Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] and [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To test that hypothesis and to identify risk factors for RP , this study reviewed cases of presumed ulcerative colitis with ileal pouches constructed at The Mount Sinai Hospital between 1973 and 1986 . |
| 2 | All students on the course will have the opportunity to visit the European Parliament and to take part in a work placement in Europe . |
| 3 | Although increased cellular proliferation does not necessarily relate to carcinogenesis , some researchers have suggested the use of increased cellular proliferation as a marker of cancer risk in man and since some dietary fibres have been shown to increase colonic cellular proliferation and to increase tumour yield in nimal models of colon cancer the effect of fermentable fibre on cellular proliferation may be a cause of concern . |
| 4 | You will have your own way of dealing with these reactions but one of the teacher 's functions in a group playback session is to be aware of individual reactions of this kind and to steer discussion away from subjective comment if necessary . |
| 5 | If , in the age of the Enlightenment , a transcendent religious authority no longer provides an objective sanction for men 's deeds and a punishment of their misdeeds , and if a common belief in such an authority is no longer there to provide the theatre with a cultural-religious function and to give unity to its public , then that authority must be replaced by the voice of individual conscience . |
| 6 | This programme aims to promote economic and social advancement and to encourage reconciliation between the two traditions . |
| 7 | I should say that you should think , well those of us that are healthy any way , we should be glad that our body 's have stood us this length of time and have allowed us to come here to this programme and to take part in it , I 'm certainly delighted that mine 's a , gave me three children , nothing to complain about . |
| 8 | The terminal , known as the operator terminal , which the operator will use to monitor the offline run and to indicate success or failure of requests to mount or dismount the appropriate offline media items . |
| 9 | The two objectives of land registers are to encourage the disposal of unused or under-used land in public ownership and to provide information for potential purchasers . |
| 10 | After talks with the IMF Vieira announced on April 12 , 1990 , a series of measures to control expenditure in the public sector and to centralize tax collection . |
| 11 | Causality is here contrasted with indeterminacy : either one pretends that the origin of psychological peculiarities is known and that it has the force of explanation , as in classical psychoanalysis , or one chooses to relinquish this concept and to see identity as a matter of discontinuity and flux . |
| 12 | States of ‘ socialist orientation ’ , in the Soviet view , were those that were carrying out major social transformations such as the nationalisation of foreign monopolies , redistribution of land and industrialisation , and which were taking steps to further public education and to reduce poverty and unemployment . |
| 13 | The Coordinator needs to provide clear leadership and to inspire confidence in the ability of the school team to achieve its goals . |
| 14 | Except for a Japanese joint venture , Russell 's group does not manufacture in the Far East , and sales there can come from either US or European production , but generally Morton prefers to manufacture close to the customer for improved service and to reduce tariff costs . |
| 15 | Provided there is opportunity for profit , private money will be invested in schemes for this purpose and it would only be necessary to create the fiscal environment and to add encouragement , perhaps with grants , to fire the motivation of entrepreneurs . |
| 16 | They were asked to complete a questionnaire in order to quantify their smoking habit and to obtain information about possibly confounding factors such as skin pigmentation , sun exposure , age and sex . |
| 17 | A key point is the need to raise public awareness and to demystify science and technology . |
| 18 | In typical elitist manner Schumpeter describes these notions as both unrealistic and dangerous ; but a major difference from classical elite theorists is that Schumpeter wants to redefine democracy so as to preserve some recognition of the fact of popular participation and to take account of the inevitably limited nature of this participation . |
| 19 | This she did to good effect because she came to know French , German , Italian , and Latin well and to read Spanish , Norwegian , Danish , Welsh , and Early English . |
| 20 | Dr Watson agreed to look into this matter and to contact Health & Safety . |
| 21 | Those who were brought up on the older theories of the Westminster model in which , despite party loyalties , there was a balance between the executive and the legislature as a whole , expect that the House of Commons will still regard its main functions as being to consider and amend legislative proposals from the government ( and from private members ) , to scrutinize public expenditure and to expose government policies to continual questioning and debate . |
| 22 | The aim of the measure was to stem the outflow of foreign currency and to stop profiteering . |
| 23 | If we reclassify companies as social enterprises such issues are then not only matters of legitimate public concern about which the public has a right to information , but also matters in which the state is entitled to intervene in order to safeguard the public interest and to ensure compliance with publicly acceptable ethical standards . |
| 24 | The main contractor will also have to make proper arrangements for control of operations on site , to monitor the quality of subcontracted work and to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements . |
| 25 | ‘ The size of my hands probably did help me to give the ball a real tweak and to develop variety in my bowling , ’ Tribe says . |
| 26 | The scheme is designed to further personal development and to encourage reflection on institutional arrangements . |
| 27 | During talks between the two sides , India agreed to purchase all of Nepal 's surplus electricity and to upgrade rail links between the two countries . |
| 28 | The nature of the movies was determined at an early stage and to study film history is to be reminded of the extent to which American and British cultural patterns in the modern era were determined within the context of the late nineteenth-century city . |
| 29 | However , lectures can be used as a stimulus , to present an overall view and to convey enthusiasm about the subject . |
| 30 | In a political system in the later eighteenth century in which political position and parliamentary place were still largely a function of kinship with , or being in client status to , political notables parliamentary seats were frequently uncontested to reduce the role of opinion in the political process and to save money . |