Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People are already beginning to think of pre- and post-AIDS periods just as we in the seventies grew accustomed to thinking of pre- and post-gay liberation periods . |
| 2 | Wolfendale argues that the involvement of parents has been fostered by professional and parental convictions rather than the law . |
| 3 | Have to do that bit there and that bit there and then the ceiling . |
| 4 | Er , and that term there because after the half term they have to start making their choices is n't that right ? |
| 5 | This is a far cry from our Lord 's proclamation of the good news in which salvation is primarily spiritual and moral , not political and social , and in which the act of deliverance itself is wholly unrelated to the reform of social and political institutions even though it should have an implication in that area . |
| 6 | Since the re-instatement of the nationwide college entrance examinations in 1977 and the reversal of ‘ leftist ’ educational policies which stressed class background and political suitability rather than academic ability , competition had been very keen , as we have already indicated . |
| 7 | Erm Eric in , in Manchester from where he comes is extremely well known obviously within the G M B but his record he 's one of the individuals in the trade union movement that I think are becoming somewhat of a rarity these days I know that many of us when we first started in the movement were very easily able , and , and very relaxed about combining trade union and political activities together but of course as time goes on and , you do tend to become more involved in the one and the other , because of course it 's all time-consuming but I can honestly say that in Eric 's case he 's never deviated one iota from his commitment both to the trade union , this union in particular , and to the Party never deviated at all . |
| 8 | This creates problems for the neighbourhood police when events in the area force other sections of the force to adopt the more aggressive and repressive mode of public order policing , and the success the neighbourhood men have in overcoming communal suspicion depends almost entirely on wider social and political circumstances rather than any feature of their own conduct . |
| 9 | It was still , however , dynastic and political considerations rather than religion which began drawing Picts and Scots into a closer relationship . |
| 10 | A leading member of the Medellín drug cartel , Fabio Ochoa , wanted by the United States authorities for drug trafficking offences and the murder of an agent of the American Drug Enforcement Agency ( DEA ) , surrendered on Dec. 19 in what was seen as a vindication of the policy of President César Gaviria Trujillo , who had adopted legal and political methods rather than the previous military offensive against the drug cartels [ see p. 37772 for October proposals ] ; on Dec. 17 the government had said that it would waive extradition to the USA and reduce prison terms for those traffickers who surrendered and confessed to crimes . |
| 11 | Each chamber , an aisle as they were called , was about a hundred and fifty feet across and anything between five hundred and seven hundred yards long . |
| 12 | The Sid Valley Talking Newspaper , we gave a hundred and fifty pound before and we have done each year . |
| 13 | It was a hundred and fifty years ago that the French writer Alphonse Karr said : ‘ the more things change , the more they are the same . ’ |
| 14 | Right so you 've got a you 've got another hundred and fifty quid there or so |
| 15 | For this reason one might expect there to be no large change in surface energy between liquid and solid glass so that surface tension and therefore surface energy , measured quite easily on molten glass , ought to be approximately applicable to the same glass when hardened . |
| 16 | Visitos studied these tragic , alarming , amusing and disobedient images long and hard ; many felt compelled to comment . |
| 17 | They have shown by their tasteless and tactless menace tonight that they are still not prepared to take on board the problems of people who can not pay their poll tax because they do not have sufficient funds . |
| 18 | The execution … of the Saviour 's plan required the prudent application of wise and well-judged measures so as not to injure private property , not to disturb civil order , not to expose Christianity to the scandal of sedition , not to obscure the glory of a Kingdom not of this world . |
| 19 | Auditory deprivation studies suggest that deaf people will have problems in speech and auditory processing even though auditory experience is reinstated by the use of hearing aids . |
| 20 | In lieu of an overarching policy of universal nursery education , within which special needs would have an acknowledged place , we have the hotchpotch of provision with which practitioners are only too familiar , and which mostly reflects local and regional idiosyncrasies rather than a planned and coherent structure based on policy . |
| 21 | They receive symptomatic and supportive care rather than specific treatment . |
| 22 | It is aimed at the trekker and European walker rather than the British winter walker and costs about £100 . |
| 23 | New entrants to the upper class were made civilised and imbued with an ethos which extolled administrative and professional qualities rather than inventiveness or entrepreneurship . |
| 24 | However , he is optimistic ( as any professional researcher must remain ! ) , for he cites Sir Kenneth Newman 's efforts as the new commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to ‘ make police ethics a major issue , so that performance assessment , promotion criteria etc. , will take integrity and professional conduct more and more into account ’ . |
| 25 | Gradually they hope to strip away the disguises and help both partners to understand themselves and each other better and recognize the ways in which they interact . |
| 26 | This part of Majorca is the most popular area on the island and each summer more and more 18–30 's flock here to enjoy the sunshine , the beach , the nightlife and the company of more young people than you could possibly imagine . |
| 27 | These were slow to develop , and the realisation of this made it difficult ( even had they wished to do so ) for Ministers to treat them like private sector companies , subject largely to control by fiscal and monetary policies rather than detailed intervention on capital spending . |
| 28 | Instead , they want to waste the next decade poring over the details of economic and monetary union rather than dealing with the real issues confronting Europe . |
| 29 | An increase in output current from the popular DAC 08 D-to-A converter is obtainable by means of this circuit , the current accuracy being better than 1% and offset current less than 0.1% . |
| 30 | No , M' lud , it portrays a vile and hopeless marriage so that others may learn that only by following Christian instructions will their own marriages be happy . |