Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A dividend is usually paid as a percentage of the consolidated profits of Newco , but a number of points require consideration in determining how " profit " should be interpreted : ( i ) should the dividend be based on pre- or post-tax profits ( ii ) should the calculation of profit take into account any transfer or proposed transfer to reserves or to general provisions ? ( iii ) should profit include pre- or post-extraordinary items ? ( iv ) how should goodwill be treated ? ( v ) should directors ' emoluments in excess of an amount agreed with the investors be added back ? ( vi ) should profit be defined before payment or the provision for payment of dividends ? |
| 32 | A new theoretical formulation or a new analogy can be immensely important in furthering knowledge ; certainly just as much as can finding out a new fact . |
| 33 | Bulk load a wrong formulation or a not a wrong formulation |
| 34 | It 's the very essence of human beings to call in question every form of life , every form of thought , and to raise the possibility of thinking and living in some other way , and perhaps just for this very reason , some final and definitive formulation of the , of human nature , of human knowledge , of human conduct , is in principle unobtainable , and that the best that the philosopher can ever hope to do , is to show that this formulation , that formulation or the other wo n't work . |
| 35 | Many ventures which begin life as EEIGs will , if successful , need to progress to full integration , earning their own profits , enjoying limited liability and providing a basis on which capital can be raised from institutions or the public . |
| 36 | the nature of the relationship between political institutions or the state and the mass media , and i the nature of the media ‘ audience ’ . |
| 37 | In passages which resonate with the spirit of Bagehot , ‘ a man of genius ’ , Dicey argues that the ‘ rule of a party can not be permanently identified with the authority of the nation or with the dictates of patriotism ’ and that ‘ while popular government may be under wise leadership a good machine for simply destroying existing evils , it may turn out a very poor instrument for the construction of new institutions or the realisation of new ideals ’ The limitations in practice of his belief in ‘ democracy tempered by snobbishness ’ are finally conceded : |
| 38 | Holistic theories suggest that racism can not be eliminated without the radical transformation of state , economy and civil society — whether this entails the dismantling of key institutions or the overthrow of the power structure as a whole . |
| 39 | What was not understood was that when you sweep away a feudal society , you do not overnight change the institutions or the casts of thought that have been built up over centuries . |
| 40 | A decree published by the High Committee of State ( HCE ) on Aug. 15 gave the authorities additional powers to order the suspension or closure of any enterprise the activities of which " endanger public order , public security , the normal functioning of institutions or the higher interests of the country " . |
| 41 | In addition to this , candidates are required to submit a dissertation on a topic The course has been developed with a view to preparing students for proceeding to research work in their field , or seeking employment in cultural institutions or the media . |
| 42 | So , it is not the country of domicile of economic institutions or the classes that dominate them that is the primary consideration in explaining how the global system works , but rather the structural locations of institutions and classes in the global capitalist system . |
| 43 | Fears that she would interfere with the Kunsthalle or the Museum für Stadtgeschichte have proved groundless . |
| 44 | Yes , as a as a as a porter or a a a erm what they what used to call them that worked on the line , there was a special name for the li the people that read repaired the lines . |
| 45 | Doreen went on , ‘ Is there a porter or a steward to carry my bag from the car ? ’ |
| 46 | If so , should it be accounting ROI or the internal rate of return ( IRR ) ? |
| 47 | Some methods of achieving this knowledge automatically are available but they are less reliable than methods based on field-work or the study of air photographs , maps and documentary records for the area concerned . |
| 48 | Erm they could have , to my way of thinking , have engaged in piecework or a reasonable incentive scheme , set with times and everything else , but er they did n't do that . |
| 49 | She 'd never been left completely alone before ; for the space of a phonecall or an errand , perhaps , but never to the extent that the final responsibility for any of the work had been hers . |
| 50 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 51 | She remembered the difficulties they 'd had repairing Starlings after the war , when you could n't get a brick or a plank of wood , not even if you was royalty ; and she remembered comforting Nell as each granddaughter left home . |
| 52 | You 'll have difficulty trying to get hold of a bike or a canoe in the Tatras . |
| 53 | ‘ Will Kenneth Clarke tell my five-year-old daughter why she will not get a bike or a doll 's house for Christmas ? |
| 54 | If you are at work all the time and find fitting in regular exercise rather difficult , then invest in an exercise bike or a rowing machine . |
| 55 | In nine times out of ten the vehicle concerned will be a motor bike or a motor car . |
| 56 | ‘ without being displayed in such a manner as to be clearly visible to other persons using the road from within a reasonable distance from the front and back of the vehicle ’ This element means that the ‘ L ’ plate must be unobscured , straight , as near to vehicle as possible and not wrapped around the forks of the motor bike or the bumper bar of a car etc . |
| 57 | This target may be a building or a crossroads , or even an airfield , depending on how devious the compiler of the exercise has been . |
| 58 | The operators can , of they have a mind to question the systems ' automatic decisions , run through the status of the entire building or a single valve . |
| 59 | ‘ What 's more important , this magnificent building or a bit of grass ? ’ |
| 60 | And so it can be for a building or a workbench . |