Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A specific grant allows central government to encourage local authorities to pursue particular policies by making money available only for programmes of which they approve . |
| 2 | The oral shield is irregular in shape , the proximal edge is rounded and the distal edge may be produced and this region may be depressed ; in some specimens the oral shield looks pentagonal , again with the distal portion depressed . |
| 3 | Living on a low income requires strict budgeting and control over expenditure . |
| 4 | Dahl points out that a person with a low income faces greater difficulty in fighting a campaign than a wealthy person but that money is not the only factor when it comes to winning an election . |
| 5 | Low income equals low savings and investment , this results in a low economic growth and , because of rising population , per capita income remains low . |
| 6 | Adding another five years to any possible sentence seems pointless , especially as some of those involved may already be serving that length of time . |
| 7 | If she had been , she might have reflected that the Thames at low tide symbolises lost opportunities , the failures that are inseparable from other people 's successes , the blank misery that is too often the other face of the coin of commerce . |
| 8 | But the existence — and the prevalence — of this rich variety raises important questions about how children 's reading competence can become a match for the challenge it presents . |
| 9 | On its own , the call for a broader and more political curriculum leaves untouched vital questions of scope , purpose , organisation and control . |
| 10 | The Professional case has five full-length 16-bit expansion slots and room for two free drive bays . |
| 11 | Recall that in a boom year , aggregate measured income exceeds aggregate permanent income so that the measured apc is less than the long-run apc , while in a slump year ( where Y < Y p ) the measured apc is greater than the long-run apc . |
| 12 | With such examples in mind , it is small wonder that developing countries feel equally free to use countertrade when short-term necessity over-rides any sense of the longer term and less certain consequences . |
| 13 | Even normal breathing produces enough water vapour to cause condensation and mould growth |
| 14 | Thus , the observation that brief exposure to a flavour produces latent inhibition only at short retention intervals ( say 3–4 h ) whereas more prolonged exposure produces latent inhibition at intervals of 24 h or more is not in itself proof of the suggestion that different mechanisms underlie the two cases . |
| 15 | An advanced course develops existing expertise — exploring factors that influence the customer , business , produce and sales-person . |
| 16 | Neil , as it happens , is himself a committed Scot , but the Scottish-based executives say that it is not the current incumbent of that post , but the fact that the regional directorate enjoys ultimate power of veto which worries them . |
| 17 | , A 0.9-kb Hin cII fragment of pY53.3 containing the human SRY ORF detects several bands shared between males and females of each species , as well as male-specific bands of 2.6kb ( in S. macroura ) and 4.3kb ( in M. eugenii ) . |
| 18 | Each basic but spacious apartment sleeps 2–4 people , with two of the beds in the lounge/dining area . |
| 19 | But in the absence of high stress they find no reason to conclude that emotional support has any general influence on mental health . |
| 20 | The mini cow produces three to four litres of milk a day — compared with six litres produced by a full-sized zebu — and survives on a tenth the grassland . |
| 21 | While the appetite for knowledge of concrete scientific and technical advancement remains unabated , abstract values have come under closer scrutiny . |
| 22 | In his inaugural speech to the congress on Dec. 2 the DPK leader , Masoud Barzani , said that " with the holding of the 10th congress our belief in victory through an armed struggle becomes stronger " . |
| 23 | All the indicators show that parental support helps young people come through solvent abuse quicker . |
| 24 | the technical auditor checks new developments to ensure that standards and specifications set by the company are met , and that lessons learned from current developments are incorporated into future specifications . |
| 25 | State-of-the-art visual equipment complements our extensive facilities , with up-to-the-minute computer links available in two of the lecture theatres . |
| 26 | Now the European Parliament wants tougher restrictions still . |
| 27 | The European Parliament wants tougher art export controls . |
| 28 | The mobile kitchen has three industrial cookers , a large Calor gas ring , sinks and a giant fridge ; a freezer truck is parked on the forecourt . |
| 29 | Like one that on a lonesome road doth walk in fear and dread , Tasha sang on her Ancient Mariner Mambo album , and having once turned round walks on , and turns no more his head ; because he knows a frightful fiend doth close behind him tread . |
| 30 | Damage to the apical meristem shows similar patterns with respect to distance from adults and density of seedlings as the pathogen damage in Platypodium , though in Dipteryx it is due to insect herbivory and tree or litter fall . |