Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new X-terminal offers a large user memory of 30Mb , and fits in with Forefront , Hitachi 's heterogeneous systems integration schema announced in February . |
| 2 | Once again , left ventricular function plays a key role . |
| 3 | This is because increasing the proportion of left handers in the overall population by shifting the criterion to the right takes in a larger segment of the RS — distribution , but this segment constitutes a changing proportion of the number of individuals to the left of this criterion ( i.e. the left handers ) . |
| 4 | Mermaids have been sighted there and a ghost haunts a derelict bothy near the loch . |
| 5 | MacGregor 's bowerbird builds a complex bower of the ‘ maypole ’ type . |
| 6 | For Piaget , the activity of play represents a major advance in the ability of the child to control its own environment and engage in a variety of strategies . |
| 7 | Because the scale is logarithmic , each whole number increment represents a tenfold change in acidity ; thus , solutions of pH 6 , 5 and 4 contain 1 , 10 and 100 microequivalents of acidity ( Hsup+ ; ) per litre respectively ( abbreviated u eq/l ) as illustrated in figure 4.2 . |
| 8 | In a glass case sits a shrivelled liver , which duplicates the function of an Energy Jewel ( 8 Magic Points ) . |
| 9 | The sudden appearance of glucose in the bloodstream and the corresponding rise in blood glucose level evokes a quick response from the pancreas and results in a brief state of apparent overabundance . |
| 10 | Since the Aberfan disaster in 1966 , the law requires that overburden be separated from other waste , and the dumping technique produces a new shape . |
| 11 | The National Curriculum represents a middle course — the present government believing that law by itself can not raise standards . |
| 12 | The Corporation Road building offers a wide range of options for the unemployed , including woodwork , motor vehicle engineering and needlecraft . |
| 13 | Only in the last 150 years have a number of these buildings been demolished , but even so it is only in Paris , Chartres and few other instances that an open space in front of the building offers a clear view . |
| 14 | Restructuring grant represents a specific commitment by the Government to the work force . |
| 15 | Sums of money I am describing tonight are large , revenue and capital spending combined , of over three thousand million pounds is many times the amount spent by quangos in Wales outside the health service and the grant represents a large share of my total budget for Wales and I hope members opposite are not suggesting I should cut spending on health , that is a vital service which I thought they supported as well . |
| 16 | As she suggests , this supplementation produces a creative tension or uncertainty in the theory . |
| 17 | The pretty Versiliana park offers a vast pine wood and Pietrasanta has some of the loveliest monuments in Versilia — a medieval cathedral , a church with three blind arches and an elegant gothic loggia , and ruins of a fortress . |
| 18 | Delapre Park offers a charming combination of an Elizabethan walled garden , parkland and woodland walks . |
| 19 | Ufford Park offers a stern test without being too physically demanding . |
| 20 | A balance of payments deficit involves a net outflow of currency . |
| 21 | There is a good three-bladed prop which is driven through a toothed belt reduction system , which also friction drives a small alternator to replenish the battery . |
| 22 | But in addition , if the cost reduction succeeds in eliminating pure waste , the extra gain is area HRLM , and even if the cost reduction involves a pure transfer , there is still a small gain of GRLQ . |
| 23 | Unless the government can be persuaded to change its mind , this decision represents a disappointing failure to embark on a much needed set of reforms . |
| 24 | Where an exclusion clause controlled by the UCTA is specific to a particular liability the effect of the UCTA is either to render the clause unenforceable ( if the UCTA imposes a total ban ) , or ( if the UCTA imposes the requirement of reasonableness ) to render the clause unenforceable if it fails to satisfy that requirement . |
| 25 | The only totally safe way to proceed is to exclude from the operation of the general exclusion clauses all those classes of liability for which the UCTA imposes a total ban on exclusion clauses . |
| 26 | Section 2(1) of the UCTA imposes a complete ban on any exemption clause giving protection against liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence . |
| 27 | ‘ But it could also seriously affect the health of schoolchildren as numerous studies have shown that milk plays a vital part in their nutritional intake . |
| 28 | The University offers a wide range of courses of study leading to these Master 's degrees . |
| 29 | The University offers a limited number of awards for the MSc by Research to UK and EC applicants , but does not offer awards for taught postgraduate courses ( e.g. MSc or Diploma ) . |
| 30 | University offers a unique opportunity to study subjects not offered at school as well as those of which applicants may have some experience . |