Example sentences of "in [verb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember opportunity costs : in coughing up the money for one project , investors are still comparing it with other possible projects . |
| 2 | Obviously every record company in Britain wasted no time in sniffing out the possibilities of picking up the band . |
| 3 | Many gregarious species obviously co-operate with others of their own kind , to the benefit of all : lionesses co-operate in hunting , and in bringing up the cubs ; meerkats stand guard over the colony . |
| 4 | I made clear in my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield ( Mr. Winterton ) the importance that we attach to manufacturing and the success , which was acknowledged by the CBI , in bringing about the resurgence and renaissance in manufacturing . |
| 5 | We say that he has done enough damage in bringing about the birth of this child , in giving him a father who does not know he is his father , a mother who is so ice-cold a scientist that she willingly abandons her own child to the researcher in the laboratory , where he will inevitably be regarded in the same light as any other laboratory animal . |
| 6 | These directions were in complete contradiction to his old habits and Alexander found they were successful in bringing about the change that he had sought for so long . |
| 7 | There was a rumour that it was all a Tory plot to ruin the Liberals ' celebration of the success of their MP 's in bringing about the repeal . |
| 8 | Question B — focuses on assessing the role , power , part , importance of the Anti-Corn Law League in bringing about the repeal of the Corn Laws . |
| 9 | Modern scholars have tended to see the Revolution in a more conservative light , stressing the key role of the Tories in bringing about the Revolution and maintaining that the powers of the Crown were not significantly redefined in 1688 – 9 . |
| 10 | It is difficult to reject the view that he was genuinely anxious , first not to appear to profit from his own actions in bringing about the downfall of the Coalition , and second to strengthen the new Government , which he thought , probably mistakenly , that Mckenna would do . |
| 11 | The Eikon Basilike was a powerful factor in bringing about the restoration of the King 's son in 1660 . |
| 12 | During both April and July 1981 vigorous exchanges took place in the press and in Parliament about the role that deteriorating social conditions and unemployment may have played in bringing about the riots . |
| 13 | Will the right hon. Gentleman join me once again in congratulating Mr. James Baker on the notable and indispensable part that he played in bringing about the Madrid conference ? |
| 14 | In Eastern Europe the opposition movements which began to grow rapidly in the 1980s were finally successful in bringing about the collapse of the communist regimes , but they have not yet been able to create an acceptable and stable new order ; nationalist movements have proliferated , and a new labour movement has emerged which contests the policy of restoring free-market capitalism that has so far produced only economic disaster . |
| 15 | While exaggerating some of the successes of the South Korean forces , the report was correct in bringing out the decline of guerrilla activity and the difficulties of transforming guerrilla operations into a major threat to the existence of the government in Seoul . |
| 16 | In bringing out the imbalance , therefore , it should appear in progressively lower and more superficial regions of the body . |
| 17 | The Labour Party 's part in bringing down the Chamberlain Government in May 1940 was recognized by the central roles allotted to Labour Ministers in Churchill 's Coalition Government . |
| 18 | And he angrily denounced the Labour Party amendment demanding a delay in bringing back the Bill as a ‘ fraud ’ . |
| 19 | It is at least disconcerting and sometimes painful to have the memories flooding back to spoil the enjoyment of success , and what could be more effective in bringing back the memories than the sight of an unknown stranger receiving an honorary degree apparently for no good reason . |
| 20 | Later in July it was reported that factories in some regions , facing the unaccustomed pressure to make a profit , were refusing to lend out their workers to provide the usual help in bringing in the potato and vegetable harvests . |
| 21 | The question of the freedom to re-export the works of art was in fact the main stumbling block in drawing up the contract with the Spanish State in 1988 . |
| 22 | Actually the railway should be more correctly named the ‘ Presteign [ sic ] , Clun and BCR ’ , for that was the name used in drawing up the Act . |
| 23 | But Louis was prepared to take a much tougher line with the count of Nevers to resolve his dispute with the abbey of Vézelay : although relatives of the count were allowed to participate in drawing up the terms of settlement , Louis insisted that , if it failed , further aggression against the abbey would be treated as aggression against the king and punished accordingly . |
| 24 | In drawing up the list of activities below we have aimed to recommend programmes of study that reinforce the links between English and drama , and between English and media education , which we seek to emphasise throughout this Report as well as in chapters 8 and 9. • We see role-play as a valuable means of broadening pupils ' mental and emotional horizons and of developing social and personal confidence : it provides an ideal medium for much of the exploratory and/or performance-based elements of programmes of study . |
| 25 | This is a traditional and most unfortunate highland practice but nevertheless it is something that is currently accepted by the church and I would hope that the convenor in drawing up , or the panel in drawing up the leaflet , would take account of this . |
| 26 | In drawing up the relocation and redundancy packages careful consideration needs to be given to the financial implications for employees of one vis-à-vis the other . |
| 27 | It would not be appropriate to consult prospective purchasers , whether or not they are management-employer buy-out teams , in drawing up the disposal programme . |
| 28 | Under the Act the Secretary of State can differentiate between authorities in drawing up the timetable for tendering and has powers to extend tendering to other services . |
| 29 | Those VAG employees who decide to continue living in rented private accommodation receive reimbursement of legal fees incurred in drawing up the lease . |
| 30 | Whatever action is taken on the final report of the Buea project ( and I have fears that the heavy reliance on expatriate experts in the project and in drawing up the report may not contribute to its being widely read and followed in Cameroon ) there can be no question that the project marks an important landmark in curriculum planning in Africa . |