Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who is this strategy not fair and reasonable , reflecting political maturity and a finer sense of the political art than other communities have managed to achieve ? |
| 2 | The British Oxygen Company ( BOC ) has recently conducted trials using liquid nitrogen and a specially developed vacuum cleaner to kill house dust mites in carpets . |
| 3 | He could be working something out , but he may just be enjoying emotional relaxation and a purely sensory level of play . |
| 4 | In Britain , the home of strong government and political stability , the post-war years — or , at least , since 1964 — have been marked by an instability of policy , intensifying social conflict and a record of economic failure . |
| 5 | He also warned Americans against expecting too much from their government , preaching personal responsibility and a smaller federal bureaucracy , even as he criticised the Republicans for refusing to harness the power of government to cure the nation 's domestic ills . |
| 6 | These included convening its general meetings since April 1990 , organising lectures on popular art theory and on the North Korean Juche ideology , organising meetings where slides of North Korean art were shown , and painting both a banner advocating Korean reunification and a mural about Im Su-Kyong , a student detained for illegally visiting North Korea in 1989 . |
| 7 | In both instances a worker , acting in his own self-interest , may choose to retain his benefits ( by refusing extra pay or a job ) , thereby perpetuating his dependency on the Welfare State . |
| 8 | ‘ He would be keener ’ , thought one young observer , ‘ upon reviving perishing literature than a perishing political party . |
| 9 | Deputy secretary Anthea Rose has stepped in as acting chief executive while a replacement is found . |
| 10 | This new Good Food Policy would avoid the over-production which has marred the CAP and serve the interest of the consumer : promoting more diversified crops , reducing pesticide use and ecological damage , limiting additives and wasteful packaging , and promoting effective labelling and a healthier diet . |
| 11 | Enquiry will focus on the social processes by which such a community , whose original members will have selected themselves , carves itself from the mainstream society , establishing demographic stability and a cultural identity . |
| 12 | He opened one eye at 6.30 am the following morning and there stood that efficient individual dispensing bright conversation and a cup of steaming , over-sweet tea . |
| 13 | We are now 7 degrees within the tropics and if the trade winds in which we got off Madeira continue we may expect to cross the equator in a week or ten days , about which time our Captn. informs us that we may expect to fall in with some homeward bound vessels which will enable me as well as the rest of our passengers to forward letters to our friends … bad weather had the effect of making us all good sailors and now we are enjoying fine weather and a fair wind . |
| 14 | It had taken him half an hour to get his hands and nails clean , using white spirit and a nailbrush as well as soap and water . |
| 15 | The air will bring sufficient bacteria eventually ; adding old water or a sponge from an existing set-up will accelerate the process . |
| 16 | As a conductor he is , in a sense , a ‘ new boy ’ , accustomed to directing contemporary music but a late-starter in broader repertory . |
| 17 | However , securing organizational change and a move to more entrepreneurial strategies demanded more than ever political skills and access to political resources , and this led to a reversion to earlier patterns with the appointment in 1985 of a chairman closely linked to the PSOE . |
| 18 | Its strength lies in transmitting factual information where a telephone call may disrupt a meeting or colleague 's thought processes or where you can not see if an office door is open or closed . |
| 19 | Speed of response , confidence that the centre will pick up local concerns , and that centralized constraints will be kept to a minimum are all important in maintaining good morale and a positive outlook by fields . |
| 20 | The agreement followed Frelimo 's Nov. 30 introduction of a new Constitution embracing political pluralism and a market economy [ for accusations of ceasefire violations , February 1991 suspension of talks see p. 37993 ] . |
| 21 | He was in his late thirties with thinning brown hair and a rugged , weather beaten face . |
| 22 | Werner was in his late forties with a short , stocky physique , thinning brown hair and a neatly trimmed russet moustache that tapered down over the corners of his mouth . |
| 23 | In his early forties with thinning curly hair and a ready smile , his dress was in marked contrast to the usually sober attire of British security service personnel . |
| 24 | Outside stood a man , middle-aged , with thinning dark hair and a black moustache , wearing jeans and a lightweight jacket in pale blue plastic . |
| 25 | The music industry packaged rock 'n roll — noting the charged effect that Elvis Presley had on his fans — as pop for a new generation of economically enfranchised young women , grafting extreme youth and a generic look greasy hairstyle , sideburns , a sallow pout — onto the ‘ romantic ’ stylings of earlier idols . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've got something to tell you , Mum , ’ I opened , expecting massive surprise and a glimmer of pleasure . |
| 27 | One of the most important factors for maintaining beautiful skin and a glowing complexion is good circulation . |
| 28 | Swindon — a growing town with both contracting heavy industry and a growing number of high technology firms is a good place to start answering these questions , in core studies forming part of the Economic Life initiative . |
| 29 | I refer to the children closer and closer to the margins of predictable deviation — the hyperactive youngster with emotional problems , which brings autism to the edge of the teacher 's diagnosis ; the child , otherwise quick-witted , who has massively disabling short-term memory and a confusion in decoding letters : what some would call dyslexia ; the child whose spatial intelligence is exceptionally and marvellously out of line with the celebratory rites of the school community , who fails in conventional school work . |
| 30 | Discipline yourself to having fresh air and a simple home-prepared fruit-and-vegetable lunch two or three times a week . |