Example sentences of "[conj] in [adj] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main advantage of a limited company is that in general only the company and not the individual is liable for the business debts . |
| 2 | Not long afterwards the solution of the general quartic ( or biquadratic ) equation was found by the Italian Ferrari and in 1545 both the cubic and quartic formulas were published in the Ars Magna of Jerome Cardan . |
| 3 | A few years later this latest manor house was built , and in 1928 almost the first double glazing ever seen in England was installed to combat the bitterly cold winds . |
| 4 | Exports to western countries increased from US$ 6.1 billion to nearly US$7.3 billion ; the number of joint ventures from 1972 to 1989 was ( in round figures ) 1,000 , whereas in 1990 alone the number of new joint ventures reached 4,000 perhaps with the help of a revival of commercial law the ‘ tortuous and costly road of socialism which leads from capitalism to capitalism ’ is made smoother and swifter . |
| 5 | In 487 BC the archonship ceased to be an elected position , chosen by the aristocracy , and was henceforth filled by lot , while in 461 BC the council of the Areopagus , composed of the ex-archons , was deprived of its powers . |