Example sentences of "and [vb base] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Once again this is to retain larger numbers in the analysis and maximize the statistical reliability of the conclusions .
2 Where where you know that he can go out to the market for a popular metric bearing and and slaughter the old price
3 The matter particles are described by fields of one-half-integer spin and obey the Pauli exclusion principle , which prevents more than one particle of a given kind from being in any state .
4 Feminist analysis is not a ‘ pick and mix ’ methodology , but a destabilise and change the patriarchal dominance of art .
5 However , I think it is Standing Order No. 62(b) which states that a Committee can amend a Bill and change the long title for that purpose .
6 The first is to get a clear mandate from the board , which must include the ability to downsize further as necessary , including layoffs , and change the corporate culture , getting rid of the current organisational structure .
7 But it firmly rejected any idea of reforming the system , saying : ‘ We are against suggestions and demonstrations which aim to lead people astray and change the constitutional basis of our state . ’
8 ‘ All that I have done today has gone amiss ’ , he says ( II , 17 ) ; ‘ Since we passed through the Argonath my choices have gone amiss ’ ( II , 28 ) ; ‘ And now may I make a right choice , and change the evil fate of this unhappy day ! ’
9 Sometimes , Henry thought , it would be kindness itself to rise one night between three and four when the suburb slept and drag a sharp stone across the Mitsubishi 's flanks .
10 ‘ Or go and drag the whole affair out of that dreadful Lady Usk . ’
11 The lance shivered , the shaft splintering halfway down to the guard , and Hotspur hurled it from him , and reached a long arm to snatch at the bridle as he was swept past , and drag the terrified horse to its feet again .
12 If you want to tone up your body and develop a better shape there is no doubt that swimming , keep-fit exercises and yoga will help enormously .
13 And so , when faced with something he or she feels unsure about , they seek security from the more confident ( and usually more dominant ) dog , which has been allowed to learn independence and develop a one-to-one relationship with the owner .
14 A major part of the Conservative agenda has been to undermine socialism and develop a contemporary form of laissez-faire market economics , to move Britain from a culture of dependency to the enterprise culture .
15 Even if the primary focus is the needs of an older person , the counsellor can not afford to ‘ take sides ’ , but should instead aim to help the whole family face up to and develop a wider understanding of the problems and difficulties that exist in old age , and in caring for older people .
16 Although there was a great deal of debate about education after 1944 , much of it up to 1951 focused on the eradication of class differences , not gender differences , in an endeavour to build a more buoyant economy and develop a substantial welfare state .
17 The third pressure comes from the push by Meekatharra Minerals to exploit the very rich deposits of lignite in Ballymoney and develop a private sector power station .
18 In order to bring about sustained growth , the Government will have to reverse the cuts that they have made in the training budget and develop a long-term programme to increase the quantity and quality of skills throughout British industry .
19 Ramsay was shrewd enough to capitalise on his native gifts and develop a new style .
20 Speaking at the Institute of Strategic Studies in London , he suggested that the 12 EC member countries should make a mutual defence pledge ( as in the Brussels Treaty of the Western European Union — WEU — comprising all EC members except Denmark , Greece and Ireland ) and develop a common policy on weapons research and production .
21 Secondly , their underrating of the ‘ caesaristic ’ elements of Hitler 's mass charismatic base meant that , far from providing a new foundation for the power of the traditional élites , as they had hoped , the plebiscitary acclamation of the Führer enabled Hitler 's own power to detach itself from its likely shackles and develop a high degree of relative autonomy , at the same time reducing former dominant groups like the army from ‘ power-élites ’ proper to merely ‘ functional élites ’ , unable to check Hitler himself and the ‘ wild men ’ of the Nazi Movement , even when wishing to do so .
22 For these and other linguistic and cultural reasons it is relatively easy for the speaker of one Bantu language to learn another and develop a high level of competence in it .
23 For instance , Diggle et al. ( 1990 ) assess the hypothesis that cancer of the larynx is associated with proximity to a now-closed incinerator and develop a statistical model from the theory of spatial point processes to test this .
24 ‘ British Gas asked for a wide-ranging review in order to clarify our regulatory environment and develop a clear way ahead for the future .
25 And develop a persuasive argument .
26 In pursuing economic reform , ecological considerations would be a basic criterion ; the government would create a competitive environment , liberalize prices and foreign trade , privatize a large part of the state sector and develop the private economy , while seeking to limit inflation , unemployment and foreign debt .
27 The only benefits that seem to have been suggested is that their proposals are better than what 's there at the moment , er Grant Developments must be aware that there is a , an approval , a current planning approval for the development of that site , which is a development to retain the existing bungalow and develop the existing bungalow , and to build a house in the rear .
28 This argument will not force the financial institutions to surrender , but it can help to ‘ legitimate ’ the case for investment planning and develop the popular support which would be needed in the ensuing political battles .
29 It could be , ‘ Operate within X and Y financial parameters and develop the Chinese market ’ .
30 His government would ( i ) support the NLA in drafting a fresh constitution and in organizing " honest and fair " elections ; ( ii ) reform the bureaucratic administrative system by , among other measures , fighting corruption and decentralizing power ; ( iii ) modernize the armed forces and develop the national defence industry ; ( iv ) support good relations with ASEAN and neighbouring countries ; ( v ) speed up the relief of economic hardships suffered by the people and farmers and improve economic efficiency ; and ( vi ) step up crime suppression and prevention .
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