Example sentences of "and [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They argue that to rely exclusively on the electoral or parliamentary road to the goal of socialism is to shut-off the possibility of attaining that goal precisely because it overestimates the power of party and the democratic state ; underestimates rival centres of power ; and minimises the moderating implications of parliamentary democracy and much else besides .
2 In Amalgamemnon , Xorandor , and Verbivore the fictional or mythic nature of the simulations and abstractions we take to be fact is demonstrated by simulations of these simulations which reveal them to be discursive constructs .
3 Operation Torch — the American invasion of French North Africa in November 1942 — was the culmination of Allied attempts to exclude de Gaulle and to promote a viable alternative to Gaullism .
4 To raise awareness , understanding and esteem of the profession and to promote a positive image .
5 It represented a conscious effort to offset colonial influences and to promote a national culture which would reflect the new nation .
6 It follows that society is entitled to insist , for example , that companies are equipped with governance structures adequate to enforce a commitment to profits on the part of management and to promote the efficient operation of the business .
7 Sofia , a beautiful , dark-eyed girl of perhaps eighteen , smiled shyly and whispered a breathy ‘ Buona sera ’ .
8 I sniffed it and whispered an obscene word to it , then I put on my coat and overshoes and walked out of the hotel .
9 Lady Luck descended on her golden kangaroo , waved her eighteen carat boomerang and whispered the magic words .
10 Then he allows for the effects of a ‘ propagation mechanism ’ ( see section 5.1(a) ) by adding the lagged value of to equation ( 6.2 ) and attaching a positive coefficient to it , giving :
11 This includes the appointment of two full-time National Chief Verifiers who will co-ordinate and oversee the whole NVQ operation within centres .
12 Once again this is to retain larger numbers in the analysis and maximize the statistical reliability of the conclusions .
13 she then ‘ picks up ’ the open stitches ( a fine circular needle is wonderful for this ) , returns these stitches to the machine and knits a new rib ( going downwards ) or whatever is required .
14 Nevertheless , visiting the Company was an important occasion in Mary O'Dell 's calendar ; when her husband was the landlord , she always fussed over him beforehand , ironing his best shirt , starching the collar , sponging his blue serge suit and tucking a clean handkerchief into his top pocket .
15 On the speakers , Kim Carnes was feeling it in the air and praising the Universal Song .
16 Where where you know that he can go out to the market for a popular metric bearing and and slaughter the old price
17 He won his début race for Ferrari , in Brazil , and outfought the mercurial Ayrton Senna in Hungary .
18 Might any fear that disabled employment opportunities would collapse if the prop of the statutory quota were to be removed be assuaged by placing a statutory obligation upon employers to adopt and to implement an affirmative action plan ?
19 large-scale fiscal measures to speed up slum clearance and housing schemes , to improve local amenities , to boost family incomes by generous family allowances , to improve the job market in the inner city , and to implement the proposed extension of nursery provision .
20 The outcome of such discussions should be popular decisions and popular demands ; and since in a democracy it is the people , and not the government or parliament , which is sovereign , it is then the business of government to accept and to implement the popular will .
21 The matter particles are described by fields of one-half-integer spin and obey the Pauli exclusion principle , which prevents more than one particle of a given kind from being in any state .
22 People passing the farmhouse saw the smoke rising from the chimney , and envied the newly-married couple in their happiness .
23 Feminist analysis is not a ‘ pick and mix ’ methodology , but a destabilise and change the patriarchal dominance of art .
24 However , I think it is Standing Order No. 62(b) which states that a Committee can amend a Bill and change the long title for that purpose .
25 The first is to get a clear mandate from the board , which must include the ability to downsize further as necessary , including layoffs , and change the corporate culture , getting rid of the current organisational structure .
26 But it firmly rejected any idea of reforming the system , saying : ‘ We are against suggestions and demonstrations which aim to lead people astray and change the constitutional basis of our state . ’
27 ‘ All that I have done today has gone amiss ’ , he says ( II , 17 ) ; ‘ Since we passed through the Argonath my choices have gone amiss ’ ( II , 28 ) ; ‘ And now may I make a right choice , and change the evil fate of this unhappy day ! ’
28 For instance , when the government sold British Telecom to private shareholders in 1984 , it set up the Office of Telecommunications as the regulatory agency and limited the permitted rise in telephone charges to 3 per cent below the rate of inflation .
29 It was the defence of this social unit that set many of the boundaries to the debates and limited the eventual legislative reform .
30 Its brief would be to devise , offer and supervise a comprehensive course devoted to the training of church musicians in all aspects of their craft .
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