Example sentences of "[noun pl] [noun sg] [vb -s] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | MB 's building products division has a large overlap with Caradon 's operations . |
| 2 | Next , the issue of whether the return on a futures contract includes a risk premium is examined . |
| 3 | This indivisibility problem will tend to be smaller if each futures contract has a small nominal value , and the total value of the arbitrage transaction is very large . |
| 4 | The Securities and Investments Board proposes a £50m contribution to the Investors Compensation Scheme for the proposed Personal Investment Authority . |
| 5 | Furthermore , sometimes the government expressly delegates public administrative functions to non-governmental bodies : for example , under the Financial Services Act 1986 the Securities and Investments Board exercises a wide range of regulatory functions delegated to it by the Secretary of State ; the Board of Deputies of British Jews plays an important role in policing certain Sunday Trading laws ; the Wood Green Animal Shelter in North London runs the government 's computerized register of fighting dogs ; and the Rowntree Trust ( a private charitable organization ) administers the Family Fund ( a public fund to assist families of severely handicapped children ) . |
| 6 | The type of computer system used is very much a secondary consideration , and will depend upon such considerations as : enterprise size/number of employees number of physical locations range of personnel applications to be attempted whether enterprise is growing , contracting , static supply of computer professionals available budget available What is certain is that the personnel function needs a shared information system . |
| 7 | The Fuel contracts Department has a second team operating within the TOP Programme developing a computerised fuel cycle market intelligence system . |
| 8 | The former British Lions lock has a leg infection after being stung by a jelly fish while on holiday . |
| 9 | ( 8–23 ) ) , we can see that the proportional savings function provides a benchmark case . |
| 10 | The 6th index-linked National Savings Certificate gives a guaranteed tax-free return of 3.25% ( 4.5% a year on 5th issue ) compound on top of index linking if held for five years . |
| 11 | Having said that , the Arts Council proposes a number of significant shifts in the allocation of funds , in which the trend is to move away from income-support schemes for artists towards what the Council has vaguely described as ‘ upgrading quality ’ . |
| 12 | you see the Arts Council has a finger in most pies , the only way to find out through them , I mean the trouble is , a lot of it , is going to be confidential |
| 13 | The National Savings Monthly Savings plan offers a tax-free return of 8.5 p.c. yearly over five years . |
| 14 | Ex-Guides boss runs a sex mag |
| 15 | In his books Green shows a strong social awareness of a liberal Georgian kind . |
| 16 | In the interests of the maintenance of international peace and security , Article 35 ( 2 ) of the United Nations Charter allows a non-member to bring a dispute to which it is a party to the attention of either organ of the Organisation , provided it accepts in advance the obligations of the pacific settlement of disputes for the purposes of the dispute . |
| 17 | Investors should take note of the section covering the Rent Back scheme , which the authors claim yields a return generally above current market rent . |
| 18 | SATURDAY Nick Hancock Hugely enjoyable blast-off comedian who , like some smirking , behind-the-sheds schoolboy takes a list of his pet hates out of his pocket , lays them out and talks you through them one by one . |
| 19 | These require an explicit opinion or statement as to whether or not the source and application of funds statement gives a true and fair view and what accounting convention ( historical or current cost ) has been adopted for the presentation of the accounts . |
| 20 | The National Savings Bank has a large branch network in that its services are provided through post offices and sub-post offices , although of course the nature of these outlets differs considerably from those of the building societies or retail banks . |
| 21 | To this pair of eyes Giorgione remains a black hole : Ballarin 's new chronology and most of his attributions seem completely unconvincing . |
| 22 | In intact experimental animals prostacyclin has a vasodepressor effect and this was observed to an equal degree when injected intravenously or intra-arterially ( Armstrong et al , 1978 ) . |
| 23 | Roads campaign takes a step forward |
| 24 | A single stroke on a cymbal with a timpani stick produces a ‘ splash ’ of sound , and a crescendo roll adds great excitement if added to a general orchestra crescendo three or four bars before its climax . |
| 25 | In any case a company formed under the Companies Act has a considerable power of altering the objects stated in the Memorandum of Association which is signed by its first members at the formation of the company , subject to the power of the holders of fifteen per cent of its shares or debentures to apply to the court to cancel an alteration . |
| 26 | The Companies Act empowers a company to make payments to employees or former employees on the cessation or transfer of the business ( in effect , voluntary redundancy payments ) , notwithstanding that the exercise of this power is not ‘ in the best interests of the company ’ . |
| 27 | In a sequel to his earlier well-established physical geography texts Strahler adopts a systems basis for his book in which ( Strahler and Strahler , 1976 ) : |
| 28 | British Telecommunications Plc has a new videoconferencing coder-decoder , which it says builds on the CCITT 's H.261 videoconferencing codec standard that gives improved picture quality , particularly for motion compensation . |
| 29 | British Telecommunications Plc has a £5m five-year contract to take over ownership and management of Thorn EMI Plc 's internal UK telephone network : the contract marked the official launch of its Communications Management Service which designs , implements , operates and manages large business communications facilities for companies wanting to put their UK private networks out to facilities management . |
| 30 | The contents of the witches brew has a touch of Dada . |