Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [verb] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The borough 's providing spaces for people to enjoy themselves . |
| 2 | Yet it is of course the labour theory of value which justifies the conclusion that the whole of the proceeds from the sale of goods or services should accrue to the workers : and hence , that income accruing from property — that is , from land and capital — to the owners is misappropriation ; that the remedy is to abolish rights in property , ; that , since property owners are bound to resist abolition , a class war between the workers or proletariat , and the property owners or bourgeoisie , is inevitable ; and that it will be resolved by revolution . |
| 3 | The Library Association is increasing efforts in parliamentary lobbying but the question of how far it wants to go in challenging the use of legislation for censorship is unclear . |
| 4 | The European Tennis Association is studying ways of restoring the prestige of the old King 's Cup , now the European Men 's Team Championship , which it describes as ‘ … still the best opportunity for European tennis nations to test their top , and up-coming players in international team competition . ’ |
| 5 | The prime business of the eight members of the London Discount Market Association is to buy bills at a discount and hold them until redemption date , thereby taking a profit . |
| 6 | By 1971 , the Library Association 's recommended standards of library provision in Colleges of Technology and other establishments of further education stated : |
| 7 | The failure of a forestry management project in northern Ecuador is raising questions over the World Bank 's role as administrator of the Global Environmental Facility ( GEF ) , the main international vehicle for financing environmental projects in developing countries . |
| 8 | The aim of this experiment is to study individuals under circumstances in which the external causes of rhythms are removed . |
| 9 | One fruitful source of experiment is to apply ideas from ‘ object-oriented ’ programming languages to databases . |
| 10 | Later McAllister was to remember that afternoon spent in the stifling attic as a kind of nightmare punctuated by Dr Neil 's barked commands to her and Rose ; she had ceased to exist for him except as a pair of willing hands and legs . |
| 11 | Charles Walker is preparing photographs for a series of travel books . |
| 12 | Charles Walker is preparing photographs for a travel book on ‘ Para-dise ’ . |
| 13 | If a sum greater than that paid in is not recovered at the trial , the plaintiff will be liable for the defendant 's taxed costs from the time of the payment in , even though he or she has ‘ won ’ the action . |
| 14 | While profit is the dominant goal for profit-orientated organizations the dominant goal of nonprofit organizations is to render services to society ( either in general or to qualifying applicants ) . |
| 15 | While many people are aware that meat pies are extremely high in fat — around half the calories in some pork pies come from fat — few realise that modern chicken-rearing is producing birds with a higher fat content . |
| 16 | Lothian SWD is to join forces with the education department , health board and police to commission a five-month research study into the use of drugs . |
| 17 | The club is chasing trophies on three fronts and today 's FA Cup tie gives them a chance of a quarter-final place and another money-spinning match against a big club . |
| 18 | The Fourth Division club is having talks with three companies interested in acting as ground consultants . |
| 19 | Meanwhile housebuilder Cala Homes is wooing first-timers by paying the 5 per cent deposit , stamp duty and £500 towards the legal costs . |
| 20 | I read recently that your Department is considering increases in the tax on petrol ( and tobacco ) as a means of increasing revenue . |
| 21 | Faced with an airline industry desperate for cash , America 's transport department is to relax restrictions on foreign investment in American airlines . |
| 22 | The best way to find a legal adviser is to ask musicians in other bands , write to the Law society or , if you are a member of the Musicians ' Union , request a list of music business lawyers from the union 's national office . |
| 23 | Making it clear that it really does recognise that the only way to revitalise its languishing business units is to hire outsiders for some of the key positions , IBM Corp late Friday announced that as well as making its AdStar Inc storage unit a wholly-owned subsidiary , it had hired industry veteran Ed Zschau , System Industries Inc founder and one-term Republican representative , to be its chairman and chief executive — and an IBM vice-president , relegating the unit 's former general manager Ray AbuZayyad to the post of president and chief operating officer . |
| 24 | The general plan of this research is to examine patterns of school attainment and test scores within ethnic minorities and within the indigenous majority and , using multivariate and stepwise regression analyses to see to what extent social , economic , individual and educational factors contribute to the differences in these scores . |
| 25 | The purpose of the research is to explore inter-connections between young people 's careers through education and in the labour market , their family and peer relationships and leisure interests , and the development of their self-concepts and social beliefs and attitudes . |
| 26 | The purpose of this research is to analyse developments in French industrial policy and planning over the period 1983-86 . |
| 27 | The aim of this research is to employ models of household behaviour to analyse the distributional implications and effects on efficiency of tax/benefit reforms . |
| 28 | His long term vision for agricultural research is to get resources into balance through conservation , recycling and renewal , and to protect the environment . |
| 29 | The principal objective of purchaser research is to identify companies in the same business sector which may wish to acquire the client 's business . |
| 30 | The objective of this research is to identify relationships between business strategies and the performance of mature UK firms in selected well-established industries facing strong international competition . |