Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morgenthau 's approach was also criticized for ignoring the domestic environment of states , for failing to specify whether human nature was the determining or merely one potential cause of political action , and for being unable to account for mistakes ( if human nature is based on objective laws , then how can individuals make mistakes ? ) . |
| 2 | This is an extremely important result , both because of its policy implications which we shall consider later in this chapter and because of the scope it offers for testing the rational expectations hypothesis . |
| 3 | I am not aware of anyone being punished for speaking the Doric . |
| 4 | She added that Miss Owen had been sacked for asking the elderly residents their views about another member of staff . |
| 5 | This massacre of the innocents I blame on The Silk Plant Company whose trees , plants and flowers are so lifelike , one can be forgiven for doubting the real thing . |
| 6 | You could be forgiven for thinking the only ‘ grand challenge ’ IBM Corp faces is turning its profit and loss account around . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , a cynic could be forgiven for finding the penal crisis uncannily reminiscent of the supposed ‘ crisis of capitalism ’ , which some Marxists were once ever assuring us was real , severe , ever-worsening and likely to prove terminal in the near future . |
| 8 | Appropriate methodology has been developed for examining the historical tracking performance of large-scale macroeconometric models which contain model-consistent expectations and this now enables attention to be focused upon historical counter-factual experiments , paying particular attention to the treatment of policy in such exercises . |
| 9 | You got ta choose the correct one . |
| 10 | But we got ta go the same as what you 'd go . |
| 11 | Yeah , you got ta go the same |
| 12 | You got ta keep the original one . |
| 13 | N no leave it on I got ta use the bloody tapes up . |
| 14 | You got ta see the two dish the space in between . |
| 15 | Well , yes you got ta , you got ta see the other person 's point of view , you got ta understand the structure . |
| 16 | The LIFESPAN Meta PI routines are so called because they provide a VMS command interface to LIFESPAN in a similar way to the Procedural Interface ( PI ) routines , but unlike PI they are supplied as executables for performing the following specific functions : Update Baseline , Directory Integrity Check , and Type Module . |
| 17 | As you will discover in the remaining chapters , problems remain about specifying the actual functions of these modules , their degree of functional independence , and the consequences of functional independence for the integration of behaviour and consciousness . |
| 18 | Bufi met Pope John Paul II in the Vatican on July 4 , when Albania and the Holy See agreed to re-establish the diplomatic relations broken off following the communist takeover in Albania in 1946 . |
| 19 | Ideally situated for visiting the many places of interest and outstanding natural beauty in Somerset . |
| 20 | Even if these were surmounted , two fundamental questions would remain about using the average wealth of a country as an index of the well-being of its citizens . |
| 21 | Apart from my own pride , what on earth would the public think about seeing the European champion and double sprint winner at the European Cup running in the reserve relay team ? |
| 22 | However , in Chipata , in Eastern Province , there were reports of shopkeepers threatened with having their trading licenses withdrawn and public workers dismissed for supporting the MMD . |
| 23 | Situated above the Port of Crouesty this resort is ideally placed for enjoying the famous seafood and the surrounding sandy beaches and areas of interest . |
| 24 | It is near both Marina di Pietrasanta and Forte dei Marmi , and excellently placed for exploring the many local restaurants , shops and nightlife . |
| 25 | Whilst the record companies sat on their hands , nervous of another quadraphonic-style fiasco , Karajan announced after seeing the new technology as a working prototype that he would make no new recordings and sign no new contracts with any company that was not committed to digital recording and the earliest possible launch of the compact disc . |
| 26 | With him come 13 exciting new hair products , including PN36 which keeps hair smooth , shiny and well protected — it was formulated after observing the well-groomed appearance of ducks ! |
| 27 | The car was eventually stopped after driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway . |
| 28 | I thought I might have problems here , because the inside mitre on the four outer glazing bars created a slight undercut for assembling the curved outer members in the horizontal plane , but I found that by locating the curved members on the bottom rail first , then swinging the tops in on a slight curve , they just clicked into place nicely . |
| 29 | After a good deal of broad mockery of the group 's thespian pretensions , there follows yet another change of tack as the troupe 's hitherto self-absorbed leader , Genesius ( Louis Hilyer ) , converts to Christianity and is martyred for denouncing the oppressive regime . |
| 30 | Among the men the discussion of politics , the destruction of game , or the dissipation of the ale house was substituted for the duties of their occupation during the former part of the week , and in the remaining three or four days a sufficiency was earned for defraying the current expenses . |