Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With regard to the actual mechanics of testing , it is of course possible to apply the load to each specimen directly , by means of weights . |
| 2 | Part of the task of the Census Dissemination Unit has been to encourage academics who may not be computer literate to use the data . |
| 3 | Mr McGuinness , who is one of four in the delegation due to meet the Americans , was branded ‘ Britain 's number one terrorist ’ by a TV documentary last month . |
| 4 | The race has an earlier than normal start time with the Wirral Mayor due to fire the cannon to set the fleet on its way at 5p.m . |
| 5 | In contrast , the Antarctic stratosphere with its PSCs provides conditions which prevent the usual reactions between chlorine and nitrogen compounds , so leaving chlorine free to deplete the ozone . |
| 6 | He thinks this demonstrates the vitality of Islam and of the unwillingness of the thinking Muslim to accept the harsh , intolerant version of it offered by the fundamentalists . |
| 7 | During the summer of 1716 , a sensitive time since i August marked the anniversary of King George 's alleged usurpation of the throne , considerable unrest occurred in London where taverns associated with the Whigs were attacked by mobs which would break up the premises but leave enough of the stock undamaged to drink the health of ‘ James III ’ . |
| 8 | Neither are subsequent hearings of this album likely to cause the listener to shout ‘ Christ almighty ! |
| 9 | This raises the more general question of the overall policy and practice likely to influence the nature and scope of residential social work in years to come . |
| 10 | The major contradiction that they detected was between his vision of a European ensemble able to challenge the two existing superpowers and his narrowly nationalist priorities . |
| 11 | The gondola which takes skiers from load level up to the skiing area proved as popular with visitors last summer as it had in its first winter , with tourists of all ages and states of infirmity able to enjoy the marvellous view along Loch Eli and the Great Glen . |
| 12 | There was full provision for verification with each side able to investigate the other side 's compliance with the treaty . |
| 13 | But not even Barnes could break down a Springbok side able to absorb the most intense pressure and punish every error . |
| 14 | A mortgage valuation may be considered sufficient for a lending institution able to spread the risk across many loans , and which also has the benefit of the security of each borrower 's income as well as the property . |
| 15 | Only with levels of NCp7 which completely cover the DNA was the protein able to protect the DNA from digestion ( data not shown ) . |
| 16 | That will decide whether we have a mining industry able to supply the demand for coal in the medium and long term , or whether we shall have the Rothschild recommendations . |
| 17 | For the critic concerned to identify the narrative structures of the contemporary romance form , there is actually no need to apply a semiological analysis to the twelve volumes of a Mills and Boon monthly output , or to draw upon the morphology of the folk-tale , as some theorists have undertaken . |
| 18 | Mozart may have sorted through hundreds of librettos discontentedly and only produced his masterpieces after finding a poet able to construct the librettos he needed , but , in his apprentice years , he had set the standard texts of the professional theatre hacks . |
| 19 | ANALYSTS have tended to be muted in their response to the 1992 figures from British Petroleum which is the most up-to-date yardstick available to measure the state of health , if not wealth , of the oil sector . |
| 20 | Mike advised me to keep my mouth open to absorb the blast on my ear drums . |
| 21 | Not the least remarkable aspect of that day was that the county should record their highest total in the limited-overs arena , no fewer than 15 years after M. J. Smith and Graham Barlow had given Sarfraz and Bedi a spring clean to register the only previous Seaxe score in excess of 300 . |
| 22 | But Saracen arrows did not have the power of penetration necessary to pierce the heavy mail hauberks of the Christian knights , and whenever their numbers were inferior they were frequently overwhelmed by the sheer weight and ferocity of their opponents . |
| 23 | While the Canadian business has been profitable , WH Smith believes the returns being obtained on £75m of sales from 200 outlets are not comparable with the returns that can be obtained in other markets and did not justify the future investment necessary to develop the chain . |
| 24 | It should involve the minimum force necessary to effect the restraint and avoid injury to the client . |
| 25 | Rae identified the main device for raising the increased revenue necessary to fund the NDP 's ambitious social programme as a minimum corporation tax . |
| 26 | This is done only in exceptional circumstances and where the Government considers such action necessary to protect the interests of the general body of taxpayers . |
| 27 | The 1980 Transport Act took all the action necessary to transfer the National Freight Corporation to the private sector and reform the Traffic Commissioner system so that new inter-city and commuter coach services could develop , together with other new services like car-sharing . |
| 28 | For example , an elder saying ‘ I 'd like a nice cup of tea ’ is clearly linking motivational energy with an imagined object in a way that helps the person to take the action necessary to fulfil the desire . |
| 29 | The potential of a factor to motivate is , therefore , contingent upon the perceived relationship between the value attributed to the outcome , the likelihood of performance leading to the outcome and the existence of the skills , knowledge and capability necessary to achieve the performance . |
| 30 | I have the Smith & Wesson trained on the doorway ready to blast the first guy to show . |