Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A striking example of their dissociation is provided by the following exchange : on the one hand , Runciman takes it for granted that methodological individualism is ‘ now generally conceded to be almost trivially true ’ , while on the other Torrance asserts that ‘ In so far as methodological individualism is true it is trivial and irrelevant to sociology , while in so far as it is used to curb or dictate explanatory methods it is either incoherent or false ’ . |
| 2 | There is a need to offer them opportunities in initial and in-service professional development to acquire or improve relevant skills . |
| 3 | He may wish to confirm or deny those figures . |
| 4 | The technique can also be used to confirm or refute current theories . |
| 5 | Councils and housing associations will be allowed to lease or buy empty homes in order to provide accommodation for homeless people . |
| 6 | Police Force decisions to caution or prosecute juvenile offenders , however , show a wide variation with some areas cautioning twice the proportion of juveniles as others . |
| 7 | Their father told them that as they were the only people present in the deserted station , it was not possible to see or hear such things . |
| 8 | This has the further benefit of helping to sustain or extend current routines through various kinds of provision . |
| 9 | The demand for control of our landscapes , or environment , in order to preserve or create pleasant amenities has been due to the work of many people organised in groups . |
| 10 | It was not possible to resell or rebottle hot whiskies . |
| 11 | But it was pointless trying to compare or liken these mountains to others , they had individual stature and grace , they rose with their own majesty from valleys I could only dream about . |
| 12 | Comparative findings might be used for normative , or even polemical , purposes in order to support or oppose certain aspects of a country 's domestic industrial relations policy . |
| 13 | Many such programs have been developed over the years to exploit the computer 's ability to retrieve and/or manipulate large quantities of data . |
| 14 | As we have seen , in a large number of colonies the authorities had been involved in publishing newspapers , Using both the colonial and local languages , they had tried to put over the official point of view , often in an attempt to forestall or counter alternative interpretations and opinions . |
| 15 | These include the development of trade practices which become implied terms of the contract , the use of exclusion clauses purporting to modify or exclude particular duties , and the making of advance disclosure of particular activities which would otherwise amount to breaches of duty . |
| 16 | In fact what the members of the Committee wished to do was to alter the law , not expressly to encourage or legalise such practices , but to remove them , like adultery and other sins , from the realm of the law . |
| 17 | The Secretary of State at the Department of Trade and Industry then has complete liberty to accept or reject these recommendations , and to decide whether , and how , they should be acted upon . |
| 18 | RED ALERT SUPER Souness is back , refusing to compromise or adopt any half-measures as he plots to put Liverpool back on top of the league |
| 19 | We reserve the right to increase or reduce these prices or amend these offers at any time after publication and in future editions of this brochure . |
| 20 | The only undertaking made was to repair or replace defective parts , as a result of the use of faulty materials or of faulty workmanship . |
| 21 | Certainly the Chinese people have to discover or learn acceptable meanings for the symbols of their language when they are children . |
| 22 | Witchcraft thus can not be easily applied to circumvent or violate customary norms of behaviour . |
| 23 | While the domination of the criminal market was well known within the profession nothing was done for two main reasons : first , solicitors were making a handsome living and were under no pressure to find or create alternative sources of income : and second , there appeared to be no way in which these cartels could be broken by ethical means : |
| 24 | When you analyze their conscious , , you discover that all the changes and the rewritings level after a tendentious purpose to hide certain things and to keep certain things in the repressed and the same is true o of the Bible , in other words all these rewritings and were not just random , they were often motivated by a desire to hide or change certain things . |
| 25 | They are human , and are acknowledged to be , they can think but they are not to be acknowledged as authoritative , and if their presence demands such acknowledgement , they are bad women who should have been taught to hide or repress such demands . |
| 26 | On the other hand , States may have received representations from a number of groups of individuals whose concerns may conflict , and the traditional theory of State responsibility allows the State to synthesise or ignore those arguments and to present the position that best represents its own interests . |
| 27 | The balance between self and majority interests sometimes conflict and a balance must be maintained even if this means sacrificing the opportunity to attract or retain some families . |
| 28 | The striking fact was that his ability to obtain or retain interlocutory injunctions against the Guardian and the Observer was ‘ wholly unaffected ’ by the Independent 's publication of Spycatcher material in April 1987 . |
| 29 | In each case the team 's community psychiatric nurse or social worker was designated as key worker and would continue to monitor every patient , as well as to obtain or increase other services when they thought necessary . |
| 30 | Although firms may use a variety of contractual and structural techniques to try to deal with these problems , the uncertainty surrounding the extent to which it is possible to exclude or modify fiduciary obligations by contract or disclosure and consent , and as to the extent to which the use of Chinese walls provides protection as a matter of private law against allegations of breach of fiduciary duty , means that these techniques can not be relied upon exclusively . |