Example sentences of "the [noun] [noun] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision was seen as a landmark case in that the defence lawyers argued unsuccessfully that Nicole had no legal existence at the time of the accident and , therefore , could not be identified as a victim of her mother 's action . |
| 2 | But for confirming the General Secretary 's position as Chairman , the full membership of the Defence Council has never been identified in open Soviet sources . |
| 3 | Whatever the case , the fact remains that the Defence Committee voted almost unanimously to appoint Franco Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist forces . |
| 4 | Because Allitt opted not to go into the witness box , the defence case lasted just two-and-a-half days against the prosecution case of two-and-a-half months , at a likely cost of about £1.5 million . |
| 5 | The Defence Ministry said yesterday 's allegations in a Sunday paper serialisation of the book are being taken ‘ very seriously indeed ’ . |
| 6 | Norway hit one of its own submarines with a dummy torpedo during a military exercise , the defence command said yesterday . |
| 7 | Cuts in the defence industry have already seen more than three thousand people lose their jobs at the Dowty Group and Smiths Industries in Gloucestershire over the alst three years . |
| 8 | The following year , on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Income Tax ( 1920 ) , the child allowance was increased to £30 and the income limit removed altogether on the grounds that ‘ in all ranges of income some regard should be had to the taxpayers marital and family responsibilities ’ … and that ‘ rates of tax should be so adjusted that the taxation to be borne by each class should be redistributed among the individual taxpayers in that class with due recognition of family obligations ’ ( Section VIII ) . |
| 9 | When prices do change , however , the income statement becomes less acceptable as a measure of performance . |
| 10 | ‘ Even with respect to the equality issue there will still only be a difference of degree ; the Conservatives might not want the income distribution to become far less equal than it is , and the Labour Party might not want complete equality of income distribution . ’ |
| 11 | Older women in the bottom quintile of the income distribution have slightly lower incomes than men in the same quintile and older men in the top quintile have much higher incomes than women in the top quintile . |
| 12 | The presence of the PTPase active-site sequence and similarity to the vaccinia protein has also been noted . |
| 13 | I think he was employed by the park authorities to scare away all but the most committed . |
| 14 | But it is of course among the ministerial appointees that the park purposes have traditionally found their champions , as indeed was the legislation 's intent . |
| 15 | When the park stays open late during the summer , you should be able to do most rides without lengthy queueing during the last couple of hours . |
| 16 | Thus , in relation to the ordination of women , the question to be asked is : ‘ Is this the opportunity God has deliberately created for this new development in the life of Christ 's Church ? ’ |
| 17 | This largely reflected the fact that in a significant minority of authorities — about 11 per cent — one-party policy and resources ( or similar ) committees are found , whilst in 64 per cent an informal ‘ inner circle ’ of the majority leadership meets regularly , usually in the presence of officers ( Widdicombe , 1986 , paras 5.56 ; 5.57 ) . |
| 18 | But , since the open opposition of the clergy , many of those attracted by the original idea were clearly dissuaded and the majority opposition dwindled away . |
| 19 | Not everyone here is committed , but the majority are(I 've also seen a member of staff put his papers in . |
| 20 | The Contingency Reserve has always existed as a cushion to meet unexpected demands for spending without breaking the overall planning target for public spending set in the White Papers . |
| 21 | After a slower than expected march we were gearing up on the famous Green Ledge in bright sunshine — the Ennerdale mountains stretching away like the bony spine of a slumbering dragon . |
| 22 | Colleagues , the de-recognition and non-recognition of trade unions in the U K has fast become the central challenge to and for the trade union movement , particularly as this government is committed to accelerating the de-recognition process . |
| 23 | The Middlesbrough society has about 19 members at present and is keen to attract more of every age and beginners especially . |
| 24 | Members of the League and supporters of the Unity Manifesto had repeatedly called for " Unity within the framework of the Labour Party " . |
| 25 | AN assault on the fur trade starts today . |
| 26 | Membership of the Begonia Society came soon after , which brought me into contact with some wonderful growers and really marvellous people who would help in giving growing tips and providing cuttings of varieties I did n't have . |
| 27 | Today the Heythrop hunt met again as planned . |
| 28 | The DSM laboratory has also shed light on areas such as the composition of the plasterwork and authentic binding agents ( organic compounds such as gelatin prepared from animal bones ) and the pigments used in the centuries old paintings and frescos : vermilion ( crimson ) ; malachite ( green ) ; azurite ( blue ) ; or carbon ( black ) . |
| 29 | Pop music was going through an unusually bright period as the NME mentality turned chartwards and championed such acts as ABC , Haircut One Hundred and even Dollar . |
| 30 | They too get caught up in the underworld of youth subcultures , where the peer groups become more important ( and possibly more caring ) than the family . |