Example sentences of "[subord] this [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Where this happens the intervening cause is known as a novus actus interveniens and breaks the chain of causation between the defendant and plaintiff .
2 Close to the mill stands what became the mill house , although this pre-dates the actual mill by at least a century and a half .
3 In some ways , although this mirrors the current NTSC , PAL and SECAM situation for ordinary television , it is surprising that while global standards are an intense concern in multimedia development , the same is not true for HDTV .
4 To provide a smooth endpoint value , we replace y 1 by z 1 , the median of y , y 1 and z 2 ; in this case , the median of 42.2 , 40 and 45.2 is 42.2 , so this becomes the new , smoothed endpoint value .
5 Once this occurs the democratic process can have an important function in failing to legitimize the state , and in providing justification for a rejection by groups of subjects not only of particular governments , but of more general constitutional arrangements .
6 ( e ) Examples Set out below are various categories of conveyance/transfers and how they should be dealt with for stamp duty purposes : ( i ) Conveyance or transfer pursuant to court order — no monetary consideration ( Eg Precedents 1 , 2 , 7 , 8 , 15 and 16 ) Provided this contains the following certificate ( it is suggested as part of the instrument ) no stamp duty is payable .
7 If this occurs the chemical structure of the drug makes further growth of the DNA chain impossible , and so the copies of viral DNA would never be completed .
8 All children need to be educated in technology , if this means the practical use of computers , word-processors , and other electronic aids .
9 Do n't be afraid of using a code-driven package if this provides the fine control you need .
10 They reject the reduction of the diversity of black histories , experiences and cultures to a response to racism , not least because this inhibits the productive exploration of the economic , cultural and sexual differentiations within black communities — for example , ‘ positive images ’ tend to privilege middle-class , heterosexual , familial respectability .
11 While this reinforces the empirical nature of the question , there is a further empirically relevant problem raised by nonlinear budget constraints .
12 And it is convenient in practice that he should be a member , since this obviates the frequent summoning of the Law Officers for advice on points of Law .
13 The best we can do is to establish a habit of " challenge " since this allows the old idea to continue but at the same time attaches some doubt and dissatisfaction to it .
14 It is now helpful to consider a 2-bit number since this shows the general principle of operation .
15 Since this increases the online file store requirement , a mechanism is provided within LIFESPAN to automatically offline modules to reduce the online file store requirement in compensation .
16 The best thing that can be said of them is that their contact with women is slight , the numbers who participate regularly are few , and whilst this reinforces the commonsense definition of poverty as being a result of apathy , it protects those who escape from the prescriptions of unperceptive need-meeters and from yet more management by misguided missionaries .
17 It is far too early to say whether this produces the right result ; only time and history will show .
18 In deciding whether to order disclosure a court must consider whether this outweighs the competing public interest that a party to proceedings should have access to relevant information in order to obtain legal redress .
19 There is a very strong critical tradition within Japan which has stressed the need to consider the other side of the economic miracle whether this concerns the social costs of pollution and congestion , gender and racial inequalities , repressive police methods , the inadequate provision of housing , the lack of proper attention to the elderly or sick .
20 It often happens in rapid speech that a nasal consonant disappears when it comes between a vowel and another consonant ( for example , this may happen to the in ‘ front ’ : when this happens the preceding vowel becomes nasalised ( some of the air escapes through the nose ) .
21 When this happens the authoritative directive does make a difference .
22 When this happens the naked crab can sometimes evict the other by direct aggression .
23 When this happens the thin walls of the tubes are able to buckle , the helical fibrillae can then straighten themselves out and so the cell is enabled to elongate under the tensile load by something like 20 percent .
24 The main route directions take you back to the starting point , Staveley , though this means the final five miles of the circuit are spent moving away from the real Lake District .
25 The prime consideration for the borrower is movements in LIBOR as this determines the actual interest cost each three , six or twelve months on a loan .
26 The effect of this is to slow the molecules down and as this happens the kinetic energy associated with moving particles is converted into potential energy .
27 It is often effective to draw the bars in three dimensions as this lengthens the visual impact .
28 In so far as this affects the contemporary architecture , the Ostrogothic work in Italy has already been discussed ( see Volume I , Ravenna ) but the Visigothic work in northern Spain was influential as was the effect of the Merovingian culture in northern France leading to the Carolingian dynasty in northern Europe under Charlemagne .
29 An aloof or reserved dog should not be penalized , as this reflects the accepted character of the breed .
30 The fact that none of the elements are mutually exclusive can also be viewed as a strength , for this reinforces the important point that ideals , as well as children , do not fit neatly into narrowly defined and constructed categories .
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