Example sentences of "and [vb pp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However local and limited the awareness to which the words testify , I have identified a spontaneous reaction to which , since it is provisionally approved by ‘ Be aware ’ , it is rational to seek means as an end good in itself ; if you disagree , the burden of proof has shifted to you , to make me aware of something overlooked which will redirect my response . |
| 2 | The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 1959 ( the Landrum-Griffin Act ) imposed added restrictions on picketing , strikes and boycotts and limited the union leaders ' control over union funds and other administrative matters . |
| 3 | Other acts sought to prohibit as far as possible corrupt practices and limited the amount of money a candidate could spend on election expenses . |
| 4 | One option for holders , of course , was to leave the dollars on deposit with a US bank but this was discouraged by US banking regulations which prevented interest from being paid on deposits of less than thirty days and limited the rate payable on longer deposits to less than that obtaining elsewhere . |
| 5 | It would , if implemented , " have dragged British government kicking and screaming into the 1950s " and limited the role of public management to the " programmed implementation of predetermined policies " ( Metcalfe and Richards 1987a ) . |
| 6 | It came into effect immediately , allowing multiparty politics and separating the executive , legislature and judiciary ; it also introduced the post of prime minister and limited the tenure of the president . |
| 7 | This met with opposition from representatives from civil-law jurisdictions on the ground that it was incompatible with the possession vaut titre principle and had implications going beyond the field of leasing , and the Study Group eventually concluded that no progress could be made on this issue and limited the statement of priority to conflicts between the lessor and the lessee 's general creditors , subject to perfection of the lessor 's title in accordance with any public notice requirements of the applicable law . |
| 8 | Different objectives of different finns controlled and limited the techniques of production they could use ( eg. a firm developing prototypes of electronic equipment can not go in for mass-production ) . |
| 9 | These Acts extended the powers of secondary picketing and the ability to negotiate closed shop agreements , and limited the grounds on which individuals could refuse to join a trade union . |
| 10 | This could have worked and altered the course of history , had not another miner within the City devised a scheme of counter mines through which water was directed and the gunpowder flooded . |
| 11 | And frightened the spider away |
| 12 | He had studied and pondered the case , and was immersed in it ; he tried talking to both Marco and Eddie , and pursues Marco for the promise that could save Eddie 's life . |
| 13 | Gail Thompson has composed and arranged the music for this blockbuster of an evening . |
| 14 | Edward had conceived and arranged the exhibition himself and was aware that it lacked verve : he was not good at these things . |
| 15 | If you have already pressed and arranged the flowers on a mount , the recipient will be able to assemble their own picture rather than take the risk of a glass frame smashing during its journey through the post and damaging the picture . |
| 16 | Once the Juvenile Employment Bureau had registered and placed the adolescent , the ‘ helper ’ resumed responsibility by attempting to keep ‘ in effective touch ’ with either him or her and with the home . |
| 17 | No wonder , then , if realism , which makes a claim to know past and present in unequivocal terms , returned to fiction and repossessed the field . |
| 18 | The University seized the momentum that the press conference had generated and lobbied the Statehouse to get money for fusion research . |
| 19 | European broadcasters have already tested and proven the technology , and the Community 's largest TV manufacturer , Philips , expects to have a working PALplus chipset ready next year . |
| 20 | 7.7.9.2 To pay to the Landlord on demand with Interest ( where the Landlord has rebuilt and reinstated the Premises out of its own money ) the amount of such insurance money so irrecoverable in which event the provisions of clauses 7.5 and 7.6 shall apply and clause 7.7.9 should contain the following amendment : … anyone at the Premises expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority while under the Tenant 's control and in the employment of the Tenant wholly or partially irrecoverable … 7.8 Increase or decrease of the Centre If at any time during the Term the Centre shall be increased or decreased on a permanent basis the Insurance Rent Percentage shall be varied with effect from the first premium or additional premium payable in respect of a period after such a change by agreement between the parties or in default of agreement within [ 3 ] months of the first proposal for variation made by the Landlord in such a manner as shall be determined to be fair and reasonable in the light of the event in question by the Surveyor acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator This requires no comment . |
| 21 | And hidden the roots of your power in my knowledge , my being . |
| 22 | Second , the doctor has aided and abetted the patient only in his refusal to undergo further treatment . |
| 23 | It is a curving half-mile of cottages and assorted buildings lining a single street and facing a loch that has carved a channel inland from the open sea and given the village its name . |
| 24 | Only so will children be sure to get a proper grounding in science , mathematics and music ; only so will children with special educational needs be identified and given the help they must have . |
| 25 | It provides a rather more formal learning structure , and given the price of beer over a session can probably be had at a similar cost . |
| 26 | Thankfully , this time they 'll be headlining in their own right and given the success of their current single ‘ Do The Right Thing ’ they should be assured of a half-decent crowd . |
| 27 | This was supposed to be a ‘ sensitive ’ job and if I came out I would automatically be adjudged a danger to the patients and given the elbow . |
| 28 | Because we are dealing with what purport to be exceptions to a general principle , it is sometimes argued that there is no single legal principle of justification , merely a number of disparate responses to the specific factual and legal details of a particular case.13 Alternatively , a general principle of justification is advanced and given the name of ‘ necessity ’ or ‘ privilege ’ or some kind of ‘ comprehensive justification in relation to medical procedures ’ . |
| 29 | And given the diversity both of contemporary philosophy and of contemporary feminism ( Delmar , 1986 ) , how could a feminist perspective in philosophy be recognised ? |
| 30 | Given the responsibilities the CNAA shouldered by virtue of its Charter , given its anxiety to ensure that its procedures safeguarded standards as fully as possible , and given the diversity of the institutions with which it had to deal , the CNAA moved cautiously in its discussions about relinquishing or reducing control over any aspects of the work its procedures were designed to monitor . |