Example sentences of "carry out [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , the colonial system of the nineteenth century was a sort of polity which was particularly vulnerable to an illegal activity like cattle stealing which could not be carried out without the connivance or at least tolerance of a large segment of the population .
2 Now their campaign is being carried out without the mass of top party politicians they had to back them up last year .
3 This can only be achieved fully when the observation is carried out without the knowledge of the observed , such as through one-way glass , or in circumstances where the observer is ‘ lost in the crowd ’ .
4 I doubt if any survey has ever been carried out without the researcher having some regrets at the analysis stage about some questions which could have been phrased better , but the good researcher makes sure in advance that these regrets are as few as possible .
5 In 1685 two small-scale but embarrassing attacks , by the Duke of Monmouth in the west of England and the Duke of Argyll in Scotland , had been defeated on land but the initial landings had been carried out without the navy being able to stop them .
6 The company notes that the relocation exercise was carried out without the help of an independent specialist relocation company which may have been able to ease staffs ' fears about moving to a new area and so possibly improve on the 50 per cent retention rate .
7 Her worries extend to the role of HIV testing because of known cases where testing has been carried out without the child 's consent .
8 All work was done by hand , even dismantling and re-assembly being carried out without the aid of lifting tackle , and the aircraft is now resplendent in original silver trainer scheme with yellow T-bands .
9 Used to test theories and interpretations relating to technology and subsistence , experiments can also test the very basic interpretations that are carried out during the course of an excavation : whether or not a hole in the ground functioned as a pit or a posthole , what a particular pit was used for , and so on .
10 Usually maintenance work is carried out during the course of repairs following a breakdown .
11 Transjugular liver biopsy allows histological and haemodynamic studies to be carried out during the course of fulminant hepatic failure .
12 Each workshop will include demonstrations and a full day 's tuition from tutor , a FREE package of materials worth up to £70 , morning coffee , buffet lunch , afternoon tea , and a critique of the work carried out during the day .
13 The White Paper goes on to emphasize : ‘ It is the loss of liberty involved in carrying out the terms of the order rather than the activities carried out during the order which is the punishment ’ ( p. 18 , para. 4.4 ) .
14 This distinction is partly based on the timing of the evaluation , and partly on the purpose for which it is intended : formative evaluation is carried out during the development of a course or programme and provides direct feedback about the functioning of the different parts of the programme , thereby giving information which can be used to modify the educational process .
15 It is not always realised how little spinning is carried out during the test flying of a new type of glider .
16 The builder 's surveyor will either check the information supplied by the sub-contractor or measure the work carried out during the payment period , usually weekly , but occasionally for longer periods of up to a month .
17 Of the 49 visits carried out during the year ( 42 routine , seven investigative ) , four were satisfactory , 13 reasonable , 25 not satisfactory and seven unacceptable .
18 Repair of the southern part of the main roof at sixth floor level was the main maintenance activity carried out during the year .
19 Work had been planned to be carried out during the possession on a Saturday night to carry out some pointing
20 The most immediate consequence was the swingeing repression carried out during the autumn and winter of 1934–5 .
21 The work was carried out during the period 1980–1 and the existing building construction was found to be generally in good condition .
22 WORLD FERTILITY SURVEY ; an international research programme carried out during the period of 1972–1984 , undertaken by the International Statistical Institute with the collaboration of the United Nations and in co-operation with the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population .
23 Field work was carried out during the spring breeding seasons of 1987–90 .
24 My research project , carried out during the spring term 1987 consisted of a survey of the attitude , and approach to assessment and examinations in the art , music and drama departments of four neighbouring secondary schools in the Midlands .
25 ( This was a similar exercise to that carried out during the study of the Adult Training Centres described in Chapter 10 , where a weighting was given to software depending on the relative value of the functions that it could support . )
26 The research grant enables coordination to be carried out between the groups , promotes contact and information exchange and enables organisation dissemination activity .
27 As a matter of practice execution is often not carried out pending the hearing .
28 Extensive modernisation of peripheral equipment was carried out including the replacement of all the door operators and refurbishment of doors and door equipment .
29 erm This rainforest festival is actually being carried out over the country .
30 THE first practical testing of a sonar device to help submarines detect the presence of fishing boats in the Firth of Clyde is expected to be carried out over the weekend of 3 April .
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