Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] in [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ferrari also brought along Giacomo Modugno , an Italian Olympic Committee medical commission member who , as an eye specialist , was prepared to give evidence about Mansell 's difficulty in seeing the flag signal ordering him to stop . |
| 2 | Charles hoped that George 's assumption was right , that Michael Banks 's difficulty in retaining the lines was just the product of laziness . |
| 3 | A further delaying factor was Noriega 's difficulty in finding the funds to pay his defence team . |
| 4 | Joyce , frustrated , moved on to consideration of yesterday 's weather , complaints about the new trainee and an attempt to enlist Helen 's support in resisting the county librarian 's enthusiasm for a local history section at Spaxton . |
| 5 | We should be asking ourselves about the character of individuals which are being produced by the family forms that we have today and about law 's part in creating the domestic group . |
| 6 | Part of the reason is the firm 's expertise in developing the ground-breaking Architecture Neutral Distribution Format technology . |
| 7 | The cooperation of consumers enabled the disruption of production to be minimised ; and the industry 's expertise in avoiding the more serious problems developed with experience and with the higher priorities they were granted for scarce coal supplies after the disastrous crisis of February 1947 . |
| 8 | The Conservatives returned to their panacea of imperial protectionism and even the Liberals , the historic party of free trade , began to question the dogma , influenced by Lloyd George 's experience in running the war economy and Keynes 's argument that deficit budgeting behind temporary import restrictions was the key to triggering a domestic economic revival . |
| 9 | Although Mark is extremely happy with the current state of play , his previous label 's persistence in milking the band 's back catalogue has driven the mild-mannered troubadour to the only angry words throughout the entire interview . |
| 10 | However , the case of In re Mew and Thorne ( 1862 ) 31 L.J.Bank. 87 shows that even in the middle of the last century the rule was not absolute : in that case Lord Westbury L.C. in construing an Act had regard to its Parliamentary history and drew an inference as to Parliament 's intention in passing the legislation from the making of an amendment striking out certain words . |
| 11 | Bea Campbell ( MT May ) is over-simplistic in suggesting that the Labour Party 's hesitancy in supporting the ‘ Do n't Pay ’ poll-tax movement is solely a consequence of its preoccupation with success in the next general election . |
| 12 | According to the Washington Post of Sept. 8 , there was increasing US concern over the Israeli government 's hesitancy in liberalizing the economy , and over the continuing high level of public spending on housing and job creation necessary to encourage settlement in new areas [ see also pp. 38213 ; 38359 ] . |
| 13 | In the light of later events , it is possible to doubt Scott 's altruism in taking the initiative in this case ; clearly after the change of government with Manners ' well-known enthusiasm for the Middle Ages , the chances were that a Gothic design would be acceptable , and Scott was the best placed of the Gothic competitors , although of course he was completely unaware of the ultimately crucial placings awarded to him by the assessors . |
| 14 | The INPFL 's withdrawal followed severe criticisms by interim government officials of Johnson 's action in ordering the execution of a senior commander whose offence appeared to be that he unilaterally complied with provisions of the peace agreement , arranging for his men to hand over their arms to troops of the 7,000-strong Ecowas Monitoring Group ( ECOMOG ) . |
| 15 | On March 5 the Slovene presidency had condemned Jovic 's action in sending the JNA into Pakrac . |
| 16 | So Phormio 's action in making the alliance , though only a pawn penetration , was an offensive move against Corinth deep in her own , Adriatic , side of the colonial chess-board ; and it was perhaps defensively conceived with an eye to a further-flung Corinthian colony , Syracuse . |
| 17 | It was ironical that it was Matthew 's kindness in mentioning the school to Fairfax for his daughter Sandra which had brought about their meeting . |
| 18 | International condemnation of the attack was fuelled by Neal 's failure to offer any unsolicited expression of regret over the civilian loss of life and by his praise of the pilot 's skill in destroying the target . |
| 19 | ‘ The Family ’ relies very heavily on the teacher 's skill in realising the importance of listening to children talking and also knowing when simply to listen and when to listen and suggest or question . |
| 20 | The serenity , however , is an illusion : the secret lay in the photographer 's skill in catching the few fleeting moments when our son was not roaring his head off . |
| 21 | Here is the metrical model of " Diffugere nives " , as presented in its first two lines : In J.B. Leishman 's translation ( Leishman 1956 ) this opening couplet is rendered as follows : The strophe continues : Leishman 's skill in adapting the metre is much to be commended ; there is great ingenuity , particularly in the adaptation of the English ing-forms ( " transforming " , " diminishing " , " hurrying " ) to the dactylic Graeco-Latin rhythms . |
| 22 | The author 's skill in tracing the influence of research studies , child abuse , inquiries , client group pressures and professional concerns on child care policy-making in the late 1980s , and the translation of that policy into legislative provision , is impressive . |
| 23 | His lawyer , Cameron Fyfe , praised Mr McTear 's determination in pursuing the legal action . |
| 24 | The members of the Chairman 's Committee and the two Executive Committees form the Strategy Group which supports the Chairman 's Committee in determining the future direction of the Company . |
| 25 | Here we may recognize Comte 's influence in distinguishing the metaphysical stage associated with juristic thought from the stage of industrialism characterized by the rise of positivist thought . |
| 26 | They are hoping to enlist the minister 's help in overcoming the financial hurdles . |
| 27 | The principal catalyst behind this act was the fact that in September the wavering Châtelherault had come to a decision as a result of Cecil 's help in arranging the escape of his son Arran from France , and finally agreed to join the Lords of the Congregation , thus ending the uneasy situation in which the Hamiltons had dithered between two opposing forces . |
| 28 | The police appeal for the public 's help in identifying the voice of a girl who rung a Nottinghamshire hospital claiming she 'd had a baby and a member of staff is suspended from a centre for the handicapped in Nottinghamshire pending an internal investigation . |
| 29 | Recent proposals that S.C.F. should take responsibility for fleets belonging to other NGO 's in Ethiopia have caused The Fund to seek TRANSAID 's help in examining the needs of the organisation including the development of a workshop in the Capital . |
| 30 | Mike Pringle and John Laverty 's editorial seems to muddle Balint 's work in developing the psychotherapeutic skills of general practitioners to aid their work in consultation and the role of a counsellor or psychotherapist working alongside the general practitioner as part of the primary care team . |