Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The importance of boredom and aimlessness is very much obscured by most popular treatments of police work , whether in fictional or in documentary style .
2 In the Auvergne , Figure 10 shows the Communes in which remembrement was complete or in progress in 1983 .
3 Support for the scanning hypothesis of lateral differences in tachistoscopic recognition came in the form of findings which showed the direction of visual field asymmetry to be related to whether the stimuli are symmetrically shaped ( Bryden , 1968 ) or are presented in normal or in mirror image orientation ( Harcum and Filion , 1963 ) .
4 However , the parol evidence rule is now generally regarded merely as a rule of presumed intention ; it is therefore generally possible to avoid it if it can be shown that the written document was not intended to contain the whole of the parties ' agreement ( J Evans and Son ( Portsmouth ) Ltd v Andrea Merzario Ltd [ 1976 ] 1 WLR 1078 ) or that the written agreement was supplemented by a collateral agreement , either oral or in writing ( De Lasalle v Guildford [ 1901 ] 2 KB 215 ; Brikom Investments Ltd v Carr [ 1979 ] QB 467 ) .
5 Predation has greatest impact on small mammal populations when they are low or in decline and less impact when populations are increasing .
6 On the other hand , the details within the shot can certainly be seen with enhanced clarity if played back frame-by-frame or in slow-motion .
7 What accounts for the complexity of the problem of evaluation is not only the economic and social costs involved themselves , but the interests , conflicting or in harmony , of those who pay the costs and those who reap the benefits .
8 Children do not recognize the physical cues of when they want to empty their bladder until they reach the ages of 12 to 18 months ( Leach 1975 ; Lask 1985 ) and so it is unlikely that children trained before this age are reliable or in control .
9 The figure in this field is used by LIFESPAN to calculate the number of blocks which are free or in use , as displayed at option 9.3.0 — Update Availability of Media .
10 The tundra flowers must be very exciting & in fact your whole trip sounds wonderful .
11 But they become only honorary family , lacking the status of MacIver 's wife and children ; unlike them the animals will quickly be ‘ put down ’ when old or in distress .
12 ‘ But it is quite clear that in order to generate the development side of the research , new funds would need to be made available , ’ he says .
13 The Training Agency has made it clear that in order for Compacts to attract its support , they must offer training at least to Youth Training Scheme ( YTS ) standards , and that jobs offered must be at full employed status .
14 It therefore seems clear that in order to found an action for breach of confidence the defendant must have obtained the information as a result of a disclosure by the plaintiff in circumstances of confidence .
15 It was clear that in spite of the NSDAP 's grip on the local population and the conciliatory attitudes of British and French politicians , he would be unable to bargain Danzig back into the Reich .
16 Her father recounted his latest golf tournament , Guy talked to Charles about sailing , then opened up the conversation by introducing a surprisingly shrewd appreciation of the arts into the debate , when it became clear that in addition to racing yachts around the Isle of Wight he made frequent visits to see the RSC at the Barbican , and was something of an expert on modern ballet .
17 For the first time it became clear that in manpower terms the USSR was deploying the largest R and D effort in the world .
18 Moreover , from such analysis it was clear that in fact companies had responded in a whole range of different ways to the pressures upon them , and indeed that the nature of those pressures varied between industries and between firms .
19 Gooch 's hand in selection this winter was considerable — but Fletcher made it clear that in future he will exercise more influence over the make-up of a tour party .
20 ‘ I am also very glad that following advice in the normal way , you have been able to make it clear that in relation to subsequent allegations , I have acted within the guidance on the conduct of ministers .
21 By sweeping aside the common law doctrine of privity in this way , it was clear that in theory insiders would be potentially exposed to vast liability .
22 But whatever the symbolic significance of these ceremonies may have been , it is clear that in practice Henry still retained the reins of power .
23 However it is clear that in practice some limitation would have to be imposed on any such principle .
24 Generally , children are already selected for their communication ability , but although Hegarty , Pocklington and Lucas are optimistic about the provision they describe , it is clear that in language and interaction there are problems .
25 Why do my titles come out better in French than in English ? he wrote .
26 Similar choices in other languages may , on the other hand , be even more marked than in English .
27 Naturally they were anxious to fire this destructive load before it was too late ; the angle of the chase was depressed to such an extent that they were afraid that in spite of the wadding the contents of their canister might dribble out … already a fountain of glass marbles commandeered from the children had cascaded about the ears of the defenders .
28 At the end of September Violet came home for a long weekend and Perdita was so bloody-minded that in despair Daisy escaped to Harvest Festival for an hour of peace .
29 Exeter has Norman transeptal towers ( an unusual design ) and many cathedrals have Romanesque central towers — Winchester , S. Albans and Tewkesbury — while a number of abbeys , ruined and in use , have Norman remains , for example Fountains , Buildwas , Leominster ( 405 ) and Malmesbury ( 413 ) .
30 The wording is very clear and in view of the dicta in the Vestey decision and the major shift in the approach to be adopted to that section — restricting the same to the settlor and his spouse and taking into account the provisions of TA 1988 , s740 — it is felt that the Revenue will have to concede this point unless they change the law ( in which case one would have to watch very carefully what was said in Parliament to see how the change is to have effect ! ) .
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