Example sentences of "how [adj] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 Just how extensive a lord 's rights would be in these circumstances would depend partly upon local custom and partly upon the relative power of lord and vassal .
2 The latest findings give an indication of how narrow the Tories ' lead has become .
3 The reduction process determines which five vectors are the most significant of a vector sequence based on the lengths of the vectors and how different the vector 's direction is from its predecessor .
4 General Paul Gorman , a friend , actually gave rival briefings explaining how dim the contras ' chances were .
5 How explicit the report 's own model of language should be made to pupils , and when , is a matter for the professional judgement of teachers .
6 If , conversely , one used educational and type-of-occupation criteria to classify individuals ( and these are highly relevant to the question of how standard a speaker 's language is ) , it is probable that many wives , especially those of working-class men , would come out above their husbands .
7 Inevitably , as he visited Modigliani more frequently , Paul Guillaume began to realize how disorderly the artist 's domestic life was , One evening , walking along the street , he heard screams and bangs coming from Beatrice 's cottage .
8 At the ‘ Parents Chat ’ parents were encouraged to discuss not only what had been recorded but also how valuable the term 's work had been , bearing in mind the relationship of the goals on the recording sheet to general curriculum goals .
9 WHEN Derry and Fran Dunnett visited Inchcolm Abbey one day last summer they remarked to each other how lucky the abbey 's custodians were to live on the island .
10 No matter how good the firm 's organisation it can not compensate for low-grade staff ; the selection and training of personnel is therefore an essential part of the surveyor 's management function .
11 Although it has been telling the world how successfully it has recovered , Unisys Corp made clear at the annual meeting last week just how parlous the company 's condition remains .
12 ‘ It shows how shallow the council 's commitment to the environment really is . ’
13 Previous research suggests that there are differences in the sentences received by employed and unemployed offenders , but there is little understanding of why this is , how important a person 's employment situation is in the sentencing process and the dilemmas faced by sentencers and those who advise them .
14 In desperation , he finally raised not only his own glass but also hers — a graphic reminder of how fragile the veterans ' , and by association Mr Li 's own , power may turn out to be .
15 Once again we must ask how successful the unions ' recruitment campaigns will ultimately prove to be .
16 It 's a testament to how captivating The Orb 's music is that I got off on this so much , completely alone and without recourse to anything stronger than the Institute 's lukewarm lager .
17 But I am also a nurse and I know how vital the hospital 's research is .
18 In 1920 , Austen Chamberlain transformed the system by allowing tax exemptions to be claimed no matter how big the taxpayer 's income .
19 After a few questions and answers swap roles , and then discuss how convincing the Christian 's answers were to the non-Christian .
20 He had forgotten how pleasing a woman 's soft voice was , the faintly suggestive noise her skirts made , and the delightfully pleasant scent which accompanied McAllister everywhere , so different from Matey 's sensible Lifebuoy and carbolic .
21 And his tzedaka — the performance of charitable deeds enjoined on him by his religion — won him the gratitude and loyalty of many of the young men and their dependants , for it was as his travellers that they made their weekly Monday-morning trek to the country , secure in the knowledge that , no matter how erratic the week 's takings might be , their basic wage was guaranteed by Max Klein .
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