Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From its international headquarters in Montreal , Canada , AMARC serves a network of African radio producers and , along with partner organisations on the continent , is developing training materials and resources appropriate for specific countries ' needs . |
| 2 | VINCE KRAWCZYK , coach to Scottish women 's champions , Glasgow Powerhouse , has conceded the league title to rivals Team Components Bureau . |
| 3 | Living up to other people 's signalled expectations is often a pleasure/pain experience : pleasure in the recognition we receive for satisfying others ' expectations , pain in the sense that we lose some of our independence and freedom . |
| 4 | Some counter-tenors benefit from modern composers ' new interest in their voices . |
| 5 | and listen to Dire Straits ' greatest hits |
| 6 | The terms of each deal vary with individual governments ' performance . |
| 7 | Feminists often rely on male psychologists ' work to solve the psychological problems they encounter . |
| 8 | On that day the Mexican Government plays host to United Nations ' World Environment Day , the purpose of which is to send forth a clear message : |
| 9 | In this way it is different from the bulk colonial films which concentrate on white men 's adventures and dramas . |
| 10 | So , whilst in the foregoing passage repressed homosexuality is construed as a cause of a violent and neurotic racism , elsewhere Fanon regards manifest homosexuality as an effect of the same neurotic racism , though now in a masochistic rather than a sadistic form , and especially the masochistic relation of the white man to the black man : ‘ There are , for instance , men who go to ‘ houses ' ’ in order to be beaten by negroes ; passive homosexuals who insist on black partners ' ( pp. 158 , 156 , 177 ) . |
| 11 | Thus the criminal law defines only some types of avoidable killing as murder : it excludes , for example , deaths resulting from acts of negligence , such as employers ' failure to maintain safe working conditions in factories and mines ( Swartz 1975 ) ; or deaths resulting from an organization 's reluctance to maintain appropriate safety standards ( Erickson 1976 ) ; or deaths which result from governmental agencies ' giving environmental health risks a low priority ( Liazos 1972 ) ; or deaths resulting from drug manufacturers ' failure to conduct adequate research on new chemical compounds before embarking on aggressive marketing campaigns ( Silverman and Lee 1974 ) ; or deaths from a dangerous drug that was approved by health authorities on the strength of a bribe from a pharmaceutical company ( Braithwaite and Geis 1981 ) ; or deaths resulting from car manufacturers refusing to recall and repair thousands of known defective vehicles because they calculate that the costs of meeting civil damages will be less ( Swigert and Farrell 1981 ) ; and in most jurisdictions deaths resulting from drunken or reckless people driving cars with total indifference to the potential cost in terms of human lives are also excluded . |
| 12 | You ca n't actually force somebody to accept treatment unless they fall into certain categories erm and those categories are very small erm |
| 13 | Still others , as in the case of unit , investment or property trusts , specialize in matching borrowers ' needs for long-term finance with lenders ' needs for paper assets denominated in small units which are readily saleable . |
| 14 | PLEASE — come to Qualified Teachers ' Day on the 18th June and be prepared to discuss this VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE — you supported our plea when we asked you to help boost membership , come along and listen and you will be given an opportunity to express your opinions . |
| 15 | Erm , I work for Scottish Women 's Football and the plans we have for this year erm , shall hopefully encourage more women to come into the sport . |
| 16 | If you care about changing women 's lives you 've got to consider that Clare , you ca n't just throw Mrs Ramsay out — ’ |
| 17 | There 's nothing as exciting as having a new baby , I keep thinking , as I gaze into other mums ' prams at their new arrivals . |
| 18 | The evidence we have from foreign firms ' experiences in Kenya bear out de Soto 's thesis : state intervention can be costly and corrupting . |
| 19 | It 's got ta go on a steel pallet and yet next door in the export chiller they 're allowed to go on a wooden pallet and we work on wooden pallets erm |
| 20 | It can be worthwhile to look through trade magazines and check on various companies ' success in placing their songs with artists . |