Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [subord] [adj] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem of the uneven playing-field goes much deeper than those arising from non-compliance . |
| 2 | To start with , he generally studied the objects in his still lifes from slightly above eye-level , so that the spectator sees them in their most informative aspect ; this high viewpoint was probably assumed largely in order to limit the pictorial depth and ensure the unity of the picture surface in so far as that looking downwards on to the subject one 's eye is not allowed to wander off into limitless space . |
| 3 | the terms of any such scheme ( an ‘ overseas scheme ’ ) shall , so far as practicable having regard to the local circumstances , confer benefits which in the opinion of the Directors are substantially similar to those which will be conferred by the proposed British Gas Executive Share Option Scheme to be approved as Resolution 11 ( ‘ the Scheme ’ ) ; and |
| 4 | These show not more than 15 occurring in the county in any winter in the period 1962 to 1976 ; in many winters only one or two are seen . |
| 5 | It is clear that one of the reasons why the companies were prepared to invest so much in the provision of housing for their workmen was because they could influence employees living in company houses at the pit gates far more effectively than those living in a more mixed community several miles from their place of work . |
| 6 | This is also an area where the LEA could assist a school in offering its services as a ‘ critical friend ’ , able to stand back and perhaps judge more objectively than those working in the school itself . |
| 7 | The capacity to use young leaves with a high protein content may have permitted the emergence of large primates in the first place , but primates capable of remembering the sites and fruiting and leafing patterns of a wide variety of plants , could move more directly to such food , when and where available , more efficiently than those searching randomly . |
| 8 | Processes of hiving-off , privatization and contracting out are all based on the belief that ‘ public ’ services will be provided more efficiently if those providing them have control of their own budgets and compete for contracts . |
| 9 | Because entropy relates to the distribution of energy the principle was introduced that the most probable condition exists when energy in a river system is distributed as uniformly as possible according to the physical constraints . |
| 10 | She will continue as long as possible playing doubles , saying : ‘ I 'll hang in there for as long as I can . ’ |
| 11 | It should be returned as soon as possible using , if you wish , the pre-paid envelope . |
| 12 | They plan to clear the site as soon as possible forcing the travellers to move on . |
| 13 | They were asked to give a positive or negative response as quickly as possible indicating the presence of absence of this ‘ probe ’ digit in the memory set presented . |
| 14 | My advice to other mums , though , is start as early as possible going to groups , like NCT New Mums , so he learns to socialise much earlier than my son did . ’ |
| 15 | The SATs , it was argued , should be integrated into the curriculum as far as possible using a wide variety of practical tasks and observations . |
| 16 | Integrated rural development advocates the promotion of community-led initiatives , geared to the needs of specific target groups in the rural population and as far as possible utilising indigenous resources to meet those needs . |
| 17 | But those just wanting a quiet chat and a cup of coffee will be catered for as well as those wanting to take part in activities . |
| 18 | Substantial supplies had to wait on the mining of reefs first found as late as 1880 outcropping on the Tawmaw plateau . |