Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is for this reason that all the superpowers have effectively conspired to exclude nuclear weapons from the ambit of the laws of war . |
| 2 | This chapter deals mainly with optical ( or visual ) effects that involve construction in three dimensions , a stage beyond matte painting , and therefore a step nearer to physical , or mechanical , effects , which mostly tend to involve live action shooting on set or location . |
| 3 | When used on a daily basis , food digestion is greatly improved ensuring that essential dietary elements are assimilated by the horse in the most effective manner ; thereby helping maintain balanced growth . |
| 4 | Among other things , they have been shown to help lower blood cholesterol levels and make the blood less ‘ sticky ’ , thereby helping to prevent coronary heart disease . |
| 5 | Pippo continued to bother us , though we had long since stopped taking any notice of him , and the Allied air attacks continued . |
| 6 | European economic integration was widely expected to bring enormous benefits since an extensive single trading area ( such as existed in America ) might allow larger-scale industrial production and greater efficiency . |
| 7 | Managers and clinicians had rather come to view each other as protagonists in the constant battle for resources . |
| 8 | Some leaves have buds growing by their divided lobes , and these eventually grow to become new plants . |
| 9 | We may eventually need to relate these factors to one another or to other events in a child 's life , such as educational progress , length of stay in care or destination on exit . |
| 10 | The story of St Wulstan 's Hospital forms a fascinating footnote to the narrative of events at Powick , which illustrates that Worcester Health Authority was as much locally impelled to rationalize mental health services , as pushed to do so by the centre . |
| 11 | Having acquired a dominant position in a market , a firm will presumably seek to exploit that position , unless it is constrained by the threat of potential competition . |
| 12 | Although Stone is committed to replanting the woods , and is expressly forbidden to exploit neighbouring hardwood forests , ecologists and local Indian communities fear that the whole Mosquito Coast will be vulnerable from " spin-off " development resulting from the construction of roads into the area . |
| 13 | If any reporters were to be poached from other papers , they would mostly need to give three months ' notice . |
| 14 | This item was expressly designed to replace generic man . |
| 15 | America has attacked the bit of the Bank expressly designed to promote private enterprise in the developing countries . |
| 16 | Guards should properly refer to ‘ switching on the darks ’ , since what they call lights seem expressly designed to suck all traces of illumination out of the carriage , casting shadows into every corner . |
| 17 | Right to communicate has low profile in Africa , say specialists |
| 18 | Right to communicate has low profile in Africa , say specialists |
| 19 | They would not proscribe the teaching of fine art , archaeology or music — but would much prefer to see British colleges turning out many more vocation-ally-trained graduates in science , technology and business management . |
| 20 | If they had served small areas , the CMHTs would have had great difficulty in liaising with the specialist facilities and organizations ( statutory and non-statutory ) which characterize the mental handicap field and which necessarily tend to cover large areas if not regions . |
| 21 | I had long intended making this proposition to the Secretary of State , but I was urged sooner to it perhaps because I felt that I was reduced in circumstances and thrown from my position in Society , and I hoped by a grand effort to establish a permanent claim on the consideration of Her Majesty 's Government . |
| 22 | Although beaten in the semi-finals in the Masters of the French satellite , Britain 's Chris Bailey collected enough points to climb 70 places to 226 in the new ATP/IBM world rankings . |
| 23 | One drawback of this style of argument is that not only is the harm serious for the victim , but conviction for such an offence is serious for the defendant : a single class of offenders ( rapists , serious wounders ) would contain not only those with subjective fault but also those who merely failed to take proper care , all of whom would be convict.ed of a grave offence carrying a maximum of life imprisonment . |
| 24 | Folding it for storage only involves undoing four wing nuts . |
| 25 | Well , er , equity accounting , James is better placed to answer that question than me . |
| 26 | Equally it is often used to explain why national leaders are better placed to mobilize collective effort in the national interest such as in the response to the second oil crisis in 1979 . |
| 27 | The institutions themselves , being closer to the work in question , were much better placed to fulfil that responsibility . |
| 28 | It is probably true , its probably the case that every single person in the room is better placed to write this procedure then Jenny . |
| 29 | Nor is it obvious that today 's generation is better placed to bear higher taxes than tomorrow 's generation — continuing economic growth would indeed argue the other way round . |
| 30 | It was to change the nature of France 's regime , so that the nation would be better placed to meet any challenge or resolve any problem that it might have to face . |