Example sentences of "[to-vb] both the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reaction was an uproar : Sir Keith had managed to offend both the left and the right , as well as touching on two taboos in one theme : sex and class . |
| 2 | For example , we may wish to pass both the retail price and the discount percentage . |
| 3 | It is nonetheless an unavoidable predicament for those working in the field of arts education to encounter if their aim to encourage both the personal and social enrichment of their pupils is to be fulfilled . |
| 4 | Leader of the Council Coun Michael Carr said : ‘ In particular we wish to widen both the commercial and cultural role of the town centre in the life of people in the region . |
| 5 | To counter both the Gaullist and the communist threats , they passed a new electoral law , whose aim was to make it harder for the RPF or the PCF to win a majority . |
| 6 | The motif was most probably introduced into Persia from China — where it had been used for centuries as a symbol of peace and tranquillity — and has subsequently been adapted to fulfil both the schematic and symbolic requirements of Islamic weavers . |
| 7 | In the 1830s and early 1840s Palmerston was able to handle both the Belgian question and the Near Eastern crises of 1832 – 33 and 1839 – 41 with little interference from parliament , so that in 1839 an acute observer of British politics could say with much justification that " foreign affairs are never discussed except at the House of Lords " . |
| 8 | Meetings were accordingly held each week to discuss both the previous game and the tactics to be used in the next . |
| 9 | Most women had been brought up to do sewing and dressmaking : it was no accident , nor was it a question of " natural aptitude " that a teenage girl entering the composing-room was likely to be more dexterous at first than a boy , and to apply both the physical and mental habits acquired in sewing to the job in hand . |
| 10 | Their task was not limited to the granting of coats of arms ; they had to be experts in recognising such armorials to identify both the dead and those who performed noble ( and base ) deeds in war . |
| 11 | HAVE A BARNEY : Favourite expression of George Bush and also the name of the only greyhound to win both the Irish Derby and a clock radio . |
| 12 | By presenting a broad front , which encompasses the country 's official architectural watchdogs as well as the Campaign for Real Ale , we hope to alert both the general public and the brewing trade to what we believe is a growing and serious threat to our cultural heritage . |
| 13 | Without ever themselves having had as much as a picture postcard to sell , they feel entitled to criticise both the dead peer and his widow for having disposed of some of the contents of Althorp . |
| 14 | Public meetings were organized , MPs lobbied ( including the Bridgwater incumbent , Tom King , himself a former Energy Minister ) , and a mass of information produced to emphasize both the nuclear threat and the local disruption this development would bring to everything from roads to wildlife . |
| 15 | Because of this it is particularly important in devising an effective social policy to meet the financial problems of old age to consider both the long-term and the short-term aspects . |
| 16 | 4 wishes to take an non-exclusive licence to use the Existing Documentation as the basis of publishing documentation to accompany both the Licensed Software and the Student Disks as described in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to this Agreement ( ‘ the Accompanying Documentation ’ ) . |
| 17 | Within a wider social framework , we need to study both the formal and informal modes of the regulation of sexuality . |
| 18 | To understand both the spoken and written communication and to say what you mean accurately |
| 19 | To understand any organisation we have to understand both the formal and the informal . |
| 20 | The FPHM is concerned about possible future developments in the licensed house sector , and is anxious to protect both the short-term and long-term interests of its members . |
| 21 | During the Second World War the King of Saudi Arabia , Abdul Aziz , managed to convince both the British and the Germans that he was on their side . |
| 22 | Christiane Stukenbrock , co-organiser of the show in Cologne , where it continues until 22 November at the Wallraf-Richartz Museum , emphasises that the exhibition has much to offer both the general public and the art historian . |
| 23 | And obviously not one to hide the light of his firm — or the cause of the chartered surveyor — under a bushel with regard to the property audit , he said : ‘ We see this as further endorsement of the quality and range of services which we are equipped to offer both the private and public sectors . ’ |
| 24 | Now , to make life easier Tesco has produced a Microwave Power Test Kit ( £3.99 ) to help you to check both the new heating category and the power rating . |
| 25 | Sometimes the simple national ensign is no longer enough : in Corsica , now going through a violent secessionist campaign , it is advisable to have both the French ensign and the Corsican flag . |
| 26 | The proposal to drop both the anti-abortion legislation and plans for a referendum on the issue was put forward by the Democratic Union , the liberal wing of the Solidarity parliamentary caucus . |
| 27 | To get both the 250 and the 125 race is more than I could have imagined . ’ |
| 28 | The creation of C&P , thinks Margetts , has led to a much wider appreciation of how its scientific and technological resources can be harnessed to develop both the overall business and its individual parts , each of which has an R&T representative on its business executive team . |
| 29 | Moreover , as the University validates the Normal College 's courses , it would seem to us that whatever the pros and cons of retaining a local authority based teacher-training institution in Gwynedd , a much more sensible long-term solution would have been to integrate both the Normal College and St Mary 's College into the University College of North Wales when that opportunity arose after 1974 . |
| 30 | It is possible to combine the simplicity of the Gantt chart with the logic of the CPM method to display both the critical path and the slack in a very accessible manner . |