Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1939 , after several years of study , the Conservative government attempted to reorganize the rather inefficient operation of the two airlines and to encourage more competition . |
| 2 | Electrode pullers may be either electromagnetically or gravity-operated and are commercially available from a number of suppliers , Minor modification may be necessary in order to fit tubing of 1.0 mm diameter because most pullers are designed to accommodate the slightly larger , standard microelectrode capillary tubing . |
| 3 | The Course also goes a long way to accommodate the not uncommon student experience of making a mistaken choice of degree subject . |
| 4 | You will need to adjust the tension dial to accommodate the rather thicker yarn you are using . |
| 5 | Such preaching , far from deterring the people , attracted them in such large numbers that the parish church of St.Mary and All Saints , which held about 1,000 , was filled beyond its capacity so that five galleries had to be erected to accommodate the greatly enlarged congregation . |
| 6 | It is rare for a house of this size and date to remain thatched , for so often the roof pitch would be changed to accommodate the more convenient slates or tiles . |
| 7 | In terms of the flexible lattice model , one can imagine the polymer and liquid lattices expanding at different rates until a temperature is reached at which the highly expanded liquid lattice can no longer be distorted sufficiently to accommodate the less expanded polymer lattice and form a solution , i.e. the loss in entropy during the distortion becomes so large and unfavourable that phase separation ( LCST ) takes place . |
| 8 | The emphasis on helping the visually handicapped pupil to develop skills to cope with his school environment , rather than adapting the environment significantly to accommodate the visually handicapped child , may , however , be usefully tempered by an understanding of the way in which the developmental and experiential levels of the child can be affected by his school life . |
| 9 | Last year , serious assaults soared by 45 per cent from 1991 , prompting Mr Sampson to warn the Tayside force not to be complacent in spite of a drive to target the most active criminals and make criminal intelligence more meaningful to beat bobbies . |
| 10 | ‘ Based on market research , we 're locating the new Wine Racks to target the more affluent , urban areas . |
| 11 | There is little point in denying that if Britain is to enable the very old in the present as well as the future to live out their remaining years in dignity , more human and material resources will have to be devoted to their welfare . |
| 12 | Heavy going at Wigan The start was delayed for 25 minutes to enable the now inevitable lakecomers to find a vacant place . |
| 13 | ( 3 ) A change in the processes of teaching and learning is justified because it is believed to enable the more effective transmission and reception of the content of the curriculum ; i.e. we change process as instrumental in acquiring knowledge of content . |
| 14 | If , like some sprinters , you are short and stocky and decide to wear the really skintight , knee-length shorts , it can be somewhat indecent . |
| 15 | In some wooded areas which have developed in recent decades on open ground , such as abandoned heathlands , the opportunity is being taken to restore the now scarce and declining open habitat . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | For the discussion of these categories it will be helpful to borrow the very clever metaphors with which Joseph Joachim , the famous 19th-century violinist , characterized the types of staccato as ‘ snow , ‘ rain ’ and ‘ hail ’ . |
| 18 | Lip-curling japes ensure as Newt firs tries to evict the compulsively fanciful Gwen , then agrees to go along with her charade , just to make his intended fiancée jealous . |
| 19 | There were roped walkways to channel the more energetic spectators round the course , with approved crossing-points on the fairways . |
| 20 | In 1829 and 1830 the river Ray , which had been subjected to massive engineering works in order to drain the newly enclosed moor , began to flood the land beyond Otmoor . |
| 21 | Regulatory agencies must operate in a political environment , for regulation is intended to preserve the sometimes fragile balance between the interests of economic activity on the one hand and the public welfare on the other . |
| 22 | Some relief was often given in kind , although as Eleanor Rathbone reported , most women resented the ignominy of ‘ fetching the parish ’ and the fatigue of a journey to claim the usually stale and monotonous food . |
| 23 | They disagreed whether they were obligated by the correct theory of legislation to enforce the most literal or the most sensible reading of the statute in the absence of any reliable evidence about what Congress actually intended . |
| 24 | This was the most fundamental fact about the movies in Britain and America and it was to remain the most important fact throughout the great years of the cinema 's hegemony . |
| 25 | Assuming that the organ is likely to remain the most common instrument for worship , the Commission urges parishes and dioceses to set up schemes to encourage people to learn the organ . |
| 26 | Moreover , as AIDS starts to affect the most productive section of the community ( those between 30 and 50 years ) there is not going to be the skilled labour available in the future to supply enough food for the nation . |
| 27 | Perhaps it is fortunate that such success came too late to affect the newly developing teacher education programmes very fundamentally . |
| 28 | I see no reason why we should not have a pension scheme connected to restructuring , but the aid is supposed to affect the very small farms directly . |
| 29 | Peter and Jill slowly began to realize the markedly different requirements of their American customers . |
| 30 | The trick was always to spot the most intelligent even when they were still puppies . |