Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this freedom offers a better indicator than such things as matriliny or the worship goddesses , it also is not a clear indicator of the political and economic power , in spite of Engels 's belief to the contrary . |
| 2 | In Cuncliffe-Owen v Teather & Greenwood ( a Stock Exchange case ) Mr Justice Ungoed-Thomas said : " it is suggested on the one hand that this rule excluded usage of wider scope and , on the other hand , with the support of expert evidence , that it was a particular instance reflecting a wider usage . |
| 3 | Now , offices , the County Hall and even a car park make a bigger impact but the prison retains its huge central site . |
| 4 | By contrast to weaning , which represents the loss of a love-object ( the breast ) and which produces a characteristic culturally valued response ( mastery of the ability to postpone oral gratification in the interests of agriculture ) , toilet-training represents a more-or-less voluntary submission to an educative influence and a partial redirection against the self of the sadistic drive which is associated with the anal function . |
| 5 | ‘ But love for your sister got the better of you ? ’ |
| 6 | This would constitute information — data plus a contextual framework allowing a larger picture to be revealed . |
| 7 | Undoubtedly the people left behind can experience immense dislocation , amounting in extreme cases to complete social and economic dereliction , but with no economic base to support a larger rural population , conditions would have been worse if those who moved to the towns had chosen to remain in the countryside . |
| 8 | However , the real point seems to be that the risk of an uninformed auditor 's being misled after a change imposes a greater cost than the benefit ( unquantified and intangible ) that a compulsory change would provide . |
| 9 | The suggestion that the typical science enthusiast was Anglican and not politically radical does not of course affect the wider generalization that Protestant cultures were more amenable to freedom of thought . |
| 10 | The buyer receives a further 100 from the seller who has to pay an equivalent amount as variation margin . |
| 11 | The blue eyes were cold and watchful as he lounged casually in front of her , the thin sea island cotton shirt allowing the darker hairs on his chest to show through . |
| 12 | Bregawn 's temperament got the better of him the following season , and on his racecourse appearances he displayed increasing sourness . |
| 13 | A strong performance by the components and semiconductors division helped the better than expected overall results and a surge in chip sales helped propel the components division to operating profits of $122m , up 67% . |
| 14 | Further he comments that the male has the greater discretion of reason . |
| 15 | The Socialist government of Sr Felipe Gonzalez saw lower consumption forecasts due to lower levels of economic growth as offering the opportunity to establish a better energy balance . |
| 16 | They meet under the auspices of the National Association of Coordinators of Community Languages in order to develop their expertise : a number of colleagues within this body have advocated the setting up of a recognised DES course to provide a further exchange of ideas as well as more official guidance to team leaders and coordinators . |
| 17 | The cones are concentrated in the fovea , and the rest of the retina has a higher proportion of rods which only provide monochrome vision . |
| 18 | Kirsty 's story has a happier ending . |
| 19 | The reader might wonder why paper money has almost superseded the use of metal coins when even one coin has a greater value in metal than the largest banknote has as a piece of paper . |
| 20 | The wedge cushion has the further advantage of allowing the patient to see his legs without effort . |
| 21 | Though this makes the two words par and key , the word park has a stronger activation than either par or key . ’ |
| 22 | Diminished responsibility has a wider ambit , but its effect is merely to reduce murder to manslaughter , giving the judge discretion on sentencing or other disposal . |
| 23 | It can be a real privilege to meet an older person who has experienced considerable loss in their life and has come to terms with it . |
| 24 | The dose equivalence over 24 hours is more difficult to estimate but since salmeterol has a longer duration of action salmeterol 50 µg twice daily may be equivalent to salbutamol 500 µg four to six hourly . |
| 25 | Video also creates the opportunity to observe a wider range of teacher personalities , teaching styles , classroom conditions and learning needs . |
| 26 | Tofu is available fresh or in long-life packs ; the fresh variety has a firmer texture . |
| 27 | Evidence shows that untreated milk has a higher nutritional value and contains anti-infective agents which can both restrict the growth of contaminating bacteria in milk and give the consumer protection against infection . |
| 28 | Then on Monday Durham County Council 's best laid plans were thrown into disarray by the news the teachers ' 7.5pc pay rise created a further deficit of almost £3m . |
| 29 | Today only Seagate is still up there among the leaders , IBM is still striving to build a serious OEM business , and the big names alongside Seagate are Conner Peripherals Inc , Quantum Corp and Maxtor Corp , with Hewlett-Packard Co becoming a bigger presence . |
| 30 | The protection period however does expire eventually and , thereafter , the copyright holder has no further rights ; the work is then ‘ in the public domain ’ and can be freely reproduced and adapted without payment of a royalty . |