Example sentences of "[vb infin] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does it , does it act that question , does it act in the modern way and if it does how much does it act in the modern way . |
| 2 | Does it , does it act that question , does it act in the modern way and if it does how much does it act in the modern way . |
| 3 | But , read the chapter this way or that , if there was ever a case for recognising that unions have a right to share in the management of companies , that case depended critically upon a general expectation — amounting to a near-certainty — that , rather than give primacy to their sectional interests , unions would and could act in the general interest whenever it was necessary or desirable for them to do so . |
| 4 | Hence the state can act in the long-run interests of capital against the current wishes of short-sighted capitalists . |
| 5 | Enough has been said , however , to make it clear that regulation need not necessarily act in the public interest . |
| 6 | Mr Hatton 's solicitor , Peter Quinn , said the DPP should act in the public interest and bring the matter to a conclusion . |
| 7 | They do not act in the full light of day but deal in subtle trickery , clever fetches , secret assassinations , and every filthy trick of the devil . |
| 8 | This will be beneficial in the long run , but the EC must assist in the transitional period . |
| 9 | These will not affect the tank , which will then assist in the overall illumination of the room , rather than being drowned out by it . |
| 10 | The International Energy Agency ( IEA ) , set up in 1974 by the Council of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) to co-ordinate energy policies among its participating countries , announced on March 6 that it was to withdraw its plan to release oil from its stockpiles , a measure introduced in January to boost the volume of oil available in the world market during the Gulf war [ see p. 37943 ] , since the ceasefire agreement ending Gulf hostilities would assist in the prospective restoration of normal suppliers from most oil producing nations . |
| 11 | The conference also called on the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) to convene a conference with prospective donor countries to formulate an aid plan which would assist in the social and economic integration of refugees who chose to return to Rwanda and of those seeking naturalized status in their present country of residence . |
| 12 | Stirling had always envisaged the Free French contingent as the nucleus of a French SAS regiment which would assist in the eventual liberation of their country . |
| 13 | In addition , the party groups often appoint Whips , whose job it is not just to enforce party discipline , but by operating what is referred to in Parliamentary jargon as ‘ the usual channels ’ can assist in the smooth running of the authority , by , for example , effecting agreements on nominations to committees or outside bodies . |
| 14 | So anyway I said , oh well get some change and I was on the point of sa I said to Margaret shall we jump in the ruddy car and we 'll get back . |
| 15 | Liv in the Do you know in the actual flats where you 're living here ? |
| 16 | now just whom did he know in the Irish organizations ? |
| 17 | Slopes may lead but they do not break off or fall in the standard language . |
| 18 | Spring can be wet , especially in the Basque country , and snow may fall in the high mountains even in July . |
| 19 | The high figure from the farm was due to government support and this might fall in the near future . |
| 20 | If holders of speculative balances are of the general opinion that the price of bonds will fall in the near future ( i.e. their yield will rise ) , then they will not purchase these assets now because they will suffer a capital loss if their expectations are borne out by experience . |
| 21 | Of course market expectations may constrain the movements in interest rates since any increase in the money supply could simply be absorbed into speculative balances if the general opinion is that the price of financial assets will fall in the near future . |
| 22 | A roundtable discussion on the question ‘ What type of information do we need in the Middle East ? ’ dealt , among other things , with attitudes to information in the region , in view of the perception that information means power , and that access to it should therefore be restricted . |
| 23 | My guess however is that the Ariston 's unusually musical qualities will appeal in the long term where some more glamorous looking contrivances will ultimately be found tiresome or wanting . |
| 24 | A free man , on the other hand , could appeal in the public courts against any increase in the burdens imposed on him . |
| 25 | All of them are now under review to make sure they are ‘ in a particular market where we can win in the long term ’ . |
| 26 | He believes they will win in the new town areas where they already have the local council seats sewn up . |
| 27 | UK and US traders will happily buy in the forward market at a rate that is equal to the future spot rate , but without the latter 's uncertainty . |
| 28 | Nowadays , many top designers also produce mass-produced goods which we can buy in the local department store . |
| 29 | He climbed into the bus that was taking him and the company 's guests back to the hotel and he sat next to someone he did not recognise in the only seat left vacant . |
| 30 | What the Children Act does at least recognise in the Conservative Government passing the Childrens Act is the importance of Local Government . |