Example sentences of "[vb base] [art] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Feminist methods frequently situate themselves socially and historically in ways which distinguish the concept of the subject they work with from the one which underpins qualitative psychological methods , and which give these methods a different significance .
2 These differences distinguish the mouse from the human TEF-1 sequence .
3 Harry went slowly and cautiously through the gully , feeling his way at every step until his eyes had accustomed themselves to the darkness , and could judge distances and distinguish the shapes of the weathered planes of rock that leaned over him .
4 This distils the ratios to that sub-set which , when taken together and appropriately weighted , best distinguish the characteristics of the failed and silent sets of firms .
5 The same two terms , ‘ bibliography ’ and ‘ history ’ serve to describe both subjects , and it is only the order in which they are cited and , in natural language , the connecting words that distinguish the statements of the two subjects .
6 Discuss the important standards which influence the rest of the computer industry .
7 Factors which influence the stability of the combination include the softness of the car and the trailer 's suspension , plus the balance of the trailer .
8 But on day-to-day issues or on detailed matters where the minister would not be authorized to intervene by the relevant act , however much he might discuss these points on an informal basis and influence the actions of the board , Parliament can do nothing .
9 Furthermore , amongst those who influence the development of the law , it is still far from accepted that the overriding objective of the law of rape and allied offences should be the protection of sexual choice , that is to say , the protection of a woman 's right to choose , whether , when and with whom to have sexual intercourse .
10 If a manager joins a sales team from another department where he or she enjoyed a good reputation , this v–ill go before them and influence the attitude of the team .
11 We shall be particularly interested in discussing how a recipient might come to comprehend the producer 's intended message on a particular occasion , and how the requirements of the particular recipient(s) , in definable circumstances , influence the organisation of the producer 's discourse .
12 These conformations influence the position of the phosphate group with respect to the grooves of the double helix .
13 An appreciation of why governments follow certain types of economic policies requires an understanding of the theories which influence the decisions of the policy-maker .
14 Obviously not only the sequence neighbouring the position for a modification but also other determinants in the tRNA influence the interactions between the tRNAs and most tRNA-modifying enzymes .
15 They need to gain access to and influence the work of the whole institution .
16 In the latter case , the physical object is passed on ; in the former , all that is passed on are genes that influence the shape of the nose as it develops .
17 One can not simply look at the kinds of problems thrown up by particular social structures and economic situations and analyse policies as responses to those problems , since policies themselves influence the character of the societies in which they are adopted .
18 In this pavement — as in others of a comparable design — the squares have assumed an overall structural importance and greatly influence the character of the work .
19 What factors influence the size of the transactions demand ?
20 The factors that influence the size of the proliferative compartment are less clear , though in rats there are genetic differences .
21 By careful management of the issue and purchase/rediscounting of government bonds and Treasury bills , the Bank of England can manipulate interest rates and influence the size of the money supply .
22 The relations between capitalists and previous dominant classes , such as the aristocracy , and traditional institutions , such as the monarchy ( where it exists ) , the armed forces and the established religion , influence the textures of the dominant ideology .
23 For the outcome of this role depends on the multiplicity of local social processes which influence the activities of the local state , but which are inaccessible to the centre .
24 This will , in turn , influence the value to the customer and the price he will be willing to pay .
25 This will , in turn , influence the value to the customer and the price he will be willing to pay .
26 His Observations on the Circumstances which Influence the Condition of the Labouring Classes ( 1817 ) questioned the linkage by Thomas Malthus [ q.v. ] of population growth to increasing wage rates , arguing that the likely age of first marriage and thus birth rates were influenced , not by wage rates or poor-relief practices , but by perceived employment prospects which , paradoxically , were best when wages were low .
27 [ J. Barton , Observations on the Circumstances which Influence the Condition of the Labouring Classes ( ed. and intro .
28 These are : that Braverman ignores worker resistance ; that management may be ignorant of the most effective ways of meeting worker recalcitrance ; that there are more ways of killing a cat than skinning it ( in other words , that there are mechanisms other than fragmentation and de-skilling which management can use to control recalcitrant labour ) ; that technological and market opportunities vary across firms and that these influence the outcome of the struggle between capital and labour over the form of work organisation which is adopted ; and that the tight control of labour and the need to maximise output from individual workers may not be management 's most dominant concern in every case .
29 Thus , there should be a sufficient threat if , in the circumstances known to the accused , the threat might ( 1 ) influence the mind of an ordinary person of normal stability and courage ( whether or not it in fact influences the person addressed ) , or ( 2 ) influence the mind of the person addressed , though it would not influence an ordinary person .
30 As we debated the awards in Government , various colleagues told me that my arguments for reductions were ‘ egalitarian ’ and that the pay increase for judges would in no way influence the expectations of the nurses and the ancillary workers .
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