Example sentences of "[det] [verb] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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31 This has led some people to commit what may conveniently be called ‘ Sahlins ’ fallacy' ( Sahlins 1976 ) , and to suppose that the operation of kin selection requires that animals , or people , are able to perform the necessary calculations .
32 This has led some economists to rule out or substantially to downgrade price as a factor [ Caves , 1968 ; Posner and Steer , 1979 ] .
33 This has led some authors to make Sivapithecus a human ancestor , and others to recognize the affinities of these fossil genera with the orang-utan but provide evidence linking the orang clade with humans .
34 This has led some commentators to observe that it is possible to find an individual of either sex who will show almost any specified degree of any ability that we might care to select .
35 This has led some writers to suggest strong' and ‘ weak ’ cultures .
36 This has led some writers to place him within the interpretative tradition .
37 Although this has led some farmers to renounce the more extreme forms of continuous cropping , the new minimum cultivation methods ( described in Chapter 3 ) may allow a return to monoculture on suitable light soils .
38 Furthermore , the plasma ratio of 5-ASA to N-acetyl-5-ASA varies somewhat in patients maintained on the different mesalazine formulations and this has led some to suggest differences in nephrotoxic potential .
39 This has generated some confusing comparisons between the capability of optical fibre and coaxial cables .
40 Statistical comparisons with previous periods indicate that he has extended the time for supplementary questioning on ministerial statements and on Private Notice Questions and this has enabled more Members to be called .
41 This has done much to put the vitality back in the Boat Race tradition , ’ said the somewhat surly victor , the Oxford president Jo Michels .
42 This has gone all wonkey , someone 's moved it !
43 To some extent this has united those who work in the schools .
44 This has caused much debate and emotion .
45 In the late l9th century it was apparently a normal party-piece to imitate a well-known literary figure , signing-off with the name of the victim ; this has caused some confusion today , where recordings ‘ signed off ’ by Sir Henry Irving and Oscar Wilde now have their authenticity questioned .
46 Furthermore , Britain 's liberal capital market has allowed easier access for foreigners to British firms than vice versa and this has caused some to claim that British industry is vulnerable .
47 This has caused some concern as peaceful demonstrators may be prevented from marching because of the threat posed by a potentially disruptive counter-demonstration .
48 This has caused some exciting moments for us !
49 This has uncovered some interesting findings — for instance the hitherto unknown demand for 3.3V chips from desktop system designers .
50 But of course this , this has highlighted those two key areas which you 've brought up erm that you would like to address ?
51 The available evidence suggests that this has become less of a choice and more of a necessity for many people .
52 This has become more of a priority under the Gorbachev leadership since the Kampuchean conflict continues to obstruct a normalisation of Sino-Soviet relations , a process which otherwise could be expected .
53 This has received little attention since its ascent in 1983 , possibly because it contains such mind-blowing attractions as a 40-feet skyhook section .
54 To clarify this situation , all futures trades ( investment and trading ) conducted after 26 July 1990 by pension funds and authorized unit trusts were exempted from taxation ; and this has encouraged these institutions to participate in futures markets to a greater extent than previously .
55 Usually this has required little more than the extension of existing legislation to cover the special case of Arctic reserves .
56 This has required some family health services authorities to reconsider wider roles , to focus medical advice on prescribing , and to agree targeted savings .
57 Again this has shown little significant change since 1947 , and May and June counts show that 450 to 700 birds are regularly involved in Chichester Harbour and 50 to 180 in Pagham Harbour .
58 This has prompted some commentators to ask whether there are going to be enough properly qualified independent directors .
59 The construction of spontaneous housing settlements and the way this has induced several governments to support self-help schemes demonstrates the way squatters have taken the situation into their own hands and provided themselves with some sort of shelter .
60 In effect , this has forced many small to medium-sized component manufacturers out of business and encouraged larger manufacturers to internationalise their operations so that they can supply assembly plants overseas .
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