Example sentences of "[vb -s] the [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He argues that to focus analysis in this way neglects the disciplinary forms and technologies through which power operates . |
| 2 | A choreographer who neglects the old rules and any item pertinent to the unfolding of the plot , theme or music is demanding a great deal from an audience . |
| 3 | Braitenberg 's scheme is obviously a great over-simplification which neglects the special connections that exist between regions with related functions , but it may nonetheless point to the overall pattern through which the neocortex carries on its extensive conversations with itself . |
| 4 | This description fits the observable characteristics and progress of the disease , although it might be more appropriate to substitute the social term " " sensitivity " " for the strictly clinical term " allergy " . |
| 5 | Hates the blooming hours but |
| 6 | And he plays the menacing scenes that follow over-lightly , winking at his wife , giving his half smile and making quips . |
| 7 | No one doubts the huge work-loads that these departments face . |
| 8 | The customer can use his lien to enforce this ; he can refuse to hand over any goods which are returnable by him , until he receives the part-exchange goods or the part-exchange allowance . |
| 9 | If Hell exists , it must consist of being eternally sick on a ship which crosses the Narrow Seas but never reaches shore . |
| 10 | The starting point , or ‘ Audit ’ , may seem like a dispassionate fact-gathering exercise to decide ‘ where are we now ? ’ but deciding what to include and how to describe it will inevitably lead to debate over what constitutes the main priorities and what areas are succeeding or failing : these are evaluation issues . |
| 11 | Ryes and rye-wheat hybrids are sometimes prone to ergot — a fungus disease that destroys the individual grains and replaces them with black spores which look like mouse droppings . |
| 12 | This summarizes the main processes and resources required to carry out that , this particular item of work . |
| 13 | If you like , the columns are the shorthand version of the pattern , the console reads the shorthand and displays the written instructions as you knit . |
| 14 | George Piggott retired in 1972 aged 70 , although he still works part-time on the course today and produces the attractive borders and tubs by the clubhouse . |
| 15 | The loss of this basic perspective produces the worst problems and the biggest scandal . |
| 16 | It both transcends the self-evident imperfections and problems of human existence and provides the means of so living with them that they can be transformed . |
| 17 | Part ( b ) of the figure represents the iso-vote curves and indicates combinations of two ‘ bads ’ , namely inflation and unemployment , that yield equal votes from the electorate where the labels indicate more votes as you move towards the origin . |
| 18 | We agree with Bremner et al and with Spechler and Goyal et al , who stated that the established Barrett 's oesophagus represents the true cases and that ‘ creeping substitute ’ or developing Barrett 's oesophagus should be carefully followed up in order to determine the progression or not of these lesions . |
| 19 | The following table represents the valid changes that can be made to the Mark character ; |
| 20 | The church 's opposition to mechanical and chemical contraception and to abortion , greatly encourages the large families that are so characteristic of the region . |
| 21 | The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks . |
| 22 | The British government agreed to that and it 's that matter that now causes the present difficulties and uncertainties . |
| 23 | Conference , to have a sign in the front and rear of your car may help all new drivers to understand that as a new driver you are entering a system that we are not aware of , speed , which is associated with many other items causes the very things that we work in our day-to-day lives under health and safety to stop . |
| 24 | Ken Tyson recreates the advanced projects that Japan was working on before the atomic bombs brought World War Two to a close . |
| 25 | On the new discs the material is recorded in batches called ‘ frames ’ , and electronic circuitry counts the reproduced frames and controls the speed that way . |
| 26 | David Scott previews the region-versus-district arguments that Ian Lang will hear today . |
| 27 | Due diligence for asset sales is generally cheaper and quicker than for share sales as the investigation covers the specific assets that have been selected rather than investigating hidden liabilities . |
| 28 | The course on theory and criticism will run for two terms and covers the major theories and methods of film practice from Eisenstein 's articles on montage to contemporary pronouncements on auteur cinema . |
| 29 | The new module covers the basic skills and knowledge required to build , maintain , and repair drystone dykes . |
| 30 | Covers the basic structures and vocabulary for the English of business , based on the story of a group of employees at the start of their training in an international company . |