Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Chapter 8 — on motivation — we shall examine research on the civil service which draws heavily upon the two-factor analysis developed by Herzberg . |
| 2 | The cat began to stalk her through the blade-broad iris leaves with such solemnity that she laughed and paused even longer , to play with him , and was cheered . |
| 3 | The introductory remarks found at the beginning of a book , usually by someone who is not the author of the book . |
| 4 | General warnings are usually given , but often as part of the introductory briefing given to holidaymakers on their arrival . |
| 5 | ‘ He does n't have the inside knowledge to deal with questions . ’ |
| 6 | Table 1 indicates total Grampian manufactured exports subdivided into industry classes , while Fig.1 illustrates the proportion of the total exports attributed to each of the largest exporting sectors . |
| 7 | In 1984 the total payments made by insurance companies for household thefts was more than £200m . |
| 8 | Many women report the total surprise caused by the swiftness of random attack leaves them paralysed and unable to fight back . |
| 9 | We can calculate their relative preference for the Conservatives on the unemployment issue as C/ ( C+L+A ) , that is , as the mark given to the Conservatives expressed as a proportion of the total mark given to all three parties ( or multiplied by 100 to transform it from a proportion into a percentage ) . |
| 10 | The earnings for each tax year are then increased in line with the rise in national average earnings and added together to produce the total earnings figure on which your additional pension depends . |
| 11 | And this was just in the excavated part ; by extrapolation , the researchers conclude that the total sett consisted of about 880 metres of tunnels , with 124 open entrances . |
| 12 | Imagine , in some generation in the past , that a species contains N individuals , and hence 2 N copies of some particular gene , say the gene for cytochrome C. Let the total mutation rate per gene be m ( that is , the chance of a mutation of some kind occurring somewhere in the gene in a given sperm or egg ) . |
| 13 | The winter Consolidated Fund Act authorizes the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the total sun required by the winter supplementaries for the current year and for the vote on account for the following year . |
| 14 | In the six months to 31 December , the total return earned on net assets was 16.6 per cent — ahead of both the 14.7 per cent rise in the FT-A All-Share Index and the Kleinwort Benson Topsi 100 , up 12.9 per cent . |
| 15 | As the firm takes on more debt , so the cost of equity ( the total return demanded by investors ) must rise in proportion . |
| 16 | It is perhaps disappointing to note that over a quarter of the total sample fell into this latter category , and it may be emphasized that staff in libraries of all sizes have training needs . |
| 17 | We strongly support the aim of ensuring the best use of the total aggregates resource by minimising wastage and avoiding the use of higher quality materials where lower grade ones would suffice ( MPG6 , paragraph 27 ) . |
| 18 | We strongly support the aim of ensuring the best use of the total aggregates resource by minimising wastage and avoiding the use of higher quality materials where lower grade ones would suffice ( MPG6 , paragraph 27 ) . |
| 19 | The whole apparatus is part of the inner ear , and the total system works in the same fluid which also surrounds the cochlear ( that is the part of the inner ear with 20,000–25,000 minute hairs which respond to sound waves ) . |
| 20 | A priori this latter feature might be thought somewhat undesirable as it implies that the higher the rate of growth of wealth the lower the share of the total portfolio held within the UK . |
| 21 | The total hours spent on the carriage so far are 226 hours 30 minutes . |
| 22 | The total innovations counted for each country were 257 in the USA , 45 in the UK , 23 in West Germany and 17 in France . |
| 23 | The secretary-general of Cites , Eugene Lapointe , expects the conference to reach a compromise on the ivory trade , stopping short of the total ban opposed by some African countries . |
| 24 | However , as the project came to a close the total budget provided in the grant for support workers began to dwindle and the development officers were instructed to make careful calculations of their expenditure in order not to exceed the total available . |
| 25 | The Park aims to contribute £35,000 to the total budget estimated at £400,000 . |
| 26 | Additional cost headings would , however , need to be included for : Land Legal fees Estate agent 's fees These basic breakdowns of cost do enable the surveyor or management to identify the total cost allocated to certain cost centres each month and with the aid of this basic information it is possible to produce a cost value reconciliation statement ( see Chapter II ) . |
| 27 | The total cost allocated to the various headings under each contract will be entered in a cost ledger as a permanent record each month . |
| 28 | Crime is big business , the total cost runs into millions of pounds every year . |
| 29 | The curve illustrates costs per capita ; as more people live in the locality , there is a reduction in the share that each resident pays of the total cost incurred by providing some service level of the good in question . |
| 30 | The ‘ expense incurred in or in connection with ’ the provision of in-house benefits may be either the marginal cost caused by the provision of the benefit in question or a proportion of the total cost incurred in providing the service both for the public and for the employee ( ‘ the average cost ’ ) . |