Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the Editor of The Times , 18 December 1990 : Sir , You said in your leader of 14 December , ‘ the highly political decision to enter the European exchange rate mechanism last October and at an exchange rate of DM2.95 to the pound looked like a mistake at the time . |
| 2 | Major pharmaceutical companies often did not have the multi-disciplinary expertise to develop the necessary products and processes and Chiros was collaborating with several of them , Richards said . |
| 3 | The second volume , however , had a number of letters as well as an unfinished play to make the required length . |
| 4 | The motion , tabled when the government invoked a technical measure to pass the first reading of the 1993 budget without a division , failed when the Communist Party ( PCF ) deputies once again refused to back it , saying that they would not vote with the right . |
| 5 | It was a matter of concern , she said , that no money was included in the council 's 1993/94 budget to continue the six units , at Bangor , Deganwy , Caernarfon , Llangefni , Pwllheli and Blaenau Ffestiniog , beyond August . |
| 6 | These allowances , plus a few others , are deducted from the total income to produce the taxable income . |
| 7 | The few moments that Merrill spent in front of the mirror told her that she had made the right decision to wear the black dress which exposed one bare shoulder . |
| 8 | We organise excursions as part of our courses and participants have ample opportunity to meet the hospitable local people and practise Spanish . |
| 9 | An important feature of this study was the use of the daily prices of call options on the outstanding contracts for each index to calculate the implicit market estimates of the subsequent price volatility for each of the outstanding contracts . |
| 10 | When the diagnosis of the illness is made , think around your clients and your relatives , because that opportunity to generate the financial security and the friends you need , is threatened by the guilt . |
| 11 | Get the wing-tip holder to keep the down wind wing-tip high and apply a little aileron to prevent it falling during the first part of the take-off run . |
| 12 | I would capture a fresh wasp that afternoon to use the following morning . |
| 13 | It is a refreshing experience to follow the hon. Member for Chichester ( Mr. Nelson ) and I hope that the level of debate on the European Community that we have attained today will be reflected in our two-day debate on 20 and 21 November . |
| 14 | For those weary of collecting paintings or objets d'art , this dispersal of the John Willett Collection of African Ungulates offers that long-awaited opportunity to purchase the complete skeleton of Megaceros Hibernicus ( est. £30,000–40,000 ; $15,500–20,700 ) . |
| 15 | Her unnecessary decision to do the dirtiest work in the place struck them as alarming . |
| 16 | It 's a striking contrast to see the sullen faces in our streets . |
| 17 | The TRANSAID team will write the outline documents and then get a professional writer to produce the final manual . |
| 18 | British fascism was born of the failure of economic conservatism to check the rapid decline of Britain in the inter-war years . |
| 19 | With very few exceptions , judges are required to be selected from amongst practising barristers and it is difficult for anyone without a private income to survive the first years of practice . |
| 20 | Secondly , the DTB system was born out of the political necessity to involve the small regional stock exchanges in Germany . |
| 21 | The medical , legal and local government discipline should have the facilities to enable their potentially bilingual students to study for at least an additional term in order to enhance their language and cultural knowledge to a defined level and to extend their professional expertise to accommodate the main different professional dimensions — such as Islamic matrimonial law and sickle cell anaemia . |
| 22 | All this is followed meticulously if at a respectful distance by Doolittle 's seven-piece band , written for with a sure ear for tonal balance and a strong sense of the orchestra 's role as a virtual extension of the voice , but with little willingness to let the musical idea take over the action . |
| 23 | She 'd fled , but not before he 'd accused her with brutish , angry words of a number of character and personality deficiencies , the greatest of which appeared to be her total inability to appreciate the finer qualities of Marcus Pritchard . |
| 24 | He should have made birdie ; he had the greatest opportunity to win the Open . |
| 25 | 2 × 40 minute Video Cassettes , divided into a total of 8 episodes , with a review section at the end of each episode to reinforce the essential language points |
| 26 | It 's easy to get set yourself and with heated curlers , tongs and styling products better than ever before , all you need is a little practice to create the perfect style . |
| 27 | Vast areas of Rum have been fenced off for century-long experiment to re-create the natural woodland environment . |
| 28 | Beatrice Webb 's admiration for the philanthropic work of Mary Booth rested on the way in which the latter expressed ‘ gentle and loving contempt for any special work outside the ordinary sphere of a woman 's life , [ and ] her high standard of excellence which should discourage any vain attempt to leave the beaten track of a woman 's duty ’ . |
| 29 | After gobbling up whatever I could find in the house , I crept into bed and pulled the blankets over my head in a vain attempt to stifle the mocking voices and shut out the ugly visions . |
| 30 | Curling his toes in a vain attempt to frustrate the inhospitable lino , Mungo watched , fascinated . |