Example sentences of "[adj] and [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vocally , however , he inhabited a different plane , some Olympian plateau of detached and perfect judgement whence the most trivial phrase descended as a profound statement of intellectual certitude . |
| 2 | Although higher education institutions are supposed to embody a detached and rational stance towards the world , they seem to behave much as any other kind of institution when faced with the need to determine internal priorities or fend off external threats . |
| 3 | The declaration stated that , whereas heretofore , to wit , etc. , in consideration that the plaintiff , at the request of the defendant , had then consented to allow the defendant to weigh divers , to wit two , boilers of the plaintiff , of great value , etc. , defendant promised that he would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected , leave and give up the boilers in as perfect and complete a condition , and as fit for use by plaintiff , as the same were in at the time of the consent so given by plaintiff ; and that , although in pursuance of the consent so given , defendant to wit , on , etc. , did weigh the same boilers , yet defendant did not nor would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected leave and give up boilers in as perfect , etc. , but wholly neglected and refused so to do , although a reasonable time for that purpose had elapsed before the commencement of this suit ; and , on the contrary thereof , defendant afterwards , to wit on , etc. , took the said boilers to pieces and did not put the same together again but left the same in a detached and divided condition , and in many different pieces , whereby plaintiff hath been put to great trouble , etc . |
| 4 | They represent the classic disproof of their own claims for the detached and context-free qualities of writing . |
| 5 | The presenter treated the election in the same detached and cynical way , assuming that the candidates were players in some electoral game . |
| 6 | There was no anger in his voice , only a detached and impassive acceptance of the facts . |
| 7 | The overt display of wealth and consumption by Veblen 's leisure class is challenged by a more subtle , detached and inconspicuous form to be appreciated only by those sufficiently cultivated or civilized . |
| 8 | It was not a situation which worried him ; as he told George Baker , the best position for any poet was to have enough financial security to view in a detached and unenvious way the temporary reputations of more fashionable writers . |
| 9 | The analysts had so far carried out a largely theoretical exercise , developing models in a detached and objective way so that broad-based ideas about future strategies could be discussed with the College Principals and officers from the LEA headquarters . |
| 10 | And yet , despite the extremely personal aspect of so much Cubist painting , the movement remained free from introspection , and the painters continued to view and record their ideas of the material world of their immediate experience in a detached and objective way . |
| 11 | In the walk , the back movements are more visible ; in the pace ( simultaneous advance of the hind and front limbs on one side ) , they are more pronounced and strongest of all in the gallop , when the back is arched like a spring and throws the body forward . |
| 12 | What at first sounds like Americans with too much free time on their hands soon evolves into a startlingly open-minded and enriching panorama of soundgames and rock ‘ n ’ roll graffiti . |
| 13 | He added that the MBR 's task at the time of the coup had been to establish the basis " for a profound transformation … in the juridical-political and socio-economic areas " . |
| 14 | The sale of Scottish and sporting pictures and silver is one of the most important of the year held in Scotland by Sotheby 's . |
| 15 | Small friendly candlelit restaurant with Scottish and Continental dishes . |
| 16 | Then they went off to rout the Scottish and Royalist forces . |
| 17 | It has specialists and can provide supervision in the following fields : Medieval and Renaissance Literature ( including Drama ) , Eighteenth-Century Literature , Romanticism , Victorian Literature , the 1890s , Modernist Literature , Twentieth-Century English Fiction , Modern Drama , Post-1945 British Poetry , Postmodernist Literature , Women 's Writing , Fantasy and Science Fiction , Theory of Comedy , Theory of Modernism , Contemporary Critical Theory , Feminist Criticism , Drama and Music , Scottish Literature , Comparative Scottish and European Studies , Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American Literature , Canadian Literature , Biography , Textual Bibliography . |
| 18 | As Charlie Woods , director of Scottish and international operations at Scottish Enterprise , said , the whole reason why the Forum for Open Systems ( of which Howell is director ) was set up by SE 's Software Group was ‘ to bring together the users and suppliers of technology to establish how products should be developed and used ’ . |
| 19 | Charlie Woods , director of Scottish Enterprise 's Scottish and international operations , said that Scotland 's success in attracting the ninth Europartenariat offered a great opportunity for small and medium-size companies to make real progress in realising their ambitions on the European stage . |
| 20 | In the past session the department has organised the following conferences and seminars : ‘ Minority Languages — the Scandinavian Experience ’ and ‘ Scottish and Scandinavian Emigration to North America ’ . |
| 21 | The study confirmed that acid rain was caused mainly by emissions from coal-fired power stations and stated that the huge reserves of sulphur built up in the soil meant that many Scottish and Scandinavian lakes would suffer the effects of acid rain for decades even if sulphur dioxide emissions were cut radically . |
| 22 | This is a stimulating and rewarding read , providing insight into why and how a writer operates , as well as creating interest in Scottish and Irish poetry that is so often neglected by the English establishment . |
| 23 | The review was jointly prepared by the English , Scottish and Irish Institutes for the DTI in accordance with their status as recognised professional bodies ( RSBs ) . |
| 24 | Or what about Classical Ballet , Jazz Dance , Contemporary Dance , Scottish and Irish Folk Dance , Indian , Balinese , Tribal or Belly Dancing ? |
| 25 | Curiously , the Order discriminates against Scottish and Irish lawyers : the relaxation of the general rule applies only to a defined class of EC lawyers from which those qualified in Scotland or Northern Ireland are , whether by accident or design , excluded . |
| 26 | SLEEPING WITH MONSTERS : Conversations with Scottish and Irish Women Poets |
| 27 | Reading this collection of interviews with twenty five Scottish and Irish women poets is like opening up a box of plain chocolates , only to be confronted with an array of brightly coloured and diverse tasting liqueurs . |
| 28 | There were also religious differences between Catholics and Protestants , as well as tensions between English , Scottish and Irish factions . |
| 29 | On leaving school she became an active member of the Keep Fit Association , Laban Guild , English , Scottish and Irish Dancing . |
| 30 | Peter Robinson , Liverpool 's chief executive , said the plan for top English , Scottish and Irish clubs to play a knock-out competition had been the basis for the agreement to reduce the First Division . |