Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the poor economies are known to be not so poor as had generally been supposed , more of them should be invited to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( whose membership is currently confined to the 24 ‘ industrial ’ countries ) or to attend the annual economic summit of the leaders of the G7 . |
| 2 | BRITAIN 's independent schools will have to replace or modify the traditional Common Entrance examination if they are to follow the new national curriculum , a former independent head warns , writes Simon Midgley . |
| 3 | With its friendly staff and idyllic atmosphere you will soon relax — on the beach , at the bar or enjoying the fine Creole food in the attractive restaurant . |
| 4 | The 1973 Act was confined to exemption clauses which claimed to exclude or restrict the statutory implied terms relating to title , description , quality and sample ( implied by sections 12–15 of the Sale of Goods Act ) . |
| 5 | Direct processing of files organized sequentially or using the indexed sequential technique is covered in the chapters devoted to those types of organization . |
| 6 | In other words , the choreographer should set out to create a particular style for the whole dance design , yet within it be free to vary the way of performing a step without breaking away from or distorting the overall rhythmic quality and phrasing of his enchaînements . |
| 7 | Guests can spend time by the sea — the sandy beaches of Senigallia are only 20 miles away — or explore the major Umbrian cities , like Gubbio and Assisi , which are all within an hour 's drive of the hotel . |
| 8 | These feature a large colour screen allowing users to select the information source they want simply by pointing or pressing the appropriate colour-coded key . |
| 9 | Erm or replace the whole damn carpet . |
| 10 | Parties which , by reason of their aims or the behaviour of their adherents , seek to impair or abolish the free democratic basic order as well as associations which are directed against the constitutional order or the concept of international understanding can be prohibited . |
| 11 | President Hussein no longer seems passionately interested in liberating Palestine , or in destabilising or over-running the small Arab sheikhdoms of the Gulf . |
| 12 | Or has the right hon. Gentleman changed his mind again because he wants the key to No. 10 ? |
| 13 | Has this 72 per cent devaluation of the pound helped British exports to Switzerland or has the strong Swiss franc crippled Swiss manufacturing ? |
| 14 | An anonymous tract of February 1691 started with the premise that " Government as ordained by God , has for its End or Object the Common Good " , and argued that the heavy taxes , the decay of trade , and the oppressions of war suffered under William meant that his Government was " not an Upholder of the common good ; and consequently … no more a Government " . |
| 15 | The Christian church had never set up its own system of education to rival or to parallel the available secular educational provision . |
| 16 | Not many companies can afford the high cost of entry or meet the stringent operational requirements . |
| 17 | The terminal , known as the operator terminal , which the operator will use to monitor the offline run and to indicate success or failure of requests to mount or dismount the appropriate offline media items . |
| 18 | His fingers slid along her moist vaginal tunnel , continually teasing her pulsing clit , or nipping the fleshy outer folds of her swollen purse . |
| 19 | But tiresome authority deems that tickling a trout or two or felling the odd wild duck for the supper table is illegal . |
| 20 | Women ( like men ) may be tempted towards the cheapest option ( an APP ) rather than joining a good occupational scheme ( if this is available ) or paying the substantial personal pension contributions additional to the APP likely to be necessary to secure a really adequate personal pension in retirement . |
| 21 | Savour the Traditionally Made Mince Pies with melt-in-the-mouth pastry ; or enjoy the refreshing citrus flavour of a Traditionally Made Christmas Pudding ( 1½lb ) . |
| 22 | The Russians could not hope to settle or control the whole Burasian continent at this period . |
| 23 | If you want to carry the smallest possible quantity of water or get the best possible price in the market , the judgements you make are important in a way those made in a water tray or school shop can never be . |
| 24 | Goodman 's Thirties portraits taken in the studio often relied on specially-painted backdrops , such as John Banting produced for his work with Ker-Seymer , or echoed the classic compositional motifs pioneered by Hoyningen Huene and adapted by Wildman . |
| 25 | The cash that buys the unwanted computed tomographic scanner , or furnishes the nice new empty waiting room , on the other hand , is money lost for ever from an already inadequate central pool . |
| 26 | Are the investments of these agencies helping to challenge or reinforce the historic sectarian divisions within the labour market ? |
| 27 | Experts believed that the death toll could have been much higher but for the recently installed early warning system which had allowed time for many people to move to safety or to use the 300 concrete cyclone shelters built under the Cyclone Preparedness Programme , run mainly by the Bangladesh Red Crescent . |
| 28 | Is it still feasible for the British Parliament to pass an Act repealing or amending the 1972 European Communities Act which enshrined the Treaty of Rome in British law ? |
| 29 | However , during the 1990s other climatic influences , such as volcanic eruptions and ocean current variations ( e.g. El Nino and La Nina in the Pacific Ocean ) , may partially mask or obscure the sustained global warming trend expected from the human-enhanced greenhouse effect . |
| 30 | Link Stakes are available through several of the seed catalogues or contact the firm direct : Link Stakes Ltd , Upper Boddington , Daventry NN11 6DL Tel : ( 0327 ) 00329 |