Example sentences of "[adj] that [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only is the value element in education crucial , it is also highly problematic and it is this that creates particular problems for curriculum planning . |
| 2 | Perhaps the mightiest indoor rally ever held in Britain , Mosley had no sooner begun to speak than it became clear that organised Red gangs , each hundreds strong , were occupying positions in every part of the huge arena … with the sole intention of preventing the speech being heard . |
| 3 | The high that resulted produced sensations of flying , often accompanied by fantastic visions of strange lands . |
| 4 | There are some generative grammars which resolve this ambiguity by use of a metric that ranks alternative parses ( e.g. PEG ( Jensen 1986 ) ) , or by the inclusion of statistical information into the grammar rules ( e.g. METAL ( Thurmair1990 ) ) . |
| 5 | There seems a reluctance by agencies to act in cases of physical or emotional elder abuse ; it is possible that to introduce complex procedures will merely increase anxieties and exacerbate problems . |
| 6 | While the WFS statistics show that maternal age and child 's birth order influence child mortality , the effect is not such that confining these traits to desirable limits would reduce infant mortality to the extent that , say , mother 's education would , although important improvements could be effected . |
| 7 | If we translate the colloquial meaning of ‘ nice guy ’ into its Darwinian equivalent , a nice guy is an individual that assists other members of its species , at its own expense , to pass their genes on to the next generation . |
| 8 | Tufte introduces the idea of data-ink to describe any part of a graphic that conveys measured quantities by , for instance , position on the page , by length , or by the word or numerals it forms . |
| 9 | Rank was so convinced that making expensive films was the way to break through into the American market that he made no attempt to rein back costs . |
| 10 | At Sussex , we have analysed a variety of models for population genetic that make different assumptions about ( 1 ) the grouping patterns of prey , and their breeding systems , degree of conspicuousness and palatability , ( 2 ) the ability of predators to learn and remember , and ( 3 ) the population densities of predator and prey . |
| 11 | The human cancer cells from the cell line colo 205 that expressed colonic antigens detected by anticolon antibody positive serum was used as the target cells and PBMCs from healthy controls were used as effector cells . |
| 12 | The comprehensive ideal is simply the ideal that holds all children worthy to be educated . |
| 13 | ‘ We are confident that had these words [ sc . |
| 14 | It is interesting that Hoccleve 's old Beggar embodies all that Hoccleve most fears : poverty , old age and helplessness in the face of them . |
| 15 | They are also concerned that giving distinct roles to two separate groups of directors is divisive and that two tier boards might arise because of the split in responsibilities . |
| 16 | It was concerned that proposed new arrangements should not lead to undue development in sensitive areas and it favoured a degree of continuing Government control over minimum standards at motorway service areas . |
| 17 | Those that survive experimental tests are provisionally retained and those that fail to survive them are rejected , although some decisions are open to appeal in the light of some further ingenious , independently testable hypothesis . |
| 18 | In Some cases , those where laws have been enacted , this will be justified , but for those that remain mere hopes it is no more than a persuasive figure of speech . |
| 19 | In all but the most complex of tasks , those that use multiple colours or require photographs , all the artwork can be prepared in-house . |
| 20 | Very broadly , the algorithms summarised here fall into three groups : those that optimise a parameter ; those that record numeric observations and extrapolate from them ; and those that use real numbers as weights , to choose between alternatives . |
| 21 | Many of those that use alien plants have more than one food plant ( that is , are polyphagous ) ; the cabbage moth has been recorded on 31 different species of plants including 21 aliens . |
| 22 | The limestone seems to be exactly the same as that at the head of the pass , so the seas in which it was laid down must surely have been very similar to those that produced fossiliferous rocks . |
| 23 | In the same way they learn the trees that are good for firewood or building , for supporting the yams or propping the bananas , those that resist white ants or make the best bee-hives , stools or grain mortars and pestles . |
| 24 | Many questions are answered in writing , but those that receive oral answers may be followed up by supplementary questions . |
| 25 | Among those that offer special rates for mature drivers are : Commercial Union Assurance , Sun Alliance , the Royal , the Provincial , Guardian Royal Exchange and Legal & General . |
| 26 | Westinghouse Electric Corp , Pittsburgh has asked 15 cellular and wireless companies for proposals to build a nationwide wireless data network , the Wall Street Journal reported : the company 's idea is to spur the wireless carriers , individually or as part of a consortium , to develop a network that would make it easier and cheaper for users of laptop and palm-top computers and other devices to send and receive information over the air — and in return , Westinghouse promised to buy a substantial amount of transmission capacity for turn-key communications services that it wants to offer over such a network for various types of companies , such as those that manage large fleets of vehicles and security concerns doing remote monitoring — ‘ We 're trying to get a national packet data network that covers , at a minimum , the 30 largest metropolitan areas , ’ the company declared . |
| 27 | An area involved in memory should be more active during tasks that have a high memory component than during those that place few demands on memory . |
| 28 | Those that have substantial incomes should not be in a position to take up houses that might otherwise be allocated to those on a lower income and Mr Mayor i as a result of this I feel that that I would urge this council , although I suspect I shall be unsuccessful , in supporting this motion . |
| 29 | This is just as well because trichomonal infection causes changes in the cells of the cervix which mimic those that precede cancerous changes . |
| 30 | Those that fail subsequent tests are rejected , while those that survive all the tests to which they are subjected are tentatively retained . |