Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A high and uncertain rate of inflation is disturbing because it reduces the efficiency of the market economy and slows down the process of economic growth . |
| 2 | One important question in this area awaits a final answer : if , on its proper construction , the statutory authority exempts the undertaker from Rylands v. Fletcher liability and imposes only an obligation to use due care , upon whom does the burden of proof lie ? |
| 3 | The strength of neo-elitism is best seen against the background of pluralism ; as a critique of pluralism it introduces the concept of non-decision-making and points up the failure of pluralist methods to define properly what is meant by the term ‘ key issues ’ . |
| 4 | He knows every corner and brick of the cathedral and points out the glories of the 11th-century ( Romanesque ) triforium with its later , inferior , 14th-century equivalent : ‘ You do see , do n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You must appreciate Stephen is jealous and kicks up a fuss every time I even suggest seeing you , but I do n't intend to let that stop me in future . |
| 6 | Each kiln takes a ton and a half of wood … and produces about a quarter of that weight as charcoal . |
| 7 | Second , the greater profitability of restaurants and garages along an upgraded road should not be included , as this is simply a reflection of more journeys undertaken along this route and represents only a transfer of business from other establishments on less popular routes . |
| 8 | In this dialogue Masefield offers a brief recapitulation to steady his headlong narrative and offers also a facet of the lad 's character , linking the ebullience of youth to the enforced maturity of the adventure . |
| 9 | The restaurant is open to guests and non-guests for lunch and dinner and offers both a table d'hôte and à la carte menu . |
| 10 | We 're walking past this telly shop when Marie suddenly stops and goes back a couple of steps . |
| 11 | And goes down the way . |
| 12 | He was wearing a white shirt tonight , with very full sleeves and ruffles down the front . |
| 13 | ‘ Joy riding ’ is in fact nothing more than common theft and anyone who takes and drives away a car without the owner 's permission is simply a criminal . |
| 14 | The analysis is based on econometric modelling and involves both the estimation of the determinants of labour market behaviour and the use of such estimates for stimulating the impact of policy changes . |
| 15 | Raster scanning/vectorization is also fast , and involves almost no user intervention . |
| 16 | The White Dwarf pulls material away from its companion , and builds up a shell around itself ; when enough hydrogen has accumulated there is a violent though short-lived outburst . |
| 17 | Anyone who earns below the lower earnings limit does not pay national insurance contributions , and builds up no record within the national insurance system . |
| 18 | This is one of the few Lakeland crags to face due north and receives virtually no sun whatsoever . |
| 19 | Excel boasts a graph creating wizard , which guides you through graph creation , and turns out the kind of thing you see in the screenshots . |
| 20 | She gets very down and depressed and rings here a lot . |
| 21 | The floor scissors exercise is an all-rounder which stretches and tones up the abdomen and the whole of the lower body . |
| 22 | This exercises and tones up the muscles to the side of your tummy , helping not only to improve your waistline but also to flatten your tummy . |
| 23 | Responsibility can not be delegated , so that a manager is accepted by his staff and has also the responsibility for providing an environment in which each individual is able to fulfil his obligations . |
| 24 | Denis Smith says … he 's known John for a long time and has just the experience and talent that Oxford need |
| 25 | Is not the Polaris fleet plagued with cracks to the nuclear reactor , and has not the game been given away by Mr. Reg Farmer , a former member of the Ministry of Defence safety of nuclear warships committee ? |
| 26 | In this sense , studying mutations is a bit like using inhibitors to block particular metabolic processes , and has both the strengths and weaknesses of such methods , discussed in the previous chapter and in Criterion Four . |
| 27 | Mr Collor 's National Reconstruction Party was created as an election vehicle and has only a handful of members . |
| 28 | ( An able pupil of mine who became a successful solicitor was glad he did not become a barrister , who in his experience is driven too hard ; the clerk piles too much work on him , he has no one to delegate to , and has virtually no assistance except of a secretarial kind ; also , counsel in general common law practice has much travelling to do . ) |
| 29 | He stayed at the hospital until 1949 , when a Bloomsbury House visitor reported : ‘ He looks extremely well , but unshaven … he is in an open ward and has quite a lot of freedom … |
| 30 | He seems to be settling in well , and has quite a lot of contact with Richard . |