Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The closer the number of times we felt cold came to equalling the number of times we felt warm , the more inclined we would be to think of the words ‘ warm ’ and ‘ cold ’ as applying to the sensation only indirectly . |
| 2 | Otherwise it is n-ary , with the value of ‘ n ’ equalling the number of entities . |
| 3 | Neale was re-elected captain for the 1991 season last November , already equalling the record for longest serving captain . |
| 4 | Hastings claimed all the Lions points with six penalties , equalling the record for a Lion set by Tony Ward in South Africa in 1980 . |
| 5 | Hastings claimed all the Lions points with six penalties , equalling the record for a Lion set by Tony Ward in South Africa in 1980 . |
| 6 | A massive 1000 t steel rotor with 10 m long arms could be spun so that the tips moved at 1000 m s -1 , equalling the speed of sound in steel . |
| 7 | Unable to stop , she collided heavily with the man ascending the stairs , only his strength and quick reflexes preventing them both from tumbling the rest of the way . |
| 8 | As he was a very intellectual artist , he was the ideal figure to take over from Metzinger the task of transmitting the principles of Cubism to the other painters ; and since he joined the group at a moment when the movement was striving for greater definition , his influence and importance can not be overestimated . |
| 9 | They used a fibre optic probe of 1250 , 700 or 450 µm diameter measurement area , transmitting the CL through an external light pipe to the entrance of a grating monochromator . |
| 10 | Ragusa became an important entrepôt , which , in the words of Sir Paul Rycant , a shrewd English observer , writing in 1668 , was ‘ the port for transmitting the manufactures of Venice , and all Italy , into Turkey ’ , and in return received the necessities of life for distribution to the rest of Europe , often in its own ships . |
| 11 | Given the most rapid detection possible , the most effective means of transmitting the call to the fire services and their most prompt attendance , it is reasonable to suppose that in the absence of an effective automatic fire extinguishing system or even the benefit of a conventional one , that the fire will have reached a well advanced stage on their arrival . |
| 12 | ARGO is controlled by an IBM-PC , and will operate in a wide range of environments , storing data locally on floppy disk or transmitting the values to a collection site via telephone , radio or satellite links . |
| 13 | As mentioned earlier , the HMIs took an altogether more sophisticated view of the relationship of education to society and to social change , and like the Education , Science and Arts Committee ( 1981 ) saw a conflict between transmitting the values of society and preparing young people to change those values . |
| 14 | And a strong pelvic girdle with links was essential for transmitting the support of the fin/legs to a gradually strengthening spine . |
| 15 | A SATELLITE channel transmitting the proceedings of the British Parliament and overseas legislatures has been suggested by the Astra satellite company , Marketing Week reports . |
| 16 | Legal interest centres on a HIV-infected man charged on several counts for wilfully transmitting the virus to his sex partners . |
| 17 | If the information is accidentally overheard or intercepted in circumstances where the owner of the information utters it or transmits it by insecure means ( for example , by telling someone in a crowded room or by transmitting the information by a public telecommunications system ) an obligation of confidence might not be imposed on the person obtaining the information in this manner . |
| 18 | The process of transmitting the signal from the nerve to the muscle can be described quite simply . |
| 19 | Kaplan 's theory would seem to be the-more plausible of the two , in that it does not depend on parents transmitting the results of their learning to their children ; instead , it can be explained purely in terms of human curiosity . |
| 20 | In addition to our aim of forecasting the course of Wirral 's heroin ‘ epidemic ’ , the second multi-agency enumeration survey also allowed us to investigate whether there had been any changes in the social and drug-using characteristics of known heroin users over the two years of research . |
| 21 | Problems with forecasting the course of the epidemic |
| 22 | By this time they were starting to review the situation steadily , forecasting the Duke of Atholl 's likely moves , wording formal requests for warrants to meet in larger groups , arguing furiously over the likelihood of being able to get weapons from the armouries at Atholl or Taymouth Castle . |
| 23 | DEALERS in Newcastle were forecasting the abolition of car tax could increase new car sales by up to 6 per cent . |
| 24 | Such models were applied to the car market by several authors in the 1960s and early 1970s ; this research is intended to determine whether the principle can still be usefully applied in forecasting the size of the market . |
| 25 | Choice of forecasting The choice of method will depend on method ( i ) forecasting objectives ; ( ii ) time scales required ; ( iii ) the relative importance of the forecast ; ( iv ) the degree of accuracy required ; ( v ) the type of data required ; ( vi ) the availability of data ; ( vii ) access to forecasting skills and methods ; ( viii ) company experience with forecasting . |
| 26 | Clearly , an important long term objective for any large organisation should be the production of a comprehensive negotiating suite , capable of forecasting the cost of any " standard " agreement , shorter work week , x per cent on basic pay , y per cent on differentials , reduction of retirement age , changes in shift premiums , call out payments , etc . |
| 27 | Effective consumer target marketing depends in part on finding or forecasting the areas of highest sales potential for any particular product . |
| 28 | He has also been a member of the actuarial profession 's working party on AIDS and developed a model suitable for forecasting the number of AIDS cases in the UK . |
| 29 | Forecasting the Demand for Higher Education |
| 30 | This principal character is a " " poure scoler " " ( 3190 ) , a " " clerk " " ( 3199 ) , liable , therefore , to be living by his wits , including , it is hinted ( 3191 – 6 ) , by forecasting the weather on the strength of his astrology . |