Example sentences of "and [subord] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And although adding new terminology ( or reinterpreting old terminology ) to a subject already burdened with varying and often confusing descriptors must be viewed circumspectly , the use of the term information skills does usefully illuminate the nature of the new emphasis .
2 In many cases the answers to that question would be difficult to unravel , and if challenged most people probably would say that they were doing both .
3 The Queen 's Bench Division Direction says that the wording must be specific , and if prescribing unpleasant consequences unless a particular act is done , the order must make clear the precise period within which the act is to be done except that unless the court otherwise specifies , no time need be specified in the case of judgments or orders for the payment of money , for possession of land , or the delivery of goods ; in those cases , the order , unless some time is specified , may be enforced immediately .
4 Oryx make better use of the available plant food than domestic animals , and if given adequate protection in the wild could become a valuable source of food for local people .
5 The Driver in the case of a light engine then goes to the telephone to inform the Signalman each end of the tunnel and give them all particulars and if blocking both lines .
6 And while established first team players like Kevin Scott and Gavin Peacock are certain to be offered new deals , the new Newcastle boss is already preparing to be ruthless .
7 They would also assume the validity of the religious starting-point , and while acknowledging that faith should never be forced onto people — that freedom is essential for real religious awareness to develop — they are nevertheless sure that they are right and that no teacher will be misleading the young if they teach religion straight .
8 To imagine that the revived realism of the 1950s and after excluded other possibilities , then , is to misunderstand its nature , and the chauvinism of the school was always something of a pose .
9 Do consider how the new conservatory will best blend with the property and whether to use single glazing which is less expensive or double glazing which allows the conservatory to be used more comfortably the year around .
10 She and her husband are members of the National Trust and when visiting stately homes they often come across portraits of those she refers to as ‘ my people ’ ; she has been able to obtain copies some of them .
11 In healthcare settings and when giving first aid there are various routine hygiene precautions which should always be followed .
12 This will greatly enhance your ability to concentrate , to meditate and to visualise — an important adjunct in self-healing and when giving healing massage .
13 It remains extraordinary , though , that with a brain of only 950,000 neurons — less than a thousandth of those in the human retina — bees can learn colours , textures and smells as well as motor skills , and when set appropriate tasks can show most of the features of conditioning , associative and non-associative learning and relatively long-lasting memory found by mammalian psychologists in organisms with many-fold larger brains .
14 It regarded it as undermining the peace process , as making assumptions about the possibility of breach by Egypt , and as allowing unilateral arbitration of breach by the United States .
15 Bush characterized the action as having no military advantage for the Iraqis and as providing further evidence of Saddam Hussein 's ability to " amaze " and " outrage " international opinion .
16 This underlines the fact that in nuclear matters , as in the laws of war generally , domestic law may be very important both as a source of the law and as providing some sanctions .
17 Inside , the atmosphere is upbeat and as tripped architectural space provides a backdrop to the rainbow silks of the staff .
18 The breakdown of the control apparatus is widely perceived as liberating managers to pursue economically sub-optimal goals , and as causing insufficient pressure to be imposed to promote managerial vigour and to ensure the competence of the management team .
19 Work experience , on the other hand , was seen by employers as part of the school 's discipline and as giving little information about the pupil as an individual .
20 But is there anything which can be imagined as existing in isolation and as possessing great value in such a case ?
21 Since then , however , the LDP had recovered ground under the steady leadership of Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu , while the opposition had been increasingly perceived as divided and as having little policy other than opposing the government .
22 In chapter 2 those two men are roundly condemned as ‘ worthless ’ , as putting their own profit before the service of God , and as having sexual relations with some women serving the sanctuary .
23 During the pre-school period of childhood sexual curiosity often becomes marked , both in exploration of the child 's own body and as regards other children .
24 There is a good deal of rhetoric in this field , and as regards higher education institutions , the increased ( self- ) interest in mature students has been prompted partly by the decline in the 18-year-old age-group by about one-third between 1982 and 1995 ; although for various reasons that decline does not simply translate into a comparable decline in intake ( Fulton 1981 ) .
25 And as regards modern philosophy , in 1868 , before the summons to Basle , he had actually considered writing his doctoral dissertation on Kant , although he subsequently rejected the subject as unsuitable .
26 Actual demographic trends also contributed to the outward movement , as the rearing of the 1960s baby boom children increased the demand for houses with gardens and as falling average household size reduced the population capacity of cities that had only limited sites available for new housing construction ( Champion , 1987b ) .
27 The demographic trends outlined earlier in this chapter also played a part , as the rearing of the 1960s baby-boom children increased the demand for houses with gardens and as falling average household size reduced the population capacity of cities that had only limited sites available for new housing construction .
28 When the chronicle describes " Osman Ghazi as having no gold and silver in his possession at his death and as rejecting new taxation on dealings in the bazaar as a violation of the our source appears to intend to criticize his own period by setting the first Ottoman ruler as an ideal example .
29 I would hope to look them eye to eye and speak to them as one of humanity as I am , as people who have suffered as I have , and as have 3,000 people in Northern Ireland and as the Balls now have in Warrington .
30 Descriptivists are seen as advocating ‘ anything goes ’ , and as condemning all forms of linguistic correction .
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