Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The implications for social policy are as follows : first , that the main determinants of welfare are economic ; second , that the government 's role in diverting resources into social policies must be seen to be closely interrelated with , even dependent upon , the role it plays in the management of the economy ; third , that social policies will be determined by views about the way the economy does , or should , operate . |
| 2 | But no matter how great the differences are between the various views about the way the BBC should go , I am sure a great deal unites us . |
| 3 | As this was my first experience of squadron life , I quickly fell into its easy way , I was rather surprised to find I was already selected to play rugger for the squadron the following Sunday , and also went straight into the squadron tennis team . |
| 4 | As part of the preparation for a bid the offeror will conduct an information-gathering exercise on the target company . |
| 5 | In preparation for the reform the government had on Jan. 8 signed with representatives of the trade unions and employers ' organizations a six-month agreement " on preserving social peace " , whereby salaries were to increase by 270 leva ( US$90 ) and pensions by 182 leva a month . |
| 6 | If you have your hair done once a week could you set it yourself and just visit the hairdressers for a cut every two months ? |
| 7 | But after a few days of insipid campaigning there was grumbling back at base about the way the campaign was going . |
| 8 | Estate agents are cautious about taking the profit rise as a sign the slump in house sales is over . |
| 9 | The introduction to the pack gives useful guidance about the setting for running such a group and on establishing a contract for the way the participants will work together . |
| 10 | But when the defendant appeared at the Bow Street Magistrates ' Court to answer an information that he had committed the offence under section 5(1) ( a ) of the Act of 1988 of driving with excess alcohol in the blood , he pleaded not guilty and at the close of the case for the prosecution a submission was made that he had no case to answer on the ground that the officer 's requirement at Vine Street Police Station that he provide a specimen of blood had not been validly made in accordance with section 7(4) . |
| 11 | By taking the duck 's eye as a centre and developing a spiral out from it then altering direction for the bill the duck 's head can be formed from these rhythms ; in this case the ‘ noble ’ profile of the pochard . |
| 12 | Sexist concept , lousy gameplay and some of the worst digitisation I 've ever seen make this puerile excuse for a game every bit as bad as that offensive little rag The Daily Sport . |
| 13 | Construction of the contract as a whole The weight of academic opinion is that there should be a different approach to clauses which define the liabilities of the parties , whether in positive or negative terms , and those which exclude liability for a breach which has arisen . |
| 14 | I rang Transend to ask about a registered copy , but they informed me that they did n't register that game , but that I should just write out cheque for the amount a cross out the £ and pout $ . |
| 15 | But if , instead of jumping you walked , one step at a time , and were given one small coin as a reward every time you happened to take a step in the right direction , you would reach the scorpion in a very short time . |
| 16 | The question then arises whether it is right to attribute to Parliament as a whole the same intention as that repeatedly voiced by the Financial Secretary . |
| 17 | For as the Industrial Revolution progressed and changed much of Northern England , the Lake District became more and more of an economic backwater , a comparatively poor district where , for example , people scraped the yellow lichen Ochrolechia tartarea from the rocks and sold it to dyers for a penny a pound . |
| 18 | If you can show genuine enthusiasm for the company the interviewer will be reassured that you will stay a reasonable time with the firm and not be constantly on the lookout for something better . |
| 19 | Whether by telephone or face-to-face , personal selling is an art , and a good selling technique can be developed so that with quiet confidence , knowledge and enthusiasm for the product the receptionist can highlight the special features of the establishment , so that in the minds of the customer that particular establishment has something extra special to offer . |
| 20 | ‘ As well , of course , we now know that there 's a very direct link between the amount a woman smokes and her chance of miscarrying . |
| 21 | Stone shook his head grimly , reminding Doyle about the cat the day before . |
| 22 | ‘ We want to talk to Mr Stewart about the way the 67 men who were made redundant were treated by the company . |
| 23 | ‘ We want to talk to Mr Stewart about the way the 67 men who were made redundant were treated by the company . |
| 24 | Most of us must reluctantly concede and admiration for the way the Japanese do things , but even they make some remarkable cock-ups , which can serve to cheer and instruct us when we consider our own inadequacies . |
| 25 | Yet both in the formation of the National Government and in the decision that it would fight the election as a government the King played an important , perhaps a crucial role . |
| 26 | There 's also a flavour of The Jim Hendrix Experience about the way the Colourcode rock in classic power trio fashion , although drummer Winston A Watson keeps things simple rather than splashing around in a jazz frenzy . |
| 27 | There 's also a flavour of The Jim Hendrix Experience about the way the Colourcode rock in classic power trio fashion , although drummer Winston A Watson keeps things simple rather than splashing around in a jazz frenzy . |
| 28 | Ongoing regulation of RIEs is now very low key , to the point where , when a major trading scandal broke on the London Commodities Exchange ( then known as " London Fox , in 1991 , SIB indicated that it had no responsibility for the way the exchange operated . |
| 29 | Although there is some ill-feeling in Whitehall about the way the environment team leaked some ( nutty ) ideas , Mr Heseltine 's behaviour in committee is praised by other ministers . |
| 30 | But there is a large contrast between the way the two mothers approach the problem . |