Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , we may return to the fundamental difference between the mediation and differentiation theories of acquired distinctiveness — for the former the associations formed during distinctiveness training play a critical role , whereas for the latter these associations are essentially irrelevant . |
| 2 | But basically they dish out their awards in accordance with strata of society — influential architect Richard Rogers got a knighthood — rather than genuine appreciation for the good the recipients have done their country . |
| 3 | Looking back towards his study of Cornford and Harrison , he approves of Johnson 's view that for the modern the distinctions between tragedy and comedy were superficial . |
| 4 | During the 1960s the cores lost about 2.5 million people from net out-migration . |
| 5 | The relevant pressure groups maintain their vigilance , but during the 1970s the changes in the rural landscape , especially in the lowlands , have become much more visible and have certainly received much more publicity . |
| 6 | During the 1970S the ramifications of some communications policies were perceived dimly , if at all . |
| 7 | A new and successful innovation was the evolution of stemless crinoids — some of these acquired pelagic habits , and during the Cretaceous the genera Marsupites and Uintacrinus ( see p.79 ) were widespread enough to be useful marker fossils . |
| 8 | During the 1980s the stars of French thought fell from the heavens at a disconcerting rate . |
| 9 | During the 1980s the police found themselves embroiled in a number of controversies . |
| 10 | During the 1980s the fortunes of the dollar hovered ominously on the fringe of events . |
| 11 | During the 1930s the words ‘ fascism ’ and ‘ fascist ’ were so much in vogue as to make inevitable their widespread application to the Nationalist cause and the emergent Franco regime . |
| 12 | During the 1930s the inadequacies of the wage system in meeting family needs were tellingly exposed by the growing knowledge of the extent of poverty and malnutrition in the population , particularly among children . |
| 13 | During the Eighties the cosmetics industry invested millions in developing skin-care products which claimed to halt or even reverse the ageing process . |
| 14 | During the eighties the holders of debt from those countries which found it difficult to make interest payments found it impossible to take effective remedial action . |
| 15 | The stealing of clothing is less understandable especially as the smellier the socks the more appetising to Holmes . |
| 16 | What about the all the cars all parked round corners everywhere like up at Havers . |
| 17 | All through the twenties the gangs became increasingly violent and there were constant running battles between the South Side Stickers and the San Toi . |
| 18 | However , through the 1960s the results of radio astronomy took root and oceanic Venus died . |
| 19 | One after the other the pallets with the self-inflating assault boats disappeared , tipping forward out into the night , static lines ripping and jerking , the snap of the opening canopies clearly audible above the roar of the engine , the wind and the ocean . |
| 20 | One after the other the towers of prestige and glamour were falling to him . |
| 21 | In the course of the 1960s the boundaries of what counted as " English " began to expand as more interdisciplinary and joint programmes of study were offered , especially at the new universities and later at the polytechnics . |
| 22 | Predictably , the styling rework has done the look of the 911 no favours : rehashing a beautiful original rarely does . |
| 23 | Lane argues that up to the middle of the 1970s the conditions of employment of part-time and temporary workers were reasonably protected by the state balancing the interests of capital and labour . |
| 24 | By the end of the 1970S the additions to the housing stock had been so considerable that arguments were increasingly heard that Britain had enough houses . |
| 25 | By the end of the 1980s the countries of the EEC collectively became the recipients of over half Britain 's exports . |
| 26 | If there is any silver lining to their dark cloud , it is the dubious one that the super-regional banks — for most of the 1980s the successes of American banking — also are on their way down ( or , like Bank of New England , out ) . |
| 27 | Coleridge required love , as the final lines of the agonizing The Pains of Sleep remind him . |
| 28 | The supernatural is constantly present , and what the West considers in the realm of the paranormal the Indonesians have raised to a fine art ; the islands seethe with sorcerers , healers , sages and mystics . |
| 29 | Despite the all the cutbacks that so clearly indicate that IBM Corp now acknowledges that the mainframe can not remain a dominant part of its business for much longer , the company does have new models up its sleeve for early next year — February is thought likely , our US associate Technology News of America hears . |
| 30 | Throughout the thirties the Germans had been eager to displace the British . |