Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is difficult to find evidence that this brought about fundamental ideological shifts on the part of different groups — notably , within Whitehall . |
| 2 | William IX 's crusade of 1101 brought about serious financial problems in Aquitaine which caused rapid devaluation in the hitherto stable currency ; and Robert Curthose 's decision to mortgage Normandy to William Rufus in order to cover his crusading expenses exacerbated a conflict over the duchy which was not settled until the death of his son William Clito in 1128 . |
| 3 | A pipeline network in the 1940s brought about significant growth in usage , and , aided by government restrictions on gas prices to the consumer , consumption increased ninefold between 1945 and 1973 . |
| 4 | But the strategy of working alongside is more likely to bring about significant change in professional thinking and classroom practice , because the partners have no alternative but to confront questions of planning and organization , and hence to explore each other 's ideas . |
| 5 | Of course , what constitutes murder , rape , robbery , assault , and other forms of serious crime varies over historical periods and between cultural groups , as the changes and contradictions within and between powerful interest groups , and the shifting alliances of the less powerful bring about slight and not-so-slight tilts of society 's power axis ( Chambliss 1981 ) . |
| 6 | For these reasons it is also unlikely to bring about genuine professional development and change . |
| 7 | direct aids only where essential to bring about specific objectives ; and |
| 8 | The most recent trends in family therapy have tended to suggest that seeking merely to increase self- and family awareness may be insufficient to bring about effective change within the family dynamic . |