Example sentences of "and [noun] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The timing of the political programme was significantly different in Britain and Spain , however , reflecting the different ways in which economic forces have become translated into political strategies and ideologies in the two countries . |
| 2 | However , in Alcine , Act 5 , scenes 2–3 , with the entry of Melissa , the deus ex machina whose magic power is greater than Alcina 's , and who rescues the lovers Astophus and Melanie in the nick of time , an exceptional progression is used D major to F major . |
| 3 | Comprising plans of the military roads , forts and barracks in the Highlands during the period 1724–40 , it includes an exquisitely drafted map of the Moray and Cromarty Firths and their settlement pattern , and a detailed map of the country between the upper Dee valley by Braemar , through Glen Feshie to the military barracks at Ruthven . |
| 4 | Preservation may have its place , but technical advancements must take precedence to maintain high standards of service and reliability in the harsh environment experienced on the mountain . |
| 5 | Other manufacturing industry in the island is concerned mostly with the tourist and craft industries and includes the making of straw hats , pottery , ceramics , inlaid wooden items , the traditional Madeiran half-length boots , costumes and hats in the traditional style , plus the manufacturing of food products , such as biscuits , for the local market . |
| 6 | At the moment of writing , there is a bitter struggle with the ‘ Tamil Tigers ’ , who demand a separate state and self-government in the northern half of the island . |
| 7 | As time passes this new life will change and itself be superseded , requiring a re-ordering of the couple 's partnership and reformings in the family group . |
| 8 | If citizenship embraced the reconciliation of rights and duties within a democracy , in general terms , as Vincent and Plant suggest , the concept also ‘ implied a noble purpose ’ , orientated as it was toward ‘ community life ’ ; it represented ‘ the consciousness of the ends of life and their origin and unity in the community as a whole ’ . |
| 9 | The tendons to the corners of the mouth may stand out clearly like lengths of string , and the facial muscles will become more and more obvious as they tauten and contract in the normal flat plains of the horse 's head . |
| 10 | Stanley Foster of Hodder & Stoughton Educational and of its precursor the University of London Press , and chairman in the 1960s of the Publishers Association 's educational publishers ' group , precursor of the Educational Publishers Council , died last Friday at his home near Bexhill-on-Sea . |
| 11 | IBM Corp says its Personal Computer Co shipped 30% to 35% more personal computers in the first quarter than it did during the year-ago period , and vice-chairman Jack Kuehler expects it to be ‘ reasonably profitable ’ in 1993 — but the personal computer business is now so volatile that making forecasts more than a quarter ahead is a mug 's game : following Conner Peripherals Inc 's warning on Friday that it is seeing oversupply and soft demand for disk drives ( CI No 2,142 ) , observers are saying that grey market prices for 80486s are now weak ; Finis Conner said on Friday that Conner would have to slash production and payrolls in the months ahead to remain competitive — ‘ The market is in total disarray , ’ he said ; ‘ the pricing that has occurred in the last four to five days has been something I 've never seen believes the booming personal computer industry is showing signs of slowing after being fuelled for over two years by the price war . |
| 12 | An underwriting deficit for the period of $4m compares with losses of $65m in the same quarter last year and $42m in the final quarter of 1992 . |
| 13 | Today , production is of the order of 25,000 tonnes per year — at Billingham and Wilton in the UK and Rozenburg in Holland . |
| 14 | Victoria , who sustained cuts and bruises in the crash , was being transferred from a Carlisle hospital to Newcastle because she has a serious circulatory complaint . |
| 15 | Amanieu VII 's marriage to Rose de Bourg brought with it important landed possessions around Bourg and Blaye ; his daughter Mathe married Renaud de Pons , lord of Bergerac , in 1314 , and was to give the Albret a significant foothold on the borders of Périgord ; while Amanieu 's son , Bérard I ( d. 1346 ) who was lord of Vayres and Vertheuil in the Entre-deux-Mers , acquired the castles and lordships of Langoiran and Podensac for his cadet son Amanieu through the latter 's marriage to Mabille d'Escossan in 1345 . |
| 16 | Where stone foundations are normal , as at Catterick and Hibaldstow , regional variations reflect local sources : flint and chalk in areas dominated by the geological presence of chalk , limestones and sandstones in the area of the Jurassic ridge and granites and slates beyond . |
| 17 | O'Hare , a 21-year-old from Newry , was the hero of Coleraine 's penalty shoot-out wins over big guns Portadown and Glentoran in the earlier rounds . |
| 18 | During the 1930s the inadequacies of the wage system in meeting family needs were tellingly exposed by the growing knowledge of the extent of poverty and malnutrition in the population , particularly among children . |
| 19 | I 've had ruptured knee ligaments and hernias in the past . |
| 20 | Its contents may be verified by reference to the works quoted in the bibliography , especially those of Kinsey and his collaborators and by Masters and Johnson in the United States ( although stemming from studies in another and slightly different culture they hold much validity for Britain also ) and by Chatham , Eysenck , Felstein and Gorer in the United Kingdom . |
| 21 | Something has been killing rabbits and birds in the woods lately . |
| 22 | After ingestion , and exsheathment in the rumen , the larvae moult twice in close apposition to the gastric glands . |
| 23 | " Now Yona the hedgehog was near-by , looking for slugs and snails in the marshes , and he heard what passed between Prince Rainbow and El-ahrairah . |
| 24 | The Great Bear is now practically overhead ; Capella is fairly high in the west and Vega in the east , so that it is interesting to compare the two ; in brightness they are almost equal , but Capella is a yellow star whereas Vega is vivid blue . |
| 25 | It described the earlier stages of development and nutrition in the womb of the mother . |
| 26 | The inclusion of Linfield and Bangor in the European competition preliminary rounds threw the Ulster Cup programme out of gear . |
| 27 | The mass media have become an integral part of a complex network of institutions and they contribute , and give meaning , to the relationships between institutions and groups in the political system . |
| 28 | the basic , underlying assumptions which guide the behaviour of the individuals and groups in the organisation , eg. customer orientation , or belief in quality , trust in the organisation to provide rewards , freedom to make decisions , freedom to make mistakes , the value of innovation and initiative at all levels team-working etc ; |
| 29 | The debate over the political model claimed most public attention , but the draft also included a controversial anti-subversion clause , added to Article 23 which covered treason , secession and sedition ; this clause prohibited " political organizations and groups in the Hong Kong SAR from establishing contacts with foreign political organizations or groups " and also prohibited " foreign political organizations or groups from carrying out political activities in the Hong Kong SAR " . |
| 30 | There are underprivileged individuals and groups in the First World , as well as in the Third and Second Worlds . |