Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ethical ’ is to be preferred to ‘ moral ’ because to speak of ‘ moral positivism ’ implies that the role of law is simply to apply the moral rules of society , whereas the theory is that law deals with conflict in a way which at least in part transcends the moral disagreements endemic in societies of men or of nations . |
| 2 | This description fits the observable characteristics and progress of the disease , although it might be more appropriate to substitute the social term " " sensitivity " " for the strictly clinical term " allergy " . |
| 3 | A computer separates the different colours . |
| 4 | This technique records the exact points in the sentence which the reader fixates , and the time of each fixation . |
| 5 | The building contains the national records of Scotland and the Court of the Lyon King of Arms , the only surviving Court of Heraldry . |
| 6 | While it is hard-wearing and safe , rubber-covered cable has the additional benefits of being very flexible and resistant to kinking in use . |
| 7 | In most cases the ribbon cable has the three connectors on it that are needed for two drives . |
| 8 | If Mainsborne runs into trouble , the South Eastern Electricity Board has the alternative CALMS ( Credit and Load Management System ) . |
| 9 | The board has the same switches on it as I have on the rack , so if Bryan presses the board they light up for me too , so I can see what he 's got on . |
| 10 | The traditional line-item budget has the following defects : ( a ) The budget is subdivided on the basis of department or activity centres , each of which may operate several programmes either individually or as joint ventures . |
| 11 | In many countries , a criminal trial has the following stages : indictment , prosecution case , defence case , summing up , verdict , sentence . |
| 12 | The water wheel turns the grinding stones of Melin Brompren Flour Mill to produce stone-ground wheat flour which is used at Derwen Bakehouse for baking traditional bread and bara brith ( a Welsh delicacy ) |
| 13 | This report describes the referral patterns of women during pregnancy and the effect this has on the interpretation of perinatal risk ; compares crude perinatal mortality rates between different maternity units ; shows how adjustment for case mix influences the initial rates ; and suggests ways of making analyses of perinatal mortality rates more relevant for evaluating obstetric and neonatal care . |
| 14 | The Deutocerebrum represents the fused ganglia of the antennal Segment . |
| 15 | You will undoubtedly be aware that ‘ Green ’ is the marketing tool of the 90 's and that my department enforces the statutory measures which aim to protect consumers against misdescriptions and misleading claims by manufacturers . |
| 16 | This chapter crystallises the main issues relevant in the management of a surveying practice and the internal organisation necessary to manage a project successfully . |
| 17 | The research involves the following elements : |
| 18 | This obsession with changing its environment sometimes causes the Beaver to fall foul of local authorities , particularly when the end result obstructs the migratory routes of Salmon or leads to the flooding of woodlands and highways . |
| 19 | Part ( b ) of the figure represents the iso-vote curves and indicates combinations of two ‘ bads ’ , namely inflation and unemployment , that yield equal votes from the electorate where the labels indicate more votes as you move towards the origin . |
| 20 | International mail involves the postal services of other countries as well as our own , so we can not give precise service standards . |
| 21 | We agree with Bremner et al and with Spechler and Goyal et al , who stated that the established Barrett 's oesophagus represents the true cases and that ‘ creeping substitute ’ or developing Barrett 's oesophagus should be carefully followed up in order to determine the progression or not of these lesions . |
| 22 | Every piece displays the classic phases of preparation , crisis and denouement ; thanks to the skill of Campra 's poets a final return to the original tonality ( if not key ) is dramatically plausible as well as musically satisfying . |
| 23 | Nobody in this business is infallible , but if something does go wrong , the customer must know that the contractor has the technical resources and financial muscle to put it right ; just as that contractor needs to have the resources and skilled manpower to tackle any infestation , and be neither too big to care nor too small to cope . |
| 24 | The term contains the elastic constants . |
| 25 | Fruit juices are high in fructose , which weight for weight has the same calories as sucrose ( ordinary sugar ) . |
| 26 | ( 1 ) This subsection specifies the only grounds upon which a seamen 's canteen licence may be refused . |
| 27 | 11 May : The Mail defends the astronomical salaries of top business executives ( which they award to themselves ) from attack by the Archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 28 | The methodology has the following steps : |
| 29 | Deconstruction is an approach , most closely associated with the philosopher Jacques Derrida , in which the critic exposes the hidden workings of a binary opposition . |
| 30 | In examining these questions the study has the following objectives . |