Example sentences of "this [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the question is how this constitutes a subjective difference . |
| 2 | This constitutes a ritualistic burning of the books in which the characters were conceived ; they are thus taken out of the ‘ old world ’ of their origins and made to embark on an adventure in the ‘ new world ’ of Brooke-Rose 's novel . |
| 3 | In terms of historical explanation the last difficulty is particularly important since TFP analysis pulsates to the rhythm of the sub-period and , as subsequent discussion will show , this constitutes a major problem for the so-called war period of 1937–51 . |
| 4 | By contrast , a curriculum for young people with disabilities or learning difficulties often centres around a ‘ preparation for adulthood ’ as if this constitutes a recognisable area of study . |
| 5 | As you will see , your task is principally to respond to the statements by a number of school children on the kind of meals they eat and to say whether or not this constitutes a healthy diet . |
| 6 | Arguably the appointment of an administrator for the more advantageous realisation of the company 's assets than a winding-up has this effect since this constitutes a virtual cessation of business . |
| 7 | Next it is necessary for the agent to attend before the Examiners in parliament to satisfy them that the General Orders have been complied with , and this constitutes a heavy responsibility because the effect of non-compliance can be serious . |
| 8 | This constitutes a fundamental challenge to the basis of the British planning system , and raises a host of thorny questions about the nature and efficacy of the system . |
| 9 | Mr Hurd said ‘ this constitutes a different situation from that implied ’ by Mr Garel-Jones . |
| 10 | Madame Speaker , this constitutes a different situation … |
| 11 | This constitutes an open-loop communication system . |
| 12 | This encourages a balanced view of Catholics , something which , as we shall emphasize in later chapters , can be absent amongst some policemen beleaguered behind their reinforced stations in areas of high tension and conflict . |
| 13 | But the agencies prefer to avoid complaints wherever possible , and this encourages an administrative inclination for equity of treatment , even though ‘ scientific ’ judgment may dictate otherwise . |
| 14 | For example , the adjective ‘ stone ’ modifies the noun ‘ bridge ’ in the expression ‘ stone bridge ’ , and this denotes a subordinate type of noun class . |
| 15 | She argues that if you have been assisted by relatives yourself , this imposes a strong obligation to provide similar support for others , even if that means giving a temporary home to someone whom you do not particularly like ( p. 89 ) . |
| 16 | All this imposes a powerful constraint on language acquisition from the allegedly scanty data available to any child . |
| 17 | A debate such as this imposes a special obligation on those who take part in it . |
| 18 | This imposes an additional demand on the system of levels . |
| 19 | Keep the spare leg kicking hard , this supplies a little lift and also stops the board 's rapid progress sideways . |
| 20 | If the explanation for the violent outburst lies in something which might understandably lead a person to be so angry as to lose self-control , then this supplies an added reason for mitigating the offence and the sentence . |
| 21 | In this way , the learner will gain confidence , and this goes a long way to promoting safe practice if at a later time adequate guidance and support are lacking . |
| 22 | This goes a long way towards explaining the awkwardness felt by the foreign learner in conversation an awkwardness which does not seem wholly attributable to faulty or slow processing of grammar and vocabulary . |
| 23 | There is a problem with pollution with visual intrusion and noise intrusion which needs to be solved and this goes a long way towards solving it . |
| 24 | Their role is invariably calcium uptake into the cell , that is the prevail when they open they will admit calcium into the cytosol , and this plays a crucial role during signal transduction processes , where elevation of cytosolic free calcium mediates in stimulus response coupling . |
| 25 | This plays a vital part in achieving results and the weight of clubhead will be relevant to the flexibility of the shaft . |
| 26 | The introduction of inflationary expectations into the Phillips relationship created what is known as the expectations-augmented Phillips curve and this plays an important role in the monetarist approach to inflation . |
| 27 | This involves a major change in shape , for the cells that will form the gut are a small patch on the outside and so must move inwards ; this infolding of the wall will move right across the hollow interior to meet the wall on the other side where the mouth will form . |
| 28 | This involves a cross-national comparison based on samples of 7-12 year olds in Britain and France and drawn from middle and working class backgrounds . |
| 29 | For many operators this involves a complete reappraisal of the nature of their enterprise , and underlines the importance of attaining more permanent occupancy of their site . |
| 30 | This involves a slight drop in picture quality , but the copying can be done as a part of the editing routine ( see page 82 ) and the loss in quality is then offset by improvements in presentation that editing inevitably brings . |