Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people , indeed , are unwilling to talk of ‘ crime ’ when they discuss breach of pollution regulations : this sort of language is considered appropriate only where clearly blameworthy conduct exists — where there is a calculated breach of regulation , or where the polluting substance concerned is widely known to be dangerous and there was carelessness or recklessness in handling it . |
| 2 | Our results will be reviewed with great interest in this context as they may show that the risk of cancer will be less after highly selective vagotomy than after truncal vagotomy . |
| 3 | BELOW When even substantial timber buildings decay and collapse , the only evidence that is usually available for archaeologists to discover are non-organic finds , and holes in the ground in which the timber posts may have been originally placed . |
| 4 | For example , a particular view may appear convincing at first sight , but become much less so when more rigorous analysis exposes certain implicit assumptions , or hitherto unnoticed consequences . |
| 5 | Smaller rodents also chew bone for much the same reason , as well as for its calcium or phosphate content , and like porcupines they seem to prefer older bone rather than completely fresh bone . |
| 6 | Summary information is all that is required , rather than completely up-to-date information on a minute-by-minute basis . |
| 7 | We test this hypothesis in the most conservative way , by testing the viability of an absorption model with the maximum chance of succeeding : we assume neutral rather than partially ionized hydrogen so that absorption is maximum , and allow for very soft X-ray spectra . |
| 8 | He said it would be the first of a series of ventures which Gooding was discussing with Japanese companies , aimed at bringing research and technology to Britain rather than just final assembly of goods . |
| 9 | Remember that an overdeveloped soleus will give the appearance of a ‘ thick ’ ankle , so aim for balance between the two rather than just increased size . |
| 10 | That scenario can be distinguished from another which may nevertheless overlap and converge with it : the necessary identifications of male bonding — ‘ I desire to be like you ’ — produce an intensity of admiration some of which just can not help but transform into deviant desire for , rather than just honourable imitation of , ‘ man 's ’ most significant other ( i.e. man ) . |
| 11 | It 's erm , as you can see , it 's divisional guidelines for authorising costing needs to be and referred to under related documents rather than just divisional policy . |
| 12 | ‘ We must think in terms of corporate reporting rather than just financial statement , ’ said the Governor . |
| 13 | At the heart of the show , though , are three people with a significant track record of pursuing artistic quality rather than just commercial success . |
| 14 | They should continue to seek solutions for the needs of the servide that take into account equality in opportunity and education rather than just short term financial considerations . |
| 15 | Nor did the Socialists abandon political appointments ; indeed , the growing number of party activists occupying senior management posts in public enterprises ( see Diario 16 , 30 January 1985 ) illustrated the government 's belief that the introduction of its policies of commercialism was an operation demanding political rather than purely managerial skill . |
| 16 | There was a trend for the multi-national corporations to set up their own courses on a European rather than purely British basis … |
| 17 | The new production methods based on a fragmented labour force and information technology ( computerization of design and production ) have been established in the 1970s and 1980s on an international rather than purely national basis . |
| 18 | The Spanish off-road course had a slippery surface , rather than seriously deep mud , but with a tyre-scrabbling incline that needed everything locked , it was sufficient to play the variations and show off the advantages . |
| 19 | Many low income families may still face enforcement action through private bailiffs at the door , rather than less stringent repayment methods . |
| 20 | Judicial views on this matter are likely to vary from judge to judge and from time to time : some judges favour more rather than less judicial review ; others less rather than more . |
| 21 | If it would be a decision not to offer it to a patient dependent on the NHS must be a decision about rationing of resources rather than about clinical need . |
| 22 | Further , he claims , much of a lawyer 's competence comes from general rather than specifically legal knowledge , and from his interpersonal skills . |
| 23 | The key is to keep the fish just warm to avoid over-heating , and to veer towards a too solid rather than too oily mixture . |
| 24 | Looking back to the opening statement of the first article last month , we must remember that in the main we are thinking about these designs as decoration rather than as pure picture-making . |
| 25 | She has written in the same magazine ( June 1987 ) on the Book of Exodus , warning that a reading of the Bible as literature , rather than as sacred text , ‘ can not lift heavenward ’ . |
| 26 | Okay , with objects are perceived as structured coherent wholes rather than as discreet component parts . |
| 27 | With much of the impact being in her delivery , Norte 's poetry has , until recently , been more legendary as performance art rather than as written verse . |
| 28 | to the extent that the adjustments do not meet this test , the financial data should be presented as an ‘ illustrative pro-forma ’ rather than as historical fact . |
| 29 | But we want swimming pools to be looked at specifically , rather than as just part of the hotel as a whole . ’ |
| 30 | Surface expression rather than only cytoplasmic expression of the TCR- β chain may be essential for transduction of the signal for the induction of CD4 and CD8 and/or proliferation of DP cells . |