Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only the slow pace of human speech and human reactions that slows down the electronic processes that come into play when national security appears to be at risk . |
| 2 | Figure 6.3b shows yet another type of homoclinic orbit ; this one involves only the stationary points and C " . |
| 3 | The candidate looks down the offered answers arid circles A or B or C or whichever answer he thinks appropriate . |
| 4 | Arguably it is this aim which provides the ‘ ideological coherence which holds together the various initiatives and pieces of legislation ’ ( Stoker , 1988 , p. 251 ) introduced by the Conservative governments of the 1980s . |
| 5 | For a given BFS , if we choose the so that whenever is basic , then ( 8.2 ) contains only the non-basic variables and we can deduce that is the objective-row coefficient of . |
| 6 | ( 1 ) A registered club may apply to the sheriff for any one of the following orders : ( a ) an order providing that during the winter period the permitted hours in the club on weekdays shall not be those set out in section 53(3) of this Act , but shall instead be the period between eleven in the morning and two in the afternoon and the period between four and half-past ten in the evening or alternatively be the said periods on weekdays other than Saturday , and on Saturday be the period between one in the afternoon and half-past ten in the evening ; or ( b ) an order providing that during the winter period the permitted hours in the club on Sundays shall not be those set out in the said section 53(3) , but shall instead be the period between half-past twelve and two in the afternoon and the period between four and nine in the evening ; or ( c ) an order which contains both the aforesaid provisions ; and the sheriff shall , if in his opinion the conditions set out in subsection ( 2 ) below are satisfied , make the order applied for . |
| 7 | It illustrates clearly the divergent needs of liquidity and profitability that confront most banks . |
| 8 | The force of repression is like a great dam that holds back the raging torrents of the instincts of the unconscious and allows er some of them through , but others break through in holes , and holes and cracks appear which are the unconscious returning as one |
| 9 | Tonight he holds back the ill-concealed shudders and caresses the swelling head , he bends and kisses the skin exposed . |
| 10 | An extract from a speech to the Reichstag in April 1939 illustrates well the personalized claims Hitler made for ‘ his ’ great ‘ achievements , and how far these rested on ‘ national ’ rather than specifically Nazi ideals and aspirations . |
| 11 | It dwarfs even the extraordinary experiments under way in Poland and Hungary , and the one just starting in East Germany . |
| 12 | No other calamity has quite the shattering effects on personality and behaviour as the experience of acute hunger . |
| 13 | The requirement of " proper " means covers where the accused demands what is his : such would not be robbery but can be blackmail . |
| 14 | Under ( i ) , research and field collection covers primarily the following subjects : traditional tales , songs and music , social organisation , material culture , custom and belief , and place-names . |
| 15 | Ask pertinent questions or make statements in which the learner fills in the missing words , so that the student 's understanding can be tested . |
| 16 | A look is created , forgotten and then reinvented years later as it hits a dead end and digs up the tried-and-tested looks of yesteryear . |
| 17 | What really annoys me is what happens whenever the magic words ‘ million ’ or ‘ billion ’ are uttered . |
| 18 | As a director his work embraces both the narrative traditions of French cinema and a critical awareness of the styles and conventions of Hollywood . |
| 19 | Oh , it says here the basic necessities the things you buy have er have actually gone up , or they 've hardly moved at all . |
| 20 | A series of leaflets is available which describes how the various services which are available can be used . |
| 21 | Where a departure affects only the corresponding amounts , the disclosures required by this abstract should be given for those corresponding amounts . |
| 22 | The drawing shows only the enclosing boxes for the comprising assemblies and parts in the highest , " machine " , level of the hierarchical structure . |
| 23 | It 's not some bloody film where the heroine straps on a gun and blows away the bad guys . |
| 24 | It assesses both the general processes affecting the public enterprise sector , and the variations between countries resulting from differences in the political environment and in institutional industrial relations factors . |
| 25 | Worse ( < ) heat or warm room is very marked , this affects both the local conditions , like pains and inflammations , and also the patient himself ; better ( > ) cold in any form , air , applications etc . |
| 26 | Since the tomato , being a member of the Solanaceae tribe which includes also the poisonous nightshades , was long regarded as a dangerous if not actually deadly fruit ( the potato and the aubergine , also of the Solanaceae family , have in their time suffered from the same associations ) presumably the mixture of vinegar and spices used in the early sauces were regarded as safety-devices against the possibly toxic effects of the fruit itself . |
| 27 | The plan clears up the legal wrangles set off by the federal government 's decision in 1988 to sue the state government over water quality in the Everglades , but leaves unclear many of the details of the clean-up . |
| 28 | This shows clearly the potential inequalities of the system , with some areas experiencing huge increases in rates as a result of large revaluations , while others are much less affected . |
| 29 | A sound that conjures up the balmy shores of the Carribean . |
| 30 | However it is linked to these things because they and it are part of a complex whole , and this rules out the simple correlations between two elements which Engels sought to establish in his ‘ historical ’ discussion . |