Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [adv] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of possible reasons have been identified for the rapid expansion of private sector residential care : the increase in the numbers of very old people , the reduction in long-stay hospital provision , cuts in local authority spending , and finally , the ‘ perverse incentives ’ of the social security system that encourages residential rather than community care . |
| 2 | It has been possible to isolate neutral bis and tris ( 1,3,2,4-dithiadiazoles ) by reducing their corresponding salts ; the neutral products precipitating before they have time to rearrange . |
| 3 | A major incentive to buy British rather than American was the reluctance of the US Congress to approve sales of advanced military equipment to Middle Eastern countries . |
| 4 | A major incentive to buy British rather than American was the reluctance of the US Congress to approve sales of advanced military equipment to Middle Eastern countries . |
| 5 | They go pale with shrunken eyes ; they look ill rather than slimmer . |
| 6 | The different pace of budgeting monthly rather than weekly can be difficult to get used to . |
| 7 | These US estimates tend to emphasize direct rather than opportunity costs , partly reflecting the lower level of welfare support especially for the higher education of children . |
| 8 | ‘ He said the ground was what he would call perfect rather than firm . |
| 9 | Actively to create room for such development work seems essential precisely because field workers who are hard pressed by a burden of routine and less focused casework demands can not create such room for themselves . |
| 10 | He himself , he says , does ‘ not belong to the party that would condemn the common and familiar ways of speaking ’ , according to which we know many things at the level of appearances , such as that I am now seated rather than standing , and that fire appears hot rather than cold . |
| 11 | The woman was probably in her middle forties , with a body that looked strong rather than fat under the shapeless clothes , and a long lined face that had already done all the ageing it was likely to . |
| 12 | It could go wrong simply if asset prices began to fall or if cash flows ebbed . |
| 13 | Once they reach room temperature , bacteria become active again and food deterioration starts or resumes from where it left off . |
| 14 | This , it was argued , suggested that in the first years of life the two hemispheres have similar linguistic abilities and that the left side became dominant only as speech itself developed . |
| 15 | EAST Anglians hoping to catch a glimpse of the biggest fly-past for 40 years were left disappointed yesterday as rain and cloud conspired stopped the 149-aircraft spectacular from getting off the ground . |
| 16 | As the sound of the engines receded northwards , curtains and shutters twitched shut again and peace descended on the rural town 's main street once more . |
| 17 | If you do try to use them you must be very sure that they will be honoured or you will be generating bad rather than goodwill . |
| 18 | ‘ Grant aid , which will now be paid monthly rather than quarterly , will be subject to continuing demonstration of sound financial management . ’ |
| 19 | Not forgotten is the possibility that some mergers do not in the event prove successful so that expansion rapidly becomes contraction . |