Example sentences of "[vb infin] in a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Returning to the argument in The Future of an Illusion an imaginary antagonist argues that civilization depends upon people continuing to believe in God , otherwise they will not act in a moral way . |
| 2 | GPs who volunteer to hold practice budgets will act in a similar way for those services for which they are responsible . |
| 3 | A pun can act in a similar way to metaphor , pointing to a coalescence of concepts normally distinct . |
| 4 | However , there is now evidence that the mechanism responsible for this can act in a similar fashion in some normal individuals ; as one would expect these are people high in schizotypal traits . |
| 5 | They 'll improve on it , or they might adapt it , see if they can change it in some way in that case , and they 'll act in a cohesive way . |
| 6 | In fact , it was one of the few times I had seen him act in a civil way towards his stepmother . |
| 7 | Psychology usually assumes that psychologists can act in a neutral way . |
| 8 | The typical case is one in which a factual statement points out that a situation is one of the kind in which an ethical statement asserts that a certain obligation holds , that is , one in which it has expressed the wish that people should act in a certain way or meet the disfavour of others . |
| 9 | Love makes you act in a certain way even — and this is the crunch — when you are not feeling very loving . |
| 10 | A representative person is one who will act in a given situation in much the same way as those he represents would act in that same situation . |
| 11 | They will act in a facilitating role to help in focusing on more general social and economic need . |
| 12 | A legitimate expectation may arise when a government agency , by its words or conduct , leads a citizen reasonably to expect that it will act in a particular way . |
| 13 | There are certain other circumstances in which this problem of unduly encouraging an authority to reach a particular decision does not arise and in which a scheme of compensation might be feasible and desirable : where there is no question of a decision being re-made , notably where the time-limit for challenging an allegedly illegal decision has run out ( through no fault of the applicant ) ; or where a citizen has suffered loss by relying on a representation by a public body that it will act in a particular way , in circumstances where the law will not require the body to make good its representation because it has undertaken to act illegally ; or where a court exercises its discretion not to quash an illegal decision In such cases the problem of causation does not exist because the decision in question will not be reconsidered . |
| 14 | It is part of our collective political morality that such compromises are wrong , that the community as a whole and not just individual officials one by one must act in a principled way . |
| 15 | In the first three sentences , be obviously has its " activity " sense and one gets the impression of continuous efforts of the subject in order to make himself behave in a calculating manner , to make his followers act in an orderly way or to keep someone quiet . |
| 16 | The most political job you could seek in a political party is probably that of chairman . |
| 17 | And strict interpretation of the ten miles and Mr reminded me would just pinch in a little bit erm of the of the West Yorkshire greenbelt . |
| 18 | Of course , where the science fiction writers really go to town is on what happens if you do fall in a black hole , A common suggestion is that if the black hole is rotating , you can fall through a little hole in space-time and out into another region of the universe . |
| 19 | He lifted his shoulders and let them fall in a dismissive shrug . |
| 20 | Also , the opponent may fall in an unexpected direction , so that you have to spin around and perhaps take a step to reach him . |
| 21 | Before considering the automatic directions , it is as well to remember that ( although they will be sufficient in most instances ) they are only the bare bones of the directions the parties may need in a personal injury case , and do not prevent the parties seeking any further directions they may need under Ord 25 whether set out in PF51 or not . |
| 22 | The materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 23 | the materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 24 | ( pp167-8 ) ( g ) Criminal use of ineffective exemption clauses Under the Consumer Transactions ( Restrictions on Statements ) Order 1976 ( SI 1976 No 1813 ) , it is a criminal offence for anyone , in the course of a business , to display or publish or include in a written document , an exemption clause which is void by virtue of s6 of UCTA 1977 . |
| 25 | Local planning authorities ( county councils in this case ) are required by s.7(3) ( a ) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 to include in their structure plans , ‘ measures for the improvement of the physical environment ’ , whilst s.11(3) ( a ) of the above Act , a less demanding provision , states that they , ( usually district councils in this case ) shall include in a local plan such measures as the authority thinks fit for the improvement of the physical environment . |
| 26 | However , the Bank may buy in a falling market if the market is considered to be erratic and unstable . |
| 27 | 40 windsurfers share with 30 dinghy sailors and non-sailing friends , in this flexible resort where it 's possible for windsurfers to sail in Toppers or Lasers , and where the dinghy sailors can easily dabble in a little windsurfing . |
| 28 | After an aggressive incident , the subordinate goat will retreat in a low-rumped posture — trying to avoid a blow to its flanks . |
| 29 | They will simply attack in a maddened frenzy . |
| 30 | To be consistent with the procedure of Section 6.2 , we must pivot in a critical column . |