Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vitamin deficiency Vitamin deficiency can only be properly diagnosed and treated by a doctor , but there are certain fairly obvious signs which should be noted , bearing in mind that an old person who is obese can still be suffering from malnutrition and vitamin deficiency through eating the wrong kinds of food . |
| 2 | The goals would include development of the patient 's self-esteem through encouraging the positive aspects of personality , and helping the patient to communicate needs and feelings verbally . |
| 3 | is not responsible for administering the general services of Northern Ireland . |
| 4 | Other enhancements include a compilation environment that allows users to build and install both uni-processor and multi-processor versions of the system , installable reference binaries for the Intel platform , system management commands for administering the multi-processor features and a preliminary version of the application programming interfaces for multi-threaded enhanced security features . |
| 5 | Through its control and regulatory functions it was viewed as the primary mechanism for transforming the anarchic tendencies of individualism to the collective good . |
| 6 | There is some precedent for allowing the extra costs of subsistence when working away from home , by virtue of Statement of Practice SP16/80 , which specifically applies to lorry drivers . |
| 7 | Collective discussion of what caused , for example , the appalling deprivation in the shanty towns became the starting point for using the new skills of reading and writing . |
| 8 | I apologize for using the semimetaphorical terms ‘ hard ’ and ‘ soft ’ in this essay , but after puzzling over the matter for some time I can see no other way of setting about it . |
| 9 | The Cord Maker comes complete with an explanatory instruction leaflet , containing suggestions for using the finished braids and cords . |
| 10 | A facility , as mentioned before , for using the actual names of the children in the class ( input in advance by the teacher ) can be effective . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've got this irksome fetish for using the natural colours surrounding a place to decorate the interior — but I did n't bring you here to discuss my schizophrenic choice of living surroundings , Virginia . |
| 12 | This may be because definitions were unclear or because criteria for targeting the two systems had not yet been formulated . |
| 13 | There is no worry about eating the right foods or exceeding the calorie target . |
| 14 | We are grateful to our union for making this possible , and for sponsoring the retired members in this way ever since . |
| 15 | Orford Ness , where a staff of 2,000 once worked , has been involved in national defence research and development since the First World War when aircraft fitted with armaments were first tested.Research into bomb ballistics was carried out from 1929 and among the researchers was Barnes Wallis who became famous for inventing the bouncing bombs used against the Mohne and Eder dams during the Second World War . |
| 16 | The people are organized into gangs , under taskmasters , to dig out mud and make the bricks for building the new cities . |
| 17 | Roughly how many kilometres of steel rails , besides engines and rolling stock , do you think were needed for building the Indian railways ? |
| 18 | The cultural practice of imitation which Herbert so confidently exploits ( note how the Jordan poem above skilfully employs Sidney 's first sonnet in Astrophil and Stella was rendered very difficult for a poet such as An Collins whose scope for enjoying the educated attainments open to a Renaissance gentleman was negligible . |
| 19 | Designer shops rub shoulders with gourmet restaurants and the promenade is as much for dressing up and meeting people as it is for enjoying the glorious views . |
| 20 | In an address on March 9 Soglo paid tribute to Kerekou for accepting the political reforms , and promised to work towards consolidating democracy . |
| 21 | It could be argued that variations in economic and social circumstances are very largely responsible for shaping the visible patterns of support , but that these only occur because of an underlying sense of duty and responsibility towards relatives ; this operates independently of external circumstances . |
| 22 | Information technology is impotent without a versatile and effective mechanism for channelling the electronic signals that encode the information . |
| 23 | Leslie Grantham was there to open an art exhibition , and he praised the staff for encouraging the artistic talents of the prisoners . |
| 24 | Data analysts must not be put off using the best techniques available in case they are misunderstood , but they have an important responsibility to explain what they have done to try to ensure that misunderstandings do not arise . |
| 25 | Helmut Schlesinger has attacked the Commission for overestimating the economic benefits and for under-estimating the risks of EMU , especially where the need for massive transfers from rich countries to poor ones is concerned . |
| 26 | The course is adapted for each group , and the group itself has to take responsibility for completing the assigned tasks . |
| 27 | In the case of a floating charge the relevant date for quantifying the preferential debts is the date of the appointment of the receiver by the debentureholders . |
| 28 | ( manager ) has particular responsibilities for handling the financial affairs of the HCIMA , and its investments and acting upon the decisions of Council as they affect the finances of the HCIMA . |
| 29 | For handling the small caterpillars , you need a medium-sized water-colour paint-brush . |
| 30 | LEFT Computers and other electronic devices are now essential tools in archaeology for handling the vast amounts of data that fieldwork produces . |