Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [be] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the present conditions of economic recession , regional policies are fighting a losing battle . |
| 2 | But if Mosley 's practical search for radical economic policies was to provide a meaningful response to solve the problems of inter-war Britain , both Chesterton and Williamson survived by developing the higher metaphysical values derived from aesthetic appreciation of literature . |
| 3 | Political pundits are keeping a close eye on the sticky survey . |
| 4 | It appears that German states are opposing a VAT-like tax on in an inconsistent way , aggravated , aggravated by a failure to warn of any increase in the tax in January nineteen ninety three . |
| 5 | Historically , world society has become a believable idea only in the last few hundred years , and science , technology , industry , and universal values are creating a twentieth century world that is different from any past age . |
| 6 | The activities of MIR and others associated with clandestine operations were to take a separate , but not unrelated , course mainly from the activities of the Special Operations Executive ( SOE ) . |
| 7 | Fish-oil lamps were casting a yellow light on the damp paving stones of the quay , and a quarter moon was rising above the village . |
| 8 | Visibility on both motorways was down to 50 yards but some drivers were speeding a few feet from the vehicle in front . |
| 9 | Katharine cantered Benji in a smaller and smaller circle , keeping a strong outside rein so that his hind legs were marking a smaller circle and working towards a canter pirouette . |
| 10 | University College London has for some years been offering a one-year postgraduate diploma course in librarianship to experienced graduate teachers . " |
| 11 | The only way to test these predictions in the space of a few years is to observe a sufficient number of protons and see if a few decay . |
| 12 | But the question we must ask is why so many British workers are getting a two-week break when other European workers are making do with just three days ' holiday . |
| 13 | system 624 and 2331 owners are offered a one-day course . |
| 14 | The government 's main response to the world outside the British Isles was to build a strong navy . |
| 15 | By the late seventies some British academics were displaying a wary but sympathetic interest in early or classical structuralism , particularly as it was expounded in Culler 's widely read Structuralist Poetics , a lucid , urbane work which suggested that structuralism might , without too much difficulty , be adopted to existing academic practice . |
| 16 | What thus far was a general argument for the validity of all social sciences was given a special emphasis by Vico 's idea of finding the ‘ principles ’ of civil society ‘ within the modifications of our own human mind ’ . |
| 17 | The British selectors were given a few tricky European Cup choice problems at Crystal Palace . |
| 18 | BRITISH tourists are taking a double pounding with their holiday money , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 19 | America 's visible-trade balance is also shrinking , so some forecasters are expecting a current-account deficit as small as $20 billion-30 billion ( 0.3% of GNP ) for 1991 as a whole . |
| 20 | While most top footballers were taking a well-earned rest , Whittingham put himself in the hands of Port Solent manager Avrel Lowe , who helped guide Kriss Akabusi , Roger Black and Todd Bennett glory . |
| 21 | Some others were fitted a few months ago but they have n't been wired up to the Economy meter and we dare n't use them because we would n't be able to afford the bills . ’ |
| 22 | Convinced that some women are playing a dangerous game , she advises her staff to stick to six safety guidelines , developed during the course of her 22-year career : |
| 23 | In front of me , two teenage boys were carrying a floral tableau with the words ‘ God is Love ’ written in pink carnations , and little girls dressed like bridesmaids were holding the ribbons attached to it . |
| 24 | A correlation between velocities measured at both different positions and different instants is called a space-time correlation . |
| 25 | Sealink British Ferries are running a special offer : a day trip to France for only £7 ( if you travel as a foot passenger ) . |
| 26 | It has not happened since the end of the Second World War , but before the 1987 election , when some commentators were predicting a hung parliament , much thought was given to what the Queen would do about forming a government if they turned out to be right . |
| 27 | There was scaffolding up outside this particular one and a pair of rugged , manly types were bolting a large sign into place . |
| 28 | Farmers ' groups and FMC claim that the proposed restrictions are the most stringent in the country , but Virginia 's environmental groups and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries are seeking a complete ban on the pesticide , which is responsible for the deaths of more than two million birds a year , including bald eagles who feed on smaller dead birds which have been poisoned . |
| 29 | Foster parents are paid a weekly allowance that covers the basic costs of maintaining a child , but care is taken to see that fostering does not become a materially profitable exercise . |
| 30 | Here , through the use of music , art and drama , very educationally disadvantaged youngsters are given a new insight into life . |