Example sentences of "of [v-ing] back [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a new problem arises — that of selection due to differential recruitment of those receiving or not receiving X. For example if , after a TV programme on violence in society , we sample to compare the opinions of those who watched it with those who did not on the question of bringing back corporal punishment , can we assume that the subpopulations of watchers and non-watchers are otherwise similar ? |
| 2 | The Société des Amis du Louvre carried out the Louvre 's ongoing policy of buying back French crown jewels by bidding SFr935,000 for the tiara made of State gems and pearls for Napoleon III , to give to his bride , Eugenie de Montijo . |
| 3 | A Gallup Survey ( Heald and Wybrow , 1986 , 151 ) had earlier reported that a majority ( 57 per cent ) preferred protection of the environment even at the expense of holding back economic growth . |
| 4 | If the purchaser is to try to ensure that his is the last counter-offer , so that it will be accepted by the conduct of the seller , the device of sending back another acknowledgement does not work well in practice . |
| 5 | Some countries — such as France — see EMU as a way of winning back some power from the West Germans , since a European central bank would mean all the members of the EC having a say in how policy is conducted . |