Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is for this reason that all the superpowers have effectively conspired to exclude nuclear weapons from the ambit of the laws of war . |
| 2 | European economic integration was widely expected to bring enormous benefits since an extensive single trading area ( such as existed in America ) might allow larger-scale industrial production and greater efficiency . |
| 3 | Although Stone is committed to replanting the woods , and is expressly forbidden to exploit neighbouring hardwood forests , ecologists and local Indian communities fear that the whole Mosquito Coast will be vulnerable from " spin-off " development resulting from the construction of roads into the area . |
| 4 | This item was expressly designed to replace generic man . |
| 5 | America has attacked the bit of the Bank expressly designed to promote private enterprise in the developing countries . |
| 6 | Equally it is often used to explain why national leaders are better placed to mobilize collective effort in the national interest such as in the response to the second oil crisis in 1979 . |
| 7 | According to Vasily Kazakov , who led the study , the youngest children affected were contaminated in 1986 even before they were born , when their thyroid glands were already sufficiently developed to absorb radioactive iodine . |
| 8 | Nothing could be better calculated to produce mental sets or ‘ Einstellungen ’ . |
| 9 | Apart from the assumed humanitarian philosophies of most US politicians and citizens , nothing is better designed to drive poor countries into the arms of the communists than shortages of food . |
| 10 | In separate declarations on Nov. 12 Serbia , Albania and Bulgaria expressed support for a Greek initiative to guarantee the existing borders of Macedonia , apparently designed to allay international concern about Greece 's intentions towards the former Yugoslav republic . |
| 11 | The adaptation of linguistic terms like mood and of rhetorical terms like ellipsis is not so much designed to construct rigid parallels either with language or with rhetoric , but rather is itself a rhetorical device for freeing narrative from any referential interpretation . |
| 12 | The product forms part of a complete system of surface removal , with tools and wood finishing products , all designed to give superior results ! |
| 13 | I had long wished to bring National Service to an end . |
| 14 | Trees had carelessly let go great branches or had toppled down entirely , throwing their roots up into the air . |
| 15 | Transfer from local authorities to voluntary organisations would result in a less equitable distribution of resources , and it is difficult to see how the shortcomings of the voluntary sector could be sufficiently modified to make voluntary organisations an acceptable alternative to local authorities as providers of community care services . |
| 16 | Between 1977–89 discharges due to hemorrhagic necrotising pancreatitis and pancreatic abscess ( together considered to represent severe pancreatitis ) could be differentiated from mild pancreatitis . |
| 17 | Alan Callandine , the Midland Railway Trust 's Development Officer , has commented that this is a great opportunity to ride behind this wonderful locomotive which is normally only seen hauling main steam charters . |
| 18 | ( The Bank of England is normally only prepared to buy commercial bills if they have been accepted , i.e. insured against default ( ‘ underwritten ’ ) by an acceptance house or other recognized bank . |
| 19 | While a Supreme Court ruling in early March 1990 upheld the constitutional right of parents to decide the religious affiliation of their children under 18 , State Assemblies continued to be constitutionally empowered to pass Islamic laws . |
| 20 | With such large adsorption heats indicating a very strong interaction , it becomes an important consideration whether the C-O bond is sufficiently weakened to produce dissociative adsorption . |
| 21 | Jack is thought to be the GHOST of some poor manacled prisoner who died in a dungeon and has henceforth sought to torment other humans . |
| 22 | Comparison of the modal use of these two verbs with what occurs in affirmative contexts shows that when need and dare are positively asserted , the needing and daring are necessarily felt to represent before- positions relative to the infinitive 's event . |
| 23 | Job opportunities for expatriates vary from country to country in that in countries where the native population is high , every effort is naturally made to employ local nationals rather than expatriates . |
| 24 | First , we need to have more control and accountability for our clinical practice ; second we need to further develop our analytical skills to make us more confident and effective members of the multidisciplinary team , and third , by appreciating the managerial themes in our work we should be better equipped to establish constructive dialogues with our managers who may now be non-nurses . |
| 25 | He seemed to be much better equipped to accept political realities than I was . |
| 26 | ‘ The programme enables pupils to gain practical experience of the world of work , ’ she said ‘ and we hope that they return to school more confident and mature and better equipped to make informed decisions about their future . ’ |
| 27 | Secondly , they should decide in what manner and why they are so performed to give appropriate expression and sustain a style throughout the whole design . |
| 28 | The operator is only used to give special service to customers and to connect incoming calls , while the extensions have the convenience and speed of dialling their own calls . |
| 29 | However anxious the Greek Government and other interests might be to proceed , we believe it is essential to ensure EC funds are only used to promote sustainable development which respects and enhances the environment of Greece and every other country of the Community . |
| 30 | Not the least fascinating aspect of the story , which broke the day after France 's quarter final defeat by Switzerland — and barely three months after the memorable celebrations which had accompanied their winning of the trophy for the first time in 59 years — was that although Noah 's decision was said to have been known to his players and coaches several weeks earlier , no-one apparently bothered to tell French Tennis president , Philippe Chatrier . |