Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the basis of US experience , Edwards ( 1979 ) identified a progression of employer strategies from ‘ simple ’ ( direct ) control in small firms , whereby arbitrary power to issue instructions and discipline employees is accorded to foremen and supervisors , 8 through ‘ technical ’ control in which machines set the pace of work , especially in mass-production industries , to a ‘ bureaucratic ’ stage where work becomes highly stratified and employers develop a system of impersonal rules to control workers . |
| 2 | Beyond the woods lay a valley and in the valley a lake , where the ruins of a fine Georgian house were reflected on a clear day . |
| 3 | Whilst such systems are powerful tools for marketing analysis and direct marketing campaigns ( indeed , such profile codings have been shown to be highly predictive when incorporated into credit scorecards ) , the credit marketer should never lose sight of the fact that these are likely profiles and there will inevitably be a small proportion of targeted customers whose actual profiles display a disparity from the system profile . |
| 4 | The environmental groups cite a number of examples of inappropriate use of the funds . |
| 5 | But , in the main , westerners fear a spell in the east will mean a kink in their careers , or that life will be too grey ( ‘ not even a decent pub ’ , groaned one civil servant back from an eastern town he decided not to work in ) . |
| 6 | In contrast , ‘ phalanx ’ growth forms develop a structure of tightly packed shoots ( most of the pasture grasses and some pasture dicots such as Bellis perennis ) ( Lovett Doust , 1981 ) . |
| 7 | Figure 16–3 suggests that income taxes introduce a distortion that leads to a level of work that is socially inefficient . |
| 8 | Five minutes footage a day is good going and they use only 1 foot of film out of every 15 feet shot . |
| 9 | Labels such as ‘ arts ’ or ‘ science ’ do not necessarily indicate the content of a course ; some institutions award a BA in almost every discipline , including science and engineering . |
| 10 | GNASHING teeth make a sort of sliding , scraping noise inside the head , I find . |
| 11 | Third , Prisoner 's Dilemma type situations are another class of cases where authorities make a difference while conforming with the dependence thesis . |
| 12 | Contemporary artists favour a droit de suite with near unanimity , even though their work rarely finds a secondary market . |
| 13 | Health authorities contract a hospital to treat a specific number of patients . |
| 14 | Most barn owls eat a variety of small mammals and birds every night , and tell-tale remnants of their meal turn up as undigested bone , hair and feather in regurgitated pellets . |
| 15 | These superb exhibits created by experts make a visit to EDEN CAMP a wonderful and revealing day out for all the family ( please allow three hours plus for a visit ) . |
| 16 | Complicated patterns make a room shrink . |
| 17 | In return employers make a commitment to provide support for schools and colleges , as well as further education and training and worthwhile jobs for those who reach the agreed targets . |
| 18 | ‘ The Playfair football and cricket titles sell a lot of copies through general wholesalers and cash'n'carry , where their customers will buy a counterpack . |
| 19 | The hon. Gentleman 's telephone calls raise a number of important questions , the first of which concerns the independence of the funding council . |
| 20 | Some interviewers make a grid and award marks against each heading . |
| 21 | New rules mean a set-back for army of casual workers . |
| 22 | New rules mean a set-back for army of casual workers . |
| 23 | New rules mean a set-back for army of casual workers . |
| 24 | This rule was founded on a principle of policy , for if sailors were in all events to have their wages , and in times of danger entitled to insist on an extra charge on such a promise as this , they would in many cases suffer a ship to sink , unless the captain would pay an extravagant demand they might think proper to make . ’ |
| 25 | The landscaped gardens outside the houses remain a tribute to the great 18th-century landscaper , Capability Brown . |
| 26 | At least three distinct groups want a share of the scarce resource . |
| 27 | Polymer chains occupy a volume in space , and the dimensions of any macromolecule are influenced by the bond angles and by interactions between the chain elements . |
| 28 | BARATHEA apart , it has been a wretched season for trainer Luca Cumani , but recent signs suggest a flood of winners is pending . |
| 29 | In this model bureaucrats in local authorities propose a level of agency funding which is put before the electorate in a referendum . |
| 30 | The Guidance identifies three main types of family centre : the therapeutic centre where skilled workers carry out intensive casework with families ; the community centre where local voluntary groups provide a neighbourhood meeting place for particular activities and the self-help centre often run on co-operative lines to provide an informal support service for families ( Guidance , vol 2 , para 3.20 ) . |