Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , despite the functionalist tendencies already mentioned , The History of Sexuality does offer an alternative view of seeing the relationship between sexuality and wider social forces to the traditional functionalism of many ( particularly ) left interpretations , which tend to see a direct relationship between the nuclear family and organisation of sexuality , either in the interests of capitalism or as directly responsive to the urges of ‘ modernisation ’ . |
| 2 | And its LANStreamer MC 32 Adaptor , which eliminates local network bottlenecks , and Person to Person/2 , designed to enable people at remote locations to work together , are among five new local networking OEM products now offered by IBM . |
| 3 | It would have been a more complete list had Wirral and St Helens authorities not instructed their schools to ignore our request for information although some Wirral schools did reply . |
| 4 | Building products also improved , from £21.5 million to £22.4 million , on demand from Germany for copper tube and fittings at the start of the year . |
| 5 | Vic inquires , looking round at the kitchen surfaces already cluttered with numerous electrical appliances — toaster , kettle , coffee-maker , food-processor , electric wok , chip-fryer , waffle-maker … |
| 6 | Out of-date-stock Life-dated products not sold before their expiry date may have to be sold at a lower price ( or even discarded altogether ) . |
| 7 | Podzols have surface H or O horizons successively underlain by a grey , bleached E horizon and a more brightly coloured B horizon . |
| 8 | Together , the three companies represent the most powerful alliance of consumer electronics giants ever seen and represent formidable financial muscle with which to back the launch and worldwide distribution of CD-I . |
| 9 | The PFLP-GC was one of a number of " rejectionist " Palestinian groups strongly opposed to the PLO-endorsed efforts to arrange talks with Israel ahead of elections in the occupied territories . |
| 10 | This is not really suited for binocular observation , but it is one of the few Mira variables easily found with binoculars when near maximum . |
| 11 | It is for this reason , perhaps , that there has been a move , clearly indicated in the curriculum guidelines recently produced by HM Inspectorate , to emphasise the importance of skills-based learning . |
| 12 | There is one large blunt apical papilla flanked by 3–4 oral papillae irregularly arranged on each side ; those nearest the apical papillae are conical the distalmost ones may be more spine-like . |
| 13 | Whereas Budget speeches once consisted mainly of a very detailed and technical discussion of taxation and borrowing , they now also contain a review of the progress of the British economy against the world economic background and a description of government economic policies . |
| 14 | Warner Brothers immediately set in motion its own research programme to explore the feasibility of the idea ; it would run for some months before anyone realised it had been an April Fool and abandoned their research . |
| 15 | That 's the way Warner Brothers gushingly promoted Kylie 's first film . |
| 16 | The outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters later claimed responsibility for the shooting . |
| 17 | The courses focus on specific areas where expatriates are to live , with course tutors usually drawn from the areas in question . |
| 18 | The early spice traders also encountered the daunting " home " team of defending mariners , the Bugis tribe , who so terrified them with their skill and ferocity that the word " Boogie man " entered our language , and still haunts our dreams . |
| 19 | The categories of breakage produced by different predators are similar to those for rodent mandibles just described , and so they do not need to be separately documented here . |
| 20 | The sighting of Mary Magdalene is affirmed by Peter and John discovering the Empty Tomb , the burial cloths neatly set to one side . |
| 21 | Balanced Banking is also proving popular with around 50 per cent of the customers joining Balanced opening a new high interest savings accounts , and these accounts show higher average balances than for savings accounts not linked to Balanced Banking . |
| 22 | After the election , opposition groups again protested against allowing the MRF to operate as a political party . |
| 23 | Much of the responsibility for this will rest with health authorities who will play the key role in demonstration projects recently announced by the Government . |
| 24 | Co-operative Awards in Science and Technology ( CAST ) are postgraduate research studentships which specifically support students working on research projects jointly devised and supervised by an academic department and a collaborating body such as private firm or public body . |
| 25 | A second strand in research of the 1960s was a consequence of the increasing focus upon processes which gave indications of the magnitude of human activity and also led to the inauguration of research investigations specifically designed to measure the magnitude of man by comparing man-modified and unmodified areas or by measuring one area before , during and after the effects of man . |
| 26 | The proportion of study cases initially assessed by more senior , non-training grades of psychiatrist ( consultant or clinical assistant ) was significantly lower than that of all new referrals over the study period ( 7% v 20% ; χ 2 = 8.57 ; p<0.01 ) . |
| 27 | Three research groups recently announced — in the same issue of Nature — the discovery of the site of the genetic anomaly responsible for Myotonic Dystrophy , which is a major genetically transmitted disorder . |
| 28 | ( 1985 ) argued that the accounting policies presently adopted by British Coal ( BC ) , formerly the National Coal Board ( NCB ) , have led to certain pits being incorrectly selected for closure . |
| 29 | As this description of the reason for the decay of the stonework suggests , the original roof surfaces also presented increasing problems and complete replacement of the roof slating was necessary . |
| 30 | A similar occurrence came when NHS ambulance drivers also stopped work . |