Example sentences of "[verb] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In view of this possibility , both the Carlists and the Falangists decided to forestall an imposed unification by negotiating their own , spontaneous merger . |
| 2 | The strong features , the massive head — the man radiated an extraordinary sense of inner strength . |
| 3 | At the end of the discussion Pat Keegan , a lay auditor , was invited to speak , the first occasion in modern times that a layman had addressed an ordinary session of an Ecumenical Council . |
| 4 | The formal definition of these classes in the SGML syntax used to express the TEI scheme makes it possible for users of the scheme to extend it in a simple and controlled way : new elements may be added into existing classes , and existing elements renamed or undefined , without any need for extensive revision of the TEI document type definitions — though this is perhaps a benefit which only those who have ever tried to modify an existing dtd by hand will truly appreciate . |
| 5 | The concerns of Scott J were echoed by Harman J in Systems Reliability Holdings Plc v Smith [ 1990 ] IRLR 377 where the judge concluded ( in a case where he was concerned with an express restriction on the use and disclosure of , in particular the knowledge acquired by the defendant during his employment of the ability to modify an old computer by a small addition so as to make a new product of significant commercial value ) that the controversial part of Neill LJ 's judgment did not bind him to hold that there can not be in an express restrictive of covenant any restriction on information held by an ex-employee which is not a trade secret or something similar . |
| 6 | It is all very well expounding the theory that an artist should cultivate an innocent eye , seeing things as if for the first time . |
| 7 | Charlton has been watching the teenage winger recently but England boss Graham Taylor has handed Froggatt an Under-21 debut in Spain tonight . |
| 8 | Right , oh yes it 's got a , a lot of discrepancies , but the point is that the discrepancies it has are explicable in terms of what the discrepancies were trying to hide and correct and to that extent it 's a bit like psychoanalysing an individual patient . |
| 9 | Of these six cases in which lawyer B did not adopt the client 's chosen outcome as his objective , numbers one to four involve an attempted transformation of the client 's chosen outcome , and number five is a refusal to translate . |
| 10 | His trips usually involve an overnight stay , and he pays the company rent for this occasional occupation . |
| 11 | Companies like Toyota , Nissan , Sony , Hitachi , Honda or Matsushita concentrate on narrower product ranges but their operations involve an extensive array of horizontal and vertical relationships with affiliated firms . |
| 12 | Just as his political commitments exiled him from his own class , so my politics involve an awkward relationship with my own class . |
| 13 | These involve an expensive extrication of part of Fiat from Libyan hands , and the reduction of Italian professionals in Libya from 15,000 to 2,000 since 1986 . |
| 14 | One is that scepticism is not restricted to doubt about the possibility of knowledge ; most interesting sceptical arguments , as I suggest in chapter 1 , involve an equal doubt about the possibility of justified belief . |
| 15 | The discussion so far has implicitly assumed that both the long and the short legs of the spread involve an equal number of contracts . |
| 16 | Almost all constructive dismissal cases involve an unfair dismissal claim . |
| 17 | The last four features involve an implied option , and this option has to be priced . |
| 18 | NO CRIME PLEASE , WE 'RE IOFCs It has been estimated that half the world 's financial transactions by value involve an offshore centre directly or indirectly . |
| 19 | That said , Anthony Ginsberg of Salomon Brothers in New York estimates that half the world 's financial transactions by value involve an offshore centre either directly or indirectly . |
| 20 | The country-specific programmes , in particular , involve an important element of training and strengthening of counterpart organisations , linked to geological survey , mineral and energy resource investigations . |
| 21 | By the second half of the century , the teaching laboratory had become a feature of any university , especially in Germany , which tried to attract an eminent person like Du Bois-Reymond or Carl Ludwig by promising him an ‘ institute ’ with research and teaching facilities . |
| 22 | It can be seen that the ‘ developing ’ European nations of Spain , Portugal and Greece are continuing to attract an increased volume of Scottish exports whilst the Commonwealth countries continue their recent decline in importance . |
| 23 | In order to become more cost effective it is essential that an all out effort be made to attract an increased number of potential teachers to attend the proposed day in July . |
| 24 | Eventually Ryan appeased Neath by choosing more of their players but it made no difference : whatever kind of front five was chosen , static or mobile , Wales were beaten , and then when rugby league lucre had begun to attract an increasing number of his better players Ryan gave up the unequal struggle after the devastating defeat at Twickenham in 1990 . |
| 25 | Certainly a high market share has not been sufficient to attract an unfavourable judgement . |
| 26 | THE former Club Havana once the centrepoint of Teesside 's youth dance scene is set to attract an older clientele . |
| 27 | It made no reference to the possibility that schools for the less able might depress expectations and discourage the pupils in them , or make it difficult for such schools to attract an adequate share of available resources . |
| 28 | It means to make a visitor understand how the attempt to annihilate an entire people came to be , and how it was executed . |
| 29 | He also hopes the new format will attract new readers , both those who do not regularly read a daily newspaper and converts from the rival Liberation - which has won an extraordinary success among younger readers with its mix of lively writing , news features and bold use of photography and design . |
| 30 | Mr Allason has already won an estimated £250,000 over the articles . |