Example sentences of "[conj] [art] certain amount " in BNC.
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| 1 | A distinction is made between sales negotiations , where a certain amount of bargaining may take place , and pure selling , where the salesman is given no freedom to bargain . |
| 2 | Crunch exhibits exactly that , although a certain amount of brittleness does get in the way of the smooth , valve-based sound I tend to prefer . |
| 3 | Raglan seams can be designed with the same number of rows on both the armholes and body pieces if required ( so that patterns , stripes , decorative decreasings and so on , will match up at the seams ) , although a certain amount of trial and error with various measurements is necessary to achieve this . |
| 4 | This would be a useful feature if it were not for the fact that a certain amount of vaginal discharge is perfectly normal and natural for a woman in her reproductive years ; and what is more , this natural discharge is subject to a fair amount of variation depending on the stage of the menstrual cycle . |
| 5 | It may be realistic to suggest that a certain amount of cellulite is to be expected in women , but severe cases should be taken seriously . |
| 6 | They felt that they had a much stronger position than before and that a certain amount of muscle flexing was now unavoidable if they were not to lose face with their supporters . |
| 7 | I pointed out that a certain amount of intimacy was inevitable when you work so closely with someone . |
| 8 | If , like me , you have learned that a certain amount of filamentous algae is an inevitable fact of modern pondkeeping , you may have been tolerant of its growth during the summer months . |
| 9 | Families from this range were always in search of respectability and , having followed their betters into churches , lecture rooms , and recreational clubs , they were now being told that a certain amount of movie-going need not necessarily be socially harmful . |
| 10 | Anderson ( 1985 ) suggests that when one student has information to impart , some of that information should be distributed among the other students so that a certain amount of negotiation can take place as to what needs communicating and what does not ( see also Anderson and Lynch : Listening , in this Scheme ) . |
| 11 | He supposed that a certain amount of p'vestrannyoi — fooling around — was unavoidable under the circumstances . |
| 12 | When loading a new program you may see from the instructions that a certain amount of base ( or conventional ) , high , expanded , or extended memory is required . |
| 13 | ‘ Implicitly , if not explicitly , the doctoral thesis has come to be thought of in some countries and institutions as simply the demonstration that a certain amount of research methodology has been transmitted and received , with much less emphasis than used to be the case upon the nature and significance of the topic explored . ’ |
| 14 | But I 've noticed that a certain amount of loot helps to invest even your most casual remarks with a certain significance . |
| 15 | Well I think people think that a certain amount of time and attention has to be devoted to the Party 's constitution , and there are two things that arose out of the conference in Brighton . |
| 16 | This ensures that the manager seeks the artist 's permission before spending more than a certain amount of money . |
| 17 | If there is less than a certain amount , the gravitational force will be insufficient to stop a never-ending expansion . |
| 18 | If there is more than a certain amount , gravity will in due course draw the galaxies back together . |
| 19 | Conservative backbenchers put pressure on the government to provide safeguards for households which would lose by more than a certain amount . |
| 20 | Most countries allow their citizens to bring home articles without an import licence , providing they cost less than a certain amount , without paying excess duty . |
| 21 | When this last measure failed to force some authorities sufficiently into line , the Conservative government , in 1984 , introduced a measure called rate capping that made it illegal for authorities designated by the Secretary of State to levy more than a certain amount in rates , their only form of independent finance . |
| 22 | It was difficult for our branch of the bank , which was not allowed to keep more than a certain amount of money in the safe , and often had to send documents and money to the head branch in Parma . |
| 23 | ‘ I think you deserve more than a certain amount of punishment for making me wet and nearly giving me a heart-attack — Do you know how difficult it would have been to get an ambulance out here to you ? ’ |
| 24 | The last time they were in office Labour said the same thing , those earning less than a certain amount would not pay tax , however , in reality everybody paid out more and remember Harold Wilson 's pound in your pocket speech ? |
| 25 | Michael Powell noticed the development of a ‘ civil service ’ mentality within Rank at the time of making The Red Shoes , but his argument that ‘ there is something after all to be said for lavishness , improvisation and a certain amount of waste ’ was not likely to make much headway with John Davis , managing director of Rank from 1948 , who disliked creative people , considering them extravagant and unreliable . |
| 26 | There are previous laparotomy scars , and a certain amount of overacting going on too . |
| 27 | There are local supplies to buy and a certain amount from the NAAFI . |
| 28 | The Danes are traditional dairy cattle breeders , but since the Second World War the dairy herds have followed the British trend towards fewer , larger units and a certain amount of land has become available for beef-rearing on a minor scale . |
| 29 | Old furniture and junk-shop finds can be given a new lease of life with a little tender loving care and a certain amount of practical know-how . |
| 30 | He received every courtesy from the army and a certain amount of information . |