Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In most cases the auditor is best placed to conduct a thorough and expeditious investigation and need not be torn between his duties to two masters , ’ he adds . |
| 2 | Peripheral position , the friction of distance , the lack of natural resources and an absence of low cultivable ground combine to provide a restricted and disadvantaged economic base . |
| 3 | Consequently , this chapter is not intended to provide a detailed and comprehensive documentation of the aids available in the UK . |
| 4 | These types are intended to provide a structured and secure environment for data addressed by many different programs . |
| 5 | Unless you take special precautions , you will need to perform a soft or hard reset to escape from this situation . |
| 6 | If this happens , you may corrupt all the data and programs in RAM and you will need to perform a soft or hard reset . |
| 7 | Mr Lamont said : ‘ This is the best possible news for everyone who wants to see a modern and competitive British economy succeeding in world markets in the 1990s . ’ |
| 8 | All the same , I would expect and ( I anticipate ) receive agreement from the Chancellor to two propositions : first , I would wish the ‘ real ’ budget to be maintained , though I would not argue for any test of ‘ reality ’ other than the rough and ready conventional scale used for measuring inflation ; and secondly , I would seek to agree a modest and gradual increase in that ‘ real ’ budget . |
| 9 | Thus , while imitation tasks appear to provide a simple and direct way of assessing a child 's linguistic ability , the interpretation of children 's performance on imitation tasks is far from simple . |
| 10 | For example , the reshaping of absolute monarchies into liberal constitutional regimes across much of Europe in Marx and Engels ' lifetimes reflected the imperatives of industrialization , since constitutionalism ( temporarily ) fostered stable capital accumulation , increased the rate of technical change , and helped to create a trained and compliant workforce . |
| 11 | If I had wished to create a hard and more definite edge or accent then I would have had to ensure that everything was dry . |
| 12 | If you want to create a C-shape but all your pressed material curves in the opposite direction you may have to let the flowers and foliage dictate the design . |
| 13 | It has the speed , the stamina and the ability to think as it moves in for the kill and needs to out-think a twisting and turning rabbit . |
| 14 | Now he tried to smile a discreet and ironic little smile . |
| 15 | However , the existence of intangible advantages does not justify the continuation of policies which ignore the basic rights of women who want to play a full and active part in society . |
| 16 | Accounts were no longer automatically fully trusted to give a clear and unbiased representation of a company 's performance , the Governor told the institute 's annual dinner in London . |
| 17 | I spent a perplexing evening in a Georgia bar some years ago endeavouring to persuade a local that I could NOT have driven from London . |
| 18 | Clare tried to start a new and more cheerful topic of conversation . |
| 19 | I expect to read a full and objective description of what 's on the site now , together with a documented reconstruction of how it came to be like that . |
| 20 | ( iv ) tried to protect a professional or educational relationship of the addict in your life . |
| 21 | In general then , Barro 's results appear to represent a small but significant body of evidence in support of the sort of rational expectations macro-economic model developed in chapter 4 . |
| 22 | This uncompromising line by the main resistance groups implies that the USSR would need to maintain a political and military commitment to any Afghan regime which includes a PDPA component and emerges out of an international settlement . |
| 23 | The graft , like the long spade , has a slightly rounded cutting edge , which again needs to have a good but not a sharp edge to it . |
| 24 | For the retrieved drift the float needs to have a top and bottom fixing , otherwise every pull on the main line will take the float under if it is attached by the bottom end only . |
| 25 | It can be contrasted with the thought processes of Western science , in which the march of phenomena is considered to have a definite and unique temporal direction from cause to effect . |
| 26 | Tanning : All you need to know to get a safe and healthy tan this summer |
| 27 | It has to cool a little and you must pour off excess juices , then it is turned out , becoming a rather tropical tarte tatin , sitting inches high on the puff pastry . |
| 28 | than to try to take a mean and petty advantage of anybody or anything . |
| 29 | Also , the fuse and a voltmeter ( 0–15V ) and an ammeter ( 0–5A ) , or a switched combination of these last two items , can be included to produce a neat and versatile instrument . |
| 30 | The objective was to try to reproduce a smooth and consistent swing ; to trigger the muscle memory to produce such a swing automatically . |