Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And , given that an average presentation may require 20 to 30 of these , that represents a substantial investment .
2 That represents a great advance and we believe that , in the long term , something valuable will come of that .
3 I use the phrase ‘ She did not say ‘ Yes ’ she did not say ‘ No ’ and that represents a hazardous situation .
4 Of those just below forty thousand were solved … that represents a clear-up rate of roughly twenty percent … and that 's ten percent below the national average .
5 In official games , Platt has been on the mark twice in 13 appearances for the Italian giants and that represents a dramatic decline in his career ratio .
6 All that represents an impressive reversal .
7 Has that formed a satisfactory basis for planning ?
8 That displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority .
9 He was last seen in England a few days before he was due to attend an important conference in Italy .
10 That made a pleasant change .
11 One surprising factor is that given a new case is only around £50 there is nothing stopping you from moving everything into a new box if the old one is n't big enough to take a standard size motherboard .
12 If I was to tell you that given a perfect world that has the highest earning potential of all our companies
13 This presupposes that given a low level of development of the productive forces , and a correspondingly low level of consumption by producers , a significant rate of growth not only depends upon the rate of investment but also upon an increase in the consumption of the direct producers .
14 But our experience has shown that given a modest toolkit and a few carving gouges , persistence and enthusiasm for the project , almost anyone can achieve a highly satisfactory result .
15 The so-called roads , three in number , are scars visible around the valley , each maintaining a level contour and therefore obviously formed by water .
16 Youngsters from 14–17 got an exclusive insight into the repertoire of a military band as players demonstrated everything from trumpet fanfares to dance music .
17 That produces an average guideline increase of £2.08 a week , compared with £1.95 last year .
18 Is it possible to arrange a different time for the accounts to be returned ?
19 It 's so refreshing to see a motley crew of urchins , trendies and ravers like Sunscreem making total unself-conscious idiots of themselves on a stage instead of prancing and preening like twats .
20 Clean changes were possible given a little patience , but moving from first to second was reminiscent of shovelling coal — sometime the lever slid into place , sometimes it jarred my whole body .
21 Despite their wealth , each receives a hefty cash handout from the Civil List .
22 It should be possible to agree a fixed rate repayment for a couple of years , and many companies offer special rates for first time buyers .
23 But , in my experience , if this is the case although it is possible to plant a new church it will not happen nearly as quickly as it will do if someone can make themselves available full-time .
24 If it is not considered appropriate or possible to lodge an early Tender , then once the necessary information or Medical Report is available , the Tender should be lodged as soon as possible thereafter .
25 However , each represents a recognisable stage of achievement , so that the student can build progressively towards a range of demanding and useful competences .
26 I have stated those two positions very crudely : in fact both are extremely complex and each represents a sophisticated view of the world .
27 Each represents a calculated angle which can be discriminated by a subject with normal vision at a specific distance ( 60 , 36 , 24,12 , 9 , or 6 metres from the chart ) .
28 She 's already described how she was able to think about wiping off fingerprints shortly after his death ; that denotes a cool customer who does n't often lose control .
29 This is not a symbiotic relationship because that involves a continuing separateness of identity throughout the period and process of partnership but it is an integrated relationship in which the enterprise — venture or project or more general association — is on a level of continued mutuality of interest and concern .
30 With great respect , to begin with , that involves a fundamental re-examination of this and other offences under the Theft Act .
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