Example sentences of "in [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I own , the leaves , acorns , and especially the cups , are very material in ascertaining the different species of our Oaks ; yet the description of the bark , and form of growth , are useful helps , in our mature Oaks . |
| 2 | Third , a court might give some recognition to the public law nature of regulatory rules by taking account of the rule in ascertaining the precise content of the fiduciary obligation . |
| 3 | This model , while not recognising the absolute right of regulatory rules to modify common law and equity , gives some recognition to their public law nature by taking into account of them in ascertaining the precise content in a given context of a common law or equitable obligation . |
| 4 | Trust expenses are not deductible in ascertaining the basic rate tax liability of the overseas trustees ( Aikin v MacDonald ( 1894 ) 3 TC 306 ) . |
| 5 | When a discretionary life sentence is passed , for an offence other than murder because of the danger to the public from the convicted person , there is no undue difficulty in ascertaining the determinate sentence which would otherwise be appropriate according to the judges ' tariff . |
| 6 | In a study of citation analysis and scientific productivity , Lawani suggested that the techniques of citation analysis would be particularly appropriate in ascertaining the relative quality of the productivity of large groups , and much less in judging individuals . |
| 7 | Delaunay used to meet Picasso at the gatherings at the Douanier Rousseau 's , while Metzinger was a frequent visitor to Picasso 's studio in the Bateau Lavoir during the early years of Cubism , and was an important agent in transmitting the first discoveries of Picasso and Braque . |
| 8 | The IAEA 's role in policing the 1970 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty through its safeguards provisions is unique among UN agencies . |
| 9 | The vigour with which Lenin pressed his own view of the Party played a major role in crystallizing the latent divisions among the Social Democrats . |
| 10 | A strong ‘ affective tone ’ accompanies these consummatory reactions so that once stimulated an animal may show a motivated persistence in completing the behavioural event that finalizes the sequence . |
| 11 | The skill in planning consists in the decisions taken in completing the two columns so that the overall network time is minimized without contradicting the logical sequence in which the jobs must be done . |
| 12 | The skill in planning consists in the decisions taken in completing the two columns so that the overall network time is minimized without contradicting the logical sequence in which the jobs must be done . |
| 13 | Can you please return this to stock for use in completing the next order ? |
| 14 | He says on a 500-acre farm the cost of an innocent error in completing the complicated forms might be a loss of more than £100,000 over a two-year period and assured bankruptcy for the farmer concerned . |
| 15 | In order to plan the programme for Q.T. training 1981/2 and help various working parties planning for future development , your co-operation in completing the attached questionnaire would be very much appreciated . |
| 16 | This will assist in completing the large re-signalling scheme here and , apart from the run-round when required , will assist with bi-directional operation at the station . |
| 17 | In completing the ten steps the trainees may come up with different answers from ‘ what happened ’ . |
| 18 | While Sequoia is optimistic that payment will ultimately be received , the uncertainty has led it and its auditors , in completing the year-end audit , to keep it out of the figures until the picture becomes clearer . |
| 19 | A few of the population are employed in maintaining the two lighthouses , Skroo at the north end and Skaden at the south end . |
| 20 | Ake ( 1985 , p.175 ) puts this well when he suggests that indigenization may have ‘ reinforced the division of labour between the Nigerian bourgeoisie ( as specialists in maintaining the political conditions of accumulation ) and foreign capital ( as specialists in production ) ’ . |
| 21 | But for Marx and Engels the ever-growing army of industrial workers , devoid of property , crammed in great numbers into factory towns , and working in wretched poverty were an altogether new revolutionary class , a ‘ proletariat ’ with absolutely no stake in maintaining the existing society . |
| 22 | While the Anglo-American partnership was vital but unequal in maintaining the First and Second Pillars of grand strategy , Britain was expected to go it alone in supporting the Third Pillar , which was an essentially British requirement that had little to do with the Americans or the North Atlantic Alliance . |
| 23 | The joint chiefs of staff assessed Korea in September and concluded that ‘ from the standpoint of military security , the United States has little strategic interest in maintaining the present troops and bases in Korea … ’ . |
| 24 | Both groups have an interest in maintaining the capitalist system , but the professional-managerial class have an interest in maximizing its own independence or autonomy ; the ruling class , on the other hand , try to restrict it as far as possible . |
| 25 | Even in a co-operative relationship , Soviet military capacity was still " the most significant factor " of which NATO had to take account in maintaining the European military balance . |
| 26 | It must be admitted that the famous mould may well have strayed upstairs from the cultures on the floor below , and is perhaps to be included in the long list of profitable discoveries which arose from a lapse in maintaining the highest standards of laboratory practice . |
| 27 | Supervision is vital in maintaining the highest standards : every Rentokil branch has dedicated supervisors as well as drawing on field biologists and quality assurance inspectors whose salaries are not related to any trading performance incentive . |
| 28 | Trouble in maintaining the fit , trouble in servicing the fit , both arise from complication . |
| 29 | In maintaining the Falangist content of his cabinet , he was intent upon showing the military that he was still in control and would not be pushed by them . |
| 30 | ‘ This sort of initiative brings deserved recognition and financial reward to crofters for their achievements in maintaining the natural environment . ’ |