Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb -s] a [adj] deal " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Department owes a great deal to Noel Thomas and it is a measure of his success as Chairman that when at the end of the 1989 academic year he handed over the hot seat to Angus Easson , the latter 's first task was one of consolidation . |
| 2 | The piece includes a great deal of descriptive colour ; only try it if you feel you can bring something of your own imagination to it , and be prepared to risk some indulgence . |
| 3 | ‘ But the machine saves a great deal of time in that it automatically produces statistics and its print-outs clearly show patterns in the absences . |
| 4 | Apart from being well written and a pleasure to read the overall feeling of this book is that the Author has a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge about his subject , and it is based on personal experience . |
| 5 | The Bible has a great deal to say about the concept of the family , and the Christian ideal differs markedly from some current concepts . |
| 6 | Philips thinks that the PL has a great deal of commercial potential . |
| 7 | Quite apart from the drafting of contracts the task of the engineer involves a great deal of communication , much of it by the written word . |
| 8 | The article betrays a great deal , not only in the way it constructs its narrative , but in what it omits and suppresses . |
| 9 | The demands on the children are increased if the father spends a great deal of his leisure time with his men friends … |
| 10 | Her family still lives in Ostrava and Mrs Welch , who visits them three or four times a year , says the area has a great deal in common with Cleveland . |
| 11 | But it is by no means uninteresting , and the topic has a great deal to offer the English language student . |
| 12 | In sum then , though the Supplement has a good deal more to commend it than its 1977 parent , it comes across as a car-orientated guide , static in outlook and narrow-minded in perspective . |
| 13 | The Government attaches a great deal of importance to this unprecedented growth in self-employment and small businesses : it is seen as the main drive to create an enterprise culture that will hopefully lead to an increase in the numbers in work . |
| 14 | ‘ The Bill covers a great deal of ground , ’ says Committee Chairman , Philip Williams . |
| 15 | My Lords , as I would submit , the report contains a great deal which confirms and nothing which contradicts the interpretation of the word ‘ appropriates ’ which I have preferred , and a comparison of the Act with the draft Bill gives no support to the contrary view . |
| 16 | The answer depends a good deal on the value judgements of the government in power . |
| 17 | The Spirit of the Letter pays a good deal of attention to the vellum / scribe / fine penmanship side of the lettering question . |
| 18 | The account makes a good deal of sense at whatever spatial level it is employed , but it seems most applicable at a level considerably beyond any modern residentially based labour market . |
| 19 | The matter needs a great deal of exploration . |
| 20 | We will strengthen the regulation of the utilities , enforce standards through our Consumer Protection Commission , and ensure prices are cut or other action taken where profits are excessive so that the customer gets a fair deal . |
| 21 | The country has a great deal of sympathy for the prince and princess but the people are anxious to know the whole story . ’ |
| 22 | In his Topographical Account of Cunninghame , compiled about 1600 , Timothy Pont recorded — ‘ This part of the country yields a great deal of excellent butter but especially the parishes of Stewarton and Dunlop . ’ |
| 23 | She added : ‘ The company needs a great deal more support from the bank and Credit Lyonnais can make a very good case for not offering that lifeline ’ . |
| 24 | From a static point of view , the term ‘ divergent-dialect situation ’ can be understood in two senses : first , Belfast dialect ( for example ) is observed to be divergent from other dialects and , particularly , from ‘ mainstream ’ norms of language , such as RP and standard English ; second , the dialect exhibits a great deal of internal variation — much greater than is generally reported for these better-known varieties ( this is approximately the phenomenon that Le Page ( 1975 ) calls diffuseness ) . |
| 25 | If the patient has a great deal of pain this is likely to be the most important aspect of nursing care and will involve using skill and imagination , for example in assisting the patient with activities , in lifting and positioning . |
| 26 | The extent of the problem varies a great deal from one species to another . |
| 27 | Returning to our personality types , the giver has a great deal to learn from the saying , ‘ blessed are those who mourn ’ . |
| 28 | It can be seen , therefore , that the system holds a great deal of information , both personnel details and pay details , and is completely integrated . |
| 29 | Replacing new genes for old — homologous recombination — is now feasible in animal cells , but the technology requires a great deal of refinement before such a feat could be achieved in human somatic cells . |
| 30 | Whilst running a marathon requires a great deal of stamina , yoga is undoubtedly the best way to improve suppleness while weight-lifting obviously develops strength . |