Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The raising of revenue by local authorities has generated a lot of litigation in the last decade as rate-capped and community charge-capped authorities have sought to challenge the legality of the caps imposed by central government . |
| 2 | A company that makes replicas of Victorian bathrooms has won an order from Japan . |
| 3 | This continuing exploration of sequential thought forms has embraced a number of major movements of the twentieth century . |
| 4 | A year after a referendum failed to endorse proposed sweeping restrictions on hunting [ see ED no. 35/36 ] , the Italian Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill cutting the hunting season by three months , restricting hunters to designated reserves and limiting the number of species which can be killed . |
| 5 | To help , Chase de Vere Investments has produced a PEP guide . |
| 6 | Guatemala 's Minister of Energy and Mines has announced a plan to set up a series of solar generating stations in rural areas currently without electricity , and similar initiatives are being considered by the governments of El Salvador and Panama . |
| 7 | That court has , on more than one occasion , held that a decision of the English courts has violated a litigant 's rights under article 10 and this on occasion has led to Parliament having to change the substantive law . |
| 8 | The work of previously marginalised artists has become an area of rich speculation among art dealers priced out of the ‘ modern masters ’ market . |
| 9 | Rescheduling of such debts has become a necessity for the private banks , and a practice which has emerged is that new agreements have been made conditional on such countries accepting the stringent programmes of the IMF which are intended to promote effective adjustment of a country 's balance of payments and ensure that the use of Fund resources is temporary . |
| 10 | The Guardian newspaper , in partnership with the Royal Institute for the Blind and associates has launched a system that enables the entire editorial text of the newspaper to be transmitted nightly via Teletext on Channel 4 television 's frequencies to a personal computer , which can read the text in a synthesised voice to blind and partially sighted people : those that can afford an £8,000 Braille terminal can also read the text that way , and it can also be displayed in large print on the screen for those with poor sight ; the text is structured so that readers can scan the headlines and choose the items that interest them ; the paper will be marketed , serviced and supported by Electronic Text Networks Associates Ltd of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , a commercial venture one third owned by the Guardian and the charity ; the other shareholders , each with a third share , are Aptech Ltd , which specialises in computer aids for disabled people , and Intelligent Research Ltd , which made the hardware for the system ; the decoder board for the personal computer is £400 , plus about £500 for a speech synthesizer ; the annual subscription to the electronic paper is £160 and the partners hope that other papers will decide to go onto the system . |
| 11 | This reliance on ‘ self-lacerating ’ punishment strategies has led a number of authors to propose an alternative criterion of credibility , known as ‘ renegotiation proofness ’ . |
| 12 | For sociological grouping of religions has encouraged an attitude of defining each over against others . |
| 13 | A team of researchers has completed a tour of more than four hundred public houses across the country . |
| 14 | AN INCREASING demand for hypo-allergenic dairy products has led a Tayside woman to take the first tentative steps towards setting up what it is thought would be Britain 's only mare milking unit . |
| 15 | With a workforce of three , including himself , Ron 's output in recent times has included a brace of DH.60 Moths . |
| 16 | Chairman Michael started off on a nice tripartisan note which er I think we on this side er did appreciate and it 's true that this panel er has agreed a great deal , covered a lot of ground and er I think er avoided the sort of er , er controversy etc. , etc. , was which we 're now caring now we are arranging in practical groups does mean the Labour groups has introduced a sound note er Brian started off by saying that the Conservatives er were not interested in an economic development strategy , er I must point out that and this activity derives from the local government managing act nineteen eighty nine , and by the present Government . |
| 17 | In recent years the collective aggression displayed by groups of younger fans has caused a kind of ‘ moral panic ’ in the press . |
| 18 | Since 1985 the Belgian French Speaking Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has sent a questionnaire to maternity units annually . |
| 19 | The legislation at present does not require delegation to special schools , nursery schools or primary schools with less than 200 pupils , but each of the primary schools has to have a budget share which is managed individually . |
| 20 | Sir , I wonder if any of your readers has found a problem with a private spring water supply that is too acid ? |
| 21 | The mapping of these units has enabled a pattern of faulting to be recognised in the Upper Chalk outcrop that may have a bearing on its properties as an aquifer . |
| 22 | Andrew Hugh Smith , ISE chairman , said : ‘ Turnover in UK equities has seen an increase of almost 50 per cent over the past year , alleviating some of the problems caused by the very low volumes after the market crash . |
| 23 | He says … he says one of the cars has had an accident in the rain . |
| 24 | The markets ' obsession with credit ratings has spawned a sideline for investment banks : advising clients how to spruce up their presentations to the rating agencies . |
| 25 | The Association of British Insurers has published a draft code of practice for long-term care insurance . |
| 26 | One of the authors has conducted an analysis of a comprehensive sample of collective agreements dealing with technological change . |
| 27 | Manufacturers has had an increase trade |
| 28 | But comparing rivals ' performances has become a discipline in its own right , and the consultants are out in force |
| 29 | Though neither Reagan nor any of his aides has formulated it in so many words , I think that the failure of standard economic remedies has created a kind of desperation , and , like a jilted lover , the administration is ready to take up with any attractive candidate . |
| 30 | Hitchens Quality Homes has developed a number of properties close to the golf club , ranging from two bedroom detached bungalows ( £159,500 ) to three bedroom three storey houses ( £169,950 ) . |