Example sentences of "[vb base] the [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In both cases the parents ' resignation to the inevitability of the assessment outcome arose from their having no opportunity to determine or seriously influence the objectives of the assessment nor to contribute to the conceptual framework within which their children 's needs were being assessed . |
| 11 | that nobody was , nobody was in the business of not enforcing those , erm , but the only way I could erm fulfil , the obligations arising out of the treaty and abstain from measures that jeopardize the attainments of the objectives of the treaty , er was to allow the monies to be collected by er leaving you free to pursue your counterclaim , because then if you 're right , erm then you would achieve everything you are entitled to achieve , by your counterclaim , that would achieve the objectives of article eighty five , erm whereas the collection of the money would achieve the objectives of the directive |
| 12 | Knead comfortably up and down from side to side , then knead the sides of the waist . |
| 13 | Perhaps as often as once a month , depending partly on the amount of dust in the air , you should get out the drive cleaning kit and service the heads in the way I 've described before trouble starts . |
| 14 | Her fingers tickle the hairs on the back of my hand . |
| 15 | Only occasionally did the accompanying instruments — which frequently had to use the speech rhythms of the voice — overshadow the words to the detriment of the story . |
| 16 | Just push the stems into the oasis and it will keep them in place . |
| 17 | The next day , push the fins into the marzipan , starting at the head with the smaller triangles , getting larger over the back of the body , and then smaller towards the tip of the tail . |
| 18 | Push the ends of the roll towards the centre , so the pastry crinkles ( this will prevent it tearing when the roll is curved ) . |
| 19 | Push the pipes into the fitting making sure that they are properly home . |
| 20 | Now as you breathe out again through your mouth , push the palms to the sides at shoulder height . |
| 21 | You can then either hem and gather it with shirring tape before it is fixed to the walls ; or let it gather itself naturally as you push the rods through the turned-over hems at top and bottom . |
| 22 | If you need to put on a plaster , gently push the edges of the cut together and carefully place the plaster over the cut . |
| 23 | To cure the fault , gently squeeze the segments of the female terminal together with a small pair of pliers . |
| 24 | The most distinctive features of elite theory display the virtues of the classical elite theorists — especially their realism , their scepticism about the effectiveness of both liberal democratic arrangements and any alternative form of state , their focus upon the technical character of state organization and policy-making , and their undisguised pessimism about the future prospects of democracy . |
| 25 | The reader will probably reply that the question is quite otiose because it is obvious that , as Freud himself pointed out , the oral region is of first significance in a new-born baby 's life , the anal zone is significant later , especially with the coming of toilet-training , and the phallic period is last merely because it is only later that increasing awareness of the genitals and the ability to manipulate them and perceive the persons of the parents causes Oedipal phenomena ( which are synonymous with the phallic period ) to come to the fore . |
| 26 | Official ideology proclaims the unity of individual , group and societal interests and ‘ Soviet trade union leaders perceive the interests of the assembly-line worker and that of the Soviet state ( and through that state , factory management ) as identical ’ ( Ruble , 1981 , p.9 ) . |
| 27 | Systematic differences between Catholics and Protestants which have been observed are probably best characterized as regional differences , since for example East and West Belfast Protestants each perceive the accents of the other group as distinctive ( L. Milroy 1980 ) . |
| 28 | To present an oversimplified example , it can be argued that many occupational groups within the middle class in Western society plan , organize and coordinate the activities of the working class . |
| 29 | The current state of regulation in the USA is discussed by Perpich ( 1989 ) who highlights the roles of the EPA , the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) , the US Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) and the National Institute of Health ( NIH ) as well as the Biotechnology Science Coordinating Committee ( BSCC ) which was established in 1985 to formulate policies and coordinate the interests of the existing monitoring bodies in terms of public health and environmental implications . |
| 30 | upset the tables of the money changers ; |