Example sentences of "and [pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The objective of the research is an analysis of the tensions which arise between the duty of the Council to protect the public and its simultaneous need to maintain the unity and confidence of the profession . |
| 2 | One has only to think of the British motorcycle industry and its once-prime position to see the folly of believing you can sustain a world leading position without constant innovation . |
| 3 | There are other natural evolutionary advantages concerning diet and physiological peculiarities , akin to that pertaining to the giraffe and its unique ability to reach the highest-growing leaves . |
| 4 | She may have been more assertive for a while as she found her feet , but she is remembered mainly for the way she consulted staff and her obvious concern to do the best in every situation . |
| 5 | In Banstead , the black Jaguars stopped abruptly at a zebra crossing to allow three rastas and their large mother to cross the road . |
| 6 | We thank God for such men and their determined perseverance to fulfil the vision God had given . |
| 7 | According to the old man , the Phalangists first forced Tony and his young wife to watch the shooting of their baby . |
| 8 | He made a deal in 1948 with the communist authorities that , if he could get passports for himself and his entire family to leave the country , he would make over his lands to the state . |
| 9 | I refer to Julia Kristeva 's somewhat obscure remarks about ‘ the role that the pervert , with his invincible belief in the maternal phallus and his obstinate refusal to recognise the existence of the other sex , has been able to play in anti-semitism and the totalitarian movements that embrace it , . |
| 10 | Before he was allowed to escape , the Editor had muttered his agreement , and his heartfelt wish to supplant the ‘ Jottings ’ with a regular feature on ethnic cooking , written by his live-in companion , was once again postponed . |
| 11 | And our proper anxiety to complement the market with collectively delivered provision has sometimes blinded us to the obvious point that the only real purpose of any provision is the satisfaction of individual needs , and that a failure in these terms will be judged harshly . |