Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The storm builds to a particular intensity . |
| 2 | At the broadest level , the Course contributes in a major way to the achievement of the Polytechnic 's overall aims . |
| 3 | Perhaps Mill 's qualitative utilitarianism points towards a better alternative to the view that pleasure and pain are simply some kind of uniform sensation of which we want respectively , as much and as little as possible . |
| 4 | Like the implicit analogy between the Nixon pardon and a cleaning product , the comparison between denazification and the action of washing powder points to the arbitrary nature of the performative act and questions the authority on which it is based . |
| 5 | This case points to a possible role for moderate hypothermia in preventing hepatitis secondary to ingestion of paracetamol , when it might be used as an adjunct to treatment with acetylcysteine or haemoperfusion in high risk cases . |
| 6 | The strip goes through a rolling mill and a furnace which burns off the cellulose binder , leaving a strip of metal alloy . |
| 7 | Differentiation refers to the different relationships , departments and goals that exist within an organisation and integration is the degree of co-ordination and co-operation between different departments with inter-departmental tasks . |
| 8 | Differentiation refers to the positivist assumption that there is something ( preferably measurably ) different about criminals ; they may be seen as differing from non-criminals in terms of their biological or psychological make-up , or in terms of their values , again according to the academic origins of the criminologist concerned . |
| 9 | What should have been three comfy nights in a five-star hotel with en-suite jacuzzis turns into a full-blooded , mud-covered fight for survival . |
| 10 | If so , it could be that the impact of that experience parallels in a sharpened and intensified form the impact on women of the experience of child-bearing — a potent , personal experience that , however sanitised , brings a woman face-to-face with these three realities . |
| 11 | The last draft of the directive that was considered by the European Parliament refers to a normal minimum of eight hours ' work . |
| 12 | English Nature spent over £6 million on habitat management agreements during the year and gave more than £250,000 in land purchase grants to the voluntary sector . |
| 13 | Whether the tape is a real recording of the voices of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles or not , its existence points to a concerted effort to damage Prince Charles . |
| 14 | Moscovici 's defence refers to the destructive power of operational definitions to restrict intellectual advance . |
| 15 | Our sympathy goes to the bereaved and the injured . |
| 16 | The larger processor fits in the main processor slot the smaller in the coprocessor slot . |
| 17 | A similar objection to utilitarianism urged by Williams , Alasdair MacIntyre and others is that utilitarianism goes with a manipulative approach to human life . |
| 18 | In this way , the original formulation contributes to the overall relevance just as much as the reformulation does . |
| 19 | This suggests that even when writers explicitly indicate that they are correcting themselves , as for example in [ 34 ] , the original formulation contributes to the overall relevance of the text . |
| 20 | In the model shown in Fig. 5 , it is possible that the recognition helix fits into a wide minor groove rather than a major groove as shown , but such a binding of a helix-turn-helix motif would be unprecedented . |
| 21 | Service ethos refers to the formal and informal social climate prevailing in a social service agency which influences the extent of use made by different groups of people . |
| 22 | Although a plot of sorts involves the intrigues of the Egyptian Queen , whose enfeebled brother and consort has no power to break her obsessive love for ‘ the Wanderer ’ , the story turns on the simple fact that Odysseus must for ever love an unattainable ideal . |
| 23 | An NIS Domain license goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 24 | At a roadside cottage at the end of the village ( a former toll bar ) , a narrow lane turns off the main road to the left and continues beyond a crossroads and the old railway track to start a long climb on the side of Casterton Fell and ultimately come to an end at Bullpot Farm . |
| 25 | However , where a decision has been made to make redundancies and employees have been informed , the contingency crystallises into an actual liability . |
| 26 | This is because your hair goes through a growing phase which lasts from three to five years , then a resting phase which lasts for three to four month before it falls out . |
| 27 | But there are fears that any hiccup in Christmas trading could lead to it having problems maintaining its banking covenants in the new year . |
| 28 | Using the mouse or cursor keys the user points to the main heading of the menu he or she wants and the menu pulls ( Windows ) or drops ( GEM ) from the heading . |
| 29 | Like Las Vegas money machines — where lights whirl , the jackpot flashes and the sound of cascading money plays for the smallest win — so the sprung plywood floor of the wrestling ring thuds and echoes with exaggerated effect . |
| 30 | And we hit the bar as well , so it goes to the ninetieth minute does n't it , that 's what it is , a fifteen round fight goes to the last second does n't it as some boxers have found out . |