Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He included in his review a summary of eight characteristics which were consistently associated with successful school management and , in summing up , he pointed the way forward very clearly ( Clarkson 1988:273 ) : In schools , changes in legislation , organization and curriculum tend to attract considerable attention when they are first introduced . |
| 2 | Vegetable grow guide Sweet Peppers |
| 3 | This entry may now be compared with the entry in the domain-specific dictionary : access[ addition build combine confident exception exception facility future good knowledge manager month mortgage notice society sum time want world give high instant instant interest money ] |
| 4 | The simple hedges described in Fig.7.3 are essentially insurance operations in which profits and losses on each investment tend to offset each other to some extent . |
| 5 | Their views on programmes for urban renewal tend to follow similar lines to their views on welfare , with large-scale intervention not seen as a public responsibility . |
| 6 | Finally , we found that organisations outside the computing services industry tend to experience higher DP staff turnover than those within it . |
| 7 | Naturally those anthropologists who grant culture such imperative force tend to see social relations as the product of cultural patterning and conditioning , and thus tend to concentrate on child-rearing practices , enculturation , and socialization . |
| 8 | There is a promise , and strength of quality in their songwriting , but The Prayer Boat appear to have some way to paddle before they find a grasp of the studio techniques they will need to coax real spirit from their music . |
| 9 | WARRANTY : Name Origin Research undertake to research any surname and to provide such information as is available by proven research . |
| 10 | Is not my hon. Friend a little surprised that the Opposition seek to raise that point , given that the 1990 Act and other measures demonstrate that every major environmental initiative this century has been implemented by a Conservative Government ? |
| 11 | The findings from the sentence completion study seem to support this argument , in that performance was better on item ( 1 ) than on item ( 2 ) , and performance on item ( 2 ) was better than on ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) . |
| 12 | We may be pardoned for reproducing a part of the opinion of The American Annals of the Deaf of this quarter on the subject : " The retention of the word " Dumb " — which in America has been dropped from the titles of the Convention of Instructors , The National Association , and several State Associations of the Deaf , and many schools , as well as from the United States Census — is probably due to a vote to that effect by the conference held in London last January ; but as our British friends who constitute the Association seem to favour American precedents , we trust that on further consideration they will follow our example in this respect alone , and omit the objectionable word from their title " . |
| 13 | ‘ We are happy to support local schemes which wo n't worsen our mainstream business , and while hitherto we 've waited for passenger executives or consortiums to come to us with a proposal , we might in the future consider taking more initiative . ’ |
| 14 | Finally , the orientation of the coast with respect to dominant waves , the degree of indentation of the coast and the nature of the shore profile away from the coast seem to play important parts in coastal erosion . |
| 15 | AS FANS and players all over the country were being invited to stage a sit-down protest against all-seater stadia , ITV executives last night admitted they are seeking an exclusive multimillion pound deal to televise Premier League games . |
| 16 | Several findings are inconsistent with the theory that an inhibitory effect of unhydrolysed fat on small intestinal bile acid absorption is a major factor responsible for faecal bile acid losses including : ( 1 ) the absence of a correlation between faecal fat excretion and faecal bile acid loss ; ( 2 ) the normal faecal bile acid losses in patients with liver disease compared with the excessive losses in those without liver disease despite similar faecal fat excretion ; and ( 3 ) the finding that patients with near normal fat excretion continue to lose large amounts of bile acids . |
| 17 | As will by now be apparent to the reader , recent discussions on the advancement of public sector accounting continue to stress economic measurement . |
| 18 | Try this : with a partner of equal weight try pulling each other over with hands clasped and toes touching . |
| 19 | III does produce a material product and the workers in that department do provide surplus labour and thus surplus-value . |
| 20 | While each of the activities can be supplied on a stand-alone basis , many clients in the pharmaceutical industry prefer to employ one contractor capable of adopting an holistic approach . |
| 21 | All later forms of religion have to handle this problem , and do so even though they use different means . |
| 22 | Furious at what they call roughshod treatment at the hands of their area tourist board executives over the merger issue , members of the Dunoon and District Hoteliers Association have taken legal advice which they say has confirmed that rules have been violated . |
| 23 | The Dallas daily says that General Motors and General Electric have met several times in recent months to examine ways to increase their influence over the likes of IBM Corp , Compaq Computer Corp , Dell Computer Corp and Apple Computer Inc , quoting executives involved in the talks and industry analysts and the pact could create a consortium with a requirement as many as 100,000 desktop personal computers annually . |
| 24 | Unless you or your Travel Agent have agreed alternative insurance with us , you will automatically be insured under your policy arranged with Commercial Union , and the appropriate premium will be added to your invoice . |
| 25 | It is a requirement when booking your holiday , that you accept our special travel insurance , unless you or a Travel Agent have agreed alternative insurance arrangements with us . |
| 26 | One reason why farm workers ' wages remain so comparatively low is that the demand for labour within agriculture has been declining as a result of mechanization-Indeed , the prospect of more expensive labour has often been sufficient to stimulate farmers to engage in a further round of mechanization so that both the supply and the demand for labour have chased each other down in an ever-decreasing spiral . |
| 27 | The imposition of a war economy has frozen plans for the development of manufacturing , and shortages of electricity , spare parts and labour have disrupted existing industries . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , the activities of TNCs , wherever they are and in whatever industry , are increasingly being integrated into global processes of supply , production and marketing and the theorists of the new international division of labour have rendered great service by highlighting these phenomena even if they have done so in a rather one-sided manner . |
| 29 | Meanwhile labour have promised more books , better schools and more qualified teachers . |
| 30 | It has been suggested that the contracts for the earlier boats in the programme have entailed penal cancellation charges . |