Example sentences of "[to-vb] the general " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in order to accommodate the general rule it has been deemed necessary to deprive certain compound words , like sèche-cheveux , of their plural endings when used in the singular . |
| 2 | When in barracks and field dress , generals often choose to wear the general officers ' cap badge not in the dark blue GS beret , but in the ‘ tribal headgear ’ of their former unit . |
| 3 | Army regiments and Army Air Corps units which took part in the campaign will be able to claim the general theatre honour Gulf 1991 together with battle honours ‘ Wadi Al Batin ’ and ‘ Western Iraq ’ . |
| 4 | We are concerned with three aspects of the Act — the creation of criminal offences , the Director 's power to enforce the general law and the control of pyramid selling . |
| 5 | Power to enforce the general law on protection of consumers |
| 6 | The point to remember is that any hunch , whether formally expressed as a hypothesis or not , is going to affect the general approach of the researcher and what questions are asked . |
| 7 | It does little to promote the general public understanding of the sport when riders whose only role will be in the supporting competitions are mixed in with those in pursuit of the World Cup . |
| 8 | In the early days I had been a bit disappointed that the NUJ had n't immediately leapt to John 's defence , but ever since I had first been to see the General Secretary , Harry Conroy , and his assistant , Tom Nash , the union had done what it could to respond to what was asked of them . |
| 9 | Failure to see the general principle that lies behind such simple , common-know edge , facts as these has often led anthropologists to write a great deal of nonsense . |
| 10 | After he 'd been offered the job Archie had been taken over the new building to see the general layout . |
| 11 | The overall picture of usage with bid tends therefore to confirm the general view of the infinitive proposed here . |
| 12 | He is right to emphasise the general safety level of the railways , which compares favourably with all other modes of transport . |
| 13 | Some unions , most notably the Miners ' Federation of Great Britain , were reluctant to invest the General Council with the power to call all unions out on sympathetic strike action and unemployment made it difficult for it to fight against wage reductions . |
| 14 | This ought to harmonise the general flight speed of the 3 or 4 kites in the team , and their rate of turn . |
| 15 | The private sector would remain separate and the public would have the right to be covered by it if they wished — having first paid their taxes to support the general service . |
| 16 | The Bundesbank is not independent : Article 12 of its constitution says , ‘ The Bundesbank is bound to support the general economic policy of the Federal Government . ’ |
| 17 | It is more likely that the sentence beginning with also is adding more detail to support the general conclusion that the individual concerned is right-sided and is part of the internal structure of a paragraph beginning with Generally . |
| 18 | Suffice it to say here that the evidence to support the general proposition that higher taxes undermine the work ethic is largely inconclusive . |
| 19 | And that 's er just broadly speaking we we wish to support the general approach that North Yorkshire and it 's districts are taking in terms of changing the trend . |
| 20 | They 're smart , the place is well maintained , and I think anything we can do to support the general thing there , and certainly the Ottery youth there is , is , is money well spent . |
| 21 | You 're asked to support the general move , that we have set out from this report , and you 're asked to agree to St Clements and East Ward , and I think we 've heard Mandy and Phil acknowledge that there may well be a case for looking at an area of council housing , which we will leave them to do , and also to approve the set of objectives , which I particularly welcome , on page sixty-two and sixty-three , which will amount to a work programme , which I would have thought we were all very pleased to see . |
| 22 | When the bluff failed , it is hardly surprising that no-one seriously considered attempting to implement the general strike against war . |
| 23 | If societies wish to attract more members and cash , they may be well advised to treat the general public with a little more courtesy , even those who are only ‘ armchair ’ enthusiasts . |
| 24 | She was treated with nebulised salbutamol , which relieved the symptoms , and was reassured and asked to attend the general medical unit of her hospital for follow up . |
| 25 | She used to attend the general discussion part and make her views known as to where the next shop would be . |
| 26 | The I O D also believe that there must be tax incentives to invest in Britain 's small businesses , but they 'd like to see them extended to include the general public . |
| 27 | THE IRA bomb that killed two people in the City of London on Friday night was intended to drive the general election result off the front pages and put the Northern Ireland issue firmly back on the national political agenda . |
| 28 | The kind of films I want to make in the future would be totally gay in sensibility , whatever that might mean , but totally about heterosexuals and aiming to seduce the general population . ’ |
| 29 | It strives to publicise the general issue of communication structures in a democracy , drawing special attention to legislation pertaining to radio . |
| 30 | Other possible sources of research data are the official handbooks and prospectuses published by any large organization that is anxious to inform the general public , selectively , about its activities . |