Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [conj] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Pairing Breaking into sub-groups rather than solving the conflict as a group coalition .
2 When it happens , rub the fingers vigorously or plunge the hands into warm water .
3 Grudgingly , he would grant all requests so as to cease the torture inflicted on his friends .
4 However , it is not these emissions alone that raise the acidity but a complex inter-action of oxides with other oxidants such as ozone created by sun-light and the presence of volatile organic compounds of ammonia .
5 Economic life moves in cycles of peaks and troughs , and we must take advantage of the peaks so as to withstand the pressures of the troughs .
6 The product is a file manager and full-screen text editor that emulates IBM Corp 's ISPF/PDF on the mainframe , and the new release includes complete ISPF/PDF emulation , integration with Micro Focus Plc 's Cobol Workbench , and compatibility with all micro Cobol compilers so as to bring the ISPF mainframe programming environment to personal computers running MS-DOS or OS/2 .
7 For example , in the MISLIP project teachers in different subjects ( biology , history , English ) found that the microcomputer helped pupils to plan projects better and improved the motivation of pupils ; while the school librarian at Bankhead Academy pointed to the use of a wider range of resources by pupils in the school library .
8 Accordingly , he formulates a hypothetical set of computational constraints which he claims will both assess the degree of match between two views so as to choose the better one , and typically force a 3-D interpretation which is both unique and veridical .
9 On and on they travelled , rattling appallingly fast over the rutted roads so as to outstrip the pilgrims who followed them out of each town and village .
10 Without further hesitation they gathered their sticks together and boarded the five Bristol Bombays , squeezing themselves into the fuselages among the piles of equipment that were to be dropped with them .
11 Traffic 's director Jorgen Thomsen draws attention to the responsibility of the tropical timber consuming countries , along with the International Tropical Timber Organisation ( ITTO ) , to find effective solutions rather than leaving the responsibility to the producing countries .
12 However , if control is very poor in spite of a satisfactory diet with a single daily dose of c.50 units of insulin , it is better to consider two injections rather than increasing the dose .
13 I opened my eyes eventually and took the compass out of my jeans pocket , where I 'd stowed it to have hands free for standing up .
14 Kinnock dismissed the proposed Charter on July 23 as " an election gimmick " designed to boost the Conservatives ' electoral ratings rather than tackle the relevant issues , and said that it was an implicit admission that the government had allowed the quality of public services to decline during its years in office .
15 When sequences are similar the team will indicate their preferences so a rough cut can be made by the editor , who joins all the desired sequences together and cuts the whole thing to the exact time .
16 The advice suggested : ‘ we must try , by adopting a uniformly more robust and aggressive approach , to recover some lost ground ’ and accused the Divisional Court ‘ almost invariably ’ of looking for errors or ambiguities so as to upset the determinations of adjudicators .
17 Keep lips together while drawing the lipline and do n't make it too heavy .
18 She had even considered the possibility that the old fool 's frantic efforts to match a young wife had been the cause of his death , and the idea had not caused her to turn her eyes away and evade the issue .
19 To check his wandering thoughts he started to ask her to resume her labours elsewhere and finish the surgery when he had completed his own tasks in it — Only to find that she was hopping gently from foot to foot , and was bursting to ask him a question .
20 The Association of British Insurers ' new grouping for all cars more than doubles the number of categories and sorts out many anomalies .
21 LIKE the boy on the burning deck , Chancellor Norman Lamont stood on the Treasury steps yesterday and ignored the carnage around him .
22 THE Prince of Wales renewed his criticism of English teaching in schools yesterday and declared the English language had declined into a ‘ dismal wasteland of banality , cliche and casual obscenity ’ .
23 THE Prince of Wales renewed his condemnation of English teaching in schools yesterday and declared the English language had declined into a ‘ dismal wasteland of banality , cliche and casual obscenity ’ .
24 Operating profits showed a £600,000 improvement to £4.5m because , the chairman said , restructuring and the resultant cost savings more than offset the effect of a weaker sales mix .
25 He put his arm around her shoulders affectionately and stroked the back of her neck , running his fingers through her long hair .
26 Collection boxes are available in the charity 's eight shops here and Help The Aged is hoping pubs , offices , clubs and shops will help with the collection .
27 Hodkinson , a fighter noted for accuracy and stamina , took the British title from Peter Harris of Wales 18 months ago and added the Lonsdale Belt with two successful defences .
28 The best remedy to all such difficulties is not to harbour grievances silently but to raise the problems as they arise and to deal with them before they get out of control .
29 It was easier to transport the guards there and order the convicts to start building their own new prison than to build new ships and take them back to Vallejo .
30 Move your legs apart and raise the arms .
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