Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [vb base] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twenty years on , the phrases which she saw as indicating a deformation of values have become commonplace in the Thatcherite academy , where contemplation is regarded as idleness , rather than the other way round , and Leavis 's abominated ‘ technologico-Benthamism ’ is firmly in the saddle . |
| 2 | Mr Howard said : ‘ All but a tiny minority of authorities have set affordable budgets and council taxes . |
| 3 | Regarding the pattern of these physical changes over time , different kinds of impairments appear to have different ‘ trajectories ’ , although there is also a certain degree of overlap in this . |
| 4 | However , a number of researchers have investigated semantic processing applied to related NLP problems , and some of the techniques and resources used have shown direct relevance to text recognition . |
| 5 | Several groups of birds have done this . |
| 6 | The point at issue is that both sets of disciplines tend to have different conceptions about the domain and status of proof in the pursuit of knowledge . |
| 7 | Surveys of attitudes tend to confirm this . |
| 8 | In August the Slovene delegation to the Skupština launched a strong criticism of the new system , which , it maintained ( EP , 24 August 1987 ) , had ‘ irrefutably shown for a year and a half that it is inefficient , and that the centralization of foreign exchange , the administrative allocation of import entitlements , and priority for the servicing of debts have brought disastrous results for exports and for the inflow of foreign exchange ’ . |
| 9 | There 's been something like twenty per cent cut over the last few years and erm some faculty members have taken early retirement and left , so a lot of subjects have lost some of their most able people . |
| 10 | It may be preferable to be silent regarding the date for expressions of interest until such time as a number of parties have expressed such interest . |
| 11 | Subsequently a number of books have summarized this and other work on earth hazards ( e.g. Whittow , 1980 ; Perry , 1981 ) but two singular ones are worthy of special attention . |
| 12 | MESSAGE BEGINS STOP ORNITHOLOGY REPORT SUGGESTS SWEDEN DENMARK AND FINLAND TOO COLD AT PRESENT TO OFFER SAFE REFUGE FOR MIGRATING SPECIMEN STOP THERE COULD BE A WARM NEST HERE HOWEVER AND AM INVESTIGATING STOP HOWEVER NESTING MATERIALS EXPENSIVE HERE SO WILL NEED CLEARANCE FOR APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS STOP SUGGEST 250000 WOULD SET UP THRIVING BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY STOP PLEASE CONFIRM THIS COURSE STOP MESSAGE ENDS STOP FRI 1730 GMT |
| 13 | Sixty per cent of secretaries want to develop another career but only 15 per cent feel opportunities exist . |
| 14 | A number of clergy have expressed high regard for their contribution to the provision of homes , stipends and index-linked pensions . |
| 15 | ‘ Both sets of supporters have brought great credit to their clubs and to the reputation of British football by their exemplary behaviour . ’ |
| 16 | Do the assumptions of heads have to attach less weight than might be reasonable to , for instance , a colleague 's attitude of reluctance ? |
| 17 | Salton has reviewed the methods of handling information retrieval , while a number of authors have described specific techniques that offer advantages in particular situations . |
| 18 | Similarly , a number of authors have used vertical aerial photography to estimate residential densities across individual cities ( see , for example , Collins and El-Beik 1971 ; Hsu 1971 ; Clayton and Estes 1980 ) while others have experimented with the use of satellite imagery ( Iisaka and Hegedus 1982 ) . |
| 19 | For years companies who have fleets of cars have used this method of payment instead of buying outright . |
| 20 | In Central and South America at least twenty kinds of frogs have developed this defence still further . |
| 21 | During the last few years an increasing number of schools have adopted agreed policies for handwriting . |
| 22 | Ninety four per cent of Scots want to see more Police on the beat . |
| 23 | But the gypsies and geourgos but er a lot of gypsies have got one geourgo parent but , they would reckon that there must be some sort of descent , er er erm that , where they 're aware of to qua , to qualify as a gypsy . |
| 24 | Those of you that have children or er are involved in education in any way at the moment will be well aware of the cut and problems that are going on er within reorganization within education in this country at the moment and I learnt to sail through the National School Sailing Association a long time ago er and thousands and thousands of youngsters have done that over the years . |
| 25 | I am encouraged that a number of countries have promised political help . ’ |
| 26 | Undeterred by frequent violent attacks , Joan Marsdon and her brave team of healers continue to instil new life into psychiatric wards |
| 27 | A committee of parents try to help one another find accommodation , which , of course , they have to pay for themselves . |
| 28 | Macrovision Inc , Mountain View , and Philips Electronics NV 's Philips Semiconductors came together at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show this week to announce that Philips ' new NTSC and PAL colour encoder chips will include Macrovision 's patented pay-per-view anti-copy system . |
| 29 | During the past decade or so a number of investigators have used electrophysiological techniques to study hemispheric specialisation of function , usually in right handers . |
| 30 | A number of economists have placed some of the blame for poor economic performance on a failure to modernize ( there has been a tendency to retain old plants and to support traditional but declining industries , such as textiles ) ; on the emphasis given to maintaining a balance of payments surplus in order to fund overseas military spending and foreign investments , pursued at the expense of economic growth , and on a failure of postwar economic management to manipulate supply as well as demand . |