Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] require [prep] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Apologists for science also argued that doing science was valuable for building the character : accurate observing and truthful reporting were required of the scientist ; and so was open-mindedness and humility in abandoning preconceptions . |
| 2 | WHEN the final placing for the Head of the River Race last Saturday elevated Belfast Rowing Club 's senior eight to 37th place out of over 400 crews , no further confirmation was required of the tremendous revival in their prospects . |
| 3 | In fact the rules were changed so that now an 85 per cent affirmative vote was required before the IMF could sanction a return to an adjustable peg arrangement . |
| 4 | The important point about the example , though , is that neither the instructor 's action nor the pupil 's action was required for the stopping . |
| 5 | As this suggests , considerable dedication and team work were required from the cast . |
| 6 | More work was required on the Tri-Pacer in Singapore because it was n't producing power the way it should . |
| 7 | Considerable skill was required in the making of corduroy , working-class fabric or not . |
| 8 | Deskilling appeared to be closely linked to computerization : least skill was required by the clerks at the most computerized of the institutions , the local authority . |
| 9 | The correct royal and liturgical equipment was required for the greatest feast of the church 's year : its arrival from so " far away " ( in fact , from northern Aquitaine ) was timely in every sense . |
| 10 | Unlike the laws of menstruation and childbirth , it had never been as intimately linked to cultic activity/purity and so no recasting was required following the events of 70 AD . |
| 11 | Hence , indeed , there is the further conclusion that the whole circumstance was required for the effect , that the effect required the circumstance . |
| 12 | Not all of either circumstance was required for the effect , given that the other whole circumstance existed . |
| 13 | Here I am concerned to emphasize that the NIRC was required by the legislation under which it operated to make decisions which were likely to lead , and did in fact lead , to considerable and widespread political protest . |
| 14 | In one set of trials the type of match required was varied from trial to trial while in a second set of trials the same match was required for a fixed number of stimulus presentations . |
| 15 | For the purposes of s 287(1) , the meaning of the term should be confined to releases not given for full consideration , on the grounds that such a limitation was required by the context of s 287(1) itself and by the provisions of TA 1970 relating to company distributions as a whole ( ss 233–237 and 282–286 ) . |
| 16 | Absolutism was required by the ruling class in order to maintain its domination during the spread of commodity production and exchange and the consequent transition in the social formation . |
| 17 | Most emphatic , however , was the feeling that some new initiative was required in the education and early work training of youths , to rescue them from the undisciplined authority of the streets . |
| 18 | In the event that further investigation was required during the Adjustment Period , now is the appropriate time to assess that evidence and , if appropriate , to take further steps to attempt settlement . |
| 19 | By a respondent 's notice dated 20 February 1991 the plaintiffs gave notice of their intention to contend that the judgment should be affirmed on the additional grounds , inter alia , that ( 1 ) leave to appeal from the order of 4 November 1988 should have been refused ; ( 2 ) there was no ground for interfering with the judge 's finding that the first defendant was not the agent of the plaintiffs ; ( 3 ) there was no evidence that the second defendant was at any material time under the influence of or dominated by the first defendant so as to be prevented from exercising independent judgment ; ( 4 ) in so far as the first defendant repeated his over-optimistic expectations to the second defendant it was not a misrepresentation , fraudulent or otherwise ; and ( 5 ) as to whether there was manifest disadvantage , the charge was required as a condition of further increased overdraft facility to Heathrow Fabrications Ltd. , without which that company , whose success would have been of benefit to the second defendant , would have been in financial difficulties . |
| 20 | In times gone by Dutch cattle were dual-purpose types , as meat was required from the dairy herd as well as milk , but since the early 1970s there has been an increasing use of American Holstein-Friesians in the Netherlands to increase the milk yields of the Dutch Friesian ( which has lower yields than the Holstein type but a higher proportion of solids in the milk ) . |
| 21 | Very little packaging was required for a counter service style of shopping , and the simplicity of packaging technology combined with the need for economy kept packaging to a minimum . |
| 22 | After examining the bathroom , the inspector pointed out that legally one toilet was required for every seven kiddies . |
| 23 | In a further move to stimulate demand for the shares , only 50p of the £1.30 share price was required as an initial payment . |
| 24 | The Corporation was required by the law which established it to operate a broadcasting station as ‘ a means of education , information and entertainment for the public and to develop the service to the best advantage of the territory ’ . |
| 25 | It had taken twice as long as planned due to the heat and it was decided that a 6.00am start was required on the second day . |
| 26 | Six days notice was required of the time and place of the weighing in order that the Lord 's agent could attend . |
| 27 | So when Conrad III handed the royal insignia to his nephew Barbarossa upon his death bed , no clearer signal was required of a potential choice , and the German princes , anxious to elect a suitable person of their own choice before any papal interference could be made , chose Frederick Barbarossa . |
| 28 | It seemed that a fuller role was required for the M.P . |
| 29 | ( Because writing was required by the Statute of Frauds ( above , p. 4 ) , it had to be found there , or not at all . ) |
| 30 | Third , detailed consideration was required of the reasons which had prompted the Cambridge Board to consider seeking providing powers for courses of a lower academic standard than those traditionally offered by universities in counties beyond those for which exceptional agreements existed . |