Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In our discussion in Chapter 1 about economy , efficiency and effectiveness , the technical problem was how we can meaningfully compare inputs and outputs to produce a measure of efficiency when outputs are not automatically valued by the market price . |
| 2 | Head comes in , has already thought of this , and agrees to organize a collection from staff for fruit or whatever . |
| 3 | at the time of entering into the Contract with the Carrier the Trader declares to the Carrier a special interest in delivery in the case of loss or damage or of an agreed time limit being exceeded and agrees to pay a surcharge calculated on the amount of that interest , and |
| 4 | I can see the town airport from where I am , indeed I can touch its tarmac with a digit thrust through the chain-link fence — all that separates it from the Lofleiđ3ir — but to get from here to there is not so easy , and involves taking a bus into town and back out again or taking a taxi . |
| 5 | The first is lexicon-based and involves storing a list of the allowed words . |
| 6 | The Census In the United Kingdom , this is held every ten years ( i.e. 1961 , 1971 , 1981 ) , and involves distributing a questionnaire to every household . |
| 7 | The Shoe People has since been televised in 52 countries and has spawned a multi-million pound empire . |
| 8 | It is now accepted as his masterpiece and has spawned a small industry in northern Italy . |
| 9 | Indubitably liberalism parades under many guises and has spawned a multitude of distinctive political theories.g Yet two threads run through all these diverse patterns of liberal thought : the commitment to respect both the equality of citizens and the autonomy of individuals . |
| 10 | The man survived the war and told the tale and has lived a purposeful life ever since , seeking to carry on Kolbe 's work of reconciliation . |
| 11 | But Mr Chance claimed that a sustainable UK coal industry would need the financial support of open-cast mining , which last year earned BC a profit of £171 million and has contributed a total of £3.7 billion over the past 50 years . |
| 12 | The 55-year-old coach of Grove Athletics Club has already begun her new role by encouraging local sporting and musical groups to consider visits to Mari and has formed a link with a Wantage-based company , Autotype International , which is sending two executives to Mari El in July . |
| 13 | He is still one of the most deadly aerial players in front of goal and has formed a good combination with Robert Fleck . |
| 14 | Apple Computer Inc yesterday took the new PowerCD CD-ROM product , announced at Hannover last week , to the US market , saying that it expects to sell 1.5m of the things by the end of this year ; it also said it has shipped more than 1m copies of its QuickTime multimedia software since its launch in January 1992 , and has formed a new unit , New Media to increase market access to multimedia technologies , expand multimedia content and develop new markets for Mac technology ; the PowerCD comes with AppleDesign Powered Speakers claimed to deliver high-quality sound at half the price of similar stereo speakers . |
| 15 | Silicon Graphics Inc is getting into the fun-and-games end of the business in a big way and has formed a joint venture with Industrial Light & Magic , a division of George Lucas 's Lucas Digital Ltd special effects production company : the new venture will create digital imagery for the entertainment industry . |
| 16 | Thatcher ) , who has succeeded in abandoning her resistance to German blandishments and has formed a common front with Chancellor Kohl in demanding the immediate and unconditional recognition of Croatia . |
| 17 | Andrew Kalman 's Crane in Sloane Street has taken its cue from the Royal Academy and has accumulated a collection of works by Alexander Calder ( to 1 May ) . |
| 18 | Craig 's father Robert says his son is still suffering from nightmares , and has to see a psychiatrist weekly for counselling . |
| 19 | Once man has satisfied his basic needs , and has reached a state of equilibrium of contentment , the world opens for him and becomes a cornucopia of delight . |
| 20 | ‘ Primary ’ rainforest is an area that has n't been disturbed for hundreds of years and has reached a state of mature complexity ; it is also known as virgin forest . |
| 21 | This research forms an important part of the preparation and planning of any large commercial organization : it is conducted at several stages of the planning of a new product or service , and has reached a very high level of sophistication and accuracy . |
| 22 | Northern Telecom Ltd has unified its data network products under the name Magellan , and has announced a cell-based networking switch designed to bring together data , speech , video and image networks . |
| 23 | For its part , AT&T Microelectronics is also trying to boost V.32terbo take-up , and has announced a data-pump chip set based on its V.32/V.32bis data-pump technology , which incorporates the enhancements . |
| 24 | These could become European champions , most notably Volkswagen , which recently purchased Seat in Spain , Skoda in Czechoslovakia and has built a factory in East Germany . |
| 25 | After detailing her mental history he added , ‘ Lotte has vivid fantasies and has built a whole world of dreams . |
| 26 | That possibility was handled by Bob Beckman , an American economist-writer who has settled in this country and has built a reputation for the uncanny accuracy of his predictions , though it is fair to say that not everyone agrees with his views of his predictions . |
| 27 | His work has been the subject of seven one-man exhibitions , has been featured as a lead article in the British Journal of Photography , included in many other shows and has received a number of prizes ( including the South Bank Festival Photography Competition 1990 Portfolio ) . |
| 28 | It has changed hands again recently and has received a new facade . |
| 29 | There will be a celebratory weekend in June and has invited a group from the NDT to take part . |
| 30 | No action has been taken to trim tax relief for pension contributions or house mortgages ( although the Treasury has ended the entitlement to tax relief for two mortgages on one property and has maintained a limit of £30,000 on mortgages entitled to tax relief ) . |