Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] general " in BNC.
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1 | Since it is not possible to handle statistical issues in any detail in a general account of sociolinguistic methodology , I shall concentrate in this section on picking out general principles of particular relevance to sociolinguists , referring as appropriate to more specialist treatments . |
2 | She worked her way round the obstruction , clambering over general debris as she went . |
3 | The commission , which will meet two to three times a year , will work out general proposals and arbitrate in the matter of claims lodged by both sides . |
4 | ( Occasional controversy in the press has caused public concern that medical records held by computers are less confidential than those left lying around general practice receptionists ' rooms and hospital records offices . |
5 | Dalgliesh remembered a surgeon once telling him that Miles Kynaston had shown promise of becoming a brilliant diagnostician , but had given up general medicine for pathology at registrar level because he could no longer bear to watch human suffering . |
6 | A motion was proposed and passed at that meeting , which set out general suggestions concerning a possible way forward . |
7 | It aims to use detailed empirical observations both to draw out general trends and processes that occur in state enterprise industrial relations , and to illuminate the factors that create different responses in similar industries . |
8 | The most professional approach which I had was in fact via an intermediary who was acting on behalf of an existing customer of the company who employed me and whose objective was to sound out general interest without disturbing the importance of on-going business relationships . |
9 | We can do no more here than set down general guidelines . |
10 | You can call up general information about your hard disk and how Windows 3.1 is handling your memory . |
11 | The directive will require mutual recognition of the various regulatory systems , and lay down general principles for national supervisors . |
12 | But there is still concern over the definition of inside information , which the bill requires to be ‘ precise and specific ’ ; this could leave out general information that is equally price-sensitive . |
13 | Knudson 's work cited earlier , using the challenge of producing video playlets as a stimulus to bringing about general improvement in the language work of under-achieving pupils , is a case in point . |
14 | Once in Gaesti , the small army of volunteers , who also include two Alder Valley bus drivers , a nurse and the landlord of a public house , will set about supplying , renewing and repairing drainage , water supplies , electricity and carrying out general and essential maintenance at the home . |
15 | The statement sets out general principles — appropriate to all computer users — relating to efforts to minimise disruption of an organisation 's activities and business , and potential financial loss as a result of computer failure . |
16 | While each university plans and validates its own degree programmes in the light of a general awareness of policies , constraints and demands , the CNAA sets out general principles for first degree courses under its aegis . |
17 | The juvenile liaison policewomen , however , also carry out general community relations work , although the reverse is not the case , maintaining young offenders as a policewoman 's preserve . |
18 | Likewise , Jarmen , a former adviser , expressed concern about the requirement for subject advisers to take on general advisory functions many of which they were not qualified to carry out . |
19 | It is only possible to lay down general rules , perhaps the most important of which is that grass , and more especially clover , must always be sown early enough in the growing season to have become fairly established before the continuous wet conditions of winter set in . |
20 | [ Regarding the ] differentiation between the various stages in the training for research work … on this matter again it is not our function to make detailed recommendations , but to lay down general principles . |
21 | However , once its sentencing decisions came to be regularly reported in the Criminal Law Review ( from 1954 onwards ) , the way was then open for the Court of Appeal to start laying down general sentencing principles for lower courts to apply in similar cases in the future . |
22 | Examination of the debate on Buxton 's resolutions for gradual emancipation of 15 May 1823 , of his resolution for parliament to take up general emancipation of 15 April 1831 ( the resolution was interpreted in the debate by other speakers as being immediatist ) and , more briefly , of the debate on Stanley 's government resolutions for emancipation followed by a period of apprenticeship of 14 May 1833 indicates a clear shift to acceptance of abolitionist assumptions . |
23 | It was true , Uncle Max had said many times that if she decided to take up general practice he 'd be only too happy to have her join him , but that was n't quite the same thing as actually being offered a job . |
24 | 120 centres take up general SVQs and Skillstart |
25 | In setting out general guidelines for a solicitor negotiating on behalf of a plaintiff , Pritchard counsels caution . |
26 | Clearly , ‘ planning ’ ( to take just one aspect ) ought to cover marketing , financial and personnel considerations– but it also brings in general management as well . |
27 | Methods of recruitment that HQ is responsible for are ; following up general enquiries , attending national summer events , and international mailings . |
28 | In most cases heads of faculty picked up general issues that had emerged during the reporting process e.g. public image , relationships between subject departments , staff support ( or lack of it ) for extra-curricular activities . |
29 | When you are working out general costs of working vis à vis earning do remember to take into account the costs of studying for any additional qualifications . |