Example sentences of "thus [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Into that stream of pure gothic fiction there was eventually added the element of crime or suspected crime , thus bringing into existence the romantic suspense novel . |
| 2 | At the sixth round of Premiers ' talks held in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Feb. 19-20 , Premier Yon Hyong Muk of North Korea and Prime Minister Chung Won Shik of South Korea , formally exchanged signed copies of the Agreement on Reconciliation , Non-aggression and Co-operation between the South and the North and the Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula , thus bringing into effect the terms of the two accords which had been reached in talks between the two sides in December 1991 [ see pp. 38659-60 ] . |
| 3 | More immediately , it was very good to see the Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia and Hungary , and the acting Prime Minister of Poland , in Brussels on Monday , signing the association agreements between those countries and the Community and thus bringing to fruition an initiative begun by my right hon. Friend the Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) . |
| 4 | ( China , while not using its veto , nevertheless abstained , thus breaching for the first time the unanimity of the five permanent members of the Security Council in supporting resolutions on the Gulf crisis . |
| 5 | Declaration of a republic , by the monarch or by Ministers , could have no legal effect upon legislation recognising the monarchy and would be revolutionary thus depending for its constitutionality upon acquiescence and effectiveness . |
| 6 | Those early genera that survived had a built-in immunity to ultraviolet radiation , thus helping in the struggle for continued survival . |
| 7 | Four stimuli were used : two of these were given very different labels , thus approximating to the A and B stimuli of Fig. 5.3 . |
| 8 | These are added to remove stains and oxidise matter thus assisting in the cleaning process . |
| 9 | ISS makes a pointed contrast between the curriculum and the ‘ curriculum as it is taught ’ and places major emphasis on the construction of more active learning roles for pupils , thus drawing upon the four aspects of achievement . |
| 10 | East European countries are thus competing for the best western companies just as western companies are competing for contracts . |
| 11 | For this he only had to spend four months in France , thus profiting from considerable tax concessions for non residents . |
| 12 | Each node contains one letter rather than one word , thus allowing for the study of sub-word letter sequences , but to make the searching algorithm most efficient , all 26 routes from every node in the tree must be allowed for , and on average most of these are wasted . |
| 13 | The whole object of sex is to have unlike acting on unlike so as to make possible the production of unlike offspring , thus allowing for adaptive change , Darwin argues . |
| 14 | The glycosidic angle , describing the orientation about the bond connecting the base to the sugar has been estimated by integrating intranucleotide cross peaks from NOESY data , such as that shown in Fig.3 a at a number of mixing times ( 50 , 100 , 200 , 300ms ) , thus allowing for different degrees of build-up of the through-space interaction as well as second-order spin diffusion effects . |
| 15 | The band of fluctuation either side of the new parities was widened from 1 per cent to 2.25 per cent , thus allowing for a larger margin of exchange rate fluctuation before official intervention was required . |
| 16 | The decision as to whether or not to proceed is always made by the originator , thus allowing for his or her growth . |
| 17 | Can the Minister tell us whether Britain 's shipyards will be assured of a very early decision on a type 42 replacement , thus allowing for some continuity of work and ending the grave uncertainty in the shipyards so that men and management can get on with what they do best — building ships in British yards ? |
| 18 | Foreign trade would cease to be a state monopoly , although the state would continue to " direct and control " it , and the state " recognizes the ownership of mixed enterprises " , thus allowing for joint ventures with foreign investors in the future . |
| 19 | All manufacturing units have been consolidated into United Distillers Production Inc. , thus allowing for significant rationalisation and productivity enhancement . |
| 20 | Once , as she was heading towards the gate ( thus walking in the direction opposite to that which Agnes was to take somewhat later , followed by the gaze of her unfortunate schoolfriend ) , the secretary turned , smiled and lifted her arm out in the air in an unexpected gesture , easy and flowing . |
| 21 | It supports up to 15 drives per controller pair , thus appearing to the host computers as several very large SCSI-2 devices . |
| 22 | Even the Commonweal School group photograph on the wall : September 1948 , with Harry featured twice , having sprinted along the back while the camera tracked round , thus appearing with smile and combed hair at the extreme left and with smile and tousled hair at the extreme right . |
| 23 | In the form in which the proposals on community service appeared in the Bill they owed something also to the Government 's hope that the new measure would be seen as a credible alternative to custodial sentences , thus contributing towards the aim of bringing down the prison population . |
| 24 | In literate urban societies it can provide valuable quantitative information on such topics as education , health , housing , social class , racial attitudes , income distribution , family-structure , the mass media and so on , thus contributing to the identification and understanding of important social issues . |
| 25 | ‘ Beating the bounds will remind local people just where their commons and greens are and discourage encroachments and other unlawful works , thus contributing to the safeguarding of these ancient pieces of land . ’ |
| 26 | A minority of landlords commanded sufficient capital to adapt successfully to farming based on hired labour and greater mechanization , thus contributing to a very sharp rise in Russia 's grain exports . |
| 27 | By contrast , those more oriented to hierarchy will handle organizational change ‘ by reallocating resources to new activities as opportunities arise ’ ( see also Kagono et al. , 1985 : 57–87 ) , thus contributing to differentiation and further specialization . |
| 28 | OCLC waives its charges for the use of most services , thus contributing to the teaching resources of participating schools . |
| 29 | There is an argument about whether 2 million homes have disappeared or are still there , occupied , thus contributing to the housing stock . |
| 30 | they permit the collation and review of evidence of student attainment from different sources eg. from the student , the supervisor or the tutor , thus contributing to the validity and reliability of assessment ; |