Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Questions , however , might arise about whether a dispute is a valuation/technical dispute to be referred to an expert or one that should be referred to an arbitral tribunal or the court . |
| 2 | Managers can act as if the elements of a decision process or an organization are tightly coupled . |
| 3 | Telecom Corp of New Zealand Ltd 's $1,100m of long-term debt has come under scrutiny from Moody 's Investors Service Inc , which says it may cut its triple-A ratings after the company changed its financing policy : Moody 's examination will focus on whether the change will significantly reduce the company 's debt protection measurements over time . |
| 4 | First , it may appear as if the legitimacy of an authority rests on its greater expertise . |
| 5 | It is not that a major shift is suddenly taking place , although the stock market crash of October 1987 did make people feel as if the ground was unexpectedly moving beneath them . |
| 6 | So when he rang up that evening to tell me he was taking a fortnight 's leave towards the end of June and what about a trip north as soon as term ended , I did feel as if the fates themselves had taken a hand . |
| 7 | His head throbbed mightily from the blows he 'd received , and the continuous agony of his burned hand made him feel as if the limb was swelling to gigantic proportions . |
| 8 | Simply plugs into socket and controls any appliance which can be plugged into 13amp socket , to make it look as if a house is occupied . |
| 9 | TO overstate the attendance is both a good public relations exercise — making it look as if a team is better-supported than it is — and a possible outlet for laundering ‘ dirty money . ’ |
| 10 | Presumably they pick up the pinta and down the sherry and beer as well , not to mention making it look as if the reindeers have had a go at the carrots . |
| 11 | By the Thursday night , she was getting tired and it did n't look as if the try-out week was going to be a success . |
| 12 | The good news is there 's some doubt , but it does n't look as if the bone marrow is affected yet . ’ |
| 13 | KITS needed much more of her attention than it had been getting recently , and was now in a disturbing financial position : it did n't look as if the company would make a profit in 1966 . |
| 14 | The first is that if she stayed it would look as if the Conservatives were resorting to desperate measures . |
| 15 | That certainly is a very hopeful suggestion which we 're most interested in because it does look as if the P L C will succeed and if it does then we shall have our full seven million pounds . |
| 16 | Fortunately it does n't look as if the sergeant is going to put me behind bars today ! ’ |
| 17 | The transcription makes it look as if the difference between these words was clear ; it is not . |
| 18 | Even if Nazi domestic policies were worrying , it did look as if the Nazis were maintaining a friendly stance towards Poland . |
| 19 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 20 | From what I have said so far it may sound as if the Prague School did no more than restate the Russian Formalists ' theories in more systematic language . |
| 21 | We do n't want a notice on it saying sponsored by , but I certainly think that 's something we should look at if the offer was forthcoming yes . |
| 22 | The tax consequences will , broadly , flow as if the settlement had simply lent or advanced monies to the settlor . |
| 23 | The precise system will depend upon whether the company operates a two-tier or one-tier board structure , but in essence there are three options : |
| 24 | It was , however , Lord Denning M.R. himself in Schmit v. Secretary of State for Home Affairs , who stated that while natural justice could apply to an administrative act , it would depend upon whether the individual had some right , interest , or legitimate expectation such that it would not be fair to deprive him of it , without a hearing . |
| 25 | The ‘ explanation ’ raises many problems , not the least being why the symptoms should depend upon whether the temperature rhythm is delayed or advanced with respect to the sleep/wake rhythm . |
| 26 | Not surprisingly , the access granted can often depend on whether the child is a girl or boy . |
| 27 | That is , the generality of the depression will depend on whether the person 's helpless views extend to all areas of his life ; the length of the depression will depend on how stable his helpless attitudes have become ; and self-esteem will be lowered if the person has internalised his helpless attitudes and sees himself as a failure . |
| 28 | At the international level much will depend on whether the OECD countries continue to pursue free trade , or whether protectionist tendencies proliferate . |
| 29 | Much will depend on whether the government of Mr Hun Sen can continue to command the loyalty of its troops and bureaucrats . |
| 30 | This will depend on whether the Bolam test applies to the giving of information as well as diagnosis and treatment . |