Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The national curriculum involves assessing pupils at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 .
2 In the opinion of the deputy judge the operation of that Part , concerned as it was with giving the authorities powers to secure compliance with or detection of evasion of the Act , came to an end when they had secured sufficient evidence to justify a charge .
3 INTELSAT SIGNS TO LICENSE TRANSPONDERS ON THREE PLANNED RUSSIAN SATELLITES TO MEET ASIAN CAPACITY CRUNCH
4 Such a response involves sharing information with staff and involving them in decisions , some of which have budgetary implications .
5 Cotswold Wildlife Park aspires to show animals to people — so that they can come to understand and respect all forms of wildlife ; to understand what is special about each species , and how the various species have evolved and adapted over very long periods of time , adjusting and changing to survive in habitats from many parts of the earth .
6 Answering the first part involves classifying characters into types , so it is useful to think of all types which might be relevant in answering the question — male versus female , old versus young , poor versus rich , and as many more as you can think of .
7 The technique has enabled spectra to be obtained from the metallic cores of some important biological molecules such as hemoglobin and some enzymes , where the low concentration of the metal and the low solubility of the substance itself make it difficult to study vibrational spectra in any other way .
8 Technique has replaced morality as the crucial question to ask about sex . ’
9 Experimentation with this technique has yielded accuracies of 50-70% on short samples of text [ Lesk , 1987 ] .
10 THE DEATH OF TWO NORTH WEST INSTITUTIONS HAS CAUSED SADNESS WITH A PIT SHUTTING AND A FAMOUS STORE 'S TILLS RINGING FOR THE LAST TIME
11 Scott contends that the growth of investment institutions has given rise to a distinct mode of control , namely ‘ control through a constellation of interests ’ .
12 Fisons has denied allegations from the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) against three of its most important medical products .
13 In a polemical critique of modern comprehensive school practice , for instance , David Hargreaves has expressed concern about the ways in which public examinations can come to dominate the process of teaching and learning in secondary schools .
14 Santa Clara , California-based Destiny Technology Corp has lost patience with Unix Systems Laboratories , Novell Inc and Univel Inc over their use the the Destiny name for Unix System V.4.2 , and is suing for alleged trademark infringement , deceptive trade practices and unfair competition ; Destiny provides imaging controller software and hardware technology for printers and desktop peripherals .
15 New York-based Congruent Corp has ported programs in the GNU Unix tool library to Microsoft Corp NT in both its MIPS Technologies Inc and Intel Corp flavours as a $200 ToolBuster kit including RCS , a source code control system , and GNU Emacs text editor .
16 As the latest move in its expansion of Internet access , Kansas City , Missouri-based Sprint Corp has announced connections between the National Science Foundation 's US computer communications network , NFSnet , and scientific research networks in 12 countries .
17 MCI Communications Corp has found favour with Standard & Poor 's Corp , which upgraded the Washington phone company 's senior debt to triple-B-plus from triple-B and the subordinated debt to triple-B from triple-B-minus .
18 Cypress Semiconductor Corp has delivered samples of HyperSparc , its 66.7MHz competitor to the TI SuperSparc to Sun .
19 A new satellite company has been set up to offer low-cost satellite-based mobile positioning and data communications across the US : Mobile Datacom Corp has filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission and is testing and demonstrating the system .
20 The prospect of German unity has whetted appetites on the continent for more rapid moves towards political union , and not only in France and Italy .
21 The processes through which the text has become part of the textuality of history will probably have meant the re-deployment of those original agencies so that they have reappeared in some disguised fashion within currently familiar structural organisation for understanding culture .
22 The photocopier has made reliance on a publisher less necessary than it was , but the future of the material coming from parish musicians will nevertheless be determined by the passage of time and the growing musical literacy of the public .
23 Videopics has received inquiries from people hoping to set up in shopping centres and tourist spots , but is keen to stress the potential of running a franchise from home .
24 British Rail has accepted responsibility for the accident and will be starting its own internal inquiry tomorrow .
25 DSG estimates that the cost of creating as core Berne Gauge route across Britain could be as little as 210m although British Rail has estimated costs of £500m to reach London and £2,000m to reach Scotland .
26 The larger size of authorities has produced complaints about remoteness from rural areas .
27 In the UK the CAA has drawn attention to a continuing problem with cracking of reinforced walkway panes on Piper PA-28s .
28 I understand that that support has averaged £250,000 over the past three years .
29 Since 1979 when the Conservatives came to power Durham Constabulary has received approval for 40 extra officers , a three per cent increase .
30 Tizard , for example , mentions the need to support the natural parents to enable them to care adequately ; Kellmer Pringle has advocated payment for mothers who stay at home to care ; and a further interviewee who may be identified with the ‘ society-as-parent ’ view had this to say in answer to the argument that the 1975 Act put already powerless parents in an even more powerless position :
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