Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Socially the target of Scottish Homes to diversify the rented sector and encourage community regeneration has also been achieved . |
| 2 | The new instrument seeks to skin the same cat but in a slightly different way . |
| 3 | ‘ The rear was characterised by slightly excessive overhang — needed to accommodate the spare wheel and gearbox — terminating in a slightly recessed , clipped surface that reiterated the current thinking of Ferrari competition cars , enriched by the shaped light clusters and fine louvres . |
| 4 | NGC claims the line is needed to accommodate the extra power while protesters say the existing line can cope . |
| 5 | and anticipate that revisions will have to be made to accommodate the new system but , they said , ‘ This shows the flexibility needed to meet our customers ’ needs in a changing environment ’ . |
| 6 | We we we 're empowered er by these orders to set up the new constituencies , er they do not actually come into effect to enable the elections to be held upon them er until all the countries of the E E C have agreed the changes that are necessary to accommodate the new numbers that er they will be having , er so the act , the ninety three act , has a commencement hour within it . |
| 7 | Inconvenience — the trials are liable to require the teacher to distort his plans for the course in order to accommodate the new material when asked . |
| 8 | Attached to the church was a large canvas annexe to accommodate the Abyssinian notables and the foreign dignitaries , and it was here that the crowning took place . |
| 9 | The diversity of museum collections in general requires that these practices be sufficiently flexible to accommodate the unusual object or set of circumstances , and yet sufficiently disciplined to ensure that realistic standards can be established and maintained . |
| 10 | Although he undoubtedly did not see it as such , what Jesus Christ was really doing was fighting to uphold the Second Choice as specified in this book . |
| 11 | A fully secularized society was a contradiction in terms , for there could be no society that would not feel the need to uphold the collective sentiments that gave it its unity and individuality . |
| 12 | Had built a System and a City to deny the power of dreams , filling it with illusions and distractions , as if to kill the inner voices and silence the darkness deep within . |
| 13 | Birds were held in high regard because of their ability to soar between heaven and earth , among them birds of prey valued as protective spirits because of their propensity to kill the small animals that damage crops , as well as phoenixes considered to be especially effective against the scourges of drought and fire . |
| 14 | She clenched her jaw to kill the sultry languor that was stealing over her at the sight of his thick lashes lying in two black arcs on his gilded cheekbones . |
| 15 | In the build up to her first ever world tour , the now seasoned campaigner decided it was time to kill the cutesy girl-next-door and reflect the reality of what had happened to her over the previous two years . |
| 16 | Already huge controversy has been provoked by some researchers ' attempts to claim effective ownership of human genes through patenting and by a proposal to set up a UK national database of ‘ DNA fingerprints ’ to enable the rapid identification and capture of violent criminals . |
| 17 | Even before that stage is reached , the Cabinet Office will have been monitoring the progress of the more significant proposals by departments in order to alert the Prime Minister or Lord President of the Council of any wider implications . |
| 18 | What a difference — the lady in charge agreed that she could continue to wear the old leotard until it was too small , even though the colour was different . |
| 19 | You begin your quest outside the castle armed with a weedy slingshot , wondering whether to swim the shark-infested moat or lower the drawbridge . |
| 20 | The force of the argument just presented may not be overwhelming but it is enough to prompt the tentative conclusion that , in addition to the habituation process invoked by exposure to a stimulus , some other process comes into play and is responsible for latent inhibition . |
| 21 | It 's money for preparation for the next phase of building work which is to restore the Grand Stair and the rainwater system which has failed . |
| 22 | I think we should note that in the current year , and you 've corrected Mr , that it 's three million pounds extra that we 've spent , even though we 've spent three million pounds extra in May , with our decisions then to restore the sheltered workshops and to give more money to education and to keep elderly peoples homes open . |
| 23 | The major US aid programme to restore the Lebanese economy and to rebuild the armed forces disintegrated in January 1984 , with the collapse of the US military presence following suicide attacks on US Marine barracks and the collapse of the Phalangist government . |
| 24 | From 1933 to 1938 the Third Reich tried systematically to restore the old gods and pagan festivals , homeopathic medicines , and the archaic medieval German language . |
| 25 | The 26 environmental groups that make up the Everglades Coalition say the agreement does not go far enough , failing to tackle the problem of how to restore the natural rise and fall of water in the swamps , which has been disrupted by dikes , canals and other human intervention . |
| 26 | Life is leisurely here — with the only worry , whether to stroll the pretty promenade or laze longer by the sea . |
| 27 | Without wishing to champion the Soviet system and the way in which it ‘ manufactures ’ its sportsmen , I believe the general philosophy underlying the integration of sports with other components of education is much more realistic than the irritating duality with which we labour in the Western world where educators are prone to see justification for particular studies in terms of their practical value . |
| 28 | It was after La guirlande , incidentally , that an enthusiastic if intemperate Debussy was heard to cry ‘ Long live Rameau , down with Gluck ’ sentiments very much in tune with the tendency then current to champion the French tradition and denigrate the foreign . |
| 29 | It is important to monitor the changing environment and ensure that arrangements produce the most favourable result for the investor . |
| 30 | The terminal , known as the operator terminal , which the operator will use to monitor the offline run and to indicate success or failure of requests to mount or dismount the appropriate offline media items . |