Example sentences of "group [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus Pirenne ( 1914 ) , in his study of the development of capitalism , distinguished its various stages in terms of the principal directions of economic activity and the social groups which took the leading role at each stage ; and many historical studies of elites have similarly concentrated attention upon the rise and decline of particular economic groups . |
| 2 | An example may be found in Mozart 's third sentence from the Andante just quoted : This looks quite different from the previous section ( Example 26 ) , yet it is really made up of semiquaver groups which end the second sentence , with the addition of the dotted rhythm which begins the second full bar of the music . |
| 3 | Social groups which lack the civic skills to represent their own interests are particularly vulnerable to neglect by decentralizing agencies . |
| 4 | One of the groups which developed the technique is using it to investigate chemistry ; the other is claiming a record for generating the shortest wavelength of coherent ( laser-like ) light . |
| 5 | The prevalence of dementia is not equally distributed between the different groups which comprise the post-retirement population . |
| 6 | Mr Achieng Oneko might well have added , using the same argument , that the capitalist private press is unlikely to serve other minorities and tends to favour socio-economic groups which have the highest spending power and therefore attract the most advertising . |
| 7 | In common with the number of other world cities , London is characterized by a shift towards a bipolar social structure with a marked under-representation of the middle-income groups which dominate the suburban and outer city locales ( Hall , 1986 ) . |
| 8 | Many older people prefer to be in groups which emphasize the common experiences and interests of young and old alike . |
| 9 | The value of T g is raised markedly by inserting groups which stiffen the chain by impeding rotation , so that more thermal energy is required to set the chain in motion . |
| 10 | For our purposes , it is only necessary to mention the larger , superficial muscle groups which affect the shape of the body and are responsible for the movement of the limbs . |
| 11 | For our purposes , it is only necessary to mention the larger , superficial muscle groups which affect the shape of the body and are responsible for the movement of the limbs . |
| 12 | According to the 1989 census , Russians accounted for just over half ( 50.8 per cent ) of the total population ; the balance was accounted for by a hundred or more different national groups , ranging from a few hundred Negidals in the Far East to the major Slavic and Muslim groups which occupied the west and south of the country as well as Russia proper . |
| 13 | It is the large percentage increases in the very elderly age groups which constitute the data used to create an almost ‘ moral panic ’ about population ageing . |
| 14 | We should try to give the reason ( without , of course , assuming that the basis for their unacceptability will be the same as for other groups which share the exclusion from predicative position ) . |
| 15 | Among groups who believed the structures and orders of the Church — both Roman and English — had , from antiquity , polluted the immediacy of the ‘ Everlasting Gospel ’ , formal literary language and highly organised stylistic expression were viewed with suspicion , and were frequently seen as one more medium through which God 's truth had been fouled . |
| 16 | The Chaplaincy Centre is a place of meeting , informally over coffee during the day , and for a wide range of student groups who use the building regularly . |
| 17 | They 'll just spoil the river if they demand licences — lots of groups who use the river wo n't be able to pay . |
| 18 | The ruling affects the 80-strong congregation and at least 15 other groups who use the church as a meeting place . |
| 19 | Mr Cecil Robinson , chairman of the parochial church council , said : ‘ We have scouts , guides , brownies , afternoon clubs and elderly people 's groups who use the hall to meet in the morning , afternoon or evening . |
| 20 | Perhaps even more vociferous concerns have been expressed by nurses and para-medic groups who fear the medical domination of the current structuring of clinical directorates . |
| 21 | Propensity to take an unfair advantage of available opportunities by individuals or small groups who lead the change . |
| 22 | President Paul Biya confirmed on Feb. 7 that legislative elections scheduled for Feb. 16 would now take place on March 1 ; this postponement — a concessionary gesture to opposition groups who wanted the polls deferred until May — was not , however , sufficient to end opposition threats to boycott the elections . |
| 23 | There is no firm body of evidence of any sophisticated tactics ; the foot soldiers were divided into groups who supported the horse soldiers and some men , as we have suggested , rode into battle but fought on foot . |
| 24 | Initially , discussions about the state sharing with parents the cost of maintaining their children took place predominantly among socialists or left-wing groups who supported the principle as a worthy end in itself . |
| 25 | However , what I can do is try to present to you some of the points of view we tried to draw together in that group because we did have someone who is a proprietor of a private home ; we had people from health ; we had people from social work ; we had people from housing ; we had people from different interest groups who approached the issue in different ways . |
| 26 | In the last instance , definitions of crime reflect the interests of those groups who comprise the ruling class . |
| 27 | This claim , while strengthening the hand of non-payment groups who say the system can not cope with mass civil disobedience , will alarm the big Labour councils . |
| 28 | As a group I mean the other thing that surprised me a bit , I , I spoke to Ken yesterday and said , how did you receive ? |
| 29 | We may now consider the age group which overlaps the last , that of middle age . |
| 30 | Credit Lyonnais , the French group which owns the Alexanders discount house and stockbroker Laing & Cruickshank , was the suggested buyer . |