Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] the basic " in BNC.
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| 1 | The post-war switch to Peter Drucker 's pension-fund socialism has altered the form in which ownership is separated from control — and made hostile bids likelier to succeed — but it has not changed the basic issue . |
| 2 | Before going on to describe the basic features of these techniques , a few words are necessary about the general field of quantitative techniques . |
| 3 | The House of Lords did not disturb the basic rule , but affirmed an exception . |
| 4 | It could only make recommendations that did not challenge the basic structure of the system . |
| 5 | Meinhard Miegel , once a Christian Democratic politician , who heads the Institut für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft ( Institute for Economics and Society ) in Bonn , could think of no influential German think-tank — even the one run by Greens — that did not accept the basic tenets of the social market . |
| 6 | Communist fractions , of course , remained in being but they did not breach the basic principle of British trade unionism that there should be no separate organizations based on ideology or religion and standing in opposition to the TUC . |
| 7 | But they do not alter the basic fact : markets now operate more fluently , reliably and consistently . |
| 8 | notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in ( i ) and ( ii ) of this paragraph the Directors may amend the Executive Scheme to secure or maintain its approval by the Inland Revenue or to comply with or take advantage of any changes to legislation provided that such amendments do not affect the basic structure of the Executive Scheme or the limits outlined in paragraph 5 above ; |
| 9 | of applicants are refused community care grant because they do not meet the basic criteria . |
| 10 | Little wonder that we do not understand the basic ingredients of Aboriginal culture in Australia ; our education teaches us nothing about these workings of nature or how we inter-relate with them . |
| 11 | This comes off splendidly here , although some stretching of the mastertape seems to have slightly affected the basic pitch of the recording . |
| 12 | But these clever pieces of camouflage do n't alter the basic fact : anti-perspirants block your pores . |
| 13 | Good figure drawing has little in common with an anatomical diagram , but if you do n't know the basic machinery , your drawings will be unconvincing . |
| 14 | Good figure drawing has little in common with an anatomical diagram , but if you do n't know the basic machinery , your drawings will be unconvincing . |
| 15 | I like cooking and I like playing with the children , doing things for them — I do n't like the basic cleaning . |
| 16 | Oh it 's obvious that safety 's involved , I think that er it 's also er road use because er if people take a long time er going forwards and back trying to get into a space to park because they do n't have the basic skills to enable them to do it , then it 's frustrating for other motorists , and obviously accidents can be caused . |
| 17 | Do n't , do n't lose the basic utility of the system , they 're because you 're irritated by a form that has no , no relevance to you . |
| 18 | For that ask your chemist for charcoal biscuits or a preparation for flatulence — but avoid laxatives and purgatives , which do n't solve the basic problem . |
| 19 | Cichlasomaniacs are all too familiar with the current confused taxonomy of their favourites , but for the uninitiated I had better explain the basic situation — even if you find taxonomy boring you may find this helpful in understanding the names currently applied to these fish . |
| 20 | The Stolypin reforms , Soviet historians would maintain , had not solved the basic problem which made revolution inevitable . |
| 21 | Let us suppose that following incorporation the partners award themselves salaries of £43,500 which is about the level required to ensure that tax on the salary does not exceed the basic 25% rate . |
| 22 | If it does not exceed the basic personal allowance of £3,445 a year , all tax deducted from the dividends will be refunded . |
| 23 | This provision does not charge the basic rate of tax upon the settlor and special rules apply if the lower rate is in point . |
| 24 | Fidei committo itself does not have the basic sense of ‘ request ’ . |
| 25 | In addition , under strong pressure from France , the EEC had also taken the basic decisions on a common agricultural policy , to which it was committed by the Treaty of Rome . |
| 26 | They have successfully completed the basic food hygiene courses run by the borough council . |
| 27 | This , he argues , is good news for reform since it makes fudging the issue harder : ‘ We still have not answered the basic question : do we want to be Libya or Europe , to re-establish an old-style communist regime or to promote market institutions ? |
| 28 | I have n't read the basic material on the poem but I 'm familiar with the background . ’ |