Example sentences of "[art] [det] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ian , 73 , was the only one of The Few to bid a final farewell to the base . |
| 2 | The latter reveal a general growth in prosperity , with more solid goods to be left after death . |
| 3 | The amount of class I antigens present in AR was similar to that exhibited by RJ2.2.5 ; the latter expresses a reduced amount of class I antigens onto the cell surface compared to Raji . |
| 4 | The latter had a mere twelve members but nevertheless carried weight in a situation where the Callaghan government was in a technical minority in the House and in danger of imminent defeat . |
| 5 | Thus , to return to the arguments mobilized against the CLRC 's proposal : the chief difference in protection of the vulnerable between the present system and the CLRC 's is that the latter had a maximum penalty of two years ' imprisonment , whereas life imprisonment is available where a defence of diminished responsibility succeeds ; and the fundamental ethical problems are now swept under the carpet by a combination of a stretched diagnosis of ‘ abnormality of mind ’ and the ample judicial sentencing discretion , whereas the CLRC 's proposal attempted to make the issues justiciable . |
| 6 | The craze hit England in 1951 , when musicians such as Larry Adler , Steve Race and Humphrey Lyttelton ( the latter emulating a traditional jazz band in his One Man Went To Blow ) attempted to make a whole which was greater than the sum of the parts . |
| 7 | Conn was distinguishable because it was decided before the Genocide Act 1969 had been passed , and that the latter made a critical difference . |
| 8 | The latter made a root-and-branch attack on lay control of churches . |
| 9 | The guests of honour were Princess Christina of Sweden , and Miss Audrey Hepburn who is Patron of UNICEF ; the latter made a delightful short speech at the end of the luncheon , asking every one to support this very good cause and all it does . |
| 10 | They have to do this because it is seen as impossible to have both low inflation and a high level of employment since the former requires a low level of demand whereas the latter requires a high level of demand to keep people in jobs making things for sale . |
| 11 | Fourth , a further difference between the NCRA and the block exemption is that the latter offers a safe harbour for firms that do not compete directly with each other in relevant output markets , or for rivals whose collective market share is less than 20 per cent There are two issues of interest here . |
| 12 | The latter assumes a low profile and concentrates on the pastoral approach . |
| 13 | Although three sons and a daughter survived infancy , only his daughter , Sarah , and second son , John , survived him , the latter to pursue a successful career in the City , centred on the Levant trade . |
| 14 | Thus the capitalist mode articulates with the peasant mode , with the latter playing a subordinate role and the former benefiting . |
| 15 | The latter favoured a secret meeting at the " highest level " before the Soviets could accumulate a stockpile of nuclear weapons . |
| 16 | This may explain why the French , on the same number of overdue days as the UK , make a profit , whereas the latter incurs a substantial loss . ’ |
| 17 | With the court finely balanced between liberals and conservatives ( the latter possessing a slight but unreliable majority ) the appointment was considered to be of crucial importance as it offered an opportunity to shift the balance decisively to the right . |
| 18 | The disease caused by H. placei or H. similis , the latter possessing a characteristic vulval flap ( Fig. 15 ) , is similar in most respects to haemonchosis in sheep and is important in the tropics and subtropics during seasonal rains when severe outbreaks may occur . |
| 19 | The latter have a free code of practice on this area . |
| 20 | The latter has a chequered history and has been altered several times within its life in Poland . |
| 21 | The former has the softness of line and speckled coloration of a genuine clamp-fired brick ; whilst the latter has a traditional appearance of a warm red , multicoloured , Wealden stock . |
| 22 | Furthermore , monetary policy is not as crucial as fiscal policy because the latter has a direct impact on economic activity via government expenditure and taxation , whereas monetary policy only affects economic activity indirectly via the tenuous link between interest rates and investment . |
| 23 | At Tivoli are the remains of a number of temples , among which are the Temple of Vesta c. 27 B.C. , Corinthian in design and the Temple of the Sybils of the first century B.C. The latter has a circular cella and a peristyle of 18 columns , 24 feet high . |
| 24 | A trial off along the latter having a unpromising appearance was soon stopped . |
| 25 | It is recognized , also , that investment may be influenced by interest rates , with fluctuations in the latter having a direct effect on the cost of borrowed funds and therefore on the profitability of potential investments . |
| 26 | An early paper ( 1909 ) by McCollum , of vitamin fame ( see Chapter 7 ) , describes nucleins as combinations of protein and nucleic acids , the latter having a high content of phosphorus in combination with certain organic molecules , known as purines and pyrimidines , and with a sugar . |
| 27 | Correspondingly acquisition is different from storage in that the latter implies a formal recording possibly in short-term or possibly in long-term memory . |
| 28 | The latter provides a useful survey of current debates on local government . |
| 29 | The latter involved a narrow focus on the formal institutions of industrial relations . |
| 30 | But as we have seen , the ordinary shares may shade off imperceptibly into preference , for , when the latter confer a substantial right of participation in income or capital , or a fortiori both , it is largely a matter of taste whether they are designated ‘ preference ’ or ‘ preferred ordinary ’ shares . |