Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ethical ’ is to be preferred to ‘ moral ’ because to speak of ‘ moral positivism ’ implies that the role of law is simply to apply the moral rules of society , whereas the theory is that law deals with conflict in a way which at least in part transcends the moral disagreements endemic in societies of men or of nations . |
| 2 | The remaining yeast in the casks turns the residual sugars into alcohol while the natural gas produced escapes through a soft porous wooden peg knocked into the shive hole on top of the cask . |
| 3 | This description fits the observable characteristics and progress of the disease , although it might be more appropriate to substitute the social term " " sensitivity " " for the strictly clinical term " allergy " . |
| 4 | A computer separates the different colours . |
| 5 | This technique records the exact points in the sentence which the reader fixates , and the time of each fixation . |
| 6 | The building contains the national records of Scotland and the Court of the Lyon King of Arms , the only surviving Court of Heraldry . |
| 7 | The different purposes of payments to influence the outcome of court decisions in Kandyan and British times illustrates the divergent approaches to these tribunals . |
| 8 | Richard Marpole highlights the natural wonders you can see this month and outlines a walk in the Berwyn Mountains |
| 9 | Richard Marpole highlights the natural wonders you can see in the countryside this month and described a nature walk in Dartmoor |
| 10 | While it is hard-wearing and safe , rubber-covered cable has the additional benefits of being very flexible and resistant to kinking in use . |
| 11 | In most cases the ribbon cable has the three connectors on it that are needed for two drives . |
| 12 | Dr Van Vliet wants the growing countries , including Burma , China , India , Indonesia , Malaysia , the Philippines and Thailand , to be given help for artificial propagation when the trade in wild plants is banned . |
| 13 | Tam Dalyell joins the parliamentary commuters |
| 14 | If Mainsborne runs into trouble , the South Eastern Electricity Board has the alternative CALMS ( Credit and Load Management System ) . |
| 15 | The board has the same switches on it as I have on the rack , so if Bryan presses the board they light up for me too , so I can see what he 's got on . |
| 16 | The traditional line-item budget has the following defects : ( a ) The budget is subdivided on the basis of department or activity centres , each of which may operate several programmes either individually or as joint ventures . |
| 17 | In many countries , a criminal trial has the following stages : indictment , prosecution case , defence case , summing up , verdict , sentence . |
| 18 | The DD-10 has the same features as the DD-1EX plus the following . |
| 19 | The water wheel turns the grinding stones of Melin Brompren Flour Mill to produce stone-ground wheat flour which is used at Derwen Bakehouse for baking traditional bread and bara brith ( a Welsh delicacy ) |
| 20 | This report describes the referral patterns of women during pregnancy and the effect this has on the interpretation of perinatal risk ; compares crude perinatal mortality rates between different maternity units ; shows how adjustment for case mix influences the initial rates ; and suggests ways of making analyses of perinatal mortality rates more relevant for evaluating obstetric and neonatal care . |
| 21 | The Deutocerebrum represents the fused ganglia of the antennal Segment . |
| 22 | You will undoubtedly be aware that ‘ Green ’ is the marketing tool of the 90 's and that my department enforces the statutory measures which aim to protect consumers against misdescriptions and misleading claims by manufacturers . |
| 23 | ‘ I do hope Mr Thayer appreciates the great sacrifices you 've made for him . |
| 24 | This chapter crystallises the main issues relevant in the management of a surveying practice and the internal organisation necessary to manage a project successfully . |
| 25 | The research involves the following elements : |
| 26 | This obsession with changing its environment sometimes causes the Beaver to fall foul of local authorities , particularly when the end result obstructs the migratory routes of Salmon or leads to the flooding of woodlands and highways . |
| 27 | Part ( b ) of the figure represents the iso-vote curves and indicates combinations of two ‘ bads ’ , namely inflation and unemployment , that yield equal votes from the electorate where the labels indicate more votes as you move towards the origin . |
| 28 | The Faculty of Arts offers the following degrees : MA(General) and MA ( General Honours ) , in both of which a student takes a spread of subjects with some studied to an advanced level ; and the MA(Honours) , in which a student concentrates on one or two subjects in depth for most of the period of study . |
| 29 | International mail involves the postal services of other countries as well as our own , so we can not give precise service standards . |
| 30 | We agree with Bremner et al and with Spechler and Goyal et al , who stated that the established Barrett 's oesophagus represents the true cases and that ‘ creeping substitute ’ or developing Barrett 's oesophagus should be carefully followed up in order to determine the progression or not of these lesions . |