Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb base] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the available evidence suggests that commodity futures are subject to little systematic risk , while index futures have roughly the same systematic risk as the market portfolio , which is the portfolio of all shares in the market held in proportion to their market capitalization . |
| 2 | Nutrition experts argue over the various merits of ginseng , but its components point to its three main powers : slowing down the ageing process ; giving stamina and endurance , and acting as an aphrodisiac . |
| 3 | This comprised a moonlit cable car ride up the mountains to a creaky farmhouse for cheese fondue , heady wine and oompah-pah music — the perfect way to round off a day 's skiing . |
| 4 | Five-foot sash cramps sort out the main frame ; the brackets need special treatment . |
| 5 | The musical setting is carefully selected too to remove him from the tawdry everyday fray of the pop marketplace : violas , accordions , pennywhistles and assorted kitchen utensils conjure up the timeless integrity of Irish folk music ( or ‘ roots ’ in 1990-speak ) . |
| 6 | The survey also contains information on the action employers take on the expiry of the time limit . |
| 7 | He switched off his lamp to watch the cold , silver light settle over the church and headstones . |
| 8 | The earth itself buckled under the titanic stress , and across the island continent earthquakes cast down the cities and levelled the mountains . |
| 9 | Director of Public Prosecutions Barbara Mills said marathon trials let down the justice system . |
| 10 | Chronicle writings bear out the validity of this comment , for many of them are strongly patriotic , sometimes , as in the case of the Gesta Henrici Quinti , combining patriotism with exhortation : ‘ Our England ( Anglia nostra ) has reason to rejoice and reason to grieve ’ ( at the victory of Agincourt and at the destruction and death of Christians ) , ‘ Let our England be zealous in pleasing God unceasingly . ’ |
| 11 | Last year the Association of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences and the Association of Social Research Organisations set up the Social Science Forum ( SSF ) to campaign on issues that were affecting social scientists . |
| 12 | To minimise potential bias , the study investigators set up the ventilators but were not involved in the clinical management of patients . |
| 13 | The Fundació 's maintenance costs eat up the lion 's share of government subsidy , and as the programme is expanded the directors hope to cultivate funds for the exhibition and education programmes from sponsorship and patronage . |
| 14 | The problem of cell cycle control can thus be re-phrased in more precise terms : how do growth factors acting at the cell surface bring about the onset of DNA synthesis by stimulating its promoting factor in the nucleus ? |
| 15 | How can a demoralised off-licence manager work up the enthusiasm to sell what an increasingly adventurous customer has no desire to buy ? |
| 16 | As all IBOA members realise when the word ‘ rationalisation ’ is used , it generally means a down-grading of tasks and possible job losses . |
| 17 | Both the SSA increase and the experimental urban crime fund demonstrate clearly the Government 's continuing commitment to a high level of police funding . |
| 18 | The car tyres bruise along the tarmac and the cabin is full of unspoken hurt . |
| 19 | the water flows by , it 's got an ultra violet light in it and the ultra violet light rays kill off the er |
| 20 | They are rarely found on inland waters , although , since it is established that some of our winter visitors migrate over the interior of the county , such records are likely from time to time . |
| 21 | Winter winds wipe away the natural oils of the exposed skin , to leave a red , raw and chapped appearance . |
| 22 | Our expert editors select only the finest hardback books from the thousands published each year . |
| 23 | Feminist socialization theories explain even the most apparently natural aspects of women 's and men 's subjectivity as learned . |
| 24 | New sluice gates hold out the sea water at high tides . |
| 25 | ‘ The Hieroglyphs , cosmological monuments and institutions of the Peoples of Central and South America prove indisputably the existence of communication between America and India . ’ |
| 26 | The biggest question marks hang over the United States operation , Bancorp , and investment bank County NatWest . |
| 27 | The only question marks hang over the slightly corny lyrical content of some of his compositions and over whether he 's maybe working a little too closely to the Gavin Friday scheme of things . |
| 28 | Perhaps even more revealing are the astonishing carvings which adorn many of the small Romanesque churches of the Saintonge , for whereas the facades of important churches , under the patronage of princes like the Duke of Aquitaine or the Count of Angoulême , may well be the work of internationally famous masters , these village churches make plain the strength of a purely local tradition of superb craftsmanship . |
| 29 | As the ravers and new age travellers helped local council workmen clear up the site , there was praise for the way the police handled the weekend . |
| 30 | Here seafood specialities abound around the fishing harbour and a high-season traffic ban operates each evening to add to the pleasant holiday atmosphere as visitors dine al fresco or take an evening stroll . |