Example sentences of "in this [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 It is usual in this case also to implant two buds , or even three with weepers , in order to get a nice full and evenly balanced head .
2 It is the practice in this article mainly to concentrate on the coverage of members of staff who are still in service .
3 There was nothing in this model either to inspire public managers to create the " cultures of excellence " that Peters and Waterman had talked about , and that the Griffiths Report in part reflects .
4 To conclude , in order to examine an area which is rarely focused upon in itself , it has been necessary in this chapter artificially to abstract the object , considering it in rather universalistic terms , and in relation to a perhaps overdrawn dichotomy with language .
5 Nor did it escape the notice of other critics of the Association that a handbill , lengthily entitled " A Dialogue between Tom and Harry on the Duties of Seamen and the Just and Equitable Rewards for their Services " , was in practice nothing more or less than a statement of union policy on bargaining with shipowners and published in this form only to avoid the appearance that the Standard was more than an innocent friendly society .
6 But there were plenty of beautiful and recognisable faces to be seen amongst the anonymous , but none-the-less powerful , fashion editors , still enough buying power in this room alone to rock empires , even if no house made a profit from the couture but rather used it for a loss-leading advertisement and a mark of prestige .
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