Example sentences of "this [vb -s] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 First published in 1962 and now in its 4th edition ( 1980 ) , this fulfils a role as a reference text rather better than a student text , in that it has hundreds of references but no problems .
2 This minimises the risk of tars clogging the filter systems or damaging the engine .
3 All this renders the valuation and analysis of bonds relatively easy .
4 This destroys the supremacy of God .
5 This fits the student for a professional career in a wider range of applications .
6 Equally obviously this constitutes no reason at all if one does not hold this particular feature in high regard .
7 This constitutes a revolution that has , I believe , been very generally welcomed .
8 D9 ) the batsman must simultaneously press the Bat button to halt the ball on this l.e.d. ; this constitutes a hit and the field display will then indicate his score or his penalty .
9 We can certainly agree that political sociologists have not confined their attention to the narrower governmental sphere or believed that this constitutes a part ( albeit an important part ) of the world of politics .
10 Although this constitutes a piece of anecdotal evidence , it serves to illustrate the point about the value of the information content of dividends .
11 This constitutes a penalty to the deserting management by depriving them of any uplift in the market value , and gives comfort to the investors about the level of commitment of the managers .
12 Inasmuch as this constitutes a methodology , it presupposes learning aims which many students will not necessarily have an awareness of .
13 From Brussels and Strasbourg came the stern warning : ‘ This constitutes a monopoly — get rid of it ! ’
14 In our opinion , this constitutes a violation of the Theft Act 1968 subsection 32 ( c ) and we would be grateful if you would consider the following advice : please stop going down Convent St. and entering houses without the owners ' permission .
15 The inspector argues that because the directors ( the husbands ) have the right to veto a transfer of shares , this constitutes a condition under s 685(4B) ICTA 1988 , thus taking the gift outside the provisions of independent taxation and rendering the dividends taxable on the husbands .
16 Where s19 applies , there is simply a Schedule E income tax charge on the managers to the extent of the benefit they have received , on the basis that this constitutes an emolument from their office or employment .
17 This constitutes the stop index for the i , j trigrams .
18 It might be interpreted as saying that V has a mode of access to his own brain different from any modes of access to V 's brain available to BS ; or that V has a different mode of access to the external world , and that this constitutes the difference between him and BS .
19 It might be said that this constitutes the bulk of market lore and wisdom .
20 Together with inevitable involvement with patients and their families over long periods , this encourages a change of emphasis from diagnosis/treatment/cure to assessment/assistance/care .
21 This encourages the bone and the implant to bond together quicker .
22 During the first three years , three additional courses are taken , one of which is in architectural history while the others may be selected individually from a range of courses offered by departments in the Social Sciences and Arts Faculties ; in keeping with Scottish University traditions , this encourages the development of diverse interests and allows insights into other academic disciplines .
23 This encourages the nose to lift .
24 This drives the spear almost completely through his body .
25 This drives the Shaman a bit mad and makes his tongue swell up and turn a bright colour such as purple or blue , but it also stimulates the part of his brain that controls magic .
26 This begs a question as to what is democracy ?
27 This begs a number of questions .
28 This begs the question , what happened to the British Tennis Supporters Club ?
29 This begs the question why the Democrats and the White House are staging such a divisive quarrel , at a time when agreement on a deficit-cutting budget for 1990 is already overdue ( the nominal deadline passed yesterday ) .
30 But this begs the question : does ‘ pride and dignity ’ amount to anything more than the aspiration to participate in society on its own terms ?
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