Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The solid-coloured , hardy breeds of central and southern France include some traditional dairy breeds now developed as suckler cows for commercial crosses , and the massive traditional draught breeds which are now so important as sires for those beef crosses , a role in which their influence has become widespread in Europe and elsewhere in recent years . |
| 2 | However , the British breeds are considered better for meat quality and taste and also for thrift and adaptability ; they remain in demand as sucklers , whereas the French and other large continental breeds are perhaps better suited as beef sires for commercial crossbreeding in dairy herds . |
| 3 | The failure of the conference underlined the absence of any institutions for co-ordinating policy on the western side of the Atlantic . |
| 4 | On the other hand , there were grave limitations in using existing adult education institutions for radical education and action . |
| 5 | Firstly , institutions for long-term care for elderly people in many countries consist of nursing homes and relatively few have the numbers of long-stay hospital beds evident in the United Kingdom . |
| 6 | A comparison of the prospectuses for 1980–81 and 1986–87 of a number of institutions for this study suggested that , contrary to the arthritic stereotype purveyed sometimes by the press and others who should know better , degree provision in higher education is by no means static . |
| 7 | The proposals , supported by the lead banks , are reported to have been sent to all 82 financial institutions for detailed consideration . |
| 8 | In some instances formal committees and similar bodies are established to provide a mechanism for the exchange of information and views between central government and the various interests within the national local government community . |
| 9 | Under these conditions , it is not surprising to find that superiors and subordinates hold optimistic and pessimistic views about each other . |
| 10 | If the long and complex passage of Athenaeus 6 ( 273a–275b ) , which Felix Jacoby gives as fragment 59 , can be considered a trustworthy summary of Posidonius ' views about Roman civilization , two features emerge : ( a ) the Romans preserved for a long time their extreme simplicity of life ; ( b ) in that long period they learnt many techniques from various foreigners ( Greeks , Etruscans , Samnites and Iberians ) and their constitutional principles from the Spartans . |
| 11 | Do they implicitly reinforce particular views about paid work and the inevitability of unemployment ( the social control model ) ? |
| 12 | Continuing with the Lois Lane example , suppose that she still expects the price of kryptonite futures to rise relative to that of phlogiston futures ( ignoring the effects of any general price movements on their relative prices ) , and she has no views about general price movements . |
| 13 | We want to hear your views about any issue affecting the countryside . |
| 14 | We want to hear your views about any issue affecting the countryside . |
| 15 | She added that Miss Owen had been sacked for asking the elderly residents their views about another member of staff . |
| 16 | They do run counter to the views about national sovereignty held by most peoples in Europe , not just the British . |
| 17 | One need not partake of overly sentimental or nostalgic views about academic freedom and communities of scholars to recognise that open doors and free and easy communication — face to face and in print — are the fundamental difference between the aridity of Soviet science and the fabulous productivity of American science . |
| 18 | Chris Thau on conflicting views about proposed Law changes |
| 19 | It gave us a marvellous opportunity to listen to your views about IDEAL HOME , face to face . |
| 20 | He often put his pupils off from tutorials because he was at the television studios , smilingly outlining rather shocking views about constitutional history , and the role of the trade unions . |
| 21 | Essentially this was based on optimistic views about social progress and economic growth . |
| 22 | Time and again , she would turn to simple , homely precepts drawn from the grocer 's shop in Grantham , embellished with strongly held views about human nature . |
| 23 | Few cases are quite as confusing as the zebra 's stripes , but there is always the chance that in a year or so 's time new information will have been gathered that changes our views about some aspect of animal life . |
| 24 | I 'm not sure all our readers will share your views about American TV 's golf coverage . |
| 25 | Some voices of the past may have been based on shaky techniques , or their use transgressed today 's views about musical taste , but many others still shatter the sense by their beauty , magnificence and sheer character in the vocalisation . |
| 26 | Further , the privilege of age is to develop prejudices of one 's own : pronounced views about historical explanation , interdisciplinary studies , and how film and other visual sources should be used by historians . |
| 27 | What are the Borough Council 's views about relative preference to inner and outer ? |
| 28 | We do not say that workers who have clocked in 35 or 40 years should not retire early , but we are emphatic that their departure should create new promotional opportunities and , most importantly , should create job vacancies for young school leavers who will add a great energy and enthusiasm in the enterprise ’ . |
| 29 | Despite the fact that numerous vacancies for less-skilled work are reported to exist in outer city areas , particularly in South East England , a combination of a badly structured welfare system , high transport costs , and difficulties of moving house appears to constitute a major barrier to taking advantage of these opportunities . |
| 30 | The mass media , and the television in particular , places the Prime Minister in the public eye as the government , and general elections have increasingly become personalised contests between rival party leaders . |