Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Section 6(3) ( a ) envisages a school where the number of applicants for admission exceeds the available places . |
| 2 | Use of telephone lines of any kind for videoconferencing requires the multimedia equivalent of a modem , known as a codec ( compression-decompression unit ) . |
| 3 | Katie sets out on the trail of the kidnappers and her song for Ben becomes the means to save his life . |
| 4 | The system for returns remains the same , with requests to return authorised by the various publishers ' reps . |
| 5 | Sometimes as adults if a child for instance asks the question ‘ what is death ’ it is very easy to go into quite a long diatribe about life and death and get really profound , whereas in fact all a child may be wanting to know is how do you know if somebody 's dead , how can you tell the difference between somebody being dead and somebody being asleep ? |
| 6 | Transaction reporting through BankTrak allows the customer to reconcile receipts from each of its outlets on the day following credit to the account . |
| 7 | Or unc In equilibrium , the nominal demand for money equals the nominal money supply so that : unc ( 1 ) Now any increase in the nominal money supply will create an excess supply of money which will lead to an adjustment of portfolios as people attempt to spend their excess money holdings . |
| 8 | Definition : The LM curve joins together all those combinations of the rate of interest and the level of income at which the monetary sector of the economy is in equilibrium — that is , at which the demand for money equals the supply of money . |
| 9 | Sex for money carries the same risks as any other kind of sex . |
| 10 | As the need for solicitors grows the profession 's influence expands . |
| 11 | Fruit juices are high in fructose , which weight for weight has the same calories as sucrose ( ordinary sugar ) . |
| 12 | Occasionally also gold was moulded and for complex forms the cire-perdue method was used . |
| 13 | Certainly , it is sometimes said that a claim for conspiracy gives the plaintiff procedural advantages , but the reality of this may turn on how far it is to be held on ordinary principles that instigation or procurement suffices to make a person who does not participate in the act a joint tortfeasor . |
| 14 | It was argued above that it is unacceptable to claim that the mandatory penalty for murder supplies the raison d'être for the qualified defence of provocation : the label ‘ murder ’ should be reserved for the most heinous of killings , and there is a widely held belief that provoked killings are not in this group . |
| 15 | The same applies to the general deterrent argument : its effectiveness depends on whether the penalty for murder affects the calculations of potential killers at all , and , if it does , whether life imprisonment is seen as significantly more or less severe than the alternative of a long , fixed-term sentence . |
| 16 | It is unsurprising , therefore , to find that the great majority of training about disruption places the problems firmly within the child , their family , their background , their learning difficulties . |
| 17 | The fact that θ for P1/T3 is the same as θ for P1/T2 reflects the fact that these are alternative optimal tableaux when θ = 5 . |
| 18 | Similarly for d levels there are two components , with j values and , and for f levels the j values for the two components are and . |
| 19 | But even in a Lutheranism which has had married priests for four centuries , the notion that the mere presence of a woman acting as priest pollutes the sanctuary can still be a powerful belief . |
| 20 | The demand curve for labour shows the relationship between the real wage ( equal to the value of the marginal product of labour in a competitive economy ) and the demand for labour by employers . |
| 21 | When the demand for labour exceeds the supply of labour ( so that unemployment is below its ‘ natural ’ level ) , there will be pressure on wages to rise : the rate of wage inflation will be positive . |
| 22 | During ministerial-level talks the two sides agreed to establish a joint co-operation commission . |
| 23 | Uniformity implies standardization and common procedures ; the pressure for uniformity includes the economies of standardization , the need for interchangeability in product systems , the need for control of processes , the need for a standard quality product , specialization of markets and the need for common management controls . |
| 24 | and we 'll be joining all the Irish folk at Cheltenham … do n't think Carmody 's mare will be running … but we 'll be following those that are with special reports from the festival all next week … for football fans the big one is tomorrow … at the Manor Ground its the Central South second division derby Oxford against Swindon … |
| 25 | During speed changes the supply voltage may decrease front 40 V to 30 V and therefore the phase current reduces from 4 A to 3 A. For simplicity assume a linear voltage decay , so the average current and the rate of change of voltage with time is if the capacitor value is The periods of constant speed operation are in duration and about 5 time constants are required for the capacitor to re-charge : The maximum charging current occurs immediately after the transistor switch is opened . |
| 26 | But before we move on to institutional questions , we should recognize that whilst figure 2.1 illustrates a natural monopoly , it by no means exhausts the possibilities . |
| 27 | He can imagine a variety of possible discontinuities , as I have done here , and he may use each of these to construct an alternative scenario ; but this by no means exhausts the possible discontinuities , most of which can not even be conceived at the moment . |
| 28 | The discussion above by no means exhausts the observations that might be made about postnominal attributives . |
| 29 | His essay , ‘ Of Parents and Children ’ , still makes salutary reading , and by no means sings the praises of paternity ; it suggests that most of the ‘ noblest works ’ of civilisation have been accomplished by the childless . |
| 30 | by no means has the last word been written on the quantum Hall effect . |