Example sentences of "they [verb] a strong [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , they lack a strong leader . |
| 2 | Well British Steel adopted a somewhat more subtler tactic er they make a strong point of the fact that no money has ever been removed from the scheme despite the presence of a six hundred surplus . |
| 3 | Like the Swiss , they combine a strong sense of national identity with a cheerful willingness to live and work outside the homeland . |
| 4 | They want a strong haircut that everyone will notice . ’ |
| 5 | In 1989 Mattila et al reported the results of a case-control study in which they found a strong association between dental disease and acute myocardial infarction . |
| 6 | They put a strong emphasis on drama like we did . |
| 7 | But they commanded a stronger sense of political direction and greater willingness to take an active part in the zemstvos than the more conservative majority . |
| 8 | If they obtain a strong set of warranties from the vendor , then they are likely to seek less from management . |
| 9 | found that when eight-year-olds were asked to justify their judgements , they showed a strong tendency to refer to information about generative transmission , even in conditions where they were supplied only with information about temporal order . |
| 10 | For example Roe ( 1952 ) , Eiduson ( 1962 ) and McClelland ( 1962 ) suggested that male scientists often experienced a lonely childhood , perhaps suffering social isolation through illness or family circumstances , so that they developed a strong interest in their surrounding material world and a below average interest in other people and relationships . |
| 11 | Positioned within a few inches of the speaker 's lips , they produce a strong speech signal which stands out clearly against noisy backgrounds . |
| 12 | From the early 1920s Chiang devoted much of his attention to suppressing his communist rivals rather than forming a united front with them to resist the Japanese , but they established a strong base in the northwest following the Long March of 1934 . |
| 13 | Moreover , they saw a strong case for the development of amphibious forces , supported by the carrier groups , to seize points of entry for the fly-in of air-transported forces . |
| 14 | They bear a strong resemblance . |
| 15 | They had a strong sense of shared identity , had been trained together , and were strongly linked by kinship ties . |
| 16 | The English had been fishing there for over a century , and had been settled for over fifty years , so they had a strong position for making the French give up any claims to settle there . |
| 17 | Although there were many Moor villages where rice cultivation was the principal economic activity , Moors were often pictured as traders and shopkeepers , and they had a strong presence in towns . |
| 18 | Researchers concluded that chocolate addiction should be treated seriously but also pointed out that many people who called themselves chocoholics because they had a strong liking for the food were not addicts in the true sense of the word . |
| 19 | One survey indicates that their average age was over 55 ; they had a strong leisure orientation , and had few plans to expand their businesses ( Perry 1982 ) . |
| 20 | These adapted themselves to a life in and out of work since they had a strong street culture with which to identify . |
| 21 | They had a strong incentive to ensure hospitals made efficient use of their money on behalf of their patients ( Glennerster , 1992 ) . |
| 22 | Although the LTTE denied involvement in the assassination , it was widely noted that they had a strong motive , believing that Gandhi had betrayed them in 1987 when he dispatched the Indian army in an unsuccessful effort to bring Sri Lanka 's civil strife under control [ see p. 35313 ] . |
| 23 | They had a stronger army than the Mexicans . |
| 24 | ‘ If ’ , argues Conklin ( 1977 : 94 ) , ‘ businessmen feel ideologically deprived by government regulation because they think that the law is unfair and unduly restrictive of the economic forces to which they have a strong commitment , they may violate the law ’ . |
| 25 | They argue that they have a strong commitment to the environment and are making major investments to improve efficiency of water consumption , but that at the same time they also have a commitment to their customers . |
| 26 | Well , I think that the erm , the , as Frank has said , they , they have a strong college list for this year , the school business should be they ca n't repeat the maths programme success of last year although there is follow up business in other states . |
| 27 | They work hard ; they have a strong family sense and a keen appreciation of education . |
| 28 | This is perhaps not surprising : their preference for home care at the first interview indicates that they have a stronger commitment to looking after the dementia sufferer than those who said in the first interview that they would prefer institutional care . |
| 29 | In Saddam they see a strong leader who , for once , puts into action what he promises . |
| 30 | As such , they represent a strong vein of soul that has struggled in the recent ravealonga Manchester years . |