Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In explicating this model , managers tend to emphasise the goodness of relationships such as one would find in a happy family . |
| 2 | Organisations tend to emphasise the benefits of policies rather than their costs , looking at the objectives to be achieved rather than the resources available . |
| 3 | Thus scientists in many fields tend to emphasise the practical pay-off of their research . |
| 4 | High average wind speeds tend to stunt the upward growth of plants and encourage the lateral growth of dwarf forms , e.g. of Calluna vulgaris or Juniperus communis , though prostrate forms of the former are not encountered as frequently as expected on exposed mountain plateaux . |
| 5 | Some dietary components , including vitamin C , tend to inhibit the reaction . ’ |
| 6 | CFCs tend to inhibit the flow of infra-red radiation through the atmosphere ; and they help to catalyze the breakdown of the ozone layer . |
| 7 | In Chapter 14 we saw how moral hazard and adverse selection tend to inhibit the setting up of insurance markets to deal with risk . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , two factors tend to inhibit the use of private certification in many areas of health and safety . |
| 9 | The researchers intend to monitor the progress of cases through the various legal stages . |
| 10 | ( 188 ) can be compared with ( 154 ) — ( 156 ) above : make evokes the production of an effect for which the " maker " is wholly responsible , there being no other factor but the behaviour of the agent " you " involved in bringing about this effect ( contrast ( 182 ) in this respect , where room is left for other factors to intervene ) . |
| 11 | In I made him eat his potatoes , similarly , where the realizer of eat is " him " only , the person referred to by the direct object is represented as being involved in eating at the same time during which he is the object of the causation denoted by make : since make evokes the idea of " producing an effect " , it is impossible to conceive the making as being under way before the effect has started coming into existence . |
| 12 | Chromosomal DNA was isolated and purified from each isolate using the guanidium thiocyanate reagent method . |
| 13 | And if you intend to erect the garage yourself , you will of course receive comprehensive instructions that tell you where everything goes . |
| 14 | Now by impartment , we mean , we mean , enabling , we mean helping the voluntary sector to be more ef effective and efficient in the use of its scarce resources . |
| 15 | Herbal remedies tend to treat the symptoms , even if the actual cause is not known . |
| 16 | Within lesson structures of this kind , teachers do not , in fact , orientate themselves so much to the needs of individual students , but tend to treat the whole class as a kind of ‘ collective student ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ Exclusive ’ fostering , where the foster-parents tend to treat the child rather as though he [ or she ] were their own or they had adopted him [ or her ] , is thought to be damaging to the child 's identity , as well as hindering restoration to the natural parents . |
| 18 | Such corporations tend to usurp the functions of local elected authorities which are simultaneously subjected to greater central control . |
| 19 | But I intend to drive the strategy that is already in place and leave my successor to drive it even further . ’ |
| 20 | In the other three novels frothy dialogue and sparkling wit tend to overshadow the deeper philosophical issues at stake . |
| 21 | With regard to what you owe me , I intend to cancel the debt . |
| 22 | I would not be surprised to see smart Flat performer Lift And Load make the hot favourite work hard for his success . |
| 23 | A few seconds later as the aircraft gains more speed , it will need more forward movement to prevent it from unsticking with the tail-wheel or skid touching the ground , and climbing away too steeply . |
| 24 | I mean given the size of China I mean th there 'd be |
| 25 | Would you watch fo women fo , I mean given the |
| 26 | We all intend to continue the same sort of programme for the next couple of years and I have said I would like to call in next term and on a periodic basis until our responsibility ceases . |
| 27 | In their enthusiasm to criticize economistic assumptions concerning utility , both works tend to overstress the autonomy of the features they assert . |
| 28 | ‘ Unbelievable ! ’ cried a media unused to hearing from singers who habitually hate to see the sun go down or sleep in hollow logs . |
| 29 | Unless you have any objections I intend using the report as evidence to support your case . |
| 30 | Father Hugh Mcaleese said : ‘ We are devastated , but we intend to restore the church to its former glory . |