Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | finally , local councils were to be formed for each former borough , urban district or parish council area in the new unitary authorities , and where wanted in the metropolitan areas . |
| 2 | The first point is that they were largely developmental rather than research in the accepted sense . |
| 3 | Neither Pasok nor Synaspismos seemed capable of capitalizing on the unpopularity of the government 's austerity measures , and the ND did better than expected in the municipal elections of October 1990 [ see p. 37785 ] . |
| 4 | Likewise , the lives of other soldier-heroes of the period , the Black Prince , du Guesclin , even that of Henry V , although written in the chivalric vein , stress that these men were successful largely because their inherent qualities of leadership had benefited from training and experience . |
| 5 | More people were put to death in Ireland than died in the French revolutionary Terror of the time . |
| 6 | He commented on the results : Even God came out of the thing with a more credible characterization than offered in the original … |
| 7 | Although rooted in the positivist tradition ( especially in the case of Hirschi ) , control theories also owe a clear and acknowledged debt to the classical tradition . |
| 8 | Korea extends for approximately 600 miles ( 965 km ) from the north-east to the south-west and is about 150 miles ( 240 km ) wide , although narrowing in the northern part of the peninsula to less than 100 miles ( 160 km ) . |
| 9 | These tenants included a higher proportion in the age-groups 74–79 , 80–84 and 85 and over than occurred in the general population . |
| 10 | In absolute terms , there were three extra households for every extra member of the population over this period , generating a very much higher level of new housing need than reflected in the overall population figures . |
| 11 | Although born in the very purple of Whiggery , he displayed independence of judgement , and , in spite of his personal admiration for W. E. Gladstone ( tempered by a certain irreverence ) , he attached himself to the radical section of the Liberal Party . |
| 12 | Although based in the informal sector , they used some modern sector facilities such as newspapers to advertise their work and because of lower costs were able to compete successfully with large furniture manufacturers . |
| 13 | The scheme he described to the Committee was visionary , in the sense that many of his suggestions have actually been carried out , although lacking in the architectural unity that he intended . |
| 14 | Fortunately rather than staying in the main house , she was able to stay with her sister Jane and husband Robert who , as he was a member of the royal Household , enjoyed a grace and favour cottage on the estate . |
| 15 | The oppression of Black communities which justifies policy intervention but barely touches on policy implementation may be mirrored rather than challenged in the nebulous realm of academic research . |
| 16 | Thus the points made in the sentence quoted by Price are more than underlined in the final text . |
| 17 | Nor was there a satisfactory body of analysis on matters of this kind : too many of the scholars concerned had preferred to write works that were ‘ reminiscent at times of complimentary toasts ’ rather than engage in the difficult task of examining the complex nature of nationality relations in real life . |
| 18 | Unfortunately although printed in the correct order . |
| 19 | The profit beat City expectations and the shares , which have more than doubled in the past year , rose 5 to 71p . |
| 20 | After visits during these extra two hours were excluded , claims increased by 38.7% from 1989 to 1992 and more than doubled in the past 10 years . |
| 21 | If a response to selection occurs , and if ageing in the original base population were attributable entirely to the presence of more or less age-specific deleterious mutations , then no immediate drop in survival or fertility would be expected to occur earlier in life . |
| 22 | ‘ Hand In Glove ’ , as if written in the euphoric condition of a new found love affair , holds all the ecstasy of that irrational condition with a typical defeatist twist in the tail . |
| 23 | This question is of such fundamental importance because , if answered in the negative , copyright protection for computer programs would be considerably weakened . |
| 24 | From the early part of the nineteenth century , until absorbed in the new social purity movements of the 1880s , the Society for the Suppression of Vice ( founded in 1802 and known universally as the Vice Society ) remained the Victorian 's basic legal force against the obscene , and its work demonstrates the often close relationship between private vigilance and public authorities . |
| 25 | Patching is more effective if done in the pre-school years . |
| 26 | Example B : A single postgraduate student , not from a hot country , should allow approximately £4,600 in living costs for a nine-month study period at the University of Edinburgh if accommodated in the private sector . |
| 27 | Yet all her looks , even the boy , seemed still to be summarised in her present being ; even their very first meeting and the dreadful scene at the fence were somehow gathered in , redeemed and graced , as if reflected in the golden eyes of the ram . |
| 28 | Drugs prescribed by doctors can be extremely hazardous if used in the wrong way . |
| 29 | Learning Classics or memorizing the year by year achievements of a football club will enhance the individual 's reputation in certain environments , but will prove a poor investment if used in the wrong circumstances . |
| 30 | The best companies are able more readily to make alliances or purchase technology or be welcomed into countries other than their own , or obtain financial consideration from banks or shareholders , or escape some of the more scathing criticisms which can be so damaging to a company if produced in the public arena . |