Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the focus of the Bretton Woods institutions has moved across the Atlantic to central Europe deep-seated fears have arisen that time , resources and energy will be diverted from the economies of the southern hemisphere . |
| 2 | People know there is no tourism policy , and the number of personnel has doubled over the last years , but are we getting better services ? |
| 3 | Contracting out by local authorities has increased under the Conservative government — partly voluntarily and partly as a response to changes in the law requiring them to do so for certain activities . |
| 4 | ‘ Preoccupation with Cd values has led to the boring shapes we have become all too familiar with . ’ |
| 5 | Mr Fred Pritchard a member of a firm of fruit merchants has written to the Council suggesting that members of the trade petition the Watch Committee to consider Thom 's position with a full knowledge of the facts . |
| 6 | The increased importance of standardised informational support for both machines and operators has led to the concept of procedures as a separate design issue within a system ( Fig. 1.30 ) . |
| 7 | technology to further improve the efficiency of Johnson Mattheys secondary precious metal refining operations has continued throughout the year . |
| 8 | ‘ The van I used to use to transport my bikes has come to the end of its day , and Bill Doig has very kindly offered me the use of the station van if it is not required for company duties . ’ |
| 9 | The House of Lords in two subsequent cases has retreated from the position it adopted in the original litigation , by making plain that the Government must prove some damage to the national interest and that no such damage can be established where the information has already been placed in the public domain by being published abroad . |
| 10 | The application of the Treaty provisions to actual cases has led to the development of the following principles : Exhaustion of rights : where the right owner has put articles into circulation ( directly or with his consent ) he can not subsequently use his rights to prevent further dealings in respect of those articles . |
| 11 | Legal intervention in truancy cases has focused on the notion of parental responsibility . |
| 12 | Conspicuous support for sporting and other activities has contributed to the rising public approval of the Quit campaign and of antismoking measures generally . |
| 13 | However , as interest in training , and co-ordinated training programmes has developed throughout the 70s and 80s , so has interest in co-operative training schemes . |
| 14 | The threat of targeting US-based British businesses for more taxes has led to the conclusion in some quarters that Clinton is less pro-free trade than his predecessor . |
| 15 | It has been felt for some time that the procedure and forms relating to the granting of legal aid in criminal causes could be improved , and the introduction of legal aid in the District Courts has led to the position being scrutinised and a new procedure and application form introduced . |
| 16 | The interpretation of these patterns has led to the following significant observations : |
| 17 | RIGHT The collapse , levelling and rebuilding of mud brick houses has led to the formation of huge mounds in some parts of the world . |
| 18 | One of Edinburgh 's most unusual houses has opened to the public , for the first time in nearly twenty years . |
| 19 | Too much competition between the two main houses has resulted in the whittling away of the seller 's commission in many transactions and buyers will now be hit in order to restore profit margins . |
| 20 | In the Near East , the constant rebuilding of mud brick houses has resulted in the formation of considerable mounds known as tells ; the one at Jericho is over 15 metres high . |
| 21 | Certainly there have been cases after Alladice , including the one in which these remarks were made , where infraction of the rules has led to the resultant evidence being declared inadmissible . |
| 22 | The concern of some researchers has extended to the ways in which boys are allowed to dominate girls in schools . |
| 23 | As we can see , a wide variety of karate styles has developed from the art 's origins . |
| 24 | The number of parents sending their children to private schools has risen for the eighth year running , despite a downturn in the economy and an upturn in school fees , the Independent Schools Information Service revealed . |
| 25 | Pollution in the Great Lakes has grown to the extent that it is a " a hazard to human health " , according to a report prepared by a joint US-Canadian team . |
| 26 | The importance of the structure of organic superconductors has come under the scrutiny of another group working at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois . |
| 27 | It may be that it is those least disposed to commit suicide who join the cult in the first place , but at least the systematic comparison of variables has led to the question being raised . |
| 28 | Scotland is remarkable in that the land management regime over many centuries has resulted in the preservation of archaeological landscapes in our uplands , from the Cheviots to Shetland . |
| 29 | While the reforms of 1988/89 do go some way towards creating a more effective regional policy in that the dispersion of funds has shifted towards the poorer regions , given the gulf between the rhetoric of the commitment to balanced development and the extent of subsequent policy action , it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the issue of space and the impact of EC policies over space are but a minimal consideration in the design of a greater vision . |
| 30 | The German Association of Water and Gas Utilities has protested about the decision because of the extra pollution that will result . |