Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Central government did not seek to affect merely spending priorities but also the manner in which services were provided . |
| 2 | To a first approximation it is also possible to write thereby allowing use of the data from either type of measurement to characterize the sample . |
| 3 | Demand for health care is clearly not ‘ infinite ’ , but it is difficult to meet rapidly rising demand in an affluent society . |
| 4 | The purpose of this research project is to obtain presently lacking information on the way of life , social structure and ideology of a Bantu-speaking people called Lungu who live around the southern end of Lake Tanganyika in East-Central Africa . |
| 5 | ‘ Look , it 's absurd to stand here bandying words . |
| 6 | As you , Sir , will know , in two successive years , I have raised the question of access for Members , which is most important , because it allows us to exercise our right to come here carrying information , messages and representations on behalf of the people whom we represent . |
| 7 | To allow capable men and women who are eager to work to dissipate their active years in unemployment means that the actual workers in the country are earning not only their own living , but that of a growing number of others who are idle , while also having to accept steadily falling conditions of health care , education , and communications infrastructure . |
| 8 | The power to define and enforce consents is ultimately a power to put people out of business , to deter the introduction of new industry or to drive away going concerns . |
| 9 | Hand carts and horsedrawn carts wait to carry away building supplies brought from the gravel pits of Middlesex . |
| 10 | Similarly the International Chamber of Commerce has rightly refused to incorporate into the Uniform Customs and practice for Docu-mentary Credits ( UCP ) rules as to the effect of forgery or other fraud , taking the position that the essential function of the UCP is to codify best banking practice in the handling of credits , not to provide a comprehensive legal text . |
| 11 | So he argues that ‘ it would be wild madness to continue calmly writing pieces of paper and making directives . |
| 12 | The only reference point to give us a sense of our height was the tiny boat on the beach beneath us , with the two fishermen , who had not only declined to follow us up the crater , but also expressed an urgent desire to avoid even setting foot on shore . |
| 13 | Publishers found themselves forced into a downward spiral of competitive explicitness , and formed a bizarre trade association , drawing up voluntary guidelines to avoid continually courting prosecution . |
| 14 | In the first place , local authorities can serve an enforcement notice only ‘ if they consider it expedient to do so having regard to the provisions of the development plan and to any other material considerations ’ ; in short , they must be satisfied that enforcement is necessary in the interests of good planning . |
| 15 | … the power to issue an enforcement notice alleging that there has been a breach of planning control is discretionary and is only to be used if the authority ‘ consider it expedient to do so having regard to the provision of the development plan and to any other material considerations ’ . |
| 16 | The court will not make an order unless it considers it just and equitable to do so having regard , in particular , to the number of shareholders who have been traced but who have not accepted the offer . |
| 17 | Kindly , Graeme has given Bandcall four £6 tickets to give away phoning Chris Lloyd after 11am today . |
| 18 | The reason was not to give longer playing time , but to allow louder reproduction . |
| 19 | The family historian who wishes to use early Dissenting records should consult D. J. Steel , Sources for Nonconformist Genealogy and Family History ( 1972 ) , but he should bear in mind that seventeenth and early-eighteenth century Nonconformists often used the baptism , marriage and burial services of the Established Church and that these events will be recorded in the Church of England registers . |
| 20 | Tivoli says the TME will speed and simplify users ' transition to Solaris 2.1 by allowing them to manage both operating environments from a common set of applications . |
| 21 | MUSICIANS wanted , experience preferred , dedication and commitment essential to form hard working band in the North West . |
| 22 | The defence relied heavily on the legal precedent of Goodchild in the House of Lords in 1978 , where Lord Diplock ruled that it was not illegal to possess naturally occurring substances even if they contained a controlled drug . |
| 23 | New units for mental health patients in North Durham and South Tyneside are among 16 schemes to start soon costing £8m . |
| 24 | Year I develops a thorough understanding of programming principles , and provides a sound basis on which to build further programming experience . |
| 25 | Iris Inventor is designed to simplify interactive development of three-dimensional applications , and to reduce both programming time and support requirements . |
| 26 | Quite a few hangars have a tendency to rain inside in the morning as frozen condensation melts and you might want to consider strategically placing silica gel bags inside . |
| 27 | c Although most of the ethnic organisations will be chaired by an English–speaking member ( as advised by LCRC ) , it may be appropriate to consider either preparing material in the main ethnic languages , offering this facility if there is a demand and/or arranging for translator , if requested , at public or group meetings . |
| 28 | How can Darby O'Gill be dismissed as superstitious nonsense when it is part descriptive of a society where even now devotional queues are forming to watch supposedly moving statues . |
| 29 | There is always room for improvement , not least in their tightness and body positions at the breakdown and it would be nice to see forwards hitting rucks in threes and fours rather than ones and twos . |
| 30 | Well she 's erm j erm She 's made a right judgement about erm to help people and not just to sit there watching telly or something . |