Example sentences of "[v-ing] such " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ford , distrusting such easy agreement , would seek support for his views from the more experienced officers of the battalion , but those officers , such as Peter d'Alembord , doubted whether the Prince of Wales 's Own Volunteers could truthfully be called a veteran battalion . |
| 2 | Roland Barthes 's preface to this volume warns against the attempt made to ‘ naturalize ’ Robbe-Grillet 's fiction by adopting such a markedly humanist approach . |
| 3 | In Scotland , where parent power in schools is further ahead than in England and Wales , and where parents will have the right to select headteachers or dismiss members of the teaching staff , as well as influencing the general policy of the school , many parents expressed their doubts about adopting such a role when the new school year started in 1987 . |
| 4 | Anemones are mainly plankton feeders and fish are not regarded as potential prey so there is no loss to the anemone in keeping all fish at bay by adopting such a strategy . |
| 5 | Psychology can not construct complete , consistent , scientific theories of the subject by adopting such a programme . |
| 6 | He would n't dream of adopting such a persona in his own business world , and I knew it . |
| 7 | By adopting such beliefs and applying them to contemporary society both found sustenance in elitist moral and ethical beliefs which were far removed from contemporary reality . |
| 8 | By adopting such an approach , the deterrent purposes of Rule 10b-5 are still capable of being achieved . |
| 9 | This is one way in which rural housing departments can attempt to overcome certain of their problems , and it seems that at least some councils are adopting such procedures of ‘ positive ’ transfer management . |
| 10 | There are many important advantages in adopting such a system ( these were summarized by Date ) such as : 1 ) redundancy can be reduced , 2 ) inconsistency can be avoided , 3 ) the data can be shared , 4 ) standards can be enforced , 5 ) security restrictions can be applied , and 6 ) integrity can be maintained . |
| 11 | " It being desirable and natural that the Association should be governed solely by bona fide deaf members , it was felt that it would be an act of selfishness to ignore those " hearing friends " who took real interest in the cause and welfare of the deaf ; yet apprehensions were felt as to the wisdom of adopting such a course . |
| 12 | The recital quoted sets out the reason for adopting such a provision ; and when it comes to interpreting one or other of those detailed provisions , the recital is helpful in setting out the overall purpose to which they relate . |
| 13 | The proposal is to investigate the potential advantages of applying modular design concepts to pump and valve design ; to evaluate commercial advantages to be gained in international markets by adopting such an approach and to introduce the indicated changes of design philosophy and practice to the British pump and valve industries . |
| 14 | Adopting such a policy demands a fundamental change on a global scale , but its proposers , the Rev Guto Prys ap Gwynfor and the Rev Sin Alun , say belief in democratic rights is incompatible with support for the continuation of existing national states . |
| 15 | Not only textbook writers are utilising such methods . |
| 16 | This begs the question why the Democrats and the White House are staging such a divisive quarrel , at a time when agreement on a deficit-cutting budget for 1990 is already overdue ( the nominal deadline passed yesterday ) . |
| 17 | This part of the book will give you an expert — and simple — guide to planning and staging such events . |
| 18 | Senior Tories believe the MP for Carshalton and Wallington must have had a very pressing reason to leave after staging such an unexpected comeback . |
| 19 | If that fell down Hearn might think of staging such a fight in France . |
| 20 | There are various ways of explaining such results . |
| 21 | But at least one ingredient in the extraordinary reversal of expectation must have been the cumulative effect of seeing all those smug Labour front-bench faces oozing such complacency about their forthcoming victory in the weeks before the poll — Roy Hattersley , Robin Cook , Jack Cunningham , Bryan Gould . |
| 22 | They did not necessarily believe that employing such consultants was more cost-effective than in-house methods , just quicker and easier for an overseas branch . |
| 23 | In addition , employing such a model effectively is dependent on the managers ' understanding of a number of important issues : the nature of transformation , the implications of transformational change , the organizational conditions and behavioral changes that are necessary for transformation to succeed , and the challenges and dilemmas that are likely to be encountered . |
| 24 | Employing such devices is a fine test of sheer writing skill , of careful and adroit manipulation of language . |
| 25 | However , in the search for origins employing such a term as Welfare State may obscure a real understanding of what the individuals at the time intended or what they created . |
| 26 | Increase the number of chartered Building Companies and continue to promote the benefits of employing such companies to clients of the industry.PS/C |
| 27 | There is a large , narrow belt wheel on the front wall , used on occasions for driving such things as an apple crusher at cider-making time . |
| 28 | Aspects of driving such as clutch control and gear changing are initially extremely difficult and require considerable concentration , being easily disrupted by other tasks . |
| 29 | The niceties of these social distinctions were not lost on the pub designer of the period , as they boosted pub taking by enabling such a wide range of people to be served in the same building . |
| 30 | In 1970 the Committee on Safety of Medicines was set up under the Act and began work in the following year … with the purpose of ‘ a. giving advice with respect to safety , quality and efficacy in relation to human use of any substance or article ( not being an instrument apparatus or appliance ) to which any provision of the Act is applicable and b. promoting the collection and investigation of information relating to adverse reaction for the purpose of enabling such advice to be given . ’ |