Example sentences of "[n mass] [conj] the [noun pl] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fitted an autoregressive moving average ( ARMA ) model to the share price data and the indices to remove the effects of bid-ask bounce ( in the absence of new information , the transaction prices for a security will fluctuate between the bid and the ask prices , depending on whether the trade was initiated by a buyer or a seller ) and infrequent trading ( or stale prices ) . |
| 2 | Although the acquisition and preservation of data are laudable activities they will not result in widespread use of the data unless the archives take an active role in promoting use . |
| 3 | The children 's migraines were reduced by about 74% and the adults reported a 38% drop in headaches and eyestrain . |
| 4 | The Independent Companies were intended to be a ship-based force slipping ashore to harass German communications and cut the supply line of Swedish ore , but they often fought as infantry because the Allies had no other troops available ; an unavoidable reason for deploying special forces in this role in Norway . |
| 5 | They are also working in the fishing co-operatives , where the women clean and salt the fish while the men do the actual fishing . |
| 6 | The prison service does not have the staff or the resources to provide the rehabilitation that prisoners need and which many prison officers misguidedly joined the service to provide . |
| 7 | They hoped to lubricate this process by issuing an action guide for pedestrians , described as a ‘ tool kit , to give people the means and the skills to create a better environment . ’ |
| 8 | It is difficult to convey the inspiration of those times : after the war we were all so full of hope and vision for a better future , and the friendliness and welcome we received from both the County Hall staff and the teachers created an unforgettable atmosphere . |
| 9 | The office staff and the surgeons used the list as a pool of work they would dip into — indeed a surgeon might deliberately choose a recent addition to the list over someone who had waited far longer on the grounds of greater urgency … |
| 10 | Three weeks later on 25 March 1985 , the price of the old shares was 198p and the rights to buy the new shares were trading at 5p ( the apparent shortfall of 3p being caused by the fact that the old shares were due a dividend while the new ones were not ) . |
| 11 | Whatever the role , if any , of this medieval Latin work in the genesis of the fabliaux , such similarities as can be found between these works and the fabliaux validate the reading of the fabliaux in the light of the medieval scholarly milieu . |
| 12 | Thus , if in the year 1992/93 the income was £100 and the trustees paid the basic rate of tax because the income had a UK source of £25 and the additional rate of tax of £10 the amount of income available at the end of 1993 is £65 . |