Example sentences of "[adj] to the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crowd gave a good send-off to the latter when he was substituted so I suppose he did well . |
| 2 | To put it simply , in criticizing ideology , critical theory has to establish itself as not prone to the same failings as ideology . |
| 3 | So while there may be a superficial disparity between the structural determination and the position of a class , the latter will always be responsive to the former at some level , and it will always be possible to discern the role of class determination in the class struggle . |
| 4 | ‘ They go fast enough as it is , ’ said one local certainly not averse to the many material improvements in his lifestyle compared to that of his parents without electricity and all that that facilitates . |
| 5 | Cases of the latter type , where the adjective is used only to aid identification and does not actually apply to the entity of the phrase , closely resemble the great bulk of noun + noun phrases in their structural value , examples such as : ( 11 ) army manoeuvres the piano factory a sea monster an angle bracket However , even among noun + noun phrases , certain specimens occur which are clearly analogous to the former type ; as in : ( 12 ) a doctor journalist ( or doctor-journalist ) Chancellor Kohl a bed-settee These would permit an affirmative answer to our diagnostic test , although normally it is necessary to allow a little leeway in the shape of an added determiner to allow for this requirement of English : ( 13 ) Maurice is a journalist and he is also a doctor 2.3 It would be useful to have names for the two types of adjectival use , and there are fortunately two terms available which fall in the right semantic area and which have not been pre-empted for any other widely accepted technical linguistic purpose . |
| 6 | Without in any way discouraging them , they may need advice on providing music for worship which is acceptable to the many different people in a congregation . |
| 7 | In the first half of the seventeenth century the traditional Elizabethan style carried on , unabashed by fashion ; then again there was the purely classical Queen 's House at Greenwich , built by Inigo Jones , as radically different to the former as chalk is to cheese . |
| 8 | This is similar to the former method except that plant material does not come into contact with the water ; only the steam is passed over it . |
| 9 | In Woonerf-type streets cycling should be strongly encouraged , for it is here that the speed differences between cars and cycles that are so dangerous to the latter are minimised . |
| 10 | In additional to the many sporting activities , there are more leisurely pursuits such as pony trekking , which is an increasingly popular and peaceful way of exploring the countryside . |
| 11 | It operates in the VHF band on frequencies between 108 and 118 MHZ and is therefore not subject to the many errors which plague ADF ( Radio Compass ) on medium frequencies . |
| 12 | The consignee is then able to sue the carrier directly , but is also subject to the latter 's direct suit . |
| 13 | The Food Advisory Committee 's latest review of labelling legislation has recommended that all alcoholic drinks should be subject to the same legislation that governs all other foodstuffs . |
| 14 | Belief in the impassibility of God , it is worth noting , was developed in the early Christian centuries against the background of popular religious belief in the world of that day , where gods were no more than human beings on a large scale , subject to the same contingencies , passions , frustrations and feelings of pain or pleasure that determine human nature . |
| 15 | He mentioned the many shapes created by nature , pointing out how different all birds are even though they are all subject to the same aerodynamic rules . |
| 16 | Similarly , there are thousands of fish varieties , all subject to the same laws of hydrodynamics . |
| 17 | It wants a more detailed report , but Llewellyn , though free now to continue playing , will eventually be subject to the same disciplinary measures as a player sent off at home . |
| 18 | The same Act permits marriages between in-laws , subject to the same provisos , and also provided that the former spouses have died . |
| 19 | If you were back in your own house and subject to the same old strains you might end up getting into the same sort of scrape again . |
| 20 | When charged particles are travelling at the same velocity , and are subject to the same magnetic field , the heavier particles are deflected the least . |
| 21 | The role of the officers — the vanguard of revolutionary education , exempt from the civilian controls which applied to electricity or water — seemed to have encouraged them in their belief that in their private capacities too officers were not subject to the same rules as civilians . |
| 22 | When travelling along an edge or a line , the senses , the fingers , the eyes are subject to the same physical laws as other moving bodies . |
| 23 | Also , organic eyes are not subject to the same design constraints as are cameras : fish eyes have lenses made of material whose refractive index varies continuously from the centre to the outside . |
| 24 | He said that they would be subject to the same collective discipline , would be able to carry a majority in the Commons and would be able to sustain the short-term unpopularity of some of the decisions that might be necessary to get the economy moving again . |
| 25 | The committee also said that solicitors who appear in court should not be subject to the same restrictions as barristers , such as the ‘ cab-rank rule ’ requiring barristers to accept cases on a ‘ first come first served ’ basis . |
| 26 | If the Society shall at any time convert the Garden into buildings for habitations or to any other uses , save such as are necessary for a physic Garden , for the culture , planting and preserving of trees , plants and flowers , and such like purposes , then it shall be lawful for Sir Hans Sloane , his heirs and assigns to enter upon the premises and to hold the same for the use and benefit and in trust for the said president , Council and Fellows of the Royal Society , subject to the same rent and to the delivery of specimens of plants . |
| 27 | There are all kinds of different questions we can ask about the life habits of these trilobites , which are not subject to the same kind of careful scrutiny . |
| 28 | This independence , however , has no bearing on the central control of the curriculum , since all maintained secondary schools , whatever their source of funding , will be subject to the same law with regard to the curriculum . |
| 29 | But because IQ is , in fact , so broadly correlated with other cognitive activities , in school and at work , it is virtually impossible to design objective measures of performance not correlated with tested intelligence , and hence subject to the same charges of ineffectuality and bias . |
| 30 | Bishop Jim Thompson , in Half Way , comments : ‘ The homosexual who has never had a physical relationship , because of religious conviction , or fear , or lack of opportunity , can be subject to the same panic in midlife as the heterosexual spinster or bachelor . |