Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] those [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the days before there was much legislation on public health matters , public nuisance was the only offence for which it was possible to prosecute those who stank out the neighbourhood with fumes from glassworks , tanneries and smelters , or who kept pigs in the streets , or kept explosives in dangerous places … |
| 2 | I only highlight that to encourage those who are going to be making er concluding commentaries to p sharpen up their summary . |
| 3 | When it is suggested to him that it may be necessary and unavoidable to kill those who oppress mankind in the same way as it is necessary and unavoidable to hill a homicidal lunatic who threatens society , his reply is that no man is so evil as to be beyond redemption , and no man so perfect as to be justified in killing these whom he considers to be evil . |
| 4 | It was often obvious from the start that they would never lead to anything and this made those who were more settled openly contemptuous . |
| 5 | But it is commonly agreed among those involved in the computer misuse debate that the Law Commission proposals will make it easier to prosecute those who do mean to do wrong using hacking skills . |
| 6 | This pleased those who feared big tax increases , but disappointed the fiscal purists who hoped to see the removal of anomalies . |
| 7 | It is both unfair and unrealistic to expect those who remain to make further sacrifices in order to service the sensibilities of visitors . |
| 8 | This includes those who are temporarily between jobs and drawing unemployment benefit to tide them over until the new job is taken up . |
| 9 | The Labour Government was not prepared to let those who were pensioners at the time die in poverty , while awaiting the gradual implementation of a new scheme . |
| 10 | The letter should explain that you have the right qualifications , and say that you are willing to learn those you do n't have : you may be a competent typist , for example , but need a few hours to learn how to use a word processor . |
| 11 | THE British admire those who speak their mind cleverly and damn the consequences . |
| 12 | This enables those who have had their turn to be identified and ensures nobody is missed out . |
| 13 | Never be afraid to touch those you love most . |
| 14 | This leaves those who are holding out for more in a very unfavourable position . |
| 15 | To a certain extent , this mechanism allows users to shift responsibility for SPRs onto other users , but as users who receive SPRs are informed of the sender , it is easy to identify those who do so . |
| 16 | So much is made these days of the high-profile young dance companies who are ‘ trying to find their own vocabularies of movement ’ , that it is all too easy to forget those who have been doing just that , very quietly , for a long time . |
| 17 | The question of what is going on ‘ at ground level ’ is nonetheless interesting and potentially important because schools that have experience in evaluation have much to offer those who are just beginning to establish procedures . |
| 18 | The Japanese interned those who surrendered without a struggle and killed all those French elements who put up a resistance . |
| 19 | Mr Delors 's reply , however , which begins to explain the mystery of the Vatican 's medieval levels of personal consumption , will do little to console those who worry about crookery in the Common Agricultural Policy . |
| 20 | Unemployment locks the underclass into place in three ways : it is more likely to hit those who are poor ; the poorest are likely to be unemployed longest ; and , in addition , instead of compensating the unemployed , the welfare state penalizes them more than any other group on welfare . |
| 21 | Does he also agree that , although the violence of the provisional IRA and others who claim with no legitimacy to speak for the Irish people as a whole , is sickening , it is equally disgusting , disgraceful and sickening to see those who claim to be loyal to the Unionist cause killing , tit for tat , for no reason other than that people happen to be Catholic ? |
| 22 | Policies such as these penalise those who drink sensibly , are detrimental to the drinks industry and do nothing at all to deter those who are determined to abuse alcohol . |
| 23 | Impulsively she put her hand over his and said with passion : ‘ You are going to have to deal with a smart , slick world , quick to ridicule those who do not understand its manners — a world where you want friends , not enemies . |
| 24 | Therefore , he is likely to nominate those whose views seem most in line with his own , although there is no way a president can guarantee the direction of a justice 's decision and it is estimated that the President 's choices have backfired in a quarter of appointments . |
| 25 | Unionist MPs have been quick to condemn those who would try to express their loyalty by attacks on defenceless fellow-citizens , but Mr John Taylor must be more careful with his language . |
| 26 | As a mere imperfect mortal , I find myself working twice as hard to introduce those whom I like to the Lord . |
| 27 | While I think he is right to criticise those who propounded a social gospel earlier in the century he does so for the wrong reason . |
| 28 | Invited the Lord President to take soundings among Government supporters with a view to determining whether it would be possible to persuade those who were in favour of the abolition of capital punishment that in the interests of securing the passage of the Criminal Justice Bill in the 1947–48 Session they should refrain from pressing for this change in the law ; |
| 29 | Although many board members reported being fascinated by recent developments , it was not uncommon to find those who failed to appreciate the amount of change since their own schooldays . |
| 30 | ‘ So it is reasonable to assume those who control Sellafield will ensure their families are safe and , therefore , so will we be . ’ |