Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , despite this relativistic view of both private passions and the common good , the inevitability of a tension between them — of the problematic nature of conformity to the common good rather than deviation — is retained . |
| 2 | There was very little if any social distinction between the subsidized private estates and the 1920s council housing . |
| 3 | It recognized through its wording that the superpowers , the regional contestants and the local ones , had differing interpretations of what it meant . |
| 4 | The third constraint is observed by controlling the design process at sub-assembly stage , echoing the relevant design data into component part technical sub-files and the geometric size and spacing into the relevant spatial files . |
| 5 | Although both Hoyle ( 1884 ) and Mortensen ( 1927 ) consider that this species might be conspecific with Amphiura bellis Lyman , however , the shape of the oral shield and the distal oral papillae are sufficient to warrant specific distinction for A. tritonis . |
| 6 | O. setosa is recognisable by the skin covering of the disk , the low density of granule-like armament , the shape of the oral shield and the glassy arm spines . |
| 7 | One-Year courses represented a prestigious category and the formal requirements for grant-aid were similar to those for preparatory Tutorial Classes without the expectation that they would be precursors of three-year Tutorial Classes . |
| 8 | 5.21 Sale of reversion etc To permit [ upon reasonable notice ] at any time during the Term prospective purchasers of or agents instructed in connection with the sale of the Landlord 's reversion or of any other interest superior to the Term to view the Premises without interruption provided they are authorised in writing by the Landlord or its agents This is a normal provision and the only comment to make is that it could be disruptive to a tenant 's business , although one would hope that the frequency of a sale of the reversion would be limited . |
| 9 | The consensus , however , is that we are moving in the right direction and the further 1% cut in base rates and its knock-on effect on mortgages is the best tonic the country could get . |
| 10 | Unless ploughed grassland is carefully managed , however , it rapidly erodes in the hot dry summers and the powerful winds — as happened in the dust-bowl of the United States in the 1930s . |
| 11 | Now , on the recommendations of a study of official statistics directed by Mr Stephen Pickford , head of the Treasury 's economic briefing unit , the government has decided that the 650 should be in charge of the retail-price index and the family-expenditure survey ( both jobs currently done by the Department of Employment ) , and all the statistical series , such as industrial production and investment , currently collected by the Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) and the Business Statistics Office . |
| 12 | Turning to the controversy over where a world revolution could begin , Marx and Engels 's stress on the determination of political events by economic change and the historic role of the proletariat both strongly suggested that a socialist revolution would occur first in one of the most industrialized economies ( such as England , France or Germany ) where the organized working class was largest . |
| 13 | But nevertheless it 's im important to remember that this is a survey erm which is conducted at the time of year when most compan or many companies raise their list prices and if one looks at the past sort of record of this survey both at the regional level and the national level , one generally does see a bit of an upturn in the pr in the prices numbers at this time of year because people are raising their list prices erm and once you allow for that erm I think these numbers are er very good in terms of prices trends , very low for the time of year . |
| 14 | The economic recession and the sharp rise in unemployment of that year forced the Conservative government to change its policies before they had got off the ground . |
| 15 | Finally , and perhaps most importantly in view of the continuing economic recession and the associated high level of redundancies , what factors should you take into account when considering to transfer your company pension scheme . |
| 16 | The problem , once again , is the dissimilar chromosomes preventing pairing and meiosis , although , as with she-mules , there is some scant evidence of normal pairing and the occasional mature spermatozoon . |
| 17 | The increasing politicization of local government is intensifying the conflict between central and local government , and particularly between radical Labour authorities and the current Conservative administration . |
| 18 | In most orders an intersegmental region , the neck or cervix , connects the head with the thorax and possibly also includes the posterior unsclerotized part of the labial segment and the anterior part of the prothorax . |
| 19 | Given the current technical framework and the likely developments in the future , how can British broadcasting be financed in such a way as to brine the greatest enjoyment and pleasure to as many viewers and listeners as possible while at the same time fulfilling the public service obligation ? |
| 20 | The wording to which we agreed was as follows : ‘ That this House welcomes the Government 's decision to leave the ERM ; and urges a fresh start to economic policy , in particular the abandonment of fixed exchange rates and a commitment to sound finance , stable money and the right climate for steady growth . ’ |
| 21 | Better to buy time with covert operations and the steady working of violence , crime and racketeering than to risk vote-endangering controversy . |
| 22 | Guests can make their own private calls and the metered units will be recorded automatically against their room . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , systematic , industry-side data is now a thing of the past for the port industry following the demise of the National Dock Labour Board and the National Association of Port Employers , so it is impossible to determine whether this is a specific or general phenomenon . |
| 24 | It followed from this that real international peace could be attained only through far-reaching political reform within the European States and the weakening or destruction of the monarchical , aristocratic and military influences which had hitherto dominated them . |
| 25 | More importantly , it was now divided into five departments on an essentially geographical basis , three of them handling relations with distinct groups of European states and the other two those with Asiatic ones ( China , Persia , the khanates of central Asia and the little Georgian kingdoms in the Caucasus ) . |
| 26 | At the central government level at least , the traditional preoccupation with loyalist unity and the constitutional issue seemed to have been superseded by an active concern with setting up ‘ development ’ programmes . |
| 27 | It is important to understand that there are two different ways of approaching this question , one being to consider what the speaker does in producing stressed syllables and the other being to consider what characteristics of sound make a syllable seem to a listener to be stressed . |
| 28 | Internationalisation — Company Programmes have developed an understanding of working with multicultural groups and the differing managerial styles and practice around the world . |
| 29 | One night there was a little backdrop of a painted garden , and in front of it two new boys were doing a strip routine to the original ‘ Let's Stay Together ’ ; but then they got carried away and ended up just leaning against the wall together , leaning up against the painted flowerbeds and the little painted bridge , just kissing and making love right there , for at least forty minutes , nobody minded . |
| 30 | Many groups , and even more interests , are outside the corporatist system ( clients and consumers in particular ) ; many issues continue to reveal a pattern of competitive politics ( especially moral issues like abortion ) or protest politics ( especially on environmental issues ) ; and at the level of the local state the absence of any real concern with economic policies and the central concern with consumption issues suggest that the soil may not be so warm for the development of corporatist arrangements . |