Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Developing nations argued that the motion on protection of rainforests abused their right to self-determination [ see ED 49-50 ] and the convention on biodiversity was seen by some as a ruse to gain control of their resources . |
| 2 | As a result , Brown reckons that the two companies are eager to cash in on such a base to generate interest in their own products . |
| 3 | The thermodynamic data for poly ( A ) , poly ( C ) and poly ( dA ) indicate that the entropic cost per nucleotide in forming an ordered structure , formally involving six rotors ( see Figure 2 ) , has a mean value of -34 ( ±5 ) kJ mol -1 ( TΔS helix at 300 K , averaged over 9 data sets from references [ 8-13 ] ( Table 1 ) , where the error limits equal the range of reported values ) , and is closely balanced by a base stacking exothermicity of -37 ( ±4 ) kJ mol -1 . |
| 4 | This rule was later extended to include the power to issue bonds for a further £1,000 … a provision made use of straight away as 280 x £25 bonds were registered from the beginning . |
| 5 | The ban on abortion counselling and referral by federally funded family planning clinics , imposed in 1988 under President Ronald Reagan and maintained by Bush , came under congressional challenge as both House and Senate enacted human services appropriations bills containing a provision to block enforcement of the ban during fiscal 1992 . |
| 6 | He may derive some support from the statement of Templeman LJ in Amalgamated Estates Ltd v Joystretch Manufacturing Ltd : I think it is a great pity that any landlord should require , or that any tenant should accept , a provision making time of the essence when the consequences are so onerous . |
| 7 | The agreement also contained a provision to increase security along the Tajik-Afghan border . |
| 8 | Use of a chart prevents repetition of work that has already been carried out by blocking any attempt to reapply the same rule in the same place . |
| 9 | Mr. Arlidge 's argument is as follows : The word ‘ defer ’ in this context means ‘ put off ’ or ‘ postpone ’ or ‘ delay ’ and that if a trial takes place after a time which is obviously longer than that normally required for the preparation of a trial of that nature , then there has been the kind of delay prohibited by the statute . |
| 10 | They are generally made of a hardwood called ramin with a natural , mahogany or walnut finish , and are available in lengths up to 300cm ( 10ft ) with diameters of 25 , 30 and 35mm ( 1in , 1 ½in , 1 ⅜in ) . |
| 11 | The House of Representatives on May 8 approved by the unexpectedly wide margin of 239 votes to 186 a bill which imposed a seven-day waiting period on the purchase of handguns . |
| 12 | use the records to prepare a case establishing responsibility for disturbance and delay or for extra work |
| 13 | A case requiring action by the umpire before the batsman needed to correct the wicket ? |
| 14 | a case bound book with a separate stiff board cover . |
| 15 | If this is the case , however , several questions need to be answered in respect of classical theory before we can accept Pigou 's rehabilitation as complete and can consign Keynes 's theory of labour market adjustment to an unlamented oblivion : was classical theory guilty of confusing the workings of a money using economy with those of barter . |
| 16 | In the intimidating atmosphere of the Mararios Stadium they silenced the partisan crowd with an early goal and then came so close to getting a second which would surely have put them through to a money spinning meeting with Paris St Germaine . |
| 17 | Particular concerns were that there would be a level playing field with regard to technology access and specifications , and that fair licensing policies would be followed . |
| 18 | To change this , a level playing field for the taxation of business profits and gains should be established , which would make it easier for businesses to move between different corporate structures . |
| 19 | As these resources affect the ‘ purchasing power ’ of the commissioning authorities the use of the formula is seen as a way of creating a level playing field for purchasers . |
| 20 | One of our objectives at Maastricht will be to achieve stricter implementation of Community measures to ensure that there is genuinely a level playing field for British industry and commerce in Europe . |
| 21 | Does the hon. Gentleman accept that , if he is as keen as I am to provide a level playing field for road and rail , he should recognise that , when motorways were built around Greater Manchester , of three footpaths that crossed the motorway , one was closed or diverted and bridges or underpasses were put in for the other two . |
| 22 | If the hon. Gentleman wants a level playing field between Scotland and England , he will have to face up to a substantial drop in spending by central Government in Scotland . |
| 23 | ‘ One of the reasons we want to become a university is to be on a level playing field in terms of recruiting students . |
| 24 | Again , one of the objectives of the company law harmonisation programme is to remove such obstructions and create a level playing field in corporate management structures . |
| 25 | A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IS ESSENTIAL IN EUROPE |
| 26 | The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales will tell the annual meeting of the European Environmental Bureau ( EEB ) , being held in Brussels this week , that protection of the Welsh environment is dependent on there being a level playing field in environmental policy across the whole European Community . |
| 27 | Yet how can Britain argue for a level playing field in Europe when we do n't even have one at home ? |
| 28 | Given that we hear so much from the Government about level playing fields , is not it time that we had a level playing field in employment conditions ? |
| 29 | When will we have a level playing field in Northern Ireland with fair competition between all ports ? |
| 30 | Compared with how the German coal industry is subsidised — its coal is produced at no less than £89 a tonne compared with £42 a tonne for deep-mined coal in Britain — how can we say that the industry is on a level playing field in Europe ? |