Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dazzle of a grid can be alleviated by weaving , permitting parallels to alternate in domination . |
| 2 | These more structuralist accounts recognise , along with pluralists , that politically there is a myriad of pressures forcing governments to grow in size and for public spending to increase . |
| 3 | The report is aimed at cutting farm surpluses , reducing pollution , and protecting the countryside , while still allowing farmers to stay in business . |
| 4 | Ismael Boulbine , president of the Ecology and Liberty Party , spoke on local radio about how his party would seek to improve the quality of life , teaching Algerians to live in harmony with nature . |
| 5 | The pupil 's surroundings can be used as an aid to mobility by providing clues to help in orientation , and key points in a building or a room can be utilised as reference points in terms of location and direction . |
| 6 | All of these are transactions which can be done without asking participants to act in front of the camera . |
| 7 | In Wisconsin the Assembly agreed not to vote on an abortion measure , thereby killing a revised bill for the time being and allowing a stringent , but inoperable , law imposing criminal penalties for doctors performing abortions to remain in force . |
| 8 | In a poll , published last week , asking voters to rank in order of priority the issues they most wanted discussed during the election campaign , unemployment came top by a long way , followed by worries about the funding of the badly-indebted State pension and social security fund , and then education and training . |
| 9 | It is currently taking steps to develop in detail a long-term strategy for research in the Biosciences ( see para. 3.4 below ) . |
| 10 | Enabling an adult with learning disabilities to gain in independence , while enabling parents to ‘ let go ’ , is a continuous and long-term task involving advice , support and the testing and modification of new possibilities ( for example , living in a group home ) . |
| 11 | New programmes were launched nationally : Individual Performance Review , National Accelerated Development Programme , etc , and the enduring problem of preparing clinicians to participate in management was tackled . |
| 12 | 10 What number is 7 less than The agents were using algebra to keep their numbers secret , by using letters to stand in place of numbers . |