Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [adv] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the Serpent , the Swastika crystallizes fundamental principles relating to the activity of Universal forces and their relationship to terrestrial life , and was designed to evoke an intuitive realization or response rather than an intellectual understanding . |
| 2 | Muslim fundamentalists demanded the death sentence be carried out by stoning or crucifixion rather than the usual Moroccan method of a firing squad . |
| 3 | But all of them are individuals — with hopes , needs , desires , feelings of pain or pleasure just as the rest of us have . |
| 4 | Eck 's reputation was that of a sophist or dialectician rather than a profound thinker but in his day he exercised tremendous influence . |
| 5 | It is not yet known whether research would confirm these hypotheses of the character of certain distinct twentieth-century paranational cultural formations , though they provide an initial basis for considering the contradictory character of the history of the avant-garde movements : that they represent sharp and even violent breaks with received and traditional practices ( a dissidence or revolt rather than a literal avant garde ) ; and yet that they become ( in ways separable from the important facts of their dilution and commercial exploitation ) the dominant culture of a succeeding metropolitan and paranational period . |
| 6 | Product differentiation is the process by which specific features , characteristics and attributes are built in to the product or service So that the consumer perceives it to be in some way different from ( and preferably superior to ) competing products . |
| 7 | The major difference between levels is the time horizon , or distance ahead that the plans attempt to cover . |
| 8 | When the background was , for example , sage , plum or navy however and the flowers off-white , the pattern was transformed . |
| 9 | This duty also prevents an employee from taking advantage of any approach which is initiated by a customer or supplier even though the employee did not seek or even encourage it , as happened in Sanders ' case . |
| 10 | As will become clearer , each State may have its own mechanisms enabling its courts to authorise the service of process or the taking of evidence outside its territorial jurisdiction ; there may also be measures of compulsion available against persons within the jurisdiction which enable the court effectively to secure evidence or information even though the primary sources of information are abroad . |
| 11 | Now a normal car battery called an accumulator , accumulator or battery rather than a cell , does n't actually make it , it stores it . |
| 12 | So there are advantages in running a big landfill or incinerator rather than a small one . |
| 13 | The purpose of learning , according to cognition theories , is to construct a number of organised detailed frames of reference held in a sufficiently flexible way to enable us to change from one to another when considering an event or problem so that the best judgment is made and a rational course of action is taken . |
| 14 | Throughout all of this progressive loss the increasing financial insecurity tortures the spirit and degrades each day , month or year more than the last . |
| 15 | Possess an overtly heraldic quality which appears to stem from some ancient tribal emblem or standard rather than the Koran " book-cover " design . |
| 16 | Flowering bulbs will last much longer in a cool room or position rather than a hot one . |
| 17 | Brush the inside of the fish mould with vegetable oil or butter so that the chocolate does n't stick to it . |
| 18 | Plant new roses as they arrive or heel in until the ground is suitable ; plant firmly and stake if necessary . |
| 19 | ‘ In any case , I believe the players play for the honour and glory rather than the money . ’ |
| 20 | We switch everything off at night that 's reasonable to switch off , obviously we 're leaving the fridge and freezer on and the electric clock working . |
| 21 | It means ordering one 's priorities according to greed and advantage rather than the desire to see goodness and justice prevail in the world . |
| 22 | There is less danger of this today when television presenters , for example , offer the image of the generous brother and sister rather than the understanding uncle or aunt . |
| 23 | Like a female Eldritch blessed with the dark side of Patti Smith 's voice and persona , Louise drifts off into the sort of ethereal world that brings to mind fear and insanity rather than the more straightforward bliss of , say , the Cocteaus . |
| 24 | Like a female Eldritch blessed with the dark side of Patti Smith 's voice and persona , Louise drifts off into the sort of ethereal world that brings to mind fear and insanity rather than the more straightforward bliss of , say , the Cocteaus . |
| 25 | It was agreed that £240 be given in donations now , with the proviso that later in the year further sums would be sent , particularly to Headquarters Benevolent Fund , the Star and Garter Home and the Poppy Appeal . |
| 26 | Sexual encounters — which may include nudity and lovemaking even when the protagonists are not married — should concentrate on highly erotic sensations … |
| 27 | Instead , the fragmentation of the region was cleverly seized upon by Stalin , who pursued a policy of divide and rule even after the hostile nation states of Eastern Europe were transformed into People 's Democracies of his own making . |
| 28 | Cannon to them is flesh and blood rather than a camera or a camcorder . |
| 29 | It is important that the Compact Partnership exists at senior levels in Education and Industry so that a clear understanding of the value , purpose , and potential of the initiative permeates all the institutions involved , and so that staff at all levels are positively encouraged to offer their support . |
| 30 | In these developments , management services are concerned with the practical problems of repairs and maintenance rather than the kind of care that is provided by wardens in sheltered housing . |