Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [adv] [verb] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Cuban Foreign Ministry briefing afterwards stated that the talks had laid a new basis for bilateral relations , both sides having agreed to cast off the " ideological narrowness of the past " in favour of a new " mutually advantageous base " in keeping with " the possibilities and real interests " of both parties . |
| 2 | THE Scotch Whisky Association yesterday revealed that the industry suffered a 10 per cent collapse in UK sales last year — the worst performance since 1977 . |
| 3 | This cocktail effect commonly occurs when the same enzymes are involved in detoxifying both chemicals — the two then ‘ compete ’ for the same enzyme , which is only present in limited amounts . |
| 4 | Can I move that we mo go to , I 'll put this to a vote then , those in favour of the recommendation from budget review please show and the against that 's carried . |
| 5 | The lack of correlation between the four motility parameters furthermore implies that the disturbed motor functions develop independently and can affect any gut system . |
| 6 | The dictionary entry also suggests that the term " Islam " was new to English-speaking culture at this time , and prompts you to look up other words , including " musselman " and " mohammedan " ; reading the entries on these words will give you further clues relating to the representation of Islam in English-speaking cultures , and so further material for your argument . |
| 7 | Lawyer B then decided that the neighbour rather than his client was being ‘ reasonable ’ , and wrote to the client suggesting various ( expensive ) building works which could reduce the noise . |
| 8 | However , as Fillmore ( 1975 ) notes , these have two kinds of referent : they can either refer to the entire span itself , as in ( 56 ) , or to a point within the relevant span , as in ( 57 ) : ( 56 ) Tomorrow is Wednesday ( 57 ) Dennis hit Murphy with a baseball bat yesterday Note that the deictic words yesterday , today and tomorrow pre-empt the calendrical or absolute ways of referring to the relevant days . |
| 9 | The research evidence also suggests that the pupil of average socio-economic status tends to higher achievement in ‘ uncreamed schools ’ , that is schools where high ability pupils are not sent to selective schools , and where the school has had the opportunity to establish itself . |
| 10 | Industry sources however suggest that the contract is extremely important to Telefunken , which is now part of the giant Daimler-Benz industrial combine . |
| 11 | Industry sources however suggest that the contract is extremely important to Telefunken , which is now part of the giant Daimler-Benz industrial combine . |
| 12 | The great noise woke Bacon and he hurried to the college gate only to find that the opportunity to build the wall of brass around Stamford had been missed and all his work was undone . |
| 13 | With the loft floor well insulated and the roof space ventilated , it is vital to ensure that all pipes are well protected against freezing conditions . |
| 14 | The advocate depute also stressed that the jury required to consider the case against each appellant separately , and that on any view there was sufficient evidence to entitle the jury to hold charge 3 proved against the first appellant . |
| 15 | In this environment a material can be dyed without producing waste products , since the carbon dioxide simply evaporates once the pressure is reduced to normal . |
| 16 | At the close of the fishing season , the fishing folks always sang as the boat left the Stronsay pier and to hear the song , We 're no away to bide a while , always brings back memories . |
| 17 | Digital Equipment Corp now believes that the Common Open Software Environment crowd really want it to join them , something that it was not quite sure about a few weeks ago . |
| 18 | Between 1979 and 1986 the UK 's portfolio investments overseas rose as the annual outflow increased . |
| 19 | A Sun spokesperson also confirmed that the company was to terminate its contract with ICL Ltd for Sparcstation circuit board manufacture at ICL 's Kidsgrove plant ( UX No 291 ) . |
| 20 | The Association of Art Museum Directors recently reported that the value of art donations had declined by 63 per cent between 1986 and 1988 . |
| 21 | The new claim comes on the day the princess returned home from a disastrous tour to South Korea only to hear that the baby son of a close friend had died . |
| 22 | The electoral law decree also established that the President would be elected by universal suffrage and not by vote of Parliament . |
| 23 | Weaknesses in the corporate governance structure and slackness in the other markets that constrain management behaviour also mean that the existence of these additional controls is consistent with considerable managerial latitude . |
| 24 | The Law Society also considers that the recommendation enabling judges to exclude relevant evidence in certain circumstances is capable of being abused . |
| 25 | Thereafter guerrilla activity gradually subsided and the most dangerous period faced by South Korea from the viewpoint of internal unrest had been surmounted . |
| 26 | The escape tunnels still exist but the British developers hope people will be queuing to get in , not out . |
| 27 | Expert clauses often provide that the decision is to be final and binding in the absence of manifest error . |
| 28 | In cases where accountants determine matters such as the net asset value of a business which has been transferred ( see Chapter 4 ) , the expert clauses sometimes specify that the parties can make representations , but may be reticent on the point . |
| 29 | The audit office also found that the Forestry Commission had not been consistently monitoring variations between its overall plan and adapted local programmes . |
| 30 | Whether a capital gains tax liability subsequently arises when the further securities are disposed of or redeemed will depend upon whether or not they are " qualifying corporate bonds " within s117 TCGA 1992 . |