Example sentences of "the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The fingerboard/neck jointing and overall fretwork is exemplary ; the neck-edging feels impossibly smooth , and hopefully manufacturing consistency means that all similar-spec 'd Bass Collection instruments will be as good as this . |
2 | In Champagne , Patrick Forbes indicates the indispensability of popping champagne corks for the success of a ball , stating that no less than 1,800 bottles of mousseux were consumed during a party held on 30 August 1739 at which Louis XV apparently attended incognito . |
3 | The people in the pew , not to mention the clergy and the musicians themselves , have to be convinced of the priority of worship , and the indispensability of first-rate music within it . |
4 | The Sandaway Beach Holiday Park |
5 | THE SANDAWAY BEACH HOLIDAY PARK … |
6 | ’ I just hate categories and sometimes new age can connotate airy-fairy , ridiculous things , whereas the synchro-energiser is based on scientific research . ’ |
7 | During one ceaseless chant I was tempted to look at my watch , but did n't dare raise my arm since this was the signal to stop the synchro-energiser |
8 | Once the interlining has been locked in , the two layers of fabric can be treated as one and made up in the same way . |
9 | Lay the interlining on top with the raw edges of interlining level with the marked hemline and top edge of the curtains ( fig. 31 ) . |
10 | Fold the interlining back and lockstitch it to the wrong side of the curtains in the same way as for the lining in Lined Curtains , but stitch two vertical rows for each width of fabric at equal distances apart and along all seams . |
11 | Smooth the interlining back and tack the outer edges of bump to the sides of the curtain all around . |
12 | Finish off the sides by turning them in to the wrong side on the creaselines , with the interlining . |
13 | Lay the curtain out flat with the interlining uppermost and apply the hemmed lining to it in the same way as for Lined Curtains , but lockstitching along the same lines as the interlining and along all seams . |
14 | Lay the curtain out flat with the interlining uppermost and apply the hemmed lining to it in the same way as for Lined Curtains , but lockstitching along the same lines as the interlining and along all seams . |
15 | Then apply the interlining to the buckram by pressing the bump turning allowance to the back , as with the pelmet fabric described above . |
16 | Then serge ( page 34 ) the turning allowance of the outer fabric to the turning of the interlining on the back of the pelmet and through the buckram , making sure no stitches show on the right side . |
17 | Other treatments adopt an over-simple solution to the problem , always preferring one source to another ; thus the algorithm of Hobbs ( 1976 ) looks at all intrasentential candidates before earlier sentences are considered at all , while Brennan , Friedman & Pollard ( 1987 ) prefer all candidates from the most recent sentence to ones from the current sentence . |
18 | In the language of computer software say , this would mean careful attention to the derivation of the algorithm before a line of code is written . |
19 | To address this difficulty the algorithm was changed to a depth-first one . |
20 | The algorithm is modified , since only some set of the higher probability letters are selected as candidates to be chosen between , instead of choosing between all possible candidates . |
21 | If all such letters are found , the algorithm checks whether the resulting string is a word ( i.e. the end-of-word flag is set at the tree-node reached by the search ) . |
22 | Whilst the algorithm detailed in Appendix D ( flowchart D3 ) was under development , it became clear that this representation was not the best for this particular structure . |
23 | The algorithm is used both for originally arranging the array , and to check whether a particular value is present . |
24 | However , as Livingstone and Hubel ( 1984 ) point out , they can not be computing colour according to the algorithm derived by Land . |
25 | As this encoded beam passes through a second optoelectronic array , the various stages of the algorithm are executed . |
26 | Classification by computer , howsoever sophisticated the algorithm , is not appropriate . |
27 | As this encoded beam passes through a second optoelectronic array , the various stages of the algorithm are executed . |
28 | Variable 1 — The complexity of the algorithm : |
29 | For this reason , the algorithm needs to scan backward as well as forward , and therefore takes twice as long as the simple algorithm . |
30 | Record the number of ’ strong ’ and ’ weak ’ overlaps associated with each word — worth 50 points and 1 point respectively ( NB — strictly speaking , it is inappropriate to talk of ’ strong overlaps ’ or ’ weak overlaps ’ in this context , but the terminology is used to indicate the consistency of the algorithm ) ; |