Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cuban decision raised immediate fears in the USA that the 1980 officially sanctioned exodus of 125,000 Cubans [ see pp. 30474-75 ] might be repeated , and there were reports that the US navy was reviewing contingency plans to mount a naval blockade . |
| 2 | Now Scottish Natural Heritage will pay crofters in an area north of Uig — the bird 's last stronghold on Skye — in an effort to re-establish traditional management of enclosed croft grasslands to provide a safe habitat for the corncrakes . |
| 3 | Such a hypothesis attempts to describe a whole person , and not to separate certain aspects of an individual 's life for special attention . |
| 4 | Thus evaluation can be used for decisions about whether to continue or terminate a given course , about the modification necessary for an existing programme , about the use of various teaching methods to achieve a pre-specified goal , or about the adoption of an innovation . |
| 5 | The Green Party has issued a challenge to all election candidates to sign a Green Charter setting out the principles it hopes candidates will adopt . |
| 6 | The Green Party has issued a challenge to all election candidates to sign a Green Charter setting out the principles it hopes candidates will adopt . |
| 7 | The Green Party has issued a challenge to all election candidates to sign a Green Charter setting out the principles it hopes candidates will adopt . |
| 8 | In summary , the available evidence suggests that under normal conditions Ca 2+ permeates NMDA channels to provide a transient signal which is necessary for the induction of LTP . |
| 9 | FIG. 2 Ca 2+ permeates NMDA channels to produce a transient signal in spines in response to tetanic stimulation . |
| 10 | It was convenient for Rome to use confiscated enemy estates to install a strong military reserve in freshly conquered lands . |
| 11 | The need for " dialogue " nevertheless became the keynote in pronouncements by Prime Minister Sid-Ahmed Ghozali , and on July 11 he invited all opposition groups to attend a national conference at the end of the month " to define the framework and forms of dialogue " . |
| 12 | The powerful combination of Richard Hannon and Pat Eddery is worth supporting in the Swan Handicap , where Hopeful Bid attempts to supplement a recent victory at Yarmouth . |
| 13 | The Department attempts to provide a positive and co-operative learning environment in which these aims can be realised by the individual pupil . |
| 14 | As a result , Antarctic science was one of the few research disciplines to receive a significant funding boost in the 1980s . |
| 15 | A request by opposition parties to allow a transitional period during which the newly formed parties could prepare for elections was refused on the grounds that the election dates were specified in the Constitution . |
| 16 | On Oct. 30 the Prime Minister , Sadou Hayatou , met opposition parties to discuss a proposed electoral code , and the opposition 's access to the media . |
| 17 | Input/output operations were not specified in detail in this paper , but three devices were proposed : an electric typewriter for the transfer of small quantities of data , a display unit for graphical presentation of results , and several magnetic wire or tape units to provide a secondary storage medium and for all normal input and output . |
| 18 | I prefer my purse nets to have a knot-to-knot measurement of 2⅛ inches ( 5.4 centimetres ) . |
| 19 | Last year , under different provisions , a temporary ban was imposed on Chinese underwear imports to stop a temporary surge . |
| 20 | BDO Binder Hamlyn ( phone 071–489 9000 ) has recently expanded its investment management service and has embarked on a joint venture with Matheson Investment managers to give a broader base and access to greater research and expertise . |
| 21 | It is generally agreed that the advent of The Sunday Correspondent and The Independent On Sunday combined with falling circulation figures to precipitate a full-blown identity crisis at The Observer . |
| 22 | Moves towards toleration began during 1686 , when James used his prerogative powers to grant a large number of pardons and remissions of fines ( especially to Quakers ) , and even allowed individuals to obtain dispensations from the penal laws . |
| 23 | Now her mother says all houses should have locks fitted to upstairs windows to prevent a similar accident . |
| 24 | For its part the Italian government agreed to convene within one month a conference of aid donors to assemble a comprehensive assistance package for Mozambique . |
| 25 | For Opposition Members to paint a negative picture of TECs failing to do what they have been set up to do is not good enough , because , after all , they have been in existence for only two years . |
| 26 | Unable to sustain a viable communist-led coalition government , Prime Minister Hans Modrow ( in office since November 1989 — see p. 37025 ) made repeated calls during round table talks for opposition leaders to join a broader coalition . |
| 27 | It also ends a long wrangle between Skandia and its two largest shareholders , Hafnia and Uni Storebrand of Norway which had been trying to use their combined 43 p.c. stakes to force a three-way merger . |
| 28 | The atmosphere here is friendly — an ideal place for Club Couples to spend a relaxing holiday in comfortable surroundings . |
| 29 | Iain , skipping his father , then extricated them by trailing the jack and adding perfect drawing shots to collect a four . |
| 30 | In response to demand SCOTVEC has set up a working group of employer and college representatives to develop a new HND in Social Care Management . |