Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv] [vb -s] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The KPMG survey of Information for Strategic Management ( 1990 ) shows that information provided to directors and senior executives of Times Top 1000 companies concentrates on financial indicators and only compares performance against internal self-determined indicators .
2 A man who , for the sheer fun of it , intentionally torments and then sets fire to a cat , knowing full well what he is doing , is a paradigm example of what legal and moral opposition to cruelty to animals has meant historically .
3 Some large international banks offer their customers export factoring services whereby the bank despatches debtor statements to importers and ultimately collects payment .
4 Marx made the point that : ‘ Production in general is an abstraction , but a sensible abstraction insofar as it actually emphasises and defines the common aspects and thus avoids repetition . ’
5 However , the Act of 1988 does not govern access to quotas but the registration of fishing vessels and therefore affects access to all sea-fishing activities , including fishing for species not subject to quotas .
6 This protein binds very poorly to the canonical octamer sequence but binds with high affinity to the TAATGARAT motif and degenerate octamer-TAATGA motifs and also induces DNA bending upon binding to these motifs .
7 North passes and so does East .
8 It requires the professional to maintain an ongoing positive relationship with the parents and so improves communication and parental satisfaction .
9 The Northern Ireland Secretary , Sir Patrick Mayhew , stated after a detailed review : " I am satisfied that the UDA is actively and primarily engaged in the commission of criminal , terrorist acts and so merits proscription . "
10 supervises change over of free-choice activities and then monitors maths group and two language groups ;
11 He insisted on returning to his old school , where he passed his exams and regularly plays football .
12 The die study has become one of the most important tools used by the numismatist because it provides a physical link between two separate objects and thereby provides evidence that they were made at the same place and time .
13 If you want to eat a salmon at its best , try to find one that has been netted at the river mouth or offshore early in the spring , that has been out of the water for no more than twelve hours and still has sea lice on it .
14 It restricts the mobility of workers and so keeps unemployment higher than it need be : people who own their homes are less willing to move to another area to find a job .
15 He makes himself available to meet guests and also provides cover when necessary , particularly in reception and in the restaurant .
16 Product differentiation and improvement has been occurring steadily over the years and now includes metal and wooden window frames , doors , storage tanks , household furniture , beds , as well as a much improved range of braziers , and tin trunks .
17 She is also good at practical things and regularly comes top in Craft Design and Technology .
18 The Centre offers professional advice , without charge , to disabled people , their relatives and helpers , on their varied problems and difficulties and also offers encouragement and information on taking up outside interests , such as in music and physical recreation .
19 Hannah read extensively about the classic cities when her eyes permitted such luxuries and still absorbs information from radio and television like a sponge .
20 Does he agree that gas is better not only because it is transported through its own pipelines and therefore takes transport off the road , but because it is green-clean and thermally more efficient ?
21 At the end of summer , her body stops wanting gin and tonics and suddenly desires whisky .
22 However , for our present purposes this is unnecessary ; and in any event it often involves ill-conditioned equations and so lacks accuracy .
23 Cubs and even foetuses cut from the bodies of pregnant females were added to individual hunters ' totals .
24 As such , the ethnic minorities represent a major demographic strength for parts of urban Britain , though at the same time their presence may have hastened the exodus of better-off whites and certainly gives rise to a very difficult set of policy issues ( Chapter 8 ) .
25 Members using FTA 's Freightcheck service can be assured that it is operated to the highest standards and specifically ensures compliance with the operator licence obligations .
26 Weighting allows pre-judging of the relevance of any points and so reduces emphasis on suspect data .
27 A core team of technicans and engineers , all with backgrounds in the rail industry , design rolling stock to the most exacting specifications and then oversees construction using components from various countries .
28 A core team of technicans and engineers , all with backgrounds in the rail industry , design rolling stock to the most exacting specifications and then oversees construction using components from various countries .
29 The company helps the farmers to grow better tobaccos and also gives advice and help in the important task of producing better food crops .
30 But that 's how the revenue works out how t t to collect income where it ca n't operate a separate pay as you earn coding system , it withdraws some of the allowances and effectively charges tax .
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