Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [adj] [conj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Young people could be ‘ moulded to the demand ’ from employers and this was crucial because in the long term , the ‘ character of the demand … is ultimately governed by the possibilities of supply . ’ |
| 2 | The amount accrued in 1993 was lower than in 1992 as a result of changes to plan benefits for current employees . |
| 3 | It was developed originally to promulgate priestly or legislative initiatives , and since these were collective and in some sense impersonal productions , what the writer meant was to all intents and purposes recoverable from what he wrote down . |
| 4 | The public assistance officer , Mr. W. G. Daniels , reported that the displaced casuals had been accommodated in lodging houses in Bedford ; these were inadequate and in October 1940 , the committee applied to the Ministry of Health for release of the casual wards for their ‘ proper purpose ’ . |
| 5 | On being satisfied that all was well and in order — switch on machine ( clear the decks , as it were ) and run-off the job . |
| 6 | Although the number of cases of sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS ) in the UK in 1992 was half that in 1991 ( 456 vs 912 , respectively ) , SIDS remains the commonest cause of death in babies older than 1 week . |
| 7 | The birth rate in particular was higher than in the Northern Region as a whole or England and Wales . |
| 8 | Conservative support among the over-65s was lower than in 1979 , indeed dropping by more than the national average . |
| 9 | From this age group , the level began to increase first slowly ( infant mortality at the maternal age group 30–34 was lower than in the age group 20–24 ) and from age 35 more rapidly , although the mortality of infants born to women in the 35–39 years old group was not much higher than in the age group 20–24 which is often considered as the prime time for reproduction . |
| 10 | Long hours of toil were nothing new , but the mills brought a discipline that at best was irksome and in many places was harsh . |
| 11 | The population of South Skirlaugh in 1891 was 261 and in the North 289 , including the officers and inmates of the workhouse . |