Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb -s] a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If the applicant requests a particular method of service ( which in practice is seldom done ) 77 that request will be complied with unless to do so would be incompatible with the law of the country of destination .
2 The department retains a particular strength in the theology of the Reformed tradition , but both staff and student body are quite ecumenical in composition .
3 Earlier , it was noted that the law prohibits a particular category of person , called an insider , from dealing on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information if he does so with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss .
4 The Act represents a particular view both of the nature of learning and schools as organisations .
5 The point has a particular relevance to the work of those who believe , like Foucault , following Nietzsche , that truth is a mere rhetorical device , employed in the interests of oppression , and say so at length .
6 Before the patient leaves the physiotherapist uses a particular technique which helps work through the big sobs that so often follow crying , believing that the crying has used up oxygen and big sobs restore balance .
7 And then even within two of you mentioned the European Commission , now the Commission is of course a part of what 's nown now known as the European Union erm it 's a particular branch but even within the broader framework , parts can play an important role erm within international affairs and the Commission has a particular role , not just within the European Union , but of course in international affairs generally .
8 The environment suggests a particular character .
9 When the investigator identifies a particular shortcoming he can not stop there .
10 Suppose that the brochure mentions a particular hotel and states that it is not yet completed .
11 The government has a particular interest in encouraging this increased openness in issues relating to sex and family life .
12 Explanations which are produced in order to demonstrate that the speaker possesses a particular piece of knowledge have a displaying function .
13 Rather light-heartedly , we refer to this as the Chicago Pizza model ( in which the customer chooses a particular base — say deep dish or wholemeal crust — and adds the toppings of his or her choice ) , by contrast with both the Chinese menu or laissez-faire approach ( which allows for any combinations of dishes , even the ridiculous ) and the set meal approach , in which you must have the entire menu .
14 Of course the company has a particular need to keep its resellers alive , since it is they who will distribute THStyme 's ‘ revolutionary ’ new products , currently under development in Moscow .
15 They note that the FMI represents a particular view of what accountable management ( and even management accounting ) is about .
16 The way a scientist views a particular aspect of the world will be guided by a paradigm in which he is working .
17 Basically what we 're doing is to count during training how often a sub-pattern a tuple has a particular state has a particular pattern .
18 Thus , for instance , if a business has a particular customer with whom it will do a lot of business , it might be appropriate to negotiate special terms for all contracts between the business and that customer .
19 For example , if a package contains a particular module , regardless of version , then its manager is informed of all SPRs and SSRs which are submitted and which reference the module .
20 As we saw in Chapter III , that a person does a particular job , lives in a particular town or is a vegetarian is usually regarded as a contingent fact about them .
21 If we know a water has a particular site of , of origin then we can often use minor trace constituents as a marker of that water to follow its fate and its path through the ocean , okay ?
22 A head develops a particular structure in the light of the decisions which have to be made and the people he/she believes should be involved in making them .
23 To say that a man frequents a particular address has no defamatory meaning to ordinary readers — unless they know that the address is a brothel .
24 A researcher reports a particular result , and to verify it other scientists repeat the same experiment in their own labs .
25 ‘ Purposive sampling ’ occurs when a researcher chooses a particular group or place to study because it is known to be of the type that is wanted .
26 Skill implies idiosyncratic performance and as such can transfer between many tasks whereas a task meets a particular requirement within a system activity .
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