Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The secret decision to continue producing the new generation of so-called ‘ binary ’ nerve gas weapons would also seem to preclude a Bush-inspired bilateral agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union to start reducing their arsenals of chemical weapons before the new global treaty is concluded . |
| 2 | It thus provides an unusually good opportunity to try to disentangle the general cross-national effects of the crisis from the influence of national political factors . |
| 3 | Therefore , where the tread is below 1.6 mm depth in the middle of the tread and around the circumference of the tyre it is no good the defendant adding up the ‘ bits ’ on either side of the worn part to try to make a good three-quarters . |
| 4 | The Personnel Manager has advised Heads of Department to continue to operate the present voluntary screening programme except : — |
| 5 | And they have been given a plastic card to carry itemising the major banned drugs . |
| 6 | If a system of government is , in the long term to continue to enjoy the broad acquiescence on which , in a democratic society , it stands , it must be sufficiently responsive to the voices of the governed and this is most effectively ensured by the constitution 's providing for the regulation of social affairs at the lowest and most immediate level possible . |
| 7 | It thus offered a form of compensatory training for them and made no attempt to try to alter the racist structures and attitudes in the labour market by which they were disadvantaged in the first place . |
| 8 | The sole churchman to try to raise the Black issue in an effective way was Rev. Roy Magee , minister of Saintfield Presbyterian Church . |
| 9 | Essex County Council is currently carrying out a feasibility study to try to pinpoint a permanent arts complex for the northern part of the county . |
| 10 | Mike Burton , the former England rugby player , had accused the club of operating a cartel to try to dominate the secondary market in tickets for the two-week event . |
| 11 | Snow-making machines will be blowing out foam-based snow to try to create an early Yuletide atmosphere while trying to tempt shoppers into their stores . |
| 12 | There were also fears that Japan planned to do just what America does : use defence spending and research to help build a civil aerospace industry , and thus beat Boeing . |
| 13 | The principal objective of this project is to carry out research to help build an intelligent geographical database system . |
| 14 | Rather , it is efficient to deliberately introduce a new distortion to the film industry to help counterbalance the inevitable distortion in the meals industry . |
| 15 | The company , established 25 years ago , received a £120,000 grant from the Department of Trade and Industry to help finance the new investment . |
| 16 | Eva and her emergency team were amongst the first on the scene taking in food and clothing , and assessing the need for financial aid to help rebuild the shattered homes and schools . |
| 17 | But he had the backing of what the chronicler calls the ‘ more foresighted ’ part of the council , and this tacit approval suggests that the argument was not simply that of an ‘ anti-Woodville ’ faction , but represented a genuine attempt to avoid rocking the political boat — an attitude in line with what is known of council policy . |
| 18 | But he had the backing of what the chronicler calls the ‘ more foresighted ’ part of the council , and this tacit approval suggests that the argument was not simply that of an ‘ anti-Woodville ’ faction , but represented a genuine attempt to avoid rocking the political boat — an attitude in line with what is known of council policy . |
| 19 | ( Prior to the mass exodus of Albanians to Italy , the Italian government had been thought to be delaying the delivery of food aid to avoid giving a pre-election boost to the communist regime 's popularity . ) |
| 20 | Sometimes these informal meetings led parents to form a task force to help meet a particular school need — covering library books , repairing and repainting of toys , making simple equipment or assisting teachers with classroom chores . |
| 21 | He said the letters and sinister phone call showed that ‘ the unidentified criminals wanted to use their crime to help restore a Nazi dictatorship in Germany ’ . |
| 22 | One of the significant sub-themes of de Klerk 's visit was his assertion of South Africa 's readiness to help revive the economic fortunes of its neighbours in southern Africa . |
| 23 | Tyneside Elswick Young Farmers ' group has donated £141 to the Penshaw Riding for the Disabled Association to help buy a mounting ramp for disabled riders . |
| 24 | Western observers commented that Gorbachev was apparently looking to religion to help provide the spiritual renewal which he saw as an essential part of perestroika . |
| 25 | READ# can be used as an alternative to INPUT# Write the variable " var " to the file opened as " fnum " . |
| 26 | But do remember to make use of the facilities on offer — for example , you can use the Copy command to save typing the same or similar details . |
| 27 | The only woman trainer to have won the National , Jenny Pitman , has two horses to watch . |
| 28 | The colt is the only horse to have beaten the flying Arazi and is a stablemate of Tertian , the 6–1 favourite for the 2,000 Guineas on May 2 . |
| 29 | When the idea of a Royal Commission was in circulation , lawyers within the ranks of the Government , notably Sam Silkin , the Attorney General and one of the few front-benchers on either side to have taken a close interest in penal reform , and Alex Lyon , a Minister of State at the Home Office , pressed for the opportunity to be grasped to make an authoritative assessment of the arguments for a public prosecution service independent of the police . |
| 30 | It is old Mr Snoot 's ambition to learn to recognise every one of them . |