Example sentences of "according [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an approach has the merits of appearing commonsensical , according with our own intimate experiences . |
| 2 | The use of the term shilling derives from an 19th century system of invoicing beer according to its gravity — a 60 shilling ale is a low gravity beer , an 80 shilling one is considerably stronger , similar to an English special bitter . |
| 3 | Never lay crops directly on the floor where it is possible they could suffer from the effects of damp and poor air circulation , and arrange produce according to its preference : the roots nearer to the cool floor , and onions and marrows close to the ceiling where it is slightly warmer . |
| 4 | THE STRENGTH of the Khmer Rouge guerrilla army is , according to its commander-in-chief , Son Sen , ‘ a military secret ’ . |
| 5 | According to its study , seven out of 10 British buyers want a revival of basements and cellars . |
| 6 | Scruton seeks to build an explicitly conservative sexual ethic on the Hegelian proposition that ‘ the final end of every rational being is the building of the self — of a recognisable personal entity , which flourishes according to its own autonomous nature ’ ( p. 299 ) . |
| 7 | There lies the genuine stake today , in this underhand , inescapable confrontation between the silent majority and the social imposed on them , in this hypersimulation reduplicating simulation and exterminating it according to its own logic — not in any class struggle nor in the molecular hodge-podge of desire-breaching minorities . |
| 8 | In the 1950s and 60s he took over or formed a number of firms — Sun Resta Ltd , Multi Resta Ltd , Sleepy Valley Ltd etc , and one , Multi Spring Ltd in Mitcham Surrey , which according to its headed note paper are ‘ contractors to HM Government ’ . |
| 9 | So strong was the filmmakers ' infatuation with Hollywood that they were unable to work from an understanding of the situation that faced them , and develop British cinema according to its own economic and cultural realities . |
| 10 | The next is almost certain to be its fellow Baltic republic of Estonia , whose Communist Party is determined to follow suit , according to its ideology secretary , Mr Mikk Titma . |
| 11 | Coffee is also sold according to its roast — for example , French Roast is a strong dark roast while Italian Roast is a very dark or double roast . |
| 12 | Numerous formal studies have been made to determine the intelligence of the bottlenose dolphin , according to its performance in tests on classical learning , discrimination , and problem solving . |
| 13 | According to its boss , most newspapers have signed agreements with his agency . |
| 14 | The Wessex area alone , according to its treasurer , John Strafford , has £3m in local-party bank accounts . |
| 15 | According to its chairman , Robert Shaye , it ‘ mimics the financial structure of big studios without competing with them . ’ |
| 16 | For no matter how much it is objected that it can not be stated definitely from these considerations just what the thing is like according to its nature , but only what it is like in respect to one thing or to another , it may still be said what there is in it which makes it appear to be this in respect to one thing and that in respect to another ; and consequently it may be said both to be one thing according to its nature and to be this or that in respect to other things . |
| 17 | For no matter how much it is objected that it can not be stated definitely from these considerations just what the thing is like according to its nature , but only what it is like in respect to one thing or to another , it may still be said what there is in it which makes it appear to be this in respect to one thing and that in respect to another ; and consequently it may be said both to be one thing according to its nature and to be this or that in respect to other things . |
| 18 | The Principles is subtitled as an inquiry into the grounds of ‘ Scepticism , Atheism , and Irreligion ’ ; according to its preface it will be useful ‘ particularly to those who are tainted with scepticism , or want a demonstration of the existence and immateriality of God , or the natural immortality of the soul ’ . |
| 19 | According to its critics , it could result in walkers getting lost , trespassing , squabbling with farmers and even being injured . |
| 20 | ACQUISITIVE conglomerate BTR has a surplus of more than £500m in its group pension fund and enjoyed a £54m holiday from pensions contributions last year , according to its annual report and accounts , published yesterday . |
| 21 | If AFRC is unable to sell any of its three redundant research sites it will be about £7 in the red next year , according to its director general , Prof Tom Blundell . |
| 22 | Next let it be considered , that the following law seems to hold in our attainment of knowledge , that according to its desirableness , whether in point of excellence , or range , or intricacy , so is the subtlety of the evidence on which it is received . |
| 23 | According to its radioactive content , it is designated by the industry as either low , intermediate or high level . |
| 24 | At the other end emerge still useful uranium , for potential reuse in reactors , plutonium , which , according to its quality , can be used for either bombs or as fuel in a fast breeder reactor ( see Chapter Three ) ; and a cocktail of liquid waste products . |
| 25 | According to its provisions , Napoleon , if he left no direct heir , would be succeeded first by his brother Joseph , then by his brother Louis . |
| 26 | Perversely , it was Marx 's anarchist adversary , Michael Bakunin , who displayed greater sensitivity not only to the position of the Slavs in 1848 , but also to the close relationship of nationalism and peasant radicalism at that time — ‘ I demand only one thing : that every people , that every tribe , great and small , be given the full opportunity and right to act according to its will ’ . |
| 27 | Chapter 6 formalises a decision-making model in which a household may take up a number of different income opportunities according to its capability and the ‘ entry costs ’ of such opportunities . |
| 28 | By the summer of 1968 the DHAC had achieved , according to its lights , considerable success in attracting publicity and in embarrassing the political establishment in Derry . |
| 29 | Each type is classified according to its behaviour and the electrostatic charge of the active ion , if formed , as follows : |
| 30 | Each part of the church has the authority — and the responsibility — to act according to its honest perception of God 's will . |