Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anthropologists , in turn , have attempted to argue that , for example , the transition from brideservice , in which labour is performed by the prospective groom , to bridewealth , where objects are given in exchange for the bride , marks a significant difference in the development of a phenomenon whereby objects may stand for human labour , with the implication that this is the first stage towards the conditions of property and alienation as we know them today ( Strathern 1985 ) . |
| 2 | Objects may appear at infrared wavelengths because they are cool , because they are obscured by dust that transmits only longer wavelengths , or because their intrinsic mechanism of radiation cuts off at wavelengths shorter than infrared . |
| 3 | Equally , emotional attitudes may figure as standard causes of certain sorts of utterance . |
| 4 | For the foreseeable future , however , the inherent weaknesses of unionization in agriculture seem likely to continue to haunt the N U A A W. The falling number of agricultural workers , the urban influences that are spreading across tracts of once ‘ truly rural ’ countryside and the changing nature of the farm worker 's skills may conspire in any case to lead to a reappraisal of the need for a separate farm workers ' union . |
| 5 | And although some personnel may sit on several committees of the various bodies this is not enough to ensure adequate liaison , because there may be a conflict of loyalties . |
| 6 | The study also specifically addresses the impact multimedia information products may have on traditional information sectors such as library services , publishing and bookselling so may be of interest to readers active in these areas . |
| 7 | In areas of multipath , several minutes may elapse between successive occurrences of successful reception and decoding of the groups carrying the CT data . |
| 8 | Let us remind ourselves to begin with that howsoever these institutions may differ from those comprising the monetary sector , they have in common the essential features of financial innovation . |
| 9 | For demographic or statistical purposes the family needs to be specifically defined and the definitions may vary for different purposes . |
| 10 | Other queries may relate to specific attributes of the spatial entities , or to combinations of these attributes , to the exclusion of any locational property . |
| 11 | The growth of the spherulites may occur in one , two , or three dimensions and the rate of radial growth is taken to be linear at any temperature . |
| 12 | These highly restricted distribution patterns may result from unusual patterns of behaviour or even physiological differences between males and females that somehow affect the growth of these fungi ; but the precise mechanisms behind this extreme specificity remain unclear . |
| 13 | Cross-cultural issues can arise when expectations of child-rearing patterns may differ across cultural groups . |
| 14 | During 1984–90 , cruises to the Barents Sea have shown that the spring blooms may progress in unstratified water masses ( H. C. E. & A. Evensen , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 15 | So snowy owls may appear in southern Canada , Britain and southern Europe ( see above ) , while their populations remaining at home suffer poor breeding seasons due to overcrowding . |
| 16 | They are not necessarily extravagant but devote themselves to appearance as to a very demanding goddess whose exigencies may account for that well-kempt , bad tempered look most of them adopt . |
| 17 | Conservationists are concerned that when this happens frightened local authorities may resort to indiscriminate poison baiting , a step which would undoubtedly kill many wild dogs , but could spell the end for several other declining species as well . |
| 18 | This scenario is in many ways similar to Charles Handy 's Work Society , but , whereas Handy based his vision on his views about what values ought to prevail in post-industrial society , Gershuny 's picture is built up from an analysis of economic trends . |
| 19 | A feast fit for a prawn : Revolutionary food capsules may lead to bigger and better harvests of shellfish . |
| 20 | Fights may end at any stage with the retreat of one individual . |
| 21 | Whilst each House is the sole author of its own Standing Orders , proposals may emanate from any source although initiatives are commonly taken by the Clerk and a common source of proposals is the reports of select committees specially constituted to consider a particular matter . |
| 22 | Etching times may vary from less than a minute to over half an hour . |
| 23 | Infringement of European rules may lead to substantial fines and adverse publicity . |
| 24 | In Chapter 3 we examined the role that formal rules may play in bureaucratic organisations . |
| 25 | The support she may win in the crisis , where minor disagreements are sunk in the face of a much disliked enemy , can evaporate in everyday disputes , where the Prime Minister 's views must compete with many other acceptable views . |
| 26 | Total exports must pay for total imports , and if a country 's exports fall then imports will also fall unless the deficiency in exports can be made good in the ways specified . |
| 27 | Out of the Frame , the compactness of the gallery restricts Mike Roles ' unique photo sculptures to a couple of pieces , but many of the artists working maquettes should compensate for this ( until 7 Mar ) . |
| 28 | ‘ Educational institutions should focus on educational issues . |
| 29 | Orders and queries should go to Caliban Books , Blaen-Cwmiar , Llanllwni , Llanybydder , Dyfed , Wales ( ) . |
| 30 | I think the same players and coaches should go on this year 's European tour . |