Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ethnocide or something approaching it revolts him , but he does not usually wish to champion the preservation of cultures simply as museum pieces . |
| 2 | On June 10 OPEC 's Secretary-General Subroto said in Madrid that the resumption of Kuwaiti and Iraqi oil exports would be co-ordinated by the organization , which did not expect this to affect the stabilization of prices later in 1991 . |
| 3 | Initially , however , such policy was regionally based , designed to affect the growth of regions rather than localities . |
| 4 | But there is some danger where co-operatives are created out of economic adversity , for the situation is then one of commercial crisis and , important though the rescue may be on general grounds , it is far from an ideal basis on which to promote the reputation of co-operatives generally , or of Co-operation as an alternative form of organisation . |
| 5 | The teacher of history will need to plan the use of resources so that some parts of the scheme of work are delivered through computers . |
| 6 | Yes : I can help to write the script for movies yet to be made . |
| 7 | The Detailed Spectrum Investigation 's recommendations have been combined in a first proposal for a European Table of Frequency Allocations which aims to standardise the use of frequencies across CEPT countries where possible . |
| 8 | It would be a mistake to increase the consumption of foods high in polyunsaturates in the belief that they will ‘ do us good ’ . |
| 9 | Now this is a very interesting one because we are always under great pressure to increase the number of cuts etcetera . |
| 10 | New powers introduced by the Bill include the obtaining of evidence for the purpose of proceedings which are in contemplation as well as those which are pending , authority to have evidence taken otherwise than on oath or affirmation , and extended powers to secure the attendance of witnesses anywhere in the United Kingdom . |
| 11 | Estate owners had begun to find the grazing of animals more profitable per acre than the tenanting of farmers . |
| 12 | But a payment made under pressing necessity to avoid a seizure of goods , or to obtain the release of goods unlawfully detained , or to prevent some interference with or withholding of a legal right , is compelled and not voluntary and is recoverable in an action for money had and received . |
| 13 | It 's hardly difficult to guess the sequence of events immediately after he 'd quietly inserted his key in the Yale lock . |
| 14 | Alongside some respectable advisers , he seems to attract a rabble of supporters more loyal to the man than to the cause . |
| 15 | Try to write a couple of paragraphs here about why the job exists . |
| 16 | I think it was copied from Victoria , Victoria had a lot of influence upon women obviously , she had a lot of children ; women too , women , apart from the fact there was no effective contraception , it was the duty of woman to bear a lot of children so that they could carry on the line , which was also why woman had to be very chaste and pure so that man could be sure that the son that she produced was actually his legitimate heir . |
| 17 | No particular form of words is necessary to create a floating charge ; it suffices if the intention is shown ( a ) to impose a charge on assets both present and future , ( b ) the assets are of such a nature that they would be changing in the ordinary course of the company 's business , and ( c ) the company is free to continue to deal with the assets in the ordinary course of its business . |
| 18 | It is intended to provide a tool for policy-makers both within and outside industry . |
| 19 | You 'd have to go back years to find a sequence of gigs as poorly attended as we 've seen recently : Frank Sinatra , Chesney Hawkes , Morrissey , Chris Rea , Lloyd Cole and Alice Cooper all played to empty rows in Dublin . |
| 20 | You will know how many rows there should be to the inch ( centimetre ) , all you need to do is to work a number of rows less than given in the instructions before finishing the sleeve . |
| 21 | The United States ambassador Thomas Stroock was recalled to Washington on March 5 for consultations , in protest at the failure of the government of President Vinicio Cerezo to contain an upsurge in assassinations widely attributed to right-wing extremists in the Army . |
| 22 | A successful subscription ‘ enabled us to exceed the number of plates originally proposed ’ . |
| 23 | The effect was to render the acceptance of Eurocheques less attractive for French traders and , together with the additional prohibition imposed on French banks on issuing Eurocheques for domestic use , the agreement had impeded the development of Eurocheques within France as a domestic means of payment . |
| 24 | Signal averaging is a technique used to decrease random noise in the amplified ECG in order to enhance the detection of signals only a few microvolts in amplitude . |
| 25 | The concept of total aircraft ownership will become increasingly important should the traditional trade structure be unable to cover the expanse of technologies economically . |
| 26 | Gallas had wished to buy the row of houses opposite , demolish them and create a fine square in front of the house . |
| 27 | It helped to inspire the creation of soviets elsewhere — among peasants and soldiers as well as workers — and it attempted to liaise between them . |
| 28 | This novel organization rapidly gained the confidence of the capital 's work-force , and helped to inspire the creation of soviets elsewhere in the country — among peasants and soldiers as well as workers . |
| 29 | Despite this lack of data , science popularisers delight in calling Earth an insignificant ‘ speck of dust ’ , and science-fiction writers love to populate the Universe with races far more advanced than ours . |
| 30 | The greatest of 'em all , Abraham Lincoln , received a belated musical nod during 1968 , when songwriter Dick Holler linked the 16th President 's name to that of the Kennedy 's and Martin Luther King to provide Dion with a three million seller in ‘ Abraham , Martin And John ’ , while Ulysses Simpson Grant , the next Republican to be called to office in Lincoln 's wake , was hailed by Patrick Gilmore 's ‘ President Grant 's March ’ , which still gets played at the White House during various ceremonies , though far older is ‘ Hail To The Chief ’ , a ditty based on a poem by Sir Walter Scott , which was first played at the inauguration of James Knox Polk , in 1845 , and has been retained to announce the arrival of presidents ever since . |