Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [coord] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though it may well be , he wrote , that one actually achieves more working with the wrong plans and in the wrong spirit , with the wrong tools and the wrong principles , on the wrong surface and with the wrong conception , it may well be , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , that one achieves more than working with the right plans and in the right spirit , with the right tools and the right principles , on the right surface and with the right conception , though right and wrong and more and less are relative concepts and what seems right at one moment to one person may seem wrong at the same moment to another Person or at another moment to the same person , and what seems more to one person at one moment may seem less to another person at the same moment or at another moment to the same person , right , wrong , more , less , relative concepts , scribbled Goldberg , in the margin , panting slightly as he bent over his old Olivetti Portable , there is only the beginning , wrote Harsnet , or rather , there is only having begun , beginning , scribbled Goldberg , aware now of the black stains on his hands left by the felt-tip pen , having begun , there is only the feeling in the pit of the stomach or the feeling in the chest , wrote Harsnet , the feeling of sickness or the feeling of elation , those are not relative , he wrote , those are absolute . |
| 2 | The system was being increasingly undermined , however , both by the growing numbers of those holding Matai titles and by a reduction in the traditional structures through which the chiefs had exercised authority . |
| 3 | This data is incorporated in publicizing of the unit and its work ; in articles , meetings with other professional groups and in a display on the wall of the head 's office-cum staffroom where it is often referred to in the course of interviews with parents and pupils . |
| 4 | 2 FREE Air Miles with every 25 litres of Shell Advanced Fuels or with every litre of Shell Oil . |
| 5 | The Cross is silver and consists of a cross flory terminated in the horizontal and base bars with flaming bombs and in the upper bar with a Tudor rose . |
| 6 | The theory can be described as a characterisation of the possible patterns or as the destructive part of the problem — it destroys or eliminates certain possibilities . |
| 7 | Europia , a group representing 34 European oil companies including BP , Elf and Shell , agreed to be more diligent in avoiding spills and accidental emissions and in the handling of raw materials , the conservation of natural resources and the managing of waste . |
| 8 | As the deputation withdrew tactfully to the further end of the great chamber , the queen-dowager conferred with her family , listening to their conflicting views and in the process becoming more undecided than ever . |
| 9 | Two other decrees on March 1 provided the legal framework for the creation of regional authorities and for a " basic law of government " . |
| 10 | Waldheim continued to be banned from entering the United States because of his alleged participation in the execution and maltreatment of Allied prisoners and in the deportation of Jews . |
| 11 | The data from the recession may not be useful in managing in normal times but on the other hand may help in managing the next recession . |
| 12 | A general name for the familiar demon or mischievous spirit who dwells in private houses or in the chinks of trees . |
| 13 | For the Kikuyu the success of the struggle for independence in Kenya lay in the combination of Kenyatta 's political activities and in the effectiveness of Mau Mau in eroding settler confidence . |
| 14 | Yo was left of centre but not militant ; in the dying moments of the Japanese administration he was invited to form a transitional administration and agreed to do so , on the basis of the release of political prisoners and of no interference with the organisation of workers , peasants , students and youths . |
| 15 | COPPES was first formed in September 1980 in the two men 's prisons which held Political prisoners and in the Women 's Prison at Ilopango . |
| 16 | However , no doubt mollified both by the President 's dramatic decision on Tuesday to announce the release of eight long-term political prisoners and by the urbanity of his style , the archbishop did note that the talks had proceeded in ‘ a far better atmosphere ’ than previous encounters he has had with the government . |
| 17 | Words can be split either according to a set of pre-defined rules or from a table of correct hyphenations but in both cases ensure that English English is being used rather than American . |
| 18 | It came about not for economic reasons but as a consequence of complex political processes . |
| 19 | No proposals were actually adopted but it was agreed to examine them further in working groups and at the fourth ASEAN summit due to be held in Singapore on Jan. 27-28 , 1992 . |
| 20 | Your local ABTA travel agents are the HCI experts and in the best position to give you unbiased advice . |
| 21 | The main points were ( i ) a tax of 0.3 per cent on financial transactions ( ITMF ) , in force until 1994 , but not applying to wage cheques , pension payments and popular savings accounts ; ( ii ) to fight tax evasion an instruction to banks to report in specific cases and at the Finance Minister 's request all movements of individuals ' and companies ' accounts ; ( iii ) the simplification of the tax system with the elimination of three social contributions and their replacement by valued added tax ( VAT ) of between 7 and 10 per cent ; ( iv ) the elimination of taxes on manufactured products , fuel sales and additional income , and their replacement by a selective tax ( the rate of which had yet to be specified ) on cars , alcoholic drinks , fuels , electricity and telecommunications ; ( v ) the elimination of the separate collection of taxes by state and municipal governments and another by municipal government , so that all taxes ( except the ITMF ) would be collected by the federal government and shared with the states and municipalities , expected to produce a real increase in their revenues of 9 and 17 per cent respectively ; and ( vi ) a ban on the contracting of fresh debts by the Federal District , states and the municipalities until the year 2000 . |
| 22 | Each distension lasted at least 1.5 minutes and until a steady state rectal CSA value . |
| 23 | The broad aim of education for adults should be to provide a flexible service that is responsive to changing social and economic patterns and to the changing needs of individuals and communities . |
| 24 | For feminists who believe in coalition with other progressive groups and in the power of eloquence to change men 's attitudes , then educational systems , like other institutions , can become the site of struggle in which concerted action might bring about changes in personnel and policies . |
| 25 | A cephalic phase of this response has recently been described in normal subjects and in the irritable bowel syndrome , again emphasising the link between the ‘ big brain ’ ( central nervous system ) and the ‘ little brain ’ ( myenteric and submucous plexuses ) in the gut . |
| 26 | Now in drama an excessive degree of vested interest in either the technical aspects or in the substance of the subject-matter can upset the balance so that the ‘ game ’ of drama and the necessary spontaneity that goes with it disappear . |
| 27 | She signed up for two employment agencies : Solve Your Problems and Knightsbridge Nannies , and worked as a waitress at private parties and as a charlady . |
| 28 | Besides these formal structures , each party has extensive methods of contacting its own leaders including deputations to the Prime Minister , casual conversation , the impression conveyed by the ‘ sense of the House ’ and messages relayed by Parliamentary Private Secretaries and by the whips . |
| 29 | They found themselves rubbing shoulders with right-wing MPs , the same who in 1984 organised a million-strong demonstration in support of private schools and for the right of the parents to choose , and who today declare themselves staunch supporters of the state secular education system . |
| 30 | Other such epiphytes include some bromeliads and several orchids , where ants live in hollow pseudobulbs or between the roots . |