Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Celie remains uncomplicated and straight forward but the childish brevity sets the right tone of gratuitous violence for Celie 's early vision of the world . |
| 2 | This was interpreted as indicating that at the lower inter.stimulus intervals employed ( 5 and 50 msec. ) both hemispheres have access to a short-lived visual trace ( i.e. the icon ) but once the trace decays the right hemisphere has preferential access to , or operates more efficiently on , some more stable representation of the stimulus . |
| 3 | ‘ We think the Keystone dialogue has the right approach , but governments must support it ’ , he says . |
| 4 | It may therefore be questioned whether English law takes the right approach in confining its most serious sexual offence , rape , so narrowly . |
| 5 | Say it rotates left to right about the vertical axis , as a line segment reaches the right extreme , it is removed . |
| 6 | The use of the tampon creates the right atmosphere for that bacteria to breed , and they very quickly start to attack the immune system of the body . |
| 7 | On the other hand , the apparent dissimilarity can be stretched even further ( say , using the Odysseus and the Sirens story for the topic of drug abuse ) providing the teacher takes care to ensure the group makes the right connections ! |
| 8 | A problem with this manoeuvre , however , is that certain evidence implicates the right hemisphere in control of simple reaction time ( Benson and Barton , 1970 ; Howes and Boller , 1975 ; Nakamura and Taniguchi , 1977 ) and thus equivalent response times for left and right hemisphere groups may not in fact reflect equivalent damage at the two sides of the brain . |
| 9 | ‘ I think we can beat Glenavon but will have to keep our fingers crossed that the other game goes the right way for us , ’ he said . |
| 10 | 2 A holesaw fitted to an electric drill cuts the right size hole for your taps |
| 11 | Economic theory suggests the right answer to this problem . |
| 12 | Is n't this further evidence that this government has the right policies for British business and the British people . |
| 13 | Our new argument for the political virtues of conventionalism uses these distinctions to show why the line this theory draws between cases decided by law and cases calling for judicial legislation strikes the right balance between predictability and flexibility . |
| 14 | The Maastricht Treaty provides the right framework and objectives for this . |
| 15 | I hope the light bulb shines the right way Nig ? |
| 16 | That is , one explanation sees the right ear advantage to be the result of stimulating a particular ear , the other as the result of receiving sounds from a particular side of space . |
| 17 | Precisely because the trade-offs are so clear , this particular project puts the right questions into focus . |
| 18 | Good advertising communicates the right message to the right people at the right time in a way that will interest or amuse them , but above all make them want to buy the product , service , or even " idea " . |
| 19 | and so on , from which a statement of a performance measure could be derived logically , ie the procedure is effective if the customer receives the right amount of the correct stationery at the right time . |
| 20 | It is important to provide the hospitality industry with a wide range of products to ensure that each hotel gets the right product for its size , location , local crime level , budget , community standards and method of operation . |
| 21 | But in theory , just as many could be produced — if the country creates the right conditions for growth |
| 22 | What bugged me was the way they sampled that line ‘ Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day ’ from the film Withnail and I. It was a shame , since what I liked was the way the album had its own space and logic . |
| 23 | ‘ Nevertheless , the council believes we must ensure the market structure provides the right balance of benefits and obligations for market practitioners , whilst offering investors and issuers the opportunity to do business efficiently and cost effectively . ’ |
| 24 | Occasionally , the film hits the right note , but mostly the disenchanted teenagers seem merely petulant , while the parents and shrinks are portrayed as either feckless drunks or mercenary medics . |
| 25 | The TD knows the right people at all levels of the bureaucracy and can pull innumerable strings . |
| 26 | Wedgwood firmly believes that its wide choice of merchandise gives the right marketing mix and enables the Group to provide products that appeal to a broad section of the world public . |
| 27 | I think Dispatches has found its way into corners of the agenda that others have n't , and Panorama from time to time hits the right note . |
| 28 | Josie Lawrence 's girlish reading is rather daunting at first but in fact hits the right note for this unexpectedly cheering and totally unsentimental little fable . |