Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] an " in BNC.

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1 A high proportion of disciplinary interactions may reflect ( as in the case of Deacondale ) a lack of ‘ oblique ’ disciplinary strategies and a tendency to adopt a more confrontational style ; and a high proportion of routine interactions may stem from an excessively complex organization or an inability to engage in depth with the content of the tasks given to one 's pupils .
2 Curral das Freiras may look like an old volcanic crater but it was , in fact , formed by the headwater erosion of the Ribeira dos Socorridos .
3 Special tax rules may apply in an off-market purchase of shares in an unquoted company ( USM companies are treated as unquoted for these purposes ) which is a trading company or a holding company of a trading company .
4 Preferably the parties ' surveyors should agree on an appropriate method of amortising such payments , which can then be written into the lease .
5 A firm which is not a tied firm and which provides investment services in respect of packaged products must act as an independent adviser in respect of those products .
6 Bilingual children offer opportunities to explore language in a novel context , and a study of the different ways in which different languages convey and produce meanings should feature as an element of teachers ' schemes of work , wherever this is practicable .
7 Production from these new projects should lead to an increasing production profile from the North Sea by the mid 1990's .
8 Of course , two parties may announce before an election that they are prepared to go into coalition with each other but they can not guarantee the election result that would make that coalition possible .
9 Furthermore , it is often possible to replicate the artefacts in order to test the hypotheses about a particular object , although in some cases several different technological methods might arrive at an identical end-product .
10 I think one of those chalets could do with an improvement . ’
11 In summer the headland would vibrate with a gentle rhythmic humming which , on stormy nights or at the spring tides would rise to an angry moan .
12 Motor Racing : Michael Horst , vice-president of corporate affairs , Philip Morris [ Marlboro ] , is reported to ‘ admit that the removal of corporate or brand images would lead to an enforced evacuation from sport in general , and the Philip Morris subsidiary , General Foods , incorporating Kraft and Jacobs-Suchard , could decide part of the vacuum was worth filling ’ [ Glasgow Herald , 20.1.91 ]
13 Changes in the curriculum in schools will lead to an increase in the number of language graduates recruited into teacher training .
14 For example , a parallel rise in the number of children entering schools will result in an increased need for student teachers .
15 It 's warned that in the event of any Gulf war , religious ties will lead to an alliance between Iraq and Iran against the west .
16 An extensive use of these relationships will lead to an excess of spellings which are phonologically acceptable but orthographically incorrect .
17 UK market research firm , Ovum Ltd , London , believes the European market for desktop computers will grow from an installed base of 22 million in 1992 to 46 million by 1996 .
18 One advantage of being at home is that you will be less likely to have a caesarian section , which is seen as a last resort while in hospitals around 12pc of all pregnancies will end in an operation .
19 Where the developer will be involved in a substantial commitment of time and resources in obtaining planning approval or resolving development problems , it is likely that the parties will enter into an option agreement or conditional contract .
20 Unless Yugoslav commanders receive some clear indication that we mean business in Austria their infiltration tactics will lead to an impossible situation . "
21 A population of animals will evolve to an ESS and then remain there : we should expect to see animals in nature behaving according to an ESS .
22 The idea is that if first information is most important , then HL and GD lists will result in a favourable rating , and LH and GA lists will result in an unfavourable rating .
23 Whatever people say to him in confidence and whatever they may say in twos or threes , if he had been here when the issue was raised on the Floor of the House only a week or so ago he would have realised — indeed he was here so he should have realised this instantly — that the leaders of the groups might come to an
24 Uranus and Neptune occupy the same degree of your sign on February 2 and October 24 and , although these periods may coincide with an awakening of sorts , you are bound to experience some sense of unreality .
25 ( Note that administrative errors could lead to an investigation by the Local Ombudsman . )
26 The reader can confirm from Table 5.1 that 10% of such trials would result in an imbalance of at least 20:10 after 30 patients .
27 Any overall surplus of exports over imports would result from an excess of saving and a lack of consumption and investment within the economy .
28 In addition , an American combat unit of 2,200 marines will remain on an assault ship off the coast , ready to come in quickly .
29 Yet their fuel bills will rise by an average of £2 a week and more in the colder areas .
30 YOUNG mothers and mothers-to-be can benefit from an initiative which aims to provide information , relaxation and companionship .
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