Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over-work leading to a reduction of participation in social activities and/or a change in types of activities . |
| 2 | In passages which resonate with the spirit of Bagehot , ‘ a man of genius ’ , Dicey argues that the ‘ rule of a party can not be permanently identified with the authority of the nation or with the dictates of patriotism ’ and that ‘ while popular government may be under wise leadership a good machine for simply destroying existing evils , it may turn out a very poor instrument for the construction of new institutions or the realisation of new ideals ’ The limitations in practice of his belief in ‘ democracy tempered by snobbishness ’ are finally conceded : |
| 3 | Many ventures which begin life as EEIGs will , if successful , need to progress to full integration , earning their own profits , enjoying limited liability and providing a basis on which capital can be raised from institutions or the public . |
| 4 | the nature of the relationship between political institutions or the state and the mass media , and i the nature of the media ‘ audience ’ . |
| 5 | Holistic theories suggest that racism can not be eliminated without the radical transformation of state , economy and civil society — whether this entails the dismantling of key institutions or the overthrow of the power structure as a whole . |
| 6 | Cleaning invariably begins and ends at the sink whether installations use domestic equipment or the 450 litre giants or the catering ‘ plonge ’ . |
| 7 | According to tradition , many sites , both natural and artificial , were formed by giants or the devil . |
| 8 | The ‘ lunatics ’ , in contrast to those who proclaimed their rationality , offered no justifications beyond a dislike for non-whites or a liking for violence . |
| 9 | Most heads felt that the quality of education in their school had increased due to either financial devolution or a change in personnel or a combination of both . |
| 10 | perhaps it would be a good The Times or The Guardian |
| 11 | Clearly you would n't write in the same way for the Sun as you would for the Times or the Financial Times or the Guardian , or the Cambridge local paper . |
| 12 | a T V Times ? or Radio Times or the paper . |
| 13 | 17% of urban adult and a mere 2% of rural Zambians read the Times or the Mail every day . |
| 14 | Nannies & the Law , Insurances etc |
| 15 | They can only suggest that their involvement may be due to such personal circumstances as geographical proximity to ‘ rougher ’ areas , conflict with parents or school authorities or an opportunity to act out racist tendencies . |
| 16 | Their policies drew little disapproval from sports authorities or the rest of the white population . |
| 17 | Ring fencing needs to be enshrined in the legislation to prevent the funds from being diverted by regional health authorities or the Government . |
| 18 | The issues about which respondents expressed concern included the use made of the results by , variously , the police authorities and the IRA , and the associated question of whether the field-worker was a spy for the authorities or the Republican paramilitaries ( on researchers as spies see Hunt 1984 : 288–9 ; Manning 1972 : 248 ) ; the obtrusiveness of the ethnographer 's ubiquitous notepad ; sensitivity to how the research might compromise their personal security or lead to a transfer , and worthies over the field-worker 's religion ; and the whole focus and topic of the investigation . |
| 19 | And if you 're going to do thin metal objects or a sort of aluminium frame , do not use the dye stamps on those . |
| 20 | The upshot is that Marx never even concerns himself with questions such as the relation between individual perceptions to objects or the texture of feelings , sensations and thoughts , which might have led him towards a theory of where individuality occurs . |
| 21 | For example , in the celebrated Royal Mail Steam Packet case ( R v Kylsant and Morland ( 1931 ) 75 Acct LR 62 ) it was argued in court that if the accounts or the audit reports had shown the enterprise 's true financial position , it would have encouraged competitors to engage in predatory pricing so as to drive the company out of business . |
| 22 | NatWest refuses to disclose any figures for its Tessa accounts or the number of holders . |
| 23 | There is a danger , however , that number friezes badly used may lead children to relate for instance , five only with five ducks or a domino pattern . |
| 24 | This , combined with external concept/keyword access — through either maps or the Housing Unit datafile — will help pupils identify the true relationships between topics , which may not be so clear using a program such as EDFAX . |
| 25 | As the line that seemingly connects the two circle centres needed close scrutiny , I went back to the 1:25,000 scale maps or the area and laid a straight edge along the apparent intersection . |
| 26 | The primary objectives in producing cost accounts are to provide : ( a ) The detailed information to determine the profit or loss on individual projects or an aspect of the company 's business transactions . |
| 27 | Even before considering individual development projects or the potential of individual enterprises , attention must be paid to the pre-conditions for survival and growth of the area and population concerned . |
| 28 | They reached over to a low table set between them , to take food from large dishes , with their fingers or a spoon , or smeared pieces of meat on the point of a knife . |
| 29 | There were no forks , and everyone seemed to be using either his fingers or a knife . |
| 30 | Rice flails , which could not be taken into football matches , were used in street battles , as also were edges of razor blades taped to the inside of fingers or the instep of boots . |