Example sentences of "this [verb] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , as experimental psychology of animals evolves from simple behaviourism — the simple response experiments of Skinner — to the more complex information-theory of positive science , it becomes ever clearer that the minds of animals — and I use the word advisedly , meaning their capacity to reason from stored information — are extremely complex , and this imposes a greater responsibility on us . |
| 2 | This revealed a higher number of referrals to the psychogeriatric service for people in Newham than in Ipswich ( understandable in view of the fact that Newham has a larger elderly population : approximately 28,500 people over 65 compared with 18,800 in Ipswich ) . |
| 3 | Complementary evidence that this represents a wider shift in management practice , not confined to one country , company or sector , is drawn from published accounts of similar developments elsewhere . |
| 4 | Although this represents a greater increase ( £7 ) than in the other categories , it seems only fair that two single adults should not have to pay more than a family . |
| 5 | It is also worth noting that as rates rise in the money markets equities by comparison may be seen in a less favourable light , and if this produces a greater level of uncertainty about prices , options combined with the money markets may constitute a refuge for those investors wishing to avoid such doubts . |
| 6 | So that , is the basic drive behind this to provide a greater incentive for the , the majority of peasants to support , actively support the Party ? |
| 7 | This adds a further regulator to receptor-matrix interaction and implies that specific receptor expression may be influenced by nuclear events or in response to a change in matrix . |
| 8 | In practice there is a limit to how far we can elongate a fat particle ; this places a lower limit ( c. 25% ) on the fat content of a cream which can be whipped . |
| 9 | This places a greater burden on local fraud squads attached to individual police forces . |
| 10 | This emphasises a further point to which domestic competition authorities need to apply their minds . |
| 11 | This allows a wider range of options to be offered as well as a better use of available resources . |
| 12 | The defender takes up a left fighting stance ( all combinations are best practised from the fighting stance , as this allows a greater amount of protection and freedom of movement ) and faces the attacker , who executes a front kick to the defender 's mid-section . |
| 13 | This uses a softer aggregate , calcite ( chalk ) , with a high proportion of detergent , either an anionic blend or an amphoteric , to produce a creamy liquid consistency . |
| 14 | Lempel Ziv Welch algorithm ( LZW ) : this uses a larger coding space than necessary for the symbols to be transmitted , and allocates the extra codes to sequences of symbols which occur in the message . |
| 15 | This raises a further problem , whether or not there was , as some Tudor writers believed , Yorkist influence behind the rising . |
| 16 | But this introduces a further dilemma . |
| 17 | This includes a lower bed , so that if they fall out they should not hurt themselves . |
| 18 | Only one investigation took into account the patient 's alcohol history ; interestingly this showed a shorter duration of intake in cirrhotic patients with HLA-B8/DR3 compated with those without this haplotype . |
| 19 | At other periods more emphasis might be placed on the political role of the coin design and this allowed a greater variety of designs to be used . |
| 20 | This requires a closer integration of the social organization of work , an integration not only at the level of relations between workers , but also between the different hierarchical levels . |
| 21 | This requires a warmer environment for us to feel comfortable . |
| 22 | He hypothesized and sought to show that the consequences of this included a greater self-assertion by participants , a decline of leadership , a weakening of party government , and a loosening of the nexus of class and party . |
| 23 | Inevitably this meant a higher subscription . |
| 24 | This brought a further surge in activity in addition to his clinical and teaching duties . |
| 25 | The armed forces were to receive 36.9 per cent of the total government budget of 285,000 million meticais , although this represented a smaller proportion of the total than in 1989 , when defence spending accounted for 42 per cent of the final budget figure of 225,000 million meticais . |
| 26 | This prompts a further question : how should this indication be expressed ? |
| 27 | But as Edward exhausted his foreign creditors he came to rely on his own nobles and the London merchants for loans , and this necessitated a greater sensitivity to the political views and interests of his creditors than his predecessors had had to show . |
| 28 | This pays a higher rate of interest for £50,000+ investors . |
| 29 | This implies a further deviation from democratic theory , a system within which some individuals and groups have special statuses . |
| 30 | He or she learns to listen to the other members of the group describe their " " pictures ' " and this gives a wider perspective on reality than is possible for one individual in isolation . |