature of the services and products provided by the major state enterprises , and because of their monopoly position , industrial conflict may cause widespread disruption and lead to severe political embarrassment for the government . |
| 8 | The curriculum is devised primarily according to the knowledge and skills required by the practising surveyor , and the theoretical content is that required to give the student the necessary understanding . |
| 9 | However , there was no change in the strategy and policies adopted by the General Council of the TUC . |
| 10 | They do not dispute that high level administrators are largely engaged in co-ordination or in the ( apparently ) factual and scientific legitimation of the laws and policies made by the liberal democratic state . |
| 11 | Panama City , like most Central and South American capitals , is littered with statues of , temples to and mausoleums occupied by the famous , the not-so-famous and the forgotten . |
| 12 | It is also possible to have your dog 's bite and eyes certified by the veterinary surgeon while the dog is sedated . |
| 13 | The costs and confusions inflicted by the twin-site operation were huge . |
| 14 | Citizens ' action groups protested at the environmental damage caused by NATO manoeuvres and , in August 1989 , the SPD called for an end to the special rights and privileges enjoyed by the allied forces . |
| 15 | The advantage of such an audit lies in its ability to produce a critical assessment of the organization 's marketing strengths and weaknesses , whilst at the same time weighing up the threats and opportunities posed by the external environment . |
| 16 | , Principal of Fife College , gave the seminar his college 's view of the problems presented and opportunities provided by the new system of validated courses . |
| 17 | And , as the second and third generation of Arab-Americans began to look back across the Atlantic , they were joined by a new wave of immigrants from the Middle East , many of them Lebanese , Palestinians and Iraqis displaced by the political upheavals in the region . |
| 18 | These studies have generated a substantial number of books and articles written by the principal investigators as well as a large literature based on secondary analysis of the data sets . |
| 19 | The percussion concert of cartridges , bolts , and shrapnel had died away into a hush of gasps and swishes pierced by the occasional piccolo note of a scream . |
| 20 | ‘ I could certainly go a mug of hot tea , ’ I thought , as I examined my lumps and bumps caused by the ever-persistent mosquitoes . |
| 21 | the machinery of exchange and distribution established by recent decrees was quickly pushed aside ; and for some time the most effective instruments in extracting grain from the peasant were the ‘ iron detachments ’ of workers from towns and factories reinforced by the local committees of poor peasants . |
| 22 | The coup leader 's motives and demands , however naive and divisive , nonetheless expressed deeply-felt north-south , Christian-Moslem rivalries , and resentments exacerbated by the economic situation . |
| 23 | Councillor James Braid , of St Monans , said the squadron had been destroyed by an MoD accounting exercise and fishermen reassured by the nearby presence of the yellow helicopters faced greater peril . |
| 24 | Whereas ‘ The Smiths ’ struggled , but failed to climb out of a one dimensional musical format , ‘ Hatful Of Hollow ’ contained a wide variety of styles and experiments coloured by the straightforward production and flavoured by the clearly audible voice of Morrissey . |
| 25 | Definition of need covers a very wide range and applies , among others , to problems connected with : health , housing , care of an elderly or disabled relative , as well as widowhood and problems encountered by the frail elderly who for example may require extra heating during the winter . |
| 26 | This person is responsible for management leadership within a framework of policy objectives and resources set by the responsible minister , in consultation with the Treasury . |
| 27 | Brackenshaw Park in Daniel Deronda forms a picturesque background for an archery contest : ‘ The castle , which stood on the highest platform of the clustered hills , was built of a rough-hewn limestone , full of lights and shadows made by the dark dust of lichens and the washings of the rain . ’ |
| 28 | Over the next six months the Mappin will provide the necessary focus and space to deliberate and discuss some of the newly forged procedures and pleasures explored by the contemporary women artists who are reappropriating non-representational painting , drawing and installation work as a suitable form of creative expression . |
| 29 | It has become increasingly important to carefully compare interest rates and terms offered by the various lenders on their myriad of products , particularly while base rates are high and lenders are in fierce competition to attract the relatively few people willing to brave the stagnant property market . |
| 30 | Employment in construction fell by 7000 over the period and employment in transport and communications fell by the same amount . |