Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] and the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Technical disturbances arising from the interaction between communism and the novel form are consequently in Nizan 's eyes merely the logical outcome of the communist writer 's refusal to acquiesce to what are perceived as the oppressive structures of bourgeois politics , ethics and culture . |
| 2 | A cleanliness CAT team discovered the front desk was blocking rooms which had not been cleaned , and groups were arriving to claim them between shifts , so communication between housekeeping and the front desk was improved . |
| 3 | Aspects of polymer science such as viscoelasticity and the statistical mechanics of long-chain molecules are discussed in Chaps 3 and 6 and references for further reading given there . |
| 4 | A substantially similar conclusion was reached from another very recent study which again specifically focused on the possible relationship between creativity and the affective features of psychosis . |
| 5 | Proposed changes in Civil Service terms of employment , the problems of interface between Whitehall and the European bureaucracy in Brussels , leaders from the Guardian and the Telegraph about decentralization … |
| 6 | The persuasive tax advantages for the rich to contribute works of art to public collections also play a part , contributing a measure of prestige shared between artists and the powerful in society . |
| 7 | Particular attention is also being paid to the transfer of resources between agriculture and the non-agricultural branches , to the changes in the incomes and expenditure of the different groups in Soviet society ( including the very important state sector ) , and to the distribution of labour between these different sectors and branches . |
| 8 | The limited availability of materials for building and the primitive methods of construction meant that the houses lasted only about a generation and were often rebuilt and frequently added to as the family increased . |
| 9 | The limited availability of materials for building and the primitive methods of construction meant that the houses lasted only about a generation and were often rebuilt and frequently added to as the family increased . |
| 10 | They were divided by random numbers into two groups , one receiving oxygen during gastroscopy and the other receiving air . |
| 11 | At the Brookwood end there were two cheap wooden and cast-iron structures to serve as receiving stations , one for Anglicans and the other for dissenters , Roman Catholics , Parsees , and others . |
| 12 | Already there existed in Braque 's work a dialogue between objects and the tactile space in which they were embedded ; now , in Picasso 's work and subsequently in Braque 's , there was initiated a dialogue between the subject matter and the highly abstract way in which it was rendered . |
| 13 | The general output and budget functions for each bureau will differ among bureaucrats according to their preferences for income and the several kinds of perquisites ( Niskanen 1975 ) . |
| 14 | Now that both the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister have comprehensively rubbished those assurances , will the Secretary of State for Scotland have to eat humble pie again or will he stand up for Scotland and make this a resignation issue ? |
| 15 | They stopped and examined the half-inch gap between Armstrong and the pink Zephyr . |
| 16 | The contrary tendency towards transgression , inter-penetration , invasion , and the erosion of emotional walls of defence is manifested most explicitly as polyglossia and the multilingual play of words . |
| 17 | They would then find that they were hanging around for hours and the crafty ones would try to find a prop bed to catch up on some sleep . |
| 18 | They are showing there is no substitute for experience and the only disappointment for Tranmere at the moment is the crowd , or rather lack of it . |
| 19 | Mind is synonymous with information in two categories ; that governing instructions for operations and the raw information operated upon prior to decision-making . |
| 20 | In September 1987 he was asked by an acquaintance called Jit Ballay to supply goods from the shop and to accept payment by two stolen building society cheques , one for £7,950 and the other for £9,250 , which were undated and bore no payee 's name . |
| 21 | When this and the regeneration/resurrection theme are brought to bear upon the remark about Bazarov and the 1840s , what seemed a difference of degree turns out to be one of a kind . |
| 22 | When Teeswatch visited Wilton , Mr Perfitt spoke about the work of the community affairs group and its aim to improve communications between ICI and the local community . |
| 23 | On the same day the non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union was announced . |
| 24 | " The tripartite pact is a marvellous supplement to a nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union . |
| 25 | He also foresaw the likelihood of a war between Germany and the Soviet Union . |
| 26 | In every respect Britain 's foreign policy was a failure : it failed to do anything which would strengthen the declining influence of the League of Nations ; it failed to prevent the alliance of Italy and Germany : it failed to stop German expansion , and in the last resort , it failed to prevent the agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union which neutralized the Eastern Front for nearly two years . |
| 27 | To travel to Cologne might well be to find that the battlefront between Germany and the western Allies had already been established just beyond the city . |
| 28 | The chart provides the statutory requirements for in-service inspection and recommended inspections on safety , technical and financial grounds in addition to recommended periods for inspection and the relevant legislation at a glance . |
| 29 | April 11 Talks take place in Cairo between Baker and the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal ; they discuss possible Palestinian alternatives to PLO representation at a conference . |
| 30 | For Harlow and the subdivisional area that we actually concentrate on , that takes in forty , or at least , no it does n't . |