Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , a tax on capital income may reduce saving and lead to a rise in the gross rate of return ; on the other hand , it may be possible by the use of other taxes and/or monetary policy to offset the effects ( as seen in the discussion of balanced growth incidence ) . |
| 2 | With the inability of stable monetary and/or fiscal policy to alter the real course of the economy , it is the determinants of the ‘ natural rates ’ that are the source of concern , and this is where the supply-siders would say they come in : by highlighting the way existing government policy provisions affect utility-maximizing choices , they concern themselves with the location of the various functions involved . |
| 3 | To illustrate this point , Piaget uses the following examples : the creation or imagined characters to provide a sympathetic audience for a child 's actions or speech ; catharsis , as when a doll is allowed to ride a machine which a child fears ; and compensatory combinations , as when a child goes through the motions of pretend washing up when forbidden access to the real thing by its parent . |
| 4 | The weather was relatively kind with the competitors having a dry day with no rain or strong winds to contend with . |
| 5 | Each of these six departments had two or three clerks or junior clerks to assist them in the work . |
| 6 | Silvikrin Active Care Gel Spray can be used on damp or dry hair to mould , control and add shine ! £1.99/150ml . |
| 7 | These soft foam curlers can be used on damp or dry hair to create beautiful curls and volume — without clips or pins ! |
| 8 | ‘ Where a defendant in a civil action relies on the doctrine against self-incrimination and insists on remaining silent and on concealing documents and other evidence relevant to the action , he is relying on his own wrongdoing or on his own apparent or possible wrongdoing to hamper the plaintiff in proof of his just claims in the suit . |
| 9 | Secondly , the opportunity exists to reassess the rational or political approaches to resource management practice . |
| 10 | Would it have made social or political sense to have done it ? |
| 11 | The social scientist must conduct a fair and balanced enquiry , not allowing personal or political values to affect what is discovered and reported . |
| 12 | He has found the thicker yarn ends are best doubled up or used treble to make blankets on the chunky machine . |
| 13 | ( 4 ) Where investigation of a complaint on the ground of maladministration involves consideration by the adjudicator of any decision taken with reference to the creditworthiness of the complainant the scheme must confer power on the adjudicator to direct the society or associated body to take its decision again and reach it by proper procedures . |
| 14 | There are thousands of buildings that despite being interesting and attractive — and perhaps important on a local scale — are not ‘ listable ’ in themselves ; that is to say , they are not of sufficient architectural or historic interest to merit individual protection . |
| 15 | Mark on vertical lines with a knife and transfer to foil or non-stick paper to harden . |
| 16 | Curve the leaves up slightly around the edges and transfer to foil or non-stick paper to dry out . |
| 17 | While ensuring adequate ventilation through their permeability both fleece and related polypropylene fibre black mulch materials allow any rainfall , watering or liquid feed to pass directly to the plant and root system avoiding the water shedding problems experienced with most plastic covers , mulches and conventional cloche systems . |
| 18 | Of course , we can not draw conclusions about the calibre of a person simply from his or her occupation or education , but these figures do not support the view that councillors lack either the education or administrative experience to perform their duties . |
| 19 | ( 7 ) In the event that a Member dies or in the event that the name of a Member is struck off or removed from the roll or his practising certificate is suspended or expires without being renewed or where a Member is a registered foreign lawyer his name is struck off the register of foreign lawyers or his registration is suspended or cancelled or ( where a Member is a Recognised Body ) its recognition is revoked or expires , the Directors may require the Member or , as the case may be , his legal personal representatives , trustee in bankruptcy , liquidator , administrator or administrative receiver to give a Transfer Notice in respect of all the Shares then registered in the name of the Member or deceased member . |
| 20 | ( 7 ) In the event that a Member dies or in the event that the name of a Member is struck off or removed from the roll or his practising certificate is suspended or expires without being renewed or where a Member is a registered foreign lawyer his name is struck off the register of foreign lawyers or his registration is suspended or cancelled or ( where a Member is a Recognised Body ) its recognition is revoked or expires , the Directors may require the Member or , as the case may be , his legal personal representatives , trustee in bankruptcy , liquidator , administrator or administrative receiver to give a Transfer Notice in respect of all the Shares then registered in the name of the Member or deceased member . |
| 21 | These linear road junction sites clearly satisfied the basic land requirements of the resident population , and for many there were clearly no social , economic or administrative pressures to encourage the creation of a more centralized and compact urban centre . |
| 22 | While London did not consult the Dominions much on financial matters ( though it made a public ploy of doing so ) it lacked the political will or administrative means to make the rigorous control of dollar imports practised in the UK effective in those countries . |
| 23 | When the issue is addressed it is skirted around , it seems to us , by the unwillingness of all three of the authors concerned — understandable perhaps because of their daily closeness to the victims of mental illness — to see beyond the pathology of the psychotic state itself ; their failure to appreciate our — or rather Sylvia Plath 's — point made earlier : that when insane the psychotic individual is too preoccupied struggling against overpersonalised or idiosyncratic thoughts to create effectively . |
| 24 | The governing body will almost certainly need to set up sub-committees or working groups to look at different aspects of the school 's development . |
| 25 | When a business is under pressure it may be tempting to allow young , inexperienced or retired workers to help out . |
| 26 | Then Duncan sent his allies away , proudly declaring that he would allow no English or Norman troops to continue military service in his homeland . |
| 27 | Parents may be confronting their children repeatedly demanding them to do what is asked and find that this produces immense negative emotional reactions : temper tantrums or complete refusal to co-operate are common . |
| 28 | Social psychologists need to train their eyes to look beyond the brightly coloured petals or luxuriant foliage to examine these small seeds contained within the presently flowering plant . |
| 29 | These illnesses are manifest by a wide variety of symptoms from paranoid delusions or auditory hallucinations to total withdrawal from normal communication into silence or bizarre , apparently meaningless jargon , and they have in common some degree of loss of contact with reality . |
| 30 | Under such circumstances , permissive legal structures have enabled governments or private employers to resort to strike-breaking tactics involving the police or military to prevent or undermine trade union organisation . |