Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have no dislike of getting their feet wet , while preferring to stay dry where the easy option exists . |
| 2 | The LAW 's main function is ‘ to make development land available as quickly as possible where the private sector finds it difficult to complete transactions ’ . |
| 3 | I was feeling a bit pissed off : I was sore where the fickle Shelly had left her mark and I was distinctly peckish . |
| 4 | It will not be dishonest where the accused believes he had a right in law to the property or that he would have the other 's consent to take the property . |
| 5 | It has been suggested above that where the true owner of goods can not be involved in the proceedings the common law rule that a mere possessory interest entitles the plaintiff to recover the full value of the goods against a wrongdoer still applies . |
| 6 | The problem is particularly acute where the dynamic competition involves investment in risky R&D : the market power it confers is the incentive for undertaking the investment . |
| 7 | The expectation of an open offer and clawback from shareholders may be strong where the new shares being issued represent a significant proportion of the existing issued shares of the bidder or are being offered at a significant discount to their current market price . |
| 8 | Her throat was still painful where the other woman 's fingers had dug in to her . |
| 9 | The media regularly feed off each other 's stories : a practice which may be defensible where the original story is an accurate one but which can otherwise lead to the dissemination of a falsehood . |
| 10 | If I understand him aright , it ought to be possible to show that Descartes ' stripping away of the ‘ accidental ’ qualities of objects is illegitimate , because based on a series of elisions of meaning between one use of an expression and another where the two expressions look the same but have different meanings . |
| 11 | The position is different where the accused takes the victim 's season ticket , uses it up and then hands it back . |
| 12 | Definition 1.9.5 A polynomial unc is called primitive iff the positive gcd in Z of all the zi is equal to 1 . |
| 13 | The canal is lined by a membrane resembling the tunica arachnoidea , and is situated above the fissure of the medulla , being separated by a medullary layer : it is most easily distinguished where the large nerves are given off in the bend of the neck and sacrum , imperceptibly terminating in the cauda equina . |
| 14 | Is this where the earlier distinction returns : that ‘ art ’ depends on conscious performance ? |
| 15 | It has a very local feel with its sandstone dressings , and is rendered in rough cast , a common practice in areas like this where the Silurian stone was weak . |
| 16 | In the light of that , I am not clear where the Labour party will stand on this aspect of the Bill when we debate its Second Reading next Tuesday . |
| 17 | There are three possibilities ; people can be lost through death ( which may be a high proportion in an elderly congregation located in a retirement area ) , transfer out ( high in an old community due for demolition , or where people move in search of employment or as they are relocated or promoted ) , or reversion ( may be high where the social pressure is hostile to the church , or where church morale is at a low ebb ) . |
| 18 | Marginally lighter than the other two fabric boots reviewed , the Lady GT comes in a very attractive blue and purple with a pink collar . |
| 19 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |
| 20 | Although smaller and lighter than the 7.62 Self Loading Rifles which we had used in the Territorial Army , its strength lay in its high velocity rounds and accuracy . |
| 21 | yet the gear change itself is quicker and lighter than the long throw , rubbery device that spoils the Vauxhall . |
| 22 | What happens in the blast furnace is that the slag is lighter than the molten iron and it collects on top of the molten iron and by some means that I s |
| 23 | Fitting the PT6As requires major surgery to the fuselage because they are much lighter than the R-1830s and would radically alter the DC-3's centre of gravity . |
| 24 | For the purists a bag without a zip is going to be the most efficient at keeping warmth in and will always be lighter than the same bag with a zip . |
| 25 | She had already been measured and weighed , and found smaller and lighter than the pied or spotted flycatchers . |
| 26 | 9.6 volt cordless drills are generally lighter than the 12 volt types , making overhead work easy |
| 27 | Yeah well they 're different than the other policemen . |
| 28 | Now you were saying just then that erm parts of the were different than the other parts . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman was far more brave than the hon. Member for Torridge and Devon , West ( Miss Nicholson ) who has adopted the role of reading out central office briefs in the House to apologise for the Conservative party . |
| 30 | But we do n't mind hearing about a few ‘ weeds ’ — they are often more vigorous and more interesting than the cultivated varieties . |