Example sentences of "[noun pl] remain [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the theoretical advances that these views represent do not seem to have significantly affected statements about literacy , which appear at times to remain in a pre-Saussurian world . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , despite these trends , local government retains a substantial political and administrative role in Britain , and central-local relationships remain in a continuous state of flux . |
| 3 | 1.2 " the Tenant " does not include any successors in title of the Tenant Unless the agreement provides otherwise , privity of contract will ensure that the original parties remain in a contractual relationship inter se to the extent of their obligations under the agreement . |
| 4 | Formidable earthworks remains of a substantial motte and bailey . |
| 5 | With 13 minutes remaining of a dull second half , John Morrissey knocked a pass inside to the midfield schemer . |
| 6 | So eleven minutes remaining plus a little bit of injury time , it 's still Spurs three , Oxford United one , United go forward , a chip forward there by Simpson . |
| 7 | So eleven minutes remaining plus a little bit of injury time , it 's still Spurs three , Oxford United one ; United go forward , a chip forward there by Simpson , there 's a chance for Martin Foyle , Martin Foyle — and he 's scored . |
| 8 | It is unlikely that any of the Sussex woodlands remain in a natural state , although some areas may have a continuously wooded history . |
| 9 | Choose 7/8in mats where workers remain for a full shift ; 1/2in mats at work stations used for hours at a time ; 3/8in mats in traffic areas . |
| 10 | From the sowing date onwards the plants remain in a controlled environment , with temperature 20°C , humidity constant and warm-white lighting at an intensity of about 40 Wm -2 for eight hours a day , darkness sixteen hours a day . |
| 11 | Thus his ideas remained as a potent legacy for the new generation of Marxists which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s . |
| 12 | Although the markets served by those businesses remained at a low level throughout 1992 , it is believed that our European aggregates businesses will become a significant contributor to the Group in the medium term . |
| 13 | Initially assumed that the level of carbon 14 in the environment that was available to be absorbed by living things remained at a constant level , subsequent research has shown that the amount of carbon 14 varies , possibly as a result of sunspot activity . |
| 14 | Iran-US relations remained at a low ebb during 1989 and early 1990 despite the new regime in Iran and US efforts under the new administration of President George Bush to come to terms with the Iranian government . |
| 15 | Despite these difficulties , regional activities remained at a high level . |
| 16 | After the declines in organized stealing around the turn of the century , the number of cattle thefts known to the authorities remained at a low level , with some fluctuations , until the onset of the world depression in 1930 ( Table 3.5 ) . |
| 17 | A new Technical Conservation , Research and Education group has been created to co-ordinate research and conservation skills developments , and ensure that our practical conservation standards remain at a high level . |
| 18 | This suggests that we need to perform an experiment in which volunteers remain on a constant routine for as many days as possible . |
| 19 | During June both the Vatican and the French government launched peace initiatives , neither of which came to fruition [ see p. 37548 ] and as of August the opposing sides remained in a stand-off position . |
| 20 | Yet huge obstacles remain to a final settlement . |
| 21 | A very small minority of students remained for a fourth year and , having successfully negotiated a third year examination hurdle , were candidates for an unclassified B.Ed degree of the University of Birmingham , and carried with them our hopes for a future graduate profession . |