Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and [noun] it " in BNC.
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1 | As strategic planning is concerned with broad policies and goals it has to relate the organisation to its environment and predict the effects of any changes in that environment . |
2 | It was generally accepted that the role of wife and mother was incompatible with a career , not only because of the time and energy required , but also because of the very different qualities and characteristics it demanded . |
3 | Because it always involves raw materials and techniques it is always dependent Upon a context , and is not to be thought of , in humanist vein , as an isolated expression of the essential creativity of human beings . |
4 | It 's claimed that for some men and women it 's like a drug they ca n't do without — and they end up like any other addict , ruining their lives , desperate for the next ‘ fix ’ . |
5 | Most puzzling was that the worse it got , the more people bought it , and — horror of horrors — it was cheerfully read in large numbers by the very people who suffered from the hackneyed prejudices and stereotypes it dispensed — notably blacks , gays and women . |
6 | Of course , taking account of the value of a house and its contents and personal savings and investments it is not surprising that a great many people have estates that exceed the inheritance tax threshold . |
7 | Six of us , Mohammed , Aziz , Ali ( Aziz 's assistant ) , six locals and goods it took half an hour to unload half way , was a fairly modest load . |
8 | It 's not subtle , it 's not delicate lavenders and pinks it 's bright sharp garish colours . |
9 | RD users include Chris Novoselic of Nirvana and the Mission 's Craig Adams , to whom this particular specimen belongs , and on whose early tours and recordings it was used to great effect , before it was trashed at a gig in 1987 . |
10 | But before investigating these opportunities and constraints it is necessary to outline what one takes ‘ socialist objectives ’ to be , in broad terms . |
11 | To all intents and purposes it was a failure . |
12 | To all intents and purposes it is legal — it may look ugly but so do most of the putters these days , and the design has obviously been passed by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club , which does exercise a very tight control over such matters . |
13 | This will form a braid or plait very common in Aran knitting With a selection of these traditional braids and cables it would be very easy to produce a typical Aran sweater on your machine . |
14 | The basic sequence was clear enough , and to most nineteenth-century naturalists and geologists it was self-evidently a progressive development from lower or simpler forms of life to higher or more complex ones . |
15 | We should note , in the first place , how very slow the advance of democracy has been , and how many hindrances and setbacks it has encountered . |
16 | I had a chillingly clear picture of its abominable face : it had so many wrinkles and boils it looked as if it had lived for centuries . |
17 | Doctor Who 's success ensured no exercising of either of the BBC 's options , but for the regular actors and actresses it meant there was no escape until the end of Year One . |
18 | ‘ There are so many ifs and buts it 's fascinating . ’ |
19 | Fruit and vegetable fibre is preferable to cereal fibre for the following reasons : generally has fewer calories green vegetables have more vitamins and minerals it is better at lowering blood cholesterol levels higher consumptions of vegetables and fruit are associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease it does not contain phytic acid which blocks the absorption of many important minerals and some vitamins . |
20 | This emphasizes the intentional nature of the curriculum , and the various forms and settings it can have . |
21 | If you look at the particles inside the nucleus you have a proton , which is a positively charged particle , and it 's about two thousand times more massive than an electron , and you have also have another type of particle in there called a neutron , and a neutron is to all practical intents and purposes it 's just like a proton except that it has no charge , and so the whole mass of the atom is actually concentrated inside the nucleus . |
22 | Habitat as Spoonbill , with which and various egrets and herons it often breeds . |
23 | With space available for you to add your own pictures and information it makes an invaluable keepsake of your courtship . |
24 | Plant up the bag with young vegetables and water it well . |
25 | If the landlord wishes to have the right to introduce new wires and pipes it must be expressly reserved , but such a right will not be exercisable outside the perpetuity period ( Dunn v Blackdown Properties Ltd [ 1961 ] Ch 433 ) . |
26 | The Sanusi episode in the Zuwaya image was sometimes a sign of resistance to the Italians ; in other circumstances and discussions it was one of submission . |
27 | Retix says its OSI/DTP software strips application data of its Encina , Top End , Tuxedo and other TP monitor-specific features and recompiles it for the target environment . |
28 | As well as gathering information about parental hopes and beliefs it 's important that detailed knowledge is gathered about home language , religion and culture so that sensitive and effective links can be established . |
29 | Faces turned as he came out and sleepy people started to get up from the low walls and boulders it the side of the road . |
30 | Transition is a personal and confused process for the individual but for national , local and voluntary departments and agencies it is a period of divided responsibilities and fragmentation . |