Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also claimed that the irrational and inefficient procedures of pluralistic decision making are inappropriate in foreign and defence policy , where considered rational responses in the national interest are required . |
| 2 | Localisation of ZNF33A to 10p11.2. ( a ) and ( b ) are chromosome paints where labelled Alu-PCR fragments from 10p-only hybrids R342A4-B14 and R342A4-B15 have been hybridised to normal human metaphase spreads . |
| 3 | Wholesale and retail deposits command different interest rates partly because of the relative administrative convenience of handling wholesale funds on a large scale rather than handling large numbers of small deposits . |
| 4 | Broadcasting objectives and market data among technical people , rather than channelling specific kinds of information to individuals , and being non-directive in work assignments might be an appropriate management strategy here . |
| 5 | Cash with order or cash on delivery is always better than cash some time in the future . |
| 6 | ‘ Better than singing boastful tunes like ‘ Rule Britannia ’ as though you Brits were n't beaten hollow by us poor rebels , ’ was her riposte to that . |
| 7 | Initially pupils often find it far easier to compare a past picture and a present picture than to compare two pictures from different periods of the past . |
| 8 | The 20 percenters , as they are colloquially known , receive benefits which more than compensate this year for their 20 per cent . |
| 9 | Better to continue to suffer under its domination and its oppression than gain economic power through blood and slaughter . |
| 10 | Clearly Shakespeare 's audience was expected to take a sceptical view of dreams as portents although attributing such beliefs to the ancients . |
| 11 | Is he surprised that the hon. Member for Livingston now spends less time talking about trust hospitals than producing racing tips for the Glasgow Herald ? |
| 12 | How many truly realise that quality is knowing your buyer , getting him or her to define quality , rather than producing some sort of static standard which demands slavish conformance ? |
| 13 | Huge sums will soon have to be spent to relieve road congestion ; persuading a proportion of the public to travel by a convenient alternative has already proved to be cheaper than building more roads in many areas . |
| 14 | Of course , this does n't stop a Mob squabbling amongst itself , but at least this only halts one unit for a turn rather than bringing two units to a standstill and inflicting casualties . |
| 15 | In their view it was nothing more than delayed public spending in instalments . |
| 16 | It had been anticipated that several of the governors appointed by Congress ( I ) would be replaced by the new government , but rather than make selective changes of those appointees of the former regime the government decided to ask all governors to resign with the intention of reinstating some of them later . |
| 17 | This rationalization for state intervention on efficiency grounds presupposes that government can determine the socially desirable rate of investment and innovation , and that it can take a dispassionate , long-term view of these investment possibilities , rather than make short-run responses to the demands of political interests . [ … ] |
| 18 | To understand and enjoy Versailles , several days are necessary : rather than make several trips from a Paris base itself , it is better to stay in the town . |
| 19 | Nothing inspires the confidence as much as sudden recognition , while nothing is more dispiriting and worrying than to lose all track of your route . |
| 20 | Dot wondered why it was braver to jump out of a plane than to lose two fingers in a factory . |
| 21 | In particular , rather than using manual digitization of the Master Survey Drawing , which involves a skilled operator following each line and noting the position of each feature with a pointer , as described above , the Ordnance Survey is considering the use of raster-based digitizing techniques . |
| 22 | Children talk about size as ‘ big ’ rather than using finer definitions like ‘ tall ’ or ‘ wide ’ or ‘ long ’ . |
| 23 | With the benefit of experience , the authors feel that a more sensitive , qualitative approach , possibly incorporating a few standardised items , would have been better than using standardised scales for the difficult task of assessing depression and dementia in elderly people . |
| 24 | An important stated purpose of the Act was to give a legal framework for credit which was compatible with present-day commercial realities , and flexible enough to suit rather than restrict future developments in the credit industry — instead of the old framework , inflexibly moulded to outdated patterns of credit use . |
| 25 | And when the external account did pose a problem , governments often devalued rather than pursuing deflationary policies to the extent that would have been necessary . |
| 26 | If you have been wrong , acknowledge it and then get things right — that is much better than pursuing ultimate follies like the poll tax , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Rather than reference each part of the protocol , the relevant articles are to be found in the bibliography . |
| 28 | finance ministers and central bankers will be more concerned than generals and defence ministers to keep the cow healthy , well fed and growing than to extract more milk in the form of taxation from the wretched animal . |
| 29 | Rather than justifying private property by reference to its role in creating a ‘ free society ’ , emphasis can be placed on the part played by ownership in securing vital human interests . |
| 30 | Although incorporating some features of the previous 1963 edition , this was basically a new form of contract and by implication was intended by the JCT to be used on contracts exceeding £250,000 in value . |