Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The title is intended to indicate a wider scope than ‘ Community legislation ’ in this narrow sense , extending to all categories of Community legal texts . |
| 2 | Under the agreement News Corporation was permitted to borrow a further US$600 million on condition that this was repaid as part of a US$800 million reduction in its debt burden by February 1992 . |
| 3 | In spite of government protestations to the contrary , privatisation lies at the heart of the proposals : commercial and voluntary sector provision will be expanded , local authority provision will contract and informal carers will be expected to carry a bigger load . |
| 4 | In 1990 gross national product ( GNP ) contracted by an estimated 5 per cent and was expected to fall a further 3-4 per cent in 1991 . |
| 5 | The Pb isotope data for other islands located in areas of old lithosphere , Fernando de Noronha , Cape Verdes and the oceanic Cameroon line ( Fig. 1 ) , tend to be only slightly high in 206 Pb/ 204 Pb for a given 207 Pb/ 204 Pb ( Fig. 2 c ) , as expected given the lower average U/Pb ratios of lavas from these islands ( Fig. 3 a ) . |
| 6 | Not exactly the opposite end of the scale , but rather a complementary event designed to include a wider range of objects with an emphasis on attractive decorative objects at reasonable prices , the Fine Art and Antiques Fair at Olympia celebrates its twentieth year of existence with the largest event to date from 3 to 13 June . |
| 7 | In addition to deepening and extending historical knowledge and understanding , units are designed to provide a fuller understanding of the discipline of History and of the manner in which historians conduct their work . |
| 8 | It is designed to provide a further qualification for those who have achieved the National Certificate in Craft Baking . |
| 9 | The offensive appeared , initially , to have been intended as a tactical show of strength designed to secure a better bargaining position in peace talks , due to resume on July 15 but " indefinitely suspended " by the government [ see p. 38283 ] . |
| 10 | Prisons , such as Preston and Portsmouth , which had been closed as civil prisons since the 1930s , had to be re-opened to contain the larger numbers . |
| 11 | Designed to attract a younger , bolder market . ’ |
| 12 | Rachel 's hair is all one length and was wound to create a softer look with more definition to her natural waves . |
| 13 | Edward 's war propaganda was designed to reach a wider audience than the commons in parliament . |
| 14 | His own approaches , however , brought only the admission from Washington that the talks were designed to reach a better understanding of the respective positions of the two countries . |
| 15 | In 1964 , although widely expected to reach the higher echelons of the Army , Winchester retired at his own request and settled in Kenya , where he kept dairy cattle on a farm outside Nairobi . |
| 16 | Faced with this information , the politicians can be expected to choose the higher level of output indicated by the new equation of demand with marginal cost . |
| 17 | In the 16th century , an east wing was added to replace the earlier parlour , while in the 17th century a kitchen wing was built to balance it to the west . |
| 18 | Others are more broadly conceived and are designed to serve a wider audience interested in aspects of RBL , study skills , information handling , and so on . |
| 19 | Labour , on return to power , decided to press on with the development of a new family allowance scheme , called ‘ child benefit ’ , designed to replace the older allowance , extended it to the first child in each family , and offset it against the abolition of tax allowances . |
| 20 | This is the other recent Europress Software release and is designed to help the younger user master basic techniques of spelling and grammar ( OK big yawns etc — but wait a second , because this is one of the best of its type ! ) . |
| 21 | The increasing wind was expected to help the smaller boats , and the leaders for most of the race may be deposed when the handicaps are computed . |
| 22 | The task of maintaining existing production levels has therefore come to consume a higher and higher share of national output . |
| 23 | DEC is also expected to buy a further 1.89% on the open market as part of the agreement that gives Olivetti privileged access to the Alpha RISC . |
| 24 | The Board , which is to carry out the logging operation , has recommended felling the older trees as their younger counterparts are more resistant to air pollution . |
| 25 | He is reaching the age , you see , when he will be expected to play a larger part in public affairs . |
| 26 | Ricotta was originally a whey cheese and therefore very low in fat , but whole or skimmed milk is sometimes added to give a richer cheese . |
| 27 | Since private shareholders can not be expected to subsidize the wider goals of society as a whole , public ownership may then be inevitable . |
| 28 | The material was carefully selected and organised to give a clearer understanding of this often hazily remembered period of German history . |
| 29 | Evidence of the company 's determination to continue its remarkable expansion plan can be seen in a recent management restructuring , designed to give a sharper focus on key growth markets , such as the UK . |
| 30 | Their middle and top of the range boots were obviously a cross between a ski boot and a walking boot , designed to give a better fit , stability , and support , and some models even had a built in gaiter . |