Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Distinguish the benefits of matching and randomization in designed experiments . |
| 2 | Harry went slowly and cautiously through the gully , feeling his way at every step until his eyes had accustomed themselves to the darkness , and could judge distances and distinguish the shapes of the weathered planes of rock that leaned over him . |
| 3 | The most import ; ant characters which distinguish the Ophiacanthinae are the often long and narrow mainly internal radial shields ; the small scale-like plates of the disk and the relative broad jaw coupled with a relatively simple arrangement of apical and oral papillae . |
| 4 | This distils the ratios to that sub-set which , when taken together and appropriately weighted , best distinguish the characteristics of the failed and silent sets of firms . |
| 5 | The same two terms , ‘ bibliography ’ and ‘ history ’ serve to describe both subjects , and it is only the order in which they are cited and , in natural language , the connecting words that distinguish the statements of the two subjects . |
| 6 | ‘ You could n't so much as bruise the mosses on it but I 'd know . |
| 7 | Because the sets were completely different , the Theatre Royal having a much taller stage , White had to restage the movements during the two-week break . |
| 8 | If we admit it to be true but its truth is not probable in the principal incidence , and still less in the manner in which the characters influence the incidents , so as to produce conduct . |
| 9 | But on day-to-day issues or on detailed matters where the minister would not be authorized to intervene by the relevant act , however much he might discuss these points on an informal basis and influence the actions of the board , Parliament can do nothing . |
| 10 | An appreciation of why governments follow certain types of economic policies requires an understanding of the theories which influence the decisions of the policy-maker . |
| 11 | This is not to say , however , that various arguments will not be among the important factors that influence the decisions of scientists . |
| 12 | Obviously not only the sequence neighbouring the position for a modification but also other determinants in the tRNA influence the interactions between the tRNAs and most tRNA-modifying enzymes . |
| 13 | Widely interpreted , competition policy embraces a great variety of methods by which governments influence the operations of buyers and sellers on all forms of markets . |
| 14 | Within our society are groups which are called opinion formers because they influence the opinions of many other people . |
| 15 | The relations between capitalists and previous dominant classes , such as the aristocracy , and traditional institutions , such as the monarchy ( where it exists ) , the armed forces and the established religion , influence the textures of the dominant ideology . |
| 16 | For the outcome of this role depends on the multiplicity of local social processes which influence the activities of the local state , but which are inaccessible to the centre . |
| 17 | There are many factors , both social and psychological , which influence the roles of teachers and learners in the classroom . |
| 18 | As we debated the awards in Government , various colleagues told me that my arguments for reductions were ‘ egalitarian ’ and that the pay increase for judges would in no way influence the expectations of the nurses and the ancillary workers . |
| 19 | For the purposes of this discussion , however , several examples can be cited to illustrate the importance of sub-cultural factors to the use of services : attitudes towards education influence the expectations as well as the interest which parents take in the school progress of their children . |
| 20 | It is through changes in instruments that the fiscal authorities influence the levels of taxation and government expenditure , the two target variables . |
| 21 | Not only does the Junior School influence the children at their most receptive , and indeed their most vulnerable age , but , within the time spent in the Junior School , the child lays down the basis of all future learning . |
| 22 | In both cases the parents ' resignation to the inevitability of the assessment outcome arose from their having no opportunity to determine or seriously influence the objectives of the assessment nor to contribute to the conceptual framework within which their children 's needs were being assessed . |
| 23 | Merson is controlling his diet and craving for fast-food in a bid to lose a few pounds excess weight , but spoke out yesterday to nail the lies that he has had a bust-up with George Graham over the battle of the bulge . |
| 24 | There 's no need to nail the shelves down , as they ca n't move sideways because of the spacers . |
| 25 | Mr Charles Gray , QC , Lord Aldington 's counsel , asked : ‘ Have you come here to nail the bastards or to help to discover the truth ? ’ |
| 26 | United need to nail the cobblers who are bottom of the league with just one point |
| 27 | By day and night spell blasts and siege engine shots battered the walls . |
| 28 | We turned back to retrace our steps as a clap of thunder echoed through the valley and the wild wind battered the trees . |
| 29 | In an age when a symphony orchestra can appear in uniforms designed to advertise tobacco industry sponsors , conflating music and cigarettes into a single narcotic ( Guardian , 26 March 1984 : 13 ) ; when in Japan the record companies and the large industrial corporations co-operate to produce ‘ image-songs ’ which both advertise the corporations and play an important role in the hit parade ; ’ when a small selection of endlessly per mutated pop songs provides the background for almost every social activity ; when rhythm tracks on disco records can be behaviouristic ally planned and electronically produced , for maximum precision and control : one can not , at this time , avoid the feeling that if Orwell 's ‘ 1984 ’ ever arrives , it might well consist of a continuous Eurovision Song Contest ; that the ideal of the music industry would be to turn everything into muzak ( Philip Tagg 's entertaining account of the way muzak is used to ‘ programme ’ a Swedish office worker 's day gives an idea of what this would be like ( Tags 1984 ) ) . |
| 30 | Advertise the requirements of clients and contacts who may wish to acquire or sell through the NEWSFLASH system . |