Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least 114 wiretaps were requested for reasons ranging from suspected arms trading to terrorist links or presidential security , but it was not clear if all the taps were actually carried out , the left-wing daily said . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , the right of journalists and broadcasters to demand trial by jury , in those areas of criminal law where it still exists , is an important security against interference with media freedoms — for reasons explained in 1885 by Dicey , the leading writer on our unwritten constitution : " Freedom of discussion is , then , in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury , consisting of 12 shopkeepers , think it expedient should be said or written … |
| 3 | This process , characteristic of the whole of the public enterprise sector , occurred earlier in Britain than in Spain for reasons explained in previous chapters . |
| 4 | If it is , it will be for reasons to do with overall levels of sentencing for many sorts of crimes , not merely those related to drugs . |
| 5 | RENFE 's deficit , for reasons discussed in other chapters , exploded during the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s . |
| 6 | For reasons described in 4.7 below , Newco will usually have more than one class of shares , so condition ( c ) will not be satisfied . |
| 7 | This can be achieved as follows : ( 1 ) Management form Newco and hold all its issued share capital ( which will be nominal in amount and subscribed as early as possible for reasons described in 4.3.2 above ) . |
| 8 | D. ) specification for products purchased for military service and use . |
| 9 | Many other European firms are in trouble and some , like Volvo and Renault in 1990 , began to consider merging as the prospects for protection continuing beyond 1992 seem dim . |
| 10 | Agnes was speaking through teeth clenched against any further emotion , and fumbling in her handbag . |
| 11 | A month later , during investigations made by 5 Corps after the repatriations were over ( see Chapter Eleven ) , statements were taken from a number of officers in the Durham Light Infantry and 46 Recce Regiment , describing what they had seen at the time . |
| 12 | The demand for shell suits in shiny crinkle and trilobal fabrics is waning and there will certainly be less of these versions around by next spring as far as the more fashion conscious wearer is concerned . |
| 13 | The fact is that there is no privilege for confidences given to hon. Members . |
| 14 | If it is seen in this way the burden for change rests with black staff and not with the white staff and institutions which perpetuate discrimination and racism . |
| 15 | He also presumes that ‘ all pressure for change comes from one direction only ’ . |
| 16 | Sometimes it is manifested in an exaggeration of previous dependency when problems arise ; sometimes , with strangers , excessive expectations of and need for support arise from these earlier relationships ( 'My husband waited on me hand and foot . ' ) |
| 17 | Thus , the omission of a default premium from the no-arbitrage condition is probably of little consequence for futures traded on established and well-regulated exchanges . |
| 18 | Furthermore , within Compact there is a strong incentive for employers to participate in this sort of curriculum support since it provides insights into the ways the schools which they are partnering approach learning . |
| 19 | The decision of the Divisional Court in Reg. v. Derby Crown Court , Ex parte Brooks ( 1984 ) 80 Cr.App.R. 164 for some time seems to have provided the guidelines for courts faced with this problem of delay . |
| 20 | For example , in order to argue that reform was intended to remove power from working-class representatives it becomes necessary to exaggerate their power , and the differences between authorities controlled by different parties , as well as the influence of community groups of various sorts ( pp. 235–6 ) . |
| 21 | There was nothing for Sophie to say after that and she resigned herself to the prospect of meeting Robert again , but later that morning , while she was working alone in the office , she felt desperately unhappy . |
| 22 | One useful change has been the restoring of parity of permitted hours for clubs opening with those enjoyed by public houses . |
| 23 | As for the claim that the older acts and the common law had allowed the imposition of harsher penalties , this was not for the simple fact of combination but for activities linked with industrial disputes that could have attracted prosecution for riot , intimidation , assault or destruction of property as much after 1799 as before . |
| 24 | There were significantly fewer patients with supraventricular extrasystoles when oxygen was given during gastroscopy compared with those receiving air — 15 ( 30% ) and 26 ( 49% ) respectively ( χ 2 =5.05 ; 0.01 |
| 25 | The above effects are likely to be important only at or below the glass transition temperature but they do not seem to have been analysed to date , nor is there yet a molecular interpretation of the frictional forces between chains arising from these and other causes . |
| 26 | Carrick enjoyed the early pressure but the breakthrough for Newry came after 39 minutes . |
| 27 | Carrick enjoyed the early pressure but the breakthrough for Newry came after 39 minutes . |
| 28 | For satellites launched with this vehicle , which has failed on two launches out of five , the premium is set around 12 per cent . |
| 29 | Cases are ascertained from cancer registries , the Northern Region Children 's Malignant Disease Registry ( for 1968 onwards ) , the Manchester Children 's Tumour Registry ( for cases occurring before 1974 in the area now called South Cumbria ) , death certificates , entries to the Medical Research Council leukaemia trials ( 1970 onwards ) , and the register of the United Kingdom Children 's Cancer Study Group ( 1977 onwards ) . |
| 30 | They disappeared for hours to look at some rare book and Lionel insisted on seeing me home . ’ |