Example sentences of "in [verb] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember opportunity costs : in coughing up the money for one project , investors are still comparing it with other possible projects . |
| 2 | Lord Denning expressed the view that , in any event , in ascertaining where the base was , the contract terms were often of little help and ‘ you have to go by the conduct of the parties and the way they have been operating the contract ’ . |
| 3 | To remove the fly-by-night and seasonal aquaria , and the bad zoos , the RSPCA was instrumental in bringing forward the Zoo Licensing Act which has dramatically improved the standard of zoos and the welfare of wild animals in captivity . |
| 4 | I made clear in my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield ( Mr. Winterton ) the importance that we attach to manufacturing and the success , which was acknowledged by the CBI , in bringing about the resurgence and renaissance in manufacturing . |
| 5 | We say that he has done enough damage in bringing about the birth of this child , in giving him a father who does not know he is his father , a mother who is so ice-cold a scientist that she willingly abandons her own child to the researcher in the laboratory , where he will inevitably be regarded in the same light as any other laboratory animal . |
| 6 | These directions were in complete contradiction to his old habits and Alexander found they were successful in bringing about the change that he had sought for so long . |
| 7 | There was a rumour that it was all a Tory plot to ruin the Liberals ' celebration of the success of their MP 's in bringing about the repeal . |
| 8 | Question B — focuses on assessing the role , power , part , importance of the Anti-Corn Law League in bringing about the repeal of the Corn Laws . |
| 9 | Modern scholars have tended to see the Revolution in a more conservative light , stressing the key role of the Tories in bringing about the Revolution and maintaining that the powers of the Crown were not significantly redefined in 1688 – 9 . |
| 10 | It is difficult to reject the view that he was genuinely anxious , first not to appear to profit from his own actions in bringing about the downfall of the Coalition , and second to strengthen the new Government , which he thought , probably mistakenly , that Mckenna would do . |
| 11 | The Eikon Basilike was a powerful factor in bringing about the restoration of the King 's son in 1660 . |
| 12 | In Eastern Europe the opposition movements which began to grow rapidly in the 1980s were finally successful in bringing about the collapse of the communist regimes , but they have not yet been able to create an acceptable and stable new order ; nationalist movements have proliferated , and a new labour movement has emerged which contests the policy of restoring free-market capitalism that has so far produced only economic disaster . |
| 13 | While exaggerating some of the successes of the South Korean forces , the report was correct in bringing out the decline of guerrilla activity and the difficulties of transforming guerrilla operations into a major threat to the existence of the government in Seoul . |
| 14 | In bringing out the imbalance , therefore , it should appear in progressively lower and more superficial regions of the body . |
| 15 | And he angrily denounced the Labour Party amendment demanding a delay in bringing back the Bill as a ‘ fraud ’ . |
| 16 | Later in July it was reported that factories in some regions , facing the unaccustomed pressure to make a profit , were refusing to lend out their workers to provide the usual help in bringing in the potato and vegetable harvests . |
| 17 | The question of the freedom to re-export the works of art was in fact the main stumbling block in drawing up the contract with the Spanish State in 1988 . |
| 18 | Actually the railway should be more correctly named the ‘ Presteign [ sic ] , Clun and BCR ’ , for that was the name used in drawing up the Act . |
| 19 | In drawing up the list of activities below we have aimed to recommend programmes of study that reinforce the links between English and drama , and between English and media education , which we seek to emphasise throughout this Report as well as in chapters 8 and 9. • We see role-play as a valuable means of broadening pupils ' mental and emotional horizons and of developing social and personal confidence : it provides an ideal medium for much of the exploratory and/or performance-based elements of programmes of study . |
| 20 | This is a traditional and most unfortunate highland practice but nevertheless it is something that is currently accepted by the church and I would hope that the convenor in drawing up , or the panel in drawing up the leaflet , would take account of this . |
| 21 | In drawing up the relocation and redundancy packages careful consideration needs to be given to the financial implications for employees of one vis-à-vis the other . |
| 22 | It would not be appropriate to consult prospective purchasers , whether or not they are management-employer buy-out teams , in drawing up the disposal programme . |
| 23 | Under the Act the Secretary of State can differentiate between authorities in drawing up the timetable for tendering and has powers to extend tendering to other services . |
| 24 | Those VAG employees who decide to continue living in rented private accommodation receive reimbursement of legal fees incurred in drawing up the lease . |
| 25 | Whatever action is taken on the final report of the Buea project ( and I have fears that the heavy reliance on expatriate experts in the project and in drawing up the report may not contribute to its being widely read and followed in Cameroon ) there can be no question that the project marks an important landmark in curriculum planning in Africa . |
| 26 | Transito Ramirez worked in the Ministry of Education preparing teachers ' materials and was instrumental in drawing up the report : |
| 27 | Aware of German determination to maintain control over the currency , the Commission gave Pöhl a decisive say in drawing up the draft statutes of the proposed European Central Bank . |
| 28 | The Passport Agency has been very successful this year in speeding up the processing of passport applications . |
| 29 | Apart from caffeine ( which does have a small effect in speeding up the metabolism ) no substance we eat or drink was proved by scientific methods to have any realistic effect in speeding away our surplus fat . |
| 30 | In injuries and accidents , the injury remedies can be of great value , and even when surgery is indicated they can be helpful in shortening the post-operative period and in speeding up the recovery process . |