Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The algorithm originally adopted was that a pixel was to be ON if more than five of the surrounding eight pixels were ON , OFF if fewer than three were ON , and not changed from its existing value if from three to five were ON . |
| 2 | When jury selection commenced on Sept. 5 , the defence vainly made a last-minute effort to get the trial dismissed , alleging government breach of ethics because it had just learned that Noriega 's former lawyer , Raymond Takiff , who had advised him to surrender to US authorities in January 1990 , was at the time working secretly for federal authorities . |
| 3 | This gave the backs quality possession and the defence eventually cracked . |
| 4 | He added that the defence also needed more time to examine and obtain documents relating to the case after fresh evidence came to light last week . |
| 5 | Worst of all the defence totally lost concentration after about eighty five minutes gone . |
| 6 | Accompanying this shift is the introduction of a uniform business rate whose level is to be centrally determined , with the income also collected centrally and then redistributed in the form of government grant according to a centrally determined formula . |
| 7 | The amount used to restore the income account is , however , no longer the same item as the income originally borrowed . |
| 8 | One justification often advanced for local government is the opportunity thus presented for wider sections of the population to become involved in political responsibilities than could be accommodated at a national level . |
| 9 | For in both action and control samples the majority still stated , one year later , that they wanted the dementia sufferer to remain at home : only one in the action sample , and two in the control sample stating a clear preference for institutional care . |
| 10 | The majority only attended sessions on one occasion . |
| 11 | Last night , he told Hungarian television , that he would go with the majority of party members , and leave the party if the majority so decided . |
| 12 | " If at the end of seven years , he can make up the fraction of a quarto forme and impose it , or is able to lay down a sheet of 16 's correctly , the apprentice so qualified may considered himself well advanced . " |
| 13 | At regular intervals , usually monthly , the contingency previously agreed to be appropriate for that stage of the work should be added to the current estimate to produce the current forecast of the final cost . |
| 14 | The remainder either remained in Australia for vital war work or joined the labour units of the Australian army . |
| 15 | The king 's death had not , however , cancelled the grant of a tax on aliens granted in his last parliament and this fell due at Midsummer , although £400 was already assigned to the household and the remainder apparently earmarked for the coronation . |
| 16 | The king 's death had not , however , cancelled the grant of a tax on aliens granted in his last parliament and this fell due at Midsummer , although £400 was already assigned to the household and the remainder apparently earmarked for the coronation . |
| 17 | But by that time four of the enemy ships were wrecks , one was aground and two of the remainder sufficiently damaged to make it doubtful whether they would ever reach their home ports — which was most evidently the hope of the survivors , as they went through the difficult , desperate business of turning in the confined space and heading back out to sea . |
| 18 | After waiting for eight weeks the guitar finally arrived . |
| 19 | Mr Ridley said that of the five charges of maladministration the Ombudsman only attached ‘ great significance ’ to one which was a new point about the Jersey partnership . |
| 20 | Finubar of Lothern seemed the prince best suited to understanding this new age . |
| 21 | Rebecque , sensing that the Prince still intended to dance despite the news of a French invasion , cleared his throat . |
| 22 | However , it must also be recalled that the Prince always hoped that as time went on and his wife 's interests expanded , she would become a figure in her own right , carrying out independent duties . |
| 23 | The Prince carelessly handed over the sealed paper , then sent one of his Dutch aides to enquire about the identity of the girl in the diaphanous gold dress . |
| 24 | The prince then moved to Poitiers and allied with his uncle Childebert against his father . |
| 25 | The CO wisely decided not to notice this particular instance of it . |
| 26 | It should be a real yeast dough , the base thick compared to the filling ( in other words , stay away from deep-dish ! ) , and covered with fresh tomato sauce . |
| 27 | FARMERS are to be allowed to grow cannabis — but not the variety normally associated with illicit drug parties . |
| 28 | In Champagne the Pinot Noir is the variety least affected by powdery mildew . |
| 29 | The sufferer is , of course , the chargee , not the company , ; hence the provision previously mentioned allowing any person having an interest in the charge to register it . |
| 30 | In addition to the provision already described , some authorities still retain some of the older-type large homes and several run residential nurseries . |