Example sentences of "in [verb] [art] [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 | A bad choice could arouse discontent which would more than offset the value of an appointment in attaching an individual voter to an interest , and it was wise to take abilities and honesty into account when disposing of the posts . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | From that initial claim on your attention , he would proceed rapidly to inform you of his achievement in preserving the Albert Dock complex in Liverpool — now the largest tourist attraction in the north of England — from wanton , council-approved destruction ; of his professional status as author of the standard textbook on Concise Practical Surveying and the Structural Masonry Designers ’ Manuals ; of his intellectual attainment in completing a doctoral thesis in ten months ; of his physical prowess as a pensionable leader of Very Severe rockclimbs and skier down the most precipitous slopes . |
| 10 | All succeeded in completing a basic chair structure within five days — one person even made two . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Britain is almost unique among Western democratic nations in maintaining no official record of the results of sub-national elections . |
| 17 | As his ministers he must take men of true enlightenment ; great nobles with an interest in maintaining a feudal past and its practices should be kept at arms length . |
| 18 | On the other hand , in certain other areas of our bulk chemicals we have been very successful in maintaining a good margin business over a long period of time . |
| 19 | Word order is extremely important in translation because it plays a major role in maintaining a coherent point of view and in orienting messages at text level . |
| 20 | Contribution of Late Permian palaeogeography in maintaining a temperate climate in Gondwana |
| 21 | Sympathy for the Soviet Union was a major advantage to the Labour Party during the campaign , because there had been widespread admiration of the achievements of the Red Army , not only in maintaining a successful resistance for almost four years but also in crowning that resistance with the capture of Berlin in spring 1945 . |
| 22 | Axelrod also emphasizes the importance of predictability and ritual in maintaining a stable pattern of mutual trust . |
| 23 | In his two books on the subject he describes the importance of ‘ good sitting habits ’ in maintaining a healthy spine and body ; his views are similar to those taught by Alexander himself . |
| 24 | Although fibre has no positive food value , it plays an important role in maintaining a healthy digestive tract , aiding in the passage of waste and the elimination of fat and poisonous chemicals which cause constipation , inflammation of the colon and worse . |
| 25 | Fish and other livestock are essential in maintaining a healthy environment in the pool . |
| 26 | In other words the personalities and character of the two sets of parents are important in maintaining a constructive relationship . |
| 27 | " in a school such as ours where the teaching has distinct literary and mathematical pretensions and in which school hours are shorter than is the case in some parts of the country there is not , under present conditions , sufficient time for the proper development of both subjects : and experts are nearly unanimous in the opinion that Physics affords a better intellectual training than Chemistry , and the expense and risk in maintaining a Physical Laboratory is also distinctly less . " |
| 28 | In the last 12 months great strides have successfully been taken in maintaining a high profile and promoting the industry . |
| 29 | However in maintaining a high level of performance , it uses vast amounts of oxygen from the system which is detrimental to the stock , unless it is rapidly replaced . |
| 30 | The upper class in Western societies have normally succeeded in maintaining a high degree of social closure , and show very distinct values and patterns of behaviour . |