Example sentences of "this [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Leaders who lead the church into this make a radical choice to break the isolationism of so many evangelical Christian nuclear families and create true Christian community .
2 Does this make a significant difference to the the hous household requirement ?
3 This became a forward base for the NPFL , and reports told of ships being diverted to Buchanan and their cargoes used to replenish the rebel supplies .
4 Dymo decided to change its approach before this became a serious issue .
5 Green also made much of Claude 's ‘ Air ’ and this became a paramount feature in the Ambleside painter 's work .
6 This became a strong reason to him for the practice of private confession .
7 Since this became a standard feature of trusts it is not helpful to treat it as if it were dependent solely on an especially close regard for the testator 's intention .
8 Glover recalled in later years that ‘ ninety per cent of the population was bitterly disappointed , and this became a tremendous grievance shared by both Protestants and Roman Catholics ’ .
9 He loved cars , Edouard quickly discovered that , and — since Edouard loved them , too — this became a shared pleasure .
10 This became a full contract when the [ stevedore ] performed the services by discharging the goods .
11 This became a massive exercise ; in Keble 's edition it runs to more than 2000 pages .
12 In 1948 , this became a Jewish town and we took over the building . ’
13 This became a national issue focussing on the proposed mining of gold on Croagh Patrick in Co .
14 Students of the College called themselves veterinary surgeons , and in time this became an accepted designation .
15 This became an excellent and creative lesson .
16 This became an emergent feature of British ( and other European ) inclusive tour companies in the late 1960s as the expansion of charter non-scheduled activity gained momentum .
17 But the question is how this constitutes a subjective difference .
18 This constitutes a ritualistic burning of the books in which the characters were conceived ; they are thus taken out of the ‘ old world ’ of their origins and made to embark on an adventure in the ‘ new world ’ of Brooke-Rose 's novel .
19 In terms of historical explanation the last difficulty is particularly important since TFP analysis pulsates to the rhythm of the sub-period and , as subsequent discussion will show , this constitutes a major problem for the so-called war period of 1937–51 .
20 By contrast , a curriculum for young people with disabilities or learning difficulties often centres around a ‘ preparation for adulthood ’ as if this constitutes a recognisable area of study .
21 As you will see , your task is principally to respond to the statements by a number of school children on the kind of meals they eat and to say whether or not this constitutes a healthy diet .
22 Arguably the appointment of an administrator for the more advantageous realisation of the company 's assets than a winding-up has this effect since this constitutes a virtual cessation of business .
23 In combination with the alkaline lysis method for preparation of bacterial lysates , this constitutes a rapid and effective method for the isolation of plasmid DNA for sequencing and other purooses .
24 Next it is necessary for the agent to attend before the Examiners in parliament to satisfy them that the General Orders have been complied with , and this constitutes a heavy responsibility because the effect of non-compliance can be serious .
25 This constitutes a fundamental challenge to the basis of the British planning system , and raises a host of thorny questions about the nature and efficacy of the system .
26 Mr Hurd said ‘ this constitutes a different situation from that implied ’ by Mr Garel-Jones .
27 Madame Speaker , this constitutes a different situation …
28 This constitutes an open-loop communication system .
29 This encourages a teleological or hierarchical view of the relation between the elements of the structure on the one hand , and its existence as a closed totality on the other : the parts are subordinated to the whole in a manner that conflicts with the principle of différance .
30 This encourages a balanced view of Catholics , something which , as we shall emphasize in later chapters , can be absent amongst some policemen beleaguered behind their reinforced stations in areas of high tension and conflict .
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