Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The IMF , however , taking into account another failure in the June test , suspended further drawdowns and negotiations commenced on the conditions for further assistance , expected to include a further devaluation . |
| 2 | In the other three novels frothy dialogue and sparkling wit tend to overshadow the deeper philosophical issues at stake . |
| 3 | First , they must want to see a larger number of small farms ( at present they do n't ) and this means discouraging land management by large institutions . |
| 4 | However , although the Labour Party may want to see a stronger House of Commons , there is no wish to revive parliamentary government . |
| 5 | Elderly people , with those in later middle age , are more likely to be shocked or outraged by sexual practices which they consider undesirable — and tend to see a wider range of sexual practices as such . |
| 6 | Even though some minor changes may subsequently be necessary in order to conform with the directive , the government does n't want to risk a further period of delay before bringing these necessary measures into effect . |
| 7 | While Mexico exports food , but not processed foods , foreign food processors are net importers , and where TNCs use local raw materials the contracting arrangements tend to drive the poorer peasants off the land . |
| 8 | A little boy stretched up , struggling to work the plunger . |
| 9 | THE Queen 's speech to the nation at the end of her ‘ annus horribilis ’ failed to attract a larger audience than normal yesterday . |
| 10 | Most important was that the Association had lost a high proportion of the key members by death or removal from the area , and failed to attract the younger men coming home from war service who found an outlet in more direct political activity . |
| 11 | In a sense , then , survival into old age is a triumph , but a triumph that brings with it many problems , problems that tend to increase the longer one survives , the greater age one attains . |
| 12 | The title is intended to indicate a wider scope than ‘ Community legislation ’ in this narrow sense , extending to all categories of Community legal texts . |
| 13 | Thus polar groups tend to encourage a higher T g than non-polar groups of similar size , as seen when comparing polypropylene , poly ( vinyl chloride ) and polyacrylonitrile . |
| 14 | The whole country would like to know at what level of income they intend to increase the higher rate of tax . |
| 15 | More unusual makes , such as Eastern-bloc cars , tend to suffer a steeper decline in value , fuelled by fears about cost and availability of spare parts . |
| 16 | On May 2 the European Communities ( EC ) pledged US$12,000,000 and on May 14 agreed to provide a further US$67,000,000 in emergency aid . |
| 17 | Speaking reviews the different approaches which have been adopted to teach this important skill and suggests ways in which teachers can act to acquire a better understanding of the way speaking is learned . |
| 18 | The pylons proposal , which the NGC says is necessary to cope with electricity from a new power station at Wilton , has received a further setback . |
| 19 | One of my Oscars has developed a lower jaw which is twisted . |
| 20 | ( The position in Canada , however , is somewhat different since the union movement there — probably because of the different system of government — has developed a broader view of political ideology and has close ties with the New Democratic Party . ) |
| 21 | However , we should strive to include a greater variety of complex carbohydrates in our meals ; more grains , pulses , vegetables and fruit on a daily basis . |
| 22 | The opening of this section of route was delayed until September , because the Board of Trade insisted upon street widening to accommodate the wider Company cars . |
| 23 | Under the agreement News Corporation was permitted to borrow a further US$600 million on condition that this was repaid as part of a US$800 million reduction in its debt burden by February 1992 . |
| 24 | In spite of government protestations to the contrary , privatisation lies at the heart of the proposals : commercial and voluntary sector provision will be expanded , local authority provision will contract and informal carers will be expected to carry a bigger load . |
| 25 | Hun Sen , the prime minister of Cambodia , has withdrawn an earlier promise to allow the Khmers Rouges ' leaders to stand in any election . |
| 26 | In 1990 gross national product ( GNP ) contracted by an estimated 5 per cent and was expected to fall a further 3-4 per cent in 1991 . |
| 27 | The Pb isotope data for other islands located in areas of old lithosphere , Fernando de Noronha , Cape Verdes and the oceanic Cameroon line ( Fig. 1 ) , tend to be only slightly high in 206 Pb/ 204 Pb for a given 207 Pb/ 204 Pb ( Fig. 2 c ) , as expected given the lower average U/Pb ratios of lavas from these islands ( Fig. 3 a ) . |
| 28 | Not exactly the opposite end of the scale , but rather a complementary event designed to include a wider range of objects with an emphasis on attractive decorative objects at reasonable prices , the Fine Art and Antiques Fair at Olympia celebrates its twentieth year of existence with the largest event to date from 3 to 13 June . |
| 29 | We can preserve , conserve , store , freeze , can , bottle , jar or produce doorstep-fresh anything you want ( short of the snowflake ) , but as a result of this , a greater understanding of the very composition of food has become necessary , which in turn has given a deeper insight into handling systems . |
| 30 | Since its arrival in the eighteenth century , this is a literary mode which has recurrently been pronounced dead but which has been capable of renewal , and now Ackroyd has given a further turn to the wheel . |