Example sentences of "a [adj] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The principle which would have to be established first of all is that each person in the world ( all those aged 21 or over , suggests Dr Grubb ) would have an equal share in man-made carbon dioxide emissions , regardless of whether he lived in a rich developed country or a poor one which produced hardly any carbon dioxide at all . |
| 2 | This wine , made by the Champagne house of Mumm , but in the Napa Valley in California , is made from the classic Champagne grapes , Chardonnay and Pinot Noir , and while the California sun gives riper flavours than you might be used to , there is poise , a rich creamy mousse and a soft , smooth taste . |
| 3 | It has a rich nutty flavour and a full bodied bouquet . |
| 4 | At their regular dinners together , a former whip recalls , ‘ the atmosphere is very much like that at a second-rate public school or a duff regiment . ’ |
| 5 | We have to try out the master scoreboard , a slick computerised monster and a change from the usual ‘ Spaghetti Junction ’ , so need the audience to check the theatre 's voting system . |
| 6 | Polymer Laboratories is supplying several thermal analysers including a simultaneous thermal analyser and a dielectric thermal analyser , as well as a computer software package for operation and data analysis . |
| 7 | One of the men dons a grubby white coat and a surgical-type cap . |
| 8 | Too often some of our Catholic families are not aware of the existence of our excellent senior schools which provide for a solid Catholic education and a growth in faith for our children . |
| 9 | And along every route , you 're in for a surprise , whether it 's a lone totem pole , a reconstructed Indian Village or a pioneer 's stone homestead . |
| 10 | The combination of a broad industrial experience and a close understanding of how the typical mineworker views life gave him the confidence to take on a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked . |
| 11 | The resulting continental margin morphology is likely to consist of a broad continental shelf and a rather modest amount of uplift inland . |
| 12 | The campground has a terrific hot shower and a climbing wall and there are a number of good bouldering areas nearby . |
| 13 | Here we design experiments to distinguish between a phloem-transmissible chemical signal and a physically propagated signal based on electrical activity . |
| 14 | So far in the UK only a low fat spread and a range of yogurts have been launched , both containing the milk whey protein form of Simplesse . |
| 15 | This school is a low-ability school because of its catchment area , which consists of a low social class and a high immigrant population . |
| 16 | The obvious example is Australia , which was separated early , and in which the marsupial mammals had the opportunity to adapt to a whole range of ecological niches , which they managed with remarkable success in spite of a low cranial capacity and a primitive mode of reproduction . |
| 17 | Second , he had a strong visual sense and a taste for ritual . |
| 18 | Renfrew was a strong pro-life activist and a keen supporter of donor-card schemes for organ transplants , though he was aware that this was not an option open to him . |
| 19 | the case that most people regard the way in which the National Library has been built and planned as a total national disaster and a vast waste of public money . |
| 20 | For instance those patients with a normal haemodynamic response and a clear admission CXR ( 70% of the group ) had a 1-year mortality of 1% compared to 30% in the remainder . |
| 21 | According to a government minister at the time , the act recognized that the railways ‘ are not a normal nationalized industry but a unique type of public corporation which exists to service social and environmental purposes as well as the economic needs ’ ( Hansard , 24 June 1974 ) . |
| 22 | To be academic for a moment , minerals can be defined as ‘ naturally formed , inorganic substances which possess a definite chemical composition and a definite atomic structure ’ . |
| 23 | In restrained terms , Mr Major echoed the Prime Minister 's distaste for the Commission 's ‘ grandiose ’ social charter , a European central bank and a common currency . |
| 24 | she 's got a bloody secret switch and a crook lock and |
| 25 | Mr Granin , who is also a much-respected parliamentary deputy and a war veteran , made his remarks in an open letter to his ‘ Czechoslovak friends and readers ’ . |
| 26 | A weak sphincter muscle or a congenital deformation in the urinary system may be the underlying cause , or it could be a digestive upset causing diarrhoea . |
| 27 | If there is no room to add any extra counter space try importing a free-standing butcher-block worktop or a trolley or cart . |
| 28 | I got a damn fine meal and a hell of a lot of elegance , and that was it . |
| 29 | A Broadcasting Standards Council , to determine what the British people may or may not watch , will be run , under Lord Rees-Mogg , by a bishop , a headmaster , a psychologist , an educationalist , a retired Labour MP and a former television newsreader . |
| 30 | Princeton Diagnostic is headed by the former director of President Reagan 's Drug Abuse Policy Office , Mr Carlton Turner , along with a retired rear admiral and a self-described ’ international expert on toxicology ’ . |