Example sentences of "still [vb base] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 largely prevent these abuses , but it is true that , in so far as those Acts allow them to , finance companies still insist on the terms being as beneficial to themselves as possible . |
| 2 | So , the primary or preferred mode of transmission was the indirect consular channel , from the consul of the requesting State to an authority designated for the purpose by the State addressed ; a Contracting State could , however , still insist on the use of the diplomatic channel , and the new Convention did not preclude more direct communication between competent authorities by agreement between the States concerned . |
| 3 | My children said it is the best learning game they have played , and I agree with them even though I still land in the water in level two . |
| 4 | Major concerns still remain for the IBOA regarding the Replacement of Staff , Promotional Opportunities , Branch Staffing and the implications for the Branch Network as a whole . |
| 5 | It simply has n't been demonstrated that any cognizance has been made of R P G two , therefore that these concerns still remain on the table . |
| 6 | I still remain of the view that that would be undesirable . |
| 7 | ‘ This part of the country ’ , wrote Eliza , ‘ resembles for miles a succession of parks thickly dotted with tall slender trees of the Eucalypti kind and the ground covered with luxuriant verdure where during the past season not a blade of grass was to be seen the bones of many bullocks which died on their way from the upper Hunter to Maitland rill still remain by the roadside a momento [ sic ] of the excessive drought . ’ |
| 8 | This was built in the 1550s for the Dryden family , but some of the banks and ditches still remain in the fields opposite the Hall . |
| 9 | Even though full-time workers still account for the majority of service sector jobs , the growth of part-time jobs does raise a number of questions about what type of ‘ service-based ’ economy is emerging in the UK . |
| 10 | Though its industry is behind , Britain 's researchers still rank among the world 's best in the science that underpins biotechnology . |
| 11 | The problem that the Tories have with this is that they still appear on the unemployment figures . |
| 12 | The module names still appear in the module relations table and are still visible to users querying the LIFESPAN RDBI database . |
| 13 | We can then use unc to transform it to something of the form unc The unc that no longer appear as input variables among the unc still appear in the declaration and in |
| 14 | After an hour or so the Carpettes still linger in the parking lot as the coach doors slam shut . |
| 15 | But every year we still head for the beaches and strip off , hoping to turn that white skin a lovely golden bronze . |
| 16 | Much of the labour which used to be involved in manipulating and presenting data can now be delegated to specialised computer software but the basic issues of coding and structuring data still depend on the skills of the analyst . |
| 17 | A handful of beers brewed in Britain still mature in the bottle as draught beer does in the cask . |
| 18 | ‘ But I still cling to the hope that I 'm mistaken , ’ Steve went on seriously , ‘ that I was n't in love and it was in fact infatuation . ’ |
| 19 | Ford 's call charges are the same as its competitors ' , but it adds the benefit of half-minute billing ; some companies still charge by the minute . |
| 20 | still open to the god . |
| 21 | The variety of their occupations gives a sense of the remarkably diverse bases for economic independence still open at the beginning of this century . |
| 22 | If this is a universal understanding of the grief process , how does the church assist the bereaved in the first stage of their loss , bearing in mind that many people who make little or no claim to Christian faith still look to the church to provide a fitting funeral rite ? |
| 23 | Having openly expressed his dissatisfaction for the present lacklustre state of guitar music , does n't Alex seem suprised that young people still look towards the guitar for their musical kicks ? |
| 24 | Andy Robinson 's side may be a blend of the old and the new , but they still look like the side to beat again after demolishing Nottingham in the first round and drawing last year 's losing finalists , Northampton , in the quarter-finals . |
| 25 | Labour Members have changed their minds and their policies on Europe at least seven times , but in that they still lag behind the changes of mind of their leader . |
| 26 | Cows still meander through the village to pastureland near the stream which runs alongside the graveyard . |
| 27 | The motorbikes clear a way but fans still jump into the road , running behind their favourites and pushing them . |
| 28 | Don Cupitt welcomes two studies that warn against science as a secular religion ; Robert Wokler looks at the career of Denis Diderot , the Enlightenment 's impresario ; and Daniel Pick finds that superstitious theories of disease still flourish in the age of Aids |
| 29 | It is alarming that one quarter of women in this country still lie in the sun without protecting their skin . |
| 30 | I still remember on the morning the Community Church opened , meeting John after the service . |