Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , I shall dispute that ontological existents can be coherently treated in an uncritical metaphysical fashion as " things ( existing unconditionally ) in themselves " . |
| 2 | The US Magellan spacecraft launched in May 1989 [ see p. 36674 ] was successfully placed in an elliptical orbit around the planet Venus on Aug. 10 . |
| 3 | There is the famous case of the radio dramatization of Wells 's War of the Worlds , which , within a confusion of signals , such as use of the convention of radio news reports , was quite widely received as an ‘ actuality ’ account of an alien invasion . |
| 4 | They came back on the Northern Line , a tall handsome man in a long overcoat and a man whose face was mostly hidden by an upturned collar and a hat pulled well down . |
| 5 | A new mood of optimism prevails at Grace Road , where fundraising has been successfully completed for an indoor cricket school , building work on which will start in September . |
| 6 | But he had since matured into an above average soldier and technician , talented , willing and desperate not to leave the army . |
| 7 | It is Tom Courtenay , the programme says so , but beneath a straggly white wig , black beret and tattered frock coat with trousers surely cast off by Cyril Smith and insecurely fastened by an army of safety pins , it is difficult to recognise him . |
| 8 | A polymer in very dilute solution can be effectively regarded as an isolated chain whose shape is governed by short and long range inter- and intra-molecular interactions . |
| 9 | An annual subscription of £21 to the funds of Bedford County Hospital was sanctioned , thereby bringing to an end the disagreement which had begun 10 years earlier . |
| 10 | Le Monde of Oct. 5 , 1989 , reported that Parliament had approved a law allowing the establishment of local private television stations and thereby bringing to an end the state broadcasting monopoly . |
| 11 | Diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Soviet Union had been established in September 1990 , thereby bringing to an end a period of hostility dating from the Korean war . |
| 12 | This was a hard period for the Prime Minister — she lost the confidence of senior colleagues , was widely regarded as an electoral liability and lost battles in the Cabinet . |
| 13 | The ECMT , which is not part of the EC , is widely regarded as an ineffectual organisation . |
| 14 | Mrs Thatcher might now be widely regarded as an electoral liability ; but she had bounced back before from low opinion poll ratings and by-election reverses to win huge general election victories . |
| 15 | During the Middle Ages Christian countries took this idea one step further : drinking the blood of a just-beheaded criminal was widely regarded as an effective cure for epilepsy , and mixtures containing powdered human bones and/or flesh were popularly regarded as aphrodisiacs . |
| 16 | Many similar examples can be found around the world , but in Britain there is substantial historical evidence which suggests that sharing with relatives outside the nuclear family in adult life has never been widely regarded as an ideal to be aimed for ( see chapter 2 ) . |
| 17 | Either by nationalisation or by the creation of new industries , SOEs were widely regarded as an essential feature of managing the ‘ commanding heights ’ of the economy . |
| 18 | Local government , however , is also widely regarded as an instrument of democratic self-government . |
| 19 | Although widely regarded as an excellent ‘ debut ’ , it did n't really capture the band 's fiery live shows . |
| 20 | Although not formally linked to other current multilateral negotiations , the signing of an Open Skies treaty was widely regarded as an important means of facilitating agreement on verification questions at the Vienna CFE negotiations . |
| 21 | The King 's speech was therefore widely regarded as an attempt to halt Jordan 's drift into regional isolation . |
| 22 | The move , widely regarded as an attempt to appease the government 's right-wing critics unhappy with the slow pace of Islamic reform and with recent Gulf war policy [ see pp. 38007 ; 38102 ] , was expected to be resisted by women 's groups and minorities . |
| 23 | The ceremony was widely regarded as an effort to restore Prussia 's regional identity after its suppression during the years of communist rule in the former East Germany , and simultaneously to dissociate Frederick the Great from the Nazi Party , which had revered his military power . |
| 24 | The move was widely regarded as an expression of his increasing dissatisfaction with the Labour Party , with which his Yahad party had merged in 1986 [ see p. 34770 ] . |
| 25 | The move , described as " a balancing act " , was widely regarded as an attempt by the government both to pacify religious fundamentalists critical of recent changes in its policy towards Afghanistan [ see pp. 38725-26 ] , and to secure closer co-operation from the ISI . |
| 26 | The attack was widely regarded as an assassination attempt on Gilchrist Olympio , chairman of the opposition alliance Union of the Forces of Change ( UFC ) , who suffered serious injuries . |
| 27 | In what was widely regarded as an attempt to deflate the extraordinary personality cult which had grown up around him since his cancer was publicized , the King referred indirectly to his own mortality . |
| 28 | Although widely regarded as an excellent ‘ debut ’ , it did n't really capture the band 's fiery live shows . |
| 29 | When he was done he unstrapped himself , then took one of the white sheets from the side and threw it over her , watching as the blood spread out from the centre of the white ; a doubled circle of redness that slowly formed into an ellipse . |
| 30 | We have successfully pressed for an EC ban on the importation of baby seal products and of furs from those countries which permit leghold traps . |