Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] the various [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is then used as a basis for understanding the various forms of the capitalist state , and the transitions from one to another . |
| 2 | They do n't know , for instance , if they could get into trouble for recommending the various clinics offering ‘ abortion tourism ’ to neighbouring countries ? |
| 3 | This rationalist approach is overtly expressed in Fowler 's statement that ‘ The proper excellence of architecture is that which results from its suitableness to the occasion … and this principle rightly pursued leads to originality without the affection of novelty ; but … the present enlightened epoch in architecture is woefully distinguished as having no character of its own nor any pretensions beyond that of adopting the various styles that have prevailed in all ages and nations without regard to the difference of circumstances upon which they were founded ’ ; while the critic J. C. Loudon [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ one of the few modern architects who belong to the School of Reason and who design buildings on fundamental principles instead of antiquated rules and precedents ’ . |
| 4 | The Scottish Development Agency ( SDA ) , which had been given the task of co-ordinating the various bodies involved , was not over enthusiastic about the project ( Morison , 1987 ) . |
| 5 | In fact , he says , they are rule governed and functional : ‘ In informal conversation they have a proper role , as they are one of the main means language has of expressing the various alterations in the force and direction of argument that we find ourselves using ’ ( Crystal , 1976 , p. 24 ) . |
| 6 | Final construction consists of fitting the various parts to the box and terminating the flying leads to their various destinations . |
| 7 | The task of reconciling the various movements and factions was considered one of the most difficult he would face in the months ahead . |
| 8 | After an hour or two of observing the various shapes and sizes of mouths crammed with teacake the novelty began to wear off and I felt a bilious attack coming on . |
| 9 | Erm , the particular one I 'm focusing on here is sort of the , the vision screening part of it cos the assessment of work stations is gon na be a longer term thing , we 're going back to pre where they 've actually sort of ticked the various boxes on the sheets and said this is like that and so we are collating that information currently . |
| 10 | The rotary encoder makes light work of selecting the various effects and parameters and the keypad 's addition of ‘ Patch Recall ’ is useful in the studio ( you can dial a patch number on the keypad , thus saving time running through the encoder ) . |
| 11 | Inexperienced in the ways of the world , the boy is tricked into accepting money from a plausible and ( to Thomas ) impressive midshipman , a year younger than he but already well instructed in ways of avoiding the various laws against press-ganging . |
| 12 | Dr Briggs and Richard Fortey ( of London 's Natural History Museum ) have been looking at new ways of classifying the various arthropods in the Burgess . |
| 13 | In this type of construction there was one essential factor on which everything was dependent and that was the designing and accurate manufacture of the jigs , used for positioning the various parts to be welded , and the drilling of the various members . |
| 14 | If the professional private sector end of the tourist industry can work together so , surely , must the public bodies currently charged with promoting the various parts of the Scottish tourism industry . |
| 15 | More public money was poured into researching the various options . |
| 16 | Despite the problems with linking the various applications together , a great deal of thought has gone into making Complete Works an easy to use , fully-featured package . |
| 17 | This is despite the passing of a law in 1981 providing for many of the Italian reform components : general hospital wards , community mental health centres and procedures for linking the various sectors . |
| 18 | It will then combine the resulting findings to examine how in using the various techniques the interaction can be directed into one of the options instead of the other . |
| 19 | These practices range from the methods and resources used by the police in handling the various situations they encounter , to the interpretative processes or ‘ cognitive map ’ used in the practical reasoning which their work uniformly requires . |
| 20 | In the light of these unsystematic legislative techniques there is no point in summarising the various statutes drawn to our attention . |
| 21 | Furthermore , one can observe different subjects making differential progress in understanding the various stages in the transition from myopic to dynamically optimal . |
| 22 | It will typically take several hours for the car to go down the line , hundreds of workers will be directly involved in fitting the various bits and pieces , and each will have a cycle time of perhaps 60 seconds to do their allotted task . |
| 23 | In describing the various features of this academic essay-writing register , we have stressed that the style you adopt not only places your essay in an established , conventional idiom , but also creates a clear impression of you and your attitudes towards your subject matter , as well as defining a specific relationship with your reader . |
| 24 | The opportunity to discuss problems with members of other district societies was a great assistance to me in leading the various debates of the Southern Society during my presidential year and would certainly not have arisen without the opportunity to travel . |
| 25 | Except , that is , in solidarity circles — by which is meant those people active in supporting the various struggles of people from El Salvador to Chile against oppressive regimes . |
| 26 | In considering the various questions of construction that arise in this case it is convenient , in my opinion , to consider section 6(2) and section 61(1) separately . |
| 27 | My interest has always been in locating the various holes on the surface from descriptions I have read . |
| 28 | Before considering the various methods which various owners and developers have adopted to achieve the satisfactory conversion of church buildings to domestic use , it is important to be aware of the procedure through which the majority of churches become available for conversion . |
| 29 | However , I found the most frightful difficulty in persuading the various captains of these teams from one flight or the other to let me join in . |
| 30 | We shall refer to it in examining the various operations that can be carried out sequentially . |