Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [noun] [vb base] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rationalisation — The social stigma of Chemical Dependency is such that reasons for drinking or drug use have to be found . |
| 2 | Mer-doll and T-shirt opportunities appear to be limitless ; making balance-sheet splashes are Disney 's The Little Mermaid and the upcoming Cher movie Mermaids — a tail story in which she plays a single mother of two who leads a less-than-respectable love life . |
| 3 | ( 1983 ) have suggested that parenting and parenting resources need to be considered in terms of other variables : time available for parenting , parent 's own emotional state , presence of life stresses and problems , existence of satisfactions and achievements apart from parenting , and the availability of adequate social supports and housing conditions . |
| 4 | According to Swiss Re , the banks and building societies continue to be very strong in the 15-24 age group . |
| 5 | Acrylic , emulsion and gesso grounds tend to be more absorbent than oil and alkyd grounds . |
| 6 | Acrylic , emulsion and gesso grounds tend to be more absorbent than oil and alkyd grounds . |
| 7 | Universities have the right to award their own degrees ; polytechnic and college degrees have to be validated ( that is , approved and underwritten ) , usually by the Council for National Academic Awards ( CNAA ) but occasionally by a university . |
| 8 | It is possible that a high-status tomb may yet be found entirely intact and that many gold and silver objects remain to be discovered by excavation . |
| 9 | I think what happened to Vinnie Jones , for example , was a fair cop and club chairmen have to be as accountable as anyone else . |
| 10 | Structural differences in the brains of drone , worker and queen bees appear to be correlated with the degree of development of the special instincts and activities of the three forms . |
| 11 | The original idea is in danger of becoming diluted , and if everyone 's technology and operating systems have to be accommodated , the danger is that — as with the Advanced Computing Environment consortium — the result wo n't add up to anything at all . |
| 12 | The original idea is in danger of becoming diluted , and if everyone 's technology and operating systems have to be accommodated , the danger is that — like the ACE Consortium — the result wo n't add up to anything at all . |
| 13 | Behavioural and sound signals seem to be used to communicate sexual interest , and among the toothed whales , with their great acoustic sensitivity , receptivity to sex may be communicated by something which a dolphin can ‘ see' ’ or ‘ ‘ hear' ’ with its sonar . |
| 14 | Moreover , the bare facts about costs , cuts and cash limits need to be seen in the context of the larger ideological debate on the role of welfare which will be discussed in the final chapter on problems of policy in the social services . |
| 15 | While our senior sales and marketing staff tend to be men , in the USA and Australia , for example , such senior positions are held by women . |
| 16 | ‘ There is definitely a need for trust and security procedures have to be taken seriously . |
| 17 | One of the problems facing him was that one can not simply set up any experiment in a public building ; health and safety regulations have to be obeyed . |
| 18 | Some schools organise ‘ bulk buy clubs ’ where a member with a van or large car buys in bulk a variety of goods from a discount warehouse — items such as nappy liners and toilet rolls seem to be quite common in these schemes . |
| 19 | Production departments , for example , tend to be task-orientated and directive in style , whereas research and development departments tend to be more considerate of people 's needs , and less directive . |
| 20 | The university and polytechnic librarians seem to be on surer ground when they are producing guides on literature search strategies , or guides to the preparation of bibliographical references or guides to the preparation of projects and theses : that is , when they are writing guides to library and information techniques . |
| 21 | Although studies have revealed that only a small subgroup of such diabetics have reduced plasma renin , in those with nephropathy both plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone tend to be decreased ( Christlieb , 1978 ) . |
| 22 | For my benefit , and other young impatient artists everywhere , here 's hoping that journalists and art critics prove to be a bunch of gossiping Hilda Ogdens . |
| 23 | Wigwams , canvas and tarpaulin shelters need to be erected by adults , but as children help they are experiencing one-to-one correspondence with tapes to loops or hooks to holes , etc. and will soon say : |
| 24 | Another point that Akpata has brought up is that match and event organisers need to be aware of the ‘ trauma hospital ’ closest to their area , and should have a person capable of performing triage at the ready . |
| 25 | Machine shops and engineering works tend to be regarded as very dirty filthy places . |
| 26 | Proven and probable reserves are estimated quantities of commercially producible hydrocarbons which existing geological , geophysical and engineering data show to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs . |
| 27 | Loans and extension services have to be run in support of private commercial , industrial and agricultural enterprise . |
| 28 | Unlike the mainland authorities — where regional and district taxes have to be added before the actual bill is known — Orkney house-holders will pay the one council tax plus water . |
| 29 | But pay and career prospects have to be improved and formal training programmes need to be established . |
| 30 | The recognition that institutional improvement and quality management have to be reflected in staffing policies and processes . |