Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] bring " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 2 | In the end Mrs Stavrogin and her expectant mothers lose out — if indeed there was ever any winning — while Mrs von Lemke 's needy governesses bring that determined woman victory , but then defeat . |
| 3 | In public bureaucracies there may be conflicts of interest between different levels of the hierarchy arising from the values which different strata bring to bear on the policies being pursued by the government . |
| 4 | The 29 foreign sites bring to 704 the overseas US installations being closed or reduced since 1990 . |
| 5 | But one practitioner , Eileen Reilly , says that while some unscrupulous healers bring the area into disrepute , there is evidence to show that it does work . |
| 6 | Since it can take the best part of a day to book an international phone call , some foreign businessmen bring their own alternative — the Magnavox Magnaphone . |
| 7 | They discovered that almost all the reported drownings of dolphins occurred between November and February , when commercial fishermen bring their nets closer to shore , following the breeding dogfish and elephant fish . |
| 8 | This does not directly tell us anything about the ‘ weakness ’ or ‘ strength ’ of UK manufacturing , but it is interesting to note the sectoral distribution : UK multinationals in the food , drink and tobacco industry export more capital through this route than comes in ; in mechanical engineering the inflow greatly surpasses the outflow , while in electrical engineering UK multinationals export more capital than foreign firms bring in . |
| 9 | Easy motorway access and four-wheel-drive vehicles bring urban gangs with their dogs . |
| 10 | In each case the foreign presuppositions bring their own problems with them . |
| 11 | Social services bring other partially sighted people to his nursery to show how life can be fulfilling for blind people even in the most visual of surroundings . |
| 12 | It is doubtful whether such social occasions bring about any lasting reconciliation between the two groups . |
| 13 | Literally tens of thousands of crocus and daffodil bulbs brighten the spring months throughout the city , while in the summertime over 1000 hanging baskets bring a splash of colour to the city centre streets . |
| 14 | A raging snow blizzard envelops a unit within 18″ , and the driving ice-laden winds bring the unit to a halt . |
| 15 | There is also a National Council for Urdu Teaching , formed from two previously existing working parties in 1984 : its termly meetings bring together colleagues from a number of different areas . |
| 16 | If , as I have discovered from studying continental educational systems at first hand , fixed contracts bring fixed commitments , our children ( and their parents ) will be the poorer for it . |
| 17 | Threatened groups bring in wives from outside and thus establish important social links promising external support and succour . |
| 18 | John is convinced visitors bring nothing but good to York . |
| 19 | Additional pupils bring extra costs as well as extra cash . |
| 20 | Additional pupils bring additional resources , which will create yet more success . |
| 21 | Too often , however , the current concern with curriculum takes little account of what individual pupils bring to the tasks they are required to perform , concentrating instead on the specification of structured and graded teaching steps that will help to ensure that all pupils progress in a predetermined sequence towards a predetermined goal . |
| 22 | The invariably suave vocals bring to mind the phrase ‘ smooth operator ’ , and the only people who want to be smoothies are Thatcherite southern spivs . |
| 23 | The seasonal rains bring a deterioration in the living conditions and without effective drainage sewage overflows into the homes . |
| 24 | Many people also complain that our present hierarchies bring out the nastier aspects of human behavior , like greed , insensitivity , careerism and self-importance . |
| 25 | Regular vessels bring supplies from either Sanders Island or Apia , Pago Pago or Rarotonga . |
| 26 | The problem is to discover the procedures by which high-level units bring this about . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , the peripheral effects bring a marked benefit for the heart , since any given level of exercise requires less oxygen , and therefore a lower heart rate and blood pressure after exercise training than it did before . |
| 28 | What sources of power can groups and key individuals bring to bear on the budgetary process ? |
| 29 | Deciduous azaleas bring subtly contrasting colour in autumn |
| 30 | Late trains bring BR discounts |