Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [adj] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alcatel Network Systems UK Ltd says it is launching a mobile communications system for UK freight services to link vehicles via satellite to their home base using its Euteltracs mobile system which provides two-way text communications between a mobile unit and its base , and position tracking and group messaging ; the service is similar to electronic mail and airtime costs are similar to cellular phone costs ; a mobile kit comprising antenna , the communications unit and keyboard should sell for £4,000 ; the system uses Qualcomm Inc 's technology . |
| 2 | He was also able to report that under the new chief executive , David Michels , the group had regained control of its runaway balance sheet position by selling its Ashbourne nursing home division , launching a well-received rights issue and restructuring the banking arrangements with a considerable reduction in the number of banks . |
| 3 | That amount has just passed £1 billion per annum for the first time , representing a real terms increase of 2.5 per cent . |
| 4 | Persona non grata in Hollywood , he moved to New York , appearing in plays and television , and becoming a well-respected stills photographer ; he would return later to make Nicholson a star . |
| 5 | ( This will be easier if you have got into the habit of keeping a simple appointments diary . ) |
| 6 | Helping children to adapt to school life by adopting a sensitive admissions policy . |
| 7 | President Sam Nujoma announced on Oct. 29 that Namibia would shortly be opening a Namibian interests office in South Africa . |
| 8 | The day that Seb Coe was a guest , he was opening a spinal injuries unit in a hospital in Birmingham . |
| 9 | Checking a new drugs route — in connection with an IRA group . |
| 10 | Maybe it 's like driving an expensive sports car : you ease through city traffic , choking on fumes and endless queueing , and then you finally edge out onto a motorway , you drop down into a stronger gear , and you press the accelerator . |
| 11 | HORROR stories still rife about thatched cottages are the dark lining to the dream of living a rustic roses-round-the-door life in one . |
| 12 | In addition to its delay in acting against the armed forces , the government was also behind schedule in establishing a civilian police force , and in introducing judicial and electoral reform . |
| 13 | Government has attempted to overcome severe discrepancies by establishing a Disadvantaged Schools Programme which seeks to provide capital development for communities which are extremely poor . |
| 14 | These included setting and monitoring performance standards , reacting to consumer needs , improving staff training so employees could communicate better with the public and developing a simple complaints procedure . |
| 15 | These create a meeting point where , alongside developing a new arts genre , issues of importance to Disabled people can be debated and the skills necessary to achieve equality can be practised . |
| 16 | He promised summertime improvements and looked forward to developing a new sports superstadium in the long-term . |
| 17 | Vogts , an expert angler blissfully at home with his squad on the banks of Loch Lomond , took a harpoon gun to the legislators for their idea of forming a European Champions League . |
| 18 | A few weeks ago we placed in your columns a modest ad seeking a part-time awards administrator to work from home or his/her own office . |
| 19 | It might be , therefore , that the 19th-century scholars who were seeking a large Ruckers harpsichord were rather too precipitate . |
| 20 | The link means the fachhochschule joins the poly and colleges in Surrey , the Netherlands and Switzerland , piloting a pan-European masters degree in biotechnology |
| 21 | For those wanting a good highlights selection of the best pieces , Antrás Schieff on Decca would be a good bet . |
| 22 | However , in writing for school or amateur orchestras it is wiser to restrict oneself to hand-tuned drums , though there is nothing to prevent one writing a mechanical timpani part with an optional alternative part for hand-tuned instruments . |
| 23 | Over a quarter of respondents claimed that their organisation was either implementing and operating an Open Systems strategy . |
| 24 | Australian Supreme Court Judge Barry Beach kicked out their attempt to stop Grundy Television from releasing a special Neighbours video based on Kylie 's screen romance with Jason . |
| 25 | Terhune 's fingers flew over the keyboard , pulling a close-range weapons menu out of the memory . |
| 26 | The motive was to unhinge her completely — to provoke her into making a political miscalculation , such as reintroducing internment , in the hope of reaping a public relations reward . |
| 27 | Although he was acquitted on one count of assault and another of filing a false police report , the jury had been unable to reach a decision on the charge that Powell had abused his authority through the use of excessive force . |
| 28 | A press release had been issued by Fidelity early in March 1984 forecasting a significant profits shortfall . |
| 29 | ‘ Like building a Celtic Studies museum along the waterfront , a marina , hotel and museum complex . |
| 30 | On the F models , with the 9406 models using a new BiCMOS CPU , IBM claims performance gains of up to 60% — a 15% to 45% range is more realistic , with the F50 the star — at about the same price as the E models they replace . |