Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrangement of the oceans in relation to the continents plays a decisive role in creating and sustaining life on Earth . |
| 2 | We are living in a remarkable time , when the conflict of opinions renders a firm foundation of knowledge indispensable … |
| 3 | As I said in Committee , the lack of redress in terms of the activities of bus companies compared to the activities of rail or ferry operators represents a great anomaly . |
| 4 | The second part of your review of previous diet attempts involves a close look at your weight control behaviour . |
| 5 | For all tape collectors everywhere , Reels offers a complete tape collection management and analysis system . |
| 6 | How schools set about developing the statutory orders in the context of whole — curriculum policies represents a significant challenge for leadership and , not the least in primary schools , the strategies adopted by headteachers . |
| 7 | This change in attitudes plays a crucial part in the development of a drawbridge mentality , which is replacing the more collective outlook of previous decades . |
| 8 | Each of these activities offers a newsworthy vehicle for furthering your objectives vis-a-vis your various target audiences . |
| 9 | The result is certainly a change of meaning : The cat sat on the moss ; but in this case it is impossible to find a different sentence in which the same substitution of forms produces a parallel change of meaning . |
| 10 | The formulation and implementation of pilot , demonstration and otherwise innovative projects plays a crucial role in unlocking and mobilising the full potential of Glasgow 's assets . |
| 11 | The United states has a huge task force of some 500 army staff in Antarctica . |
| 12 | A woman with a small mouth and short fingers has a shallow porte feminine and she is easy to please . |
| 13 | The approach of classroom testing against the hearing norms has a long tradition among educators and researchers . |
| 14 | In the horse , T. axei has a prepatent period of 25 days while in game birds infected with T. tenuis it is only 10 days . |
| 15 | ( One roll-call of disadvantaged groups has a telling juxtaposition : ‘ people with disabilities , folk enthusiasts … ’ |
| 16 | ‘ it is difficult to see how these ( organisation ) problems can be solved efficiently without restoring responsible autonomy to primary groups throughout the system and ensuring that each of these groups has a satisfying sub-whole as its work task , and some scope for flexibility in work-pace . |
| 17 | I do think the artificial division of people into age groups has a damaging effect on society . |
| 18 | Exposure both in working life and everyday living to different sets of values , assumptions , expectations , and behaviour patterns places a severe strain on the individual . |
| 19 | Secondly data structures are already beginning to come apart from use structures and GIS plays a central role in this . |
| 20 | The complex nature of policy provision for many policy arenas involves a large number of actors in local authorities , central government , voluntary , bodies , pressure groups , inter-governmental bodies , local authority associations , professional bodies and so on ( see Hambleton , 1986 ) . |
| 21 | The LBS produces a quarterly publication called the ‘ Risk Management Service ’ ( RMS ) which provides all the necessary inputs for all the shares with a full listing on the London International Stock Market and for those currently being traded on the USM . |
| 22 | No Hiding Place Sitting containers on pallets or bricks goes a long way toward preventing them from harbouring all kinds of pests under their bottoms . |
| 23 | Extensive stretching of the crust above these granite intrusions produces a faulted terrain with active volcanoes . |
| 24 | They 're added to marzipan to improve its flavour and keeping qualities , and a little oil of bitter almonds goes a long way in much confectionery . |
| 25 | We carefully control the account span of each team member , ensuring that each of our clients receives a high quality input that adds value to their business . ’ |
| 26 | The policing of processions , marches , demonstrations and meetings of various sorts represents a considerable call on modern police resources , especially in the Metropolitan Police area of London , whose central location makes it particularly attractive to groups wishing to express a point of view in public . |
| 27 | It might be argued that violation of the treaty by its parties constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances justifying Protocol States in terminating their commitments . |
| 28 | RED WATER ARTS OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY |
| 29 | The addition of herbs and spices in many combinations produces a wonderful variety of flavoursome sausages to grace any supper table , but it is really only black pudding , a breakfast sausage made with large pieces of pork back fat and pig 's blood , thickened with a cereal ( usually oatmeal or barley ) , that survives as a similar food to the continental salami or saucissons . |
| 30 | It happens at the ascent to the slow movement climax ( track 10 from 2′30″ ) and in the scherzo ( track 11 from 1′25″ and again from 3′29″ ) , at which points the accumulating tension of Liszt 's long paragraphs receives a nasty jolt . |