Example sentences of "and [adj] [adv] [subord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As was briefly pointed out above , these methods are very different from domestic ones , being primarily schematic and teleological rather than literal and historical . |
| 2 | THE record of John Heddle showed the Conservative MP for Mid-Staffordshire as accident-prone , impulsive and self-promotional rather than self-destructive . |
| 3 | She also felt a commitment to those artists whose blatant and subjective rather than allegorical treatment of the subject matter may have excluded them from showing elsewhere . |
| 4 | But their purpose was very different , short-term and political rather than long-term and social ; and that was no longer an outrage . |
| 5 | The concept of ‘ disorganized ’ capitalism is essentially sociological and political rather than economic and may require qualification at the political level . |
| 6 | The reservations bourgeois thinkers had about their world were social and political rather than economic , especially where the danger of revolution was unforgotten , as in France , or emerging with the rise of a labour movement , as in Germany . |
| 7 | If you are applying for a job , then your sitting too close may irritate me because I will be expecting to use visual and auditory rather than tactile or olfactory channels . |
| 8 | The main threat to our position and influence in the world is now political and economic rather than military ; and our policies should be adapted to meet the changed situation . |
| 9 | There is an advantage in modular courses , but I regard it as administrative and economic rather than academic . |
| 10 | As is customary , only £500 of each fine was payable , the rest suspended for 12 months and enforcable only if either club appears on a similar disrepute charge within that time . |
| 11 | It is certainly a procedure where one could well argue that the potential for serious abuse is endemic and inherent rather than isolated and , with due care , preventable . |
| 12 | Roy 's performances earned him a deserved reputation as a neat and clever footballer and he came to be regarded by press and public alike as one of Palace 's most consistent performers during the six years he was on our staff . |
| 13 | The service of the meal was friendly and willing rather than efficient , and the food was just not much good . |
| 14 | In retrospect , one can see far better than even he could see at the time how deeply the logic of the ‘ New Theology ’ , biblical and historical rather than scholastic , was bound to challenge the whole shape of the contemporary Church and the way it perceived orthodoxy . |
| 15 | They also insisted that design must be formalised , that is , made symmetrical and rigid rather than natural . |
| 16 | The categories in each case are artificial and social rather than self-evident , but they are necessary so that we can conduct our affairs in an orderly manner . |
| 17 | Many people feel that behaviour should be ‘ natural ’ ( see page 113 ) and spontaneous rather than premeditated and planned . |
| 18 | Racism , and racial antagonism and conflict are therefore , paradoxically , essentially social and cultural rather than biological phenomena : it is not biology but culture that makes ‘ race ’ socially significant . |
| 19 | There is something reflexive rather than rational , automatic rather than deliberative , circumscribed and autonomous rather than holistic about parsing a sentence such as ‘ She met John before Mary arrived at the airport ’ in the way we do ( with the pronoun she not referring to Mary but to some other female ) . |
| 20 | About 70 per cent of Russian industry , according to Yel'tsin , was run by all-union ministries , and central rather than republican institutions owned 87 per cent of capital stock in the republic and accounted for more than 90 per cent of Russian exports . |
| 21 | The irony is that the more people are encouraged to think about their behaviour and take responsibility for the impact it has on other people , the more they tend to become open and honest rather than furtive and clandestine . |
| 22 | It was basic and functional rather than hedonistic . |
| 23 | The fees , based on time and difficulty rather than on salary level , have been kept competitive ; the firm 's offices , first in High Holborn , then in New Cavendish Street , then in Harley Street and back to new Cavendish Street again , are presentable and functional rather than opulent or ‘ space age ’ . |
| 24 | She also recommended strong neutrals , such as black , charcoal , navy and white rather than softer creams and beiges . |
| 25 | The real bone or contention is that truth is unnecessary and unwelcome rather than untrustworthy . |
| 26 | His pictures vary in style : in his later days he showed himself capable of the common sort of conventionally flattering portrait , but , particularly from his earlier years in London , there exists a body of work demonstrating his great talent for lively detail and natural rather than conventional compositions . |
| 27 | And the following appear to be structural changes which are internal and national rather than international : railway development and mass poverty ( 1830s/1840s ) ; mass unemployment associated with the decline of textiles , shipbuilding and other industries ; full establishment of large-scale , assembly-line production ( early part of the 1930s/1940s period ) ; new production methods based on a fragmented labour force and flexible labour ( 1970s/1980s ) . |
| 28 | First Criterion : Gender differences should be seen as situational and interactional rather than global and structural . |
| 29 | He argued that Russia had been exploited and impoverished more than any other republic by the " imperial policy of the Centre " , noting for example that although ranking third of the 15 union republics in labour productivity it was last in social expenditure . |
| 30 | The concentration of women in industries and occupations where seasonal , temporary and casual rather than fixed contract working prevails also goes much of the way to explaining why the majority of female temporary workers are also part-timers . |