Example sentences of "keeping the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It needs to be understood that what divides the parties is n't so much that one party believes in capital projects , on party in revenue spending and one party in keeping the taxation levels down . |
| 2 | Claudia was so outraged that she had the greatest difficulty in keeping the rage she felt enough under control for her to be coherent . |
| 3 | Keeping the treatment entirely general we shall permit now the presence of a surface charge ( made up of free charges ; it is still true that the bound charges of dielectrics do not count ) , hence , when dh → 0 , |
| 4 | Tall narrow windows can be made into a feature by keeping the treatment simple and fitting a roller or Roman blind within the window embrasure in order to preserve its outline . |
| 5 | Sir Edward 's military appointment is confirmed by an extant financial memorandum , which also reveals that , alongside Edward 's force of 2,000 men , his nephew Dorset was paid for keeping the sea with 1,000 men . |
| 6 | Sir Edward 's military appointment is confirmed by an extant financial memorandum , which also reveals that , alongside Edward 's force of 2,000 men , his nephew Dorset was paid for keeping the sea with 1,000 men . |
| 7 | The patient is taught to lift his arm by gripping it behind the elbow with his other hand , drawing it gently forwards and up keeping the elbow straight , palm facing upwards , as he leans forwards from the hips . |
| 8 | Keeping the index record size down is helpful because if the inverted indexes are small they can be held in main storage , and so cut search times down to a minimum . |
| 9 | Yeah are you keeping the index up to date now ? |
| 10 | This gives more control over the process , with the advantage of keeping the sections cool , further reducing damage and enabling the preparations to be used for fluid inclusion work . |
| 11 | Keeping the brain active is as important as keeping the body active . |
| 12 | In 1881 and 1884 he renewed the Dreikaiserbund and the Russians were assured of German and Austro-Hungarian help if they needed to coerce Turkey into keeping the Straits open in wartime . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm just getting myself back on track , building myself up mentally , physically and emotionally , so I need somebody like him organizing my life , keeping the diary , ’ Justin says of Dom . |
| 14 | Let me just , just show you a little thing here just enclosing , just linking it up there , there it is , it 's , it 's a well known little picture , it 's a picture of a wheel where there in the centre the hub is Christ , you see when the hub has got to be the centre otherwise the wheel does not run true and there with Christ is the hub , the centre of your life , the centre of my life , and you and I our lives our selves , there on the outside , were the rim and there 's those spokes that hold it together and make it run true the spoke of , of the bible , God 's word allowing him to speak to us , the spoke of prayer , our communion with God , our praying to him , the spoke of obedience following him obeying him , bringing our lives into , into line with what he says in his word , he says if you love me you will keep my commandments , that 's why we 've got to learn and get to know them from his word and then the spoke of fellowship somebody as likened them to prayer , being like air , our breath , the bible being like food , giving us nourishment and strength , fellowship , it 's the family situation and in just as in a nature family there is , that is the place for care , it 's the place for support it 's the place of sharing , it 's the place of love , where it should be , so God 's family , and then the final one their obedience like exercise , keeping fit , it 's the callisthenics , it 's keeping the muscles toned , obeying what he tells us in his word , well that 's what it means to be a Christian bringing ourselves into line with him and allowing him to re-fashion us in his image and it 's a process that 's going on all the time , Wesley and his hymn talks about us being used and the scripture being changed from glory into glory , till in heaven we take our place there , like him , John says when we see him , we shall be like him , but we shall see him as he is and that 's God 's purpose for you and for me , to be like him , and the moment we come to him and respond to him , the process starts and it goes on , day in , day out , night in , night out , week in , week out , over the years him changing and fashioning us into the image of his son , because that 's how he created us originally , he created to be like him and in this new creation , we were singing we are a new creation , it 's to be like him . |
| 15 | AS BRITAIN commemorates the North West 's efforts in the Battle of the Atlantic , a Merseyside author is keeping the memory of an earlier struggle alive . |
| 16 | As far as the reference to the ‘ customary ’ tuning of the 6-string bass , Gibson was referring to what has become the modern standard amongst contemporary players : that is , opting for the low B while keeping the fourths tuning intact across the other five strings . |
| 17 | Keeping the spirit of revolution alive until the sleepers awake . |
| 18 | My biggest regret is that there 'll be no new blood keeping the spirit going . |
| 19 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where livestock belonging to any person strays on to land in the ownership or occupation of another and — ( a ) damage is done by the livestock to the land or to any property on it which is in the ownership or possession of the other person ; or ( b ) any expenses are reasonably incurred by that other person in keeping the livestock while it can not be restored to the person to whom it belongs or while it is detained in pursuance of section 7 of [ the ] Act , or in ascertaining to whom it belongs ; the person to whom the livestock belongs is liable for the damage or expenses , except as otherwise provided by [ the ] Act . ’ |
| 20 | He identifies himself with the prophets of the Old Testament in addressing contemporary life , and echoes St Paul when he sees himself keeping the streams of doctrine pure : ‘ For I am inquisitive in the Lord , and defend the philosophy of the scripture against vain deceit ’ ( A130 ) . |
| 21 | The National Trust for Scotland have an on-going programme of work on the island , keeping the cottages of the former islanders in a good state of repair , maintaining a small museum and generally ensuring that St Kilda and the St Kildans will never be forgotten . |
| 22 | But it is the rear-view binocular field which is of particular use in keeping the rabbit safe . |
| 23 | Going to the committee meetings once a month and then keeping the groups informed of anything going on within the Central Branch . |
| 24 | Keeping the regimen simple is important , so that mixing of insulin is not required . |
| 25 | Checking his watch he saw it was time to swim back to the canoe and his rendezvous with Roger Courtney , who had been paddling offshore for the last few hours , keeping the canoe head or stern towards the beach so that it was less likely to be seen . |
| 26 | Do you see that the promise of things going well with us is attached to keeping the commandment to honour our parents ? |
| 27 | When part of the roof collapsed and flames rose half as high again as the manor house , the firefighters drew back and restricted their efforts to keeping the outbuildings of the farm damped down . |
| 28 | There was a great debate as late as the early 1980s over whether it would be more appropriate to continue the policy set by Sir Philip Hendy of keeping the look of the gallery neutral as opposed to polychrome — the ‘ porridge versus polychrome ’ battle . |
| 29 | The method of loading ( see Figure 8 ) is simple ; you start at one corner of the loading poles and work clockwise around the tripod , keeping the corners well built up . |
| 30 | Similar loading continues onto the upper triangle ( no space can be left in the middle ) , still keeping the corners well built up , and finally a cap is built over the tripod tips . |