Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is an extremely important result , both because of its policy implications which we shall consider later in this chapter and because of the scope it offers for testing the rational expectations hypothesis . |
| 2 | The LIFESPAN Meta PI routines are so called because they provide a VMS command interface to LIFESPAN in a similar way to the Procedural Interface ( PI ) routines , but unlike PI they are supplied as executables for performing the following specific functions : Update Baseline , Directory Integrity Check , and Type Module . |
| 3 | In fact , he says , they are rule governed and functional : ‘ In informal conversation they have a proper role , as they are one of the main means language has of expressing the various alterations in the force and direction of argument that we find ourselves using ’ ( Crystal , 1976 , p. 24 ) . |
| 4 | John Smith , once everyone 's favourite , looks like assuming the same well worn cloak . |
| 5 | This astute move by Sony looks like capturing the attractive , generic ‘ electronic book ’ name for the benefit of their own platform . |
| 6 | It was unanimous last time and it looks like going the same way this time , especially after Joe Punter saw the new design in the press . |
| 7 | And he looks like remaining the only two- and four-wheeled world champion for quite some time … unless Joey Dunlop , Eddie Lawson or Wayne Gardner have other ideas ! |
| 8 | The Trust looks like becoming the premier wilderness organisation in Scotland . |
| 9 | EAST Germany 's vast security police apparatus , once a fearsome state within a state , looks like becoming the next centre of Stalinist power to fall to the country 's ‘ people power ’ revolution . |
| 10 | And because we live in an era when all other human relations and values are in crisis , or at least somewhere on a journey towards unknown and uncertain destinations , xenophobia looks like becoming the mass ideology of the 20th-century fin de siècle . |
| 11 | Today , CD-A looks like becoming the biggest success in consumer electronics since the television . |
| 12 | The key to freeing the body to regain its lost dignity lies in inhibiting the unconscious habit of muscle tension ; only then may we perform actions in such a way that they become as much a joy to carry out as they are to watch . |
| 13 | For these methods , used to regulate consumption on the basis of a drop in the economic power of the town relative to the village , will be quite inappropriate to a state of affairs whose basis lies in developing the productive forces … |
| 14 | The skill lies in choosing the right production company and working harmoniously with them . |
| 15 | On the contrary , I must know how things look to me : my only error lies in choosing the wrong words to describe it . |
| 16 | So it 's erm I suppose part of the humour lies in taking the metaphorical to the literal is n't it . |
| 17 | The cure lies in identifying the disturbed relationship , making such reparation as seems appropriate , and so restoring peace and tranquillity . |
| 18 | I understand your longing for England but the route to happiness lies in making the most of the good bits while planning to change the bad bits at the earliest opportunity . |
| 19 | Mr Smith believes it lies in treating the educated public as reasonable people and facing up to the fact that their expectations do need satisfying . |
| 20 | As stated earlier , the key to achieving serious progress in the review and upgrading of old minerals permissions lies in amending the existing compensation regime . |
| 21 | Our interest lies in measuring the gastric secretory response to food , the major source of ingested bacteria . |
| 22 | Thank you Mr Gordon erm you stated I think in your opening , I think y your opening statement , can you confirm that the two year delay has in gaining the first flight has been in actually gaining the flight control system er certified for flight . |
| 23 | The system of the citizens filling offices by random rotation , and of having the right to take part in the assembly , meant that Athens between , say 462 and 322 , came as near as any community ever has to achieving the democratic ideal of government by the people themselves , through citizen participation , rather than the modern substitutes of representation or even delegation . |
| 24 | This month Jane looks at re-training the older horse and over the next few issues she will be giving invaluable advice on overcoming the most common problems . |
| 25 | It starts by taking the present population a as the population of the base year , and proceeds to age the population , er adding births and subtracting deaths to get a population in the projection years . |
| 26 | Crumley starts by analysing the piecemeal approach to development and lack of adequate environmental control in the Cairngorms . |
| 27 | The present article starts by highlighting the pivotal role of police results in the criminal process . |
| 28 | Following the three articles in which Anna has reported on the Designaknit 4 software , a great design aid for any knitter , she concludes by exploring the extra facilities provided by the Designaknit 4 Professional package . |
| 29 | Because of the stress on argumentation , the rhetorical approach warns against assuming the internal consistency of social consciousness or social representations . |
| 30 | He is an authority on UK food law and is described as ‘ the scourge of manufacturers who adulterate or cheat on food standards … someone who never hesitates in tackling the biggest companies ’ . |