Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scheme was set up to encourage a broader section of the public to buy works of art by living artists , thus opening up the art market while at the same time helping artists to earn an income . |
| 2 | Witches were also accused of using herbs to ease the pain of labour at a time when the Church held that pain in childbirth was the Lord 's punishment for Eve 's original sin . |
| 3 | It neatly sidesteps the whole process of undoing and pouring spray by allowing operators to puncture the cans and then let the spray be rinsed straight into the sprayer . |
| 4 | The best method for notes is undoubtedly some loose-leaf system , preferably one using cords to hold the paper . |
| 5 | The introduction of the steam press after 1810 reduced the price of books , allowing experts to earn a living by writing for the ever-expanding market . |
| 6 | Given the purposive approach to construction now adopted by the courts in order to give effect to the true intentions of the legislature , the fine distinctions between looking for the mischief and looking for the intention in using words to provide the remedy are technical and inappropriate . |
| 7 | Nowadays , most maps are made by plotting features from vertical aerial photographs , using computers to correct the distortion in the photographs . |
| 8 | By using computers to integrate the information from a large number of different viewpoints round the skull , it is possible to visualize the appearance of a slice through the brain and build up a full three-dimensional image . |
| 9 | It has usually cost them less than 0.5% to raise capital by issuing dollar-denominated warrants ( ie , Eurobonds with warrants that give the buyer the right to buy the shares at fixed prices in four or five years ' time ) in London and then using swaps to get the money back into yen . |
| 10 | At the same time , Libet set up a procedure for allowing subjects to report the time at which they first experienced the conscious intention to act . |
| 11 | The Democrats had changed the rules for their 1992 contest by allowing candidates to share the delegates sent to the nominating convention by each state in proportion their support , subject only to their exceeding a 15 per cent threshold . |
| 12 | And erm , it s it seems to be an entirely er rational position for any public politician , for instance , Mrs Thatcher before the seventy-nine election , denying that she had any plans to double V A T , or Mr Major denying some of the plans for raising taxes that we 've come up with , or indeed denying plans to privatise the forestry commission . |
| 13 | NCR Corp reports that the city of San Antonio , Texas , tenth largest in the US , would you believe , has gone for NCR multiprocessing servers to facilitate the flow of information through its emergency services department — two NCR 3450 multiprocessors will function as the backbone of the city 's computer dispatch system ; no value given . |
| 14 | Much of the mercury that escapes in to the soil and the air and in to the water , finishes up here in the rivers , and there it reacts with naturally occurring compounds to form a compound called methyl mercury which is far more dangerous to man than is mercury itself . |
| 15 | They also accused the ruling Arena party of delaying tactics to obstruct the emergence of the FMLN as a political force capable of winning the elections to be held in 1994 . |
| 16 | Section 6(1) requires the local education authority to make arrangements enabling parents to express a preference as to the school which their child is to attend . |
| 17 | The system also ‘ stores ’ details of the last 5,000 lightning strikes , and this data can be played back in accelerated fashion , enabling pilots to track the movement of thunderstorms . |
| 18 | Add square timber cappings to the new post sections and the work is complete , ready for climbing plants to soften the outline of the trellis . , , . |
| 19 | 5.15 Re-letting boards To permit the Landlord at any time during the last [ 6 ] months of the Contractual Term and at any time thereafter [ unless the Tenant shall have made a valid court application under Section 24 of the 1954 Act or otherwise be entitled in law to remain in occupation or to a new tenancy of the Premises ] [ ( or sooner if the rents or any part of them shall be in arrear and unpaid for longer than [ 28 ] days ) ] to enter upon the Premises and affix and retain anywhere upon the Premises a notice for re-letting the Premises and during such period to permit persons with the written authority of the Landlord or [ its ] agent at reasonable times of the day to view the Premises It is not unreasonable for the landlord to be entitled to erect a re-letting board at the premises within a reasonable period prior to the termination of the term unless the tenant proposes to apply for a new tenancy of the premises , provided that the board is in a position so as not to interfere with the tenant 's or any undertenant 's business being carried on at the premises . |
| 20 | It has the aim of enabling participants to understand the reality of each others ' lives , and thereby contribute to changes in both societies . |
| 21 | Nurse managers used to overcome their service deficiency by utilising learners to fill the gaps . |
| 22 | They do not as yet allow the use of international standard cartridges such as those conforming to the specifications of the PCMCIA ( Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association ) but SelecTronics will be offering their own proprietary cartridges enabling customers to use the SelecTronics ' Bible and Encyclopaedia as ‘ readers ’ for other information products . |
| 23 | It is concerned' with utilising resources to meet the organisation 's objectives and is characterised by the requirement of efficiency . |
| 24 | Try opening windows to freshen the air , rather than reaching for sprays and toilet blocks |
| 25 | The further away the other conductor is the fewer electrons will get through , so enabling scientists to map the surface of the first solid . |
| 26 | Print features include delayed de-spooling ( enabling users to set the time and date for printing ) , support for COM3 and COM4 and remote de-spooling . |
| 27 | The most recent GUIs also incorporate a windowing facility enabling users to create a window within one application through which they can simultaneously run another . |
| 28 | A copy of his plan was sent to Spain on the very day , 14 April 1762 , that he replied encouragingly to a British approach about opening negotiations to end the war . |
| 29 | The food-sellers were doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages and , beside them , water-sellers with great buckets slung round their necks sold cooling drinks to soothe the mouths of those who chewed the hot , spicy meat . |
| 30 | This exciting and popular event raises a considerable amount of money for conservation work at Clumber , but it does mean that the park will be closed that day to visitors ( including National Trust members ) , except for those spectators purchasing tickets to watch the rally . |