Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] [noun] where the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The researchers propose to investigate and area where the matter is in particularly sharp focus , namely the high academic achievement of children from Brethren , Baptist and Pentecostal backgrounds ; they are particularly interested in those instances where the home background may be characterised as working-class . |
| 2 | This no doubt explains why it is so popular in disciplined societies where the government is bureaucratic , like Germany with its proportional representation . |
| 3 | Nor was he averse to corporal punishments where the logic of his ‘ symbolic representation ’ thesis seemed to require it . |
| 4 | Such manipulation of answers is less feasible with projective tests where the testee is asked to respond to a highly ambiguous situation and his response is presumed to reflect his personality as well as the situation . |
| 5 | It is very effective in quiet passages where the beauty of melody and harmony are undisturbed by counterpoint , as in Example 63 , from Messiaen 's O Sacrum convivium : The effect here is tranquil and smooth , yet homophony may also give the best texture for decisive , dynamic expressions . |
| 6 | In different parts of the world the transition from childhood to the adult state may be protracted — as in our country and others of advanced Western culture ; passed through by means of relatively brief " rites of passage " formally enjoined by custom ; or virtually non-existent in those cultures where the boy becomes a man without ceremony or fuss as he becomes able to satisfy and support a wife . |
| 7 | There are several reasons for this extension but the most important in the case of the declaration is that , being a non-coercive remedy ( which means that failure to comply with a declaration does not amount to a contempt of court ) , it is available against the Crown ; and it is very useful in other situations where the seeking of a coercive remedy might be thought unnecessarily aggressive , and where the plaintiff is confident that the defendant will do the right thing once a court says what it is . |
| 8 | These fish appear to rely on a rapid circulation of plasma to meet their oxygen needs ; what advantage ( if any ) this stratagem confers is not clear , but it is one that would not be feasible in warmer oceans where the oxygen content of the water is lower . |
| 9 | It was noted that a number of forms and procedures had been devised by the Clerical Assistant and the OIC , and it was considered possible that the analysis might have been more revealing in other establishments where the approach to administrative work was not so methodical . |
| 10 | Cultivating such plants on a sufficient scale for worldwide needs may be difficult in primitive surroundings where the plant grows naturally and impossible elsewhere . |
| 11 | The greater difficulty is that eurobond houses are active in other markets where the regulatory requirements are more severe . |