Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] the whole [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As regards degree courses themselves , some are broader than others , and in effect provide a foundation for subsequent specialized postgraduate education or training ; indeed , it may be more accurate in some cases to see the whole process as a four-year not three-year one , consisting of three foundation years followed by a specialized professional post-graduate year .
2 Since about 1840 they had been expanding the scope of their products to include the whole range of cotton-processing machinery .
3 It took me less than ten minutes to work the whole thing out . ’
4 The Association is paying for the work , expected to cost in the region of £5,500 ( $9,600 ) from donations worldwide and has also launched an appeal for funds to restore the whole altar .
5 Most banks are prepared to make finance available to exporters to cover the whole cycle of negotiations , production , shipment and payment by the importer .
6 She sighed erotically in his ear , as the tips of his fingers explored between her mature quim-lips to run the whole length of her crack as if he were playing scales on a piano .
7 The book trade is relatively undeveloped in its use of computers to change the whole way in which business is conducted .
8 Many modern composers have avoided repetition , allowing the words to take the whole burden of form , carrying the music forward in an interminable wandering from one emotive crisis to another .
9 Peter Wagner has described the ineffectiveness of attempts to mobilise the whole Church by putting the entire membership in the front-line of evangelism ( Wagner 1971 : Chapter 7 ) .
10 However where the insured wishes to replace the whole suite a negotiated settlement may be agreed calculated on the cost of replacing the damaged item plus up to a maximum of 50% of the cost of the remainder of the suite .
11 However where the insured wishes to replace the whole set or suite , a negotiated settlement may be agreed calculated on the cost of replacing the damaged item plus up to a maximum of 50% of the cost of replacing the remainder of the set or suite .
12 Use the arrowed direction keys to highlight the whole column including the tab arrows , ‘ → ’
13 I 'm pleased the NCC bought the mountain , since a commercial forestry firm had plans to cover the whole area in vile rows of sitka spruces to help chat-show hosts and snooker players in England make a killing on their tax bills .
14 The readiness of EC officials to discount the whole issue is a cause for grave concern .
15 It was held that this did not entitle the buyers to reject the whole consignment .
16 It 's taken ten years to convert the whole farm and today it offers a vision of what organic farms of the future could look like .
17 There has been no need to supplement the Chair 's VDU with printers or copiers or to provide expensive video projection or multiple large-screen monitors to allow the whole Committee to view such data .
18 But over the eight drafts , what emerged was a particular vision of the whole penal system as almost a plot by the higher powers to perpetuate the whole system of crime , keep it rolling , keep criminals on the streets … ‘
19 All other things which are done instead of talking are a waste of time , are being used as excuses to delay the whole process , and will bear no fruit whatsoever , except the killing which is going on every day …
20 Project Universe is due to end in 1985 , but there are moves to have the whole scheme extended , perhaps to researchers who just want to use the network to do day-to-day work .
21 This has led some doctors to dismiss the whole idea of chemical sensitivity and claim that all such patients are hyperventilating .
22 The ‘ Print Screen ’ key on your keyboard is used by Windows to copy the whole screen display to the Clipboard .
23 However where the insured wishes to have the whole suite recovered , a negotiated settlement may be agreed calculated on the basis of the cost of recovering the damaged item plus a maximum of 50% of the cost the remainder of the suite .
24 This is a two compartment sack , the lower section accessed by a curved zip , with a drawcord divider designed to allow tent poles to run the whole length of the sack with the divider closed .
25 A narrow slot ran in front of the rebates , which was clearly intended to take a series of wooden shutters to close the whole opening .
26 Plans to improve the whole line were under discussion since the 1880's , and during the 1890's this became increasingly feasible as a result of the purchase of the Grand Junction .
27 Mr Murray made it clear yesterday that he would like the counties to accept the whole plan , not just parts of it as has happened with earlier committees .
28 Most larger agencies now use one or other of several available computer systems to aid the whole planning and scheduling process , to print out orders , and to pass details to their traffic controllers .
29 Manolis , who runs the hotel , is particularly proud of the bar which serves snacks and boasts TV and music systems to make the whole place go with a swing .
30 Try it after a relaxing bath or shower when you can indulge in a little pampering with aromatic oils and lotions to make the whole experience more enjoyable .
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