Example sentences of "[v-ing] this [vb -s] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be sub-divided into two distinct operations : Staging This takes the list of teaching items and arranges it into blocks of the right size for the various years , months , weeks , days and classes of the teaching course . |
| 2 | There will be no means , in such a society , of deliberately adapting the rules to changing circumstances , either by eliminating old rules or introducing new ones : for , again , the possibility of doing this presupposes the existence of rules of a different type from the primary rules of obligation by which alone the society lives … |
| 3 | The inconvenience of doing this makes the effect on transactions demand rather limited . |
| 4 | But the division between public and private is very ambiguous and can not be drawn simply by examining the size of the public sector in the economy and assuming this defines the limit of state influence . |
| 5 | Organising This involves the establishment of a structure of tasks which need to be performed to achieve the goals of the organisation , grouping these tasks into jobs for an individual , creating groups of jobs within sections and departments , delegating authority to carry out the jobs , and providing systems of information and communication , and for the coordination of activities within the organisation . |