Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [vb pp] [conj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He said a number of large economies found it difficult to commit themselves to targets which had not been properly explored and before the International Panel on Climate Change reports scientific evidence next year .
2 In this case , schools must ensure that the history requirements are properly covered and that the history attainment targets are addressed .
3 The sums involved are potentially huge , and we are anxious that they are properly spent and that the reform programmes are in place .
4 Use the minimise option on program group boxes which are little used or when the Program Manager is particularly crowded .
5 They are ‘ natural ’ because they are not planned and because the order they display is not the result of design …
6 During a smog alert it is essential that the emission control options are promptly applied and that the correct emission sources are targeted .
7 But the worst silence of all is when we take it for granted that they know how much they are still appreciated and that the calloused hands or fingers are symbols to us of the love and caring poured into our lives .
8 But perhaps worst of all , it has been clearly demonstrated that while a change in attitudes to a brand or product can precede a purchase of that brand , it can equally well follow the purchase : does attitude change influence a purchase , or does it merely result from it ? — since people often feel the need to justify a purchase , especially a major purchase , after they have made it .
9 This would suggest that the east-west road at this point had not been substantially modified and that the mid to late second-century redevelopment was confined to the intra-mural zone .
10 Closing an SPR indicates that a problem has now been correctly rectified or that the SPR reported a problem which did not , in fact , exist .
11 They claim the prison would n't be properly staffed and that the public could be put in danger .
12 Whilst noting the developments in human rights since the unbanning of political organizations in February 1990 , Amnesty expressed its concern at the number of killings in which security force members appeared to be directly implicated but where the security forces failed to take appropriate action .
13 ( c ) That the total measured quantity and total cost of each individual item can be clearly identified and that a detailed final account is available for each subcontractor .
14 They also ask that both paths should be clearly signed and that the paths should be open and not fenced on either side .
15 Can my right hon. Friend confirm that this very welcome new allowance will be extensively publicised and that the allowance itself is not taxable ?
16 No work shall be automatically excluded except where the law of the land expressly forbids its circulation .
17 It is worth mentioning , all the same , that a time will come when a frequent absentee can be fairly dismissed and that a failure to consult him at the time of dismissal will not necessarily mean that the company will be powerless to resist an unfair dismissal claim .
18 It will take a year for the synod 's decision to be fully ratified and if the June 1994 synod does mark the final step towards ordaining women , not only will nothing happen for six months , but the college of bishops will present three resolutions safeguarding the positions of those within the church who do not agree .
19 If so , there is the question of whether it should be newly formed or whether a shelf company will suffice .
20 The present danger is perhaps not so much that an honest trustee may be unfairly penalized as that a dishonest trustee may with impunity inflict loss on the beneficiaries .
21 If the management of a state asset is delegated to a private manager , a contract between the state agency and the manager must be entered into , the contents of which may be freely negotiated except that the term may not exceed ten years .
22 And we now have got the first step er sorry not , not strictly speaking , the first steps of course were economic th that we had a strategic embargo and an economic embargo er on er on the Serbs and er on , on the er the , the different regions er th the first military step however is air strikes and we 'll know er within a week I think whether in fact this step will be actually taken or whether the threat is sufficient to induce er the belligerents to come to a negotiated settlement .
23 If God 's existence is ‘ wagered upon ’ in the way that the outcome of a race is wagered upon , then by definition that existence can not be certainly known until after the race is run ( presumably after death ) .
24 I hope that the Minister will be able to tell us that more recent studies show that the number of suspicions , as a percentage of the population , has been dramatically reduced and that the detection rate has been much better .
25 At present , half the abortions in the UK are performed in the first 12 weeks ; delays in getting from GP to clinics or consultants mean some women are n't seen until after the nine-week stage has passed .
26 Certainly , on the information available to club members , it appeared that their own case had not been fully represented and that the printing and distribution of such information did not reflect the feelings and attitudes of those present , as well as the many thousands of other members throughout the country , who may not be aware of the proposed publication .
27 However , error introduced into digital map databases through the digitizing process is often ignored because the characteristics of digitizing error have not been fully defined and because no practical means of handling input data uncertainty exist within proprietary GIS software .
28 The deputy judge found for the plaintiffs and held that the 1986 document had not been validly executed and that the deceased had lacked testamentary capacity when it was made .
29 Thirteenth-century reformers expended much energy and ingenuity trying to ensure that parishes were properly served and that the souls of parishioners were not exposed to perdition by the negligence and greed of pluralist incumbents .
30 They were also admired for their military prowess , it being widely assumed that before the arrival of the British the Masai had been paramount among the tribes of East Africa ; they were ‘ aristocrats and formerly conquered east central Africa ’ .
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