Example sentences of "remain [adv] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pupils are dissatisfied , and industry and commerce remain somewhat dismayed at the results from our schools . |
| 2 | ( i ) where the specified event happens in respect of a member , any share registered in his name may , notwithstanding paragraph ( 1 ) of this Rule , remain so registered for a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any such share while it remains so registered ; and |
| 3 | ( i ) where the specified event happens in respect of a member , any share registered in his name may , notwithstanding paragraph ( 1 ) of this Rule , remain so registered for a period of not longer than six months from the date of the specified event ; provided that no voting rights shall be exercised in respect of any such share while it remains so registered ; and |
| 4 | And although elite mobility is likely to decline , ‘ there is reason to believe that access to positions in the political elite will remain less restricted in character than is typically the case in the capitalist societies ’ ( Giddens 1981 , p. 242 ) . |
| 5 | The Government remain entirely committed to bringing terrorism to an end through the vigorous and impartial actions of the police and the Army . |
| 6 | It is in the nature of sea cliffs to remain largely hidden from view until you are more or less in contact with them , but for much of this side of Stennis this is not the case , for the gully descends to a non-tidal terrace descending beneath the cliff . |
| 7 | And yet , separated by Aden , separated by Marxism , separated by death , they remain forever reunited in the preface and text of Aden Arabie . |
| 8 | A civilization which paid particular attention to time but was destined , however , to remain totally isolated from both Europe and Asia until long after its decline — it reached its peak between about AD 600 and 900 — was that of the Maya of Mesoamerica . |
| 9 | That moment will remain forever crystallized in my memory . |
| 10 | ‘ Normal ’ life was not lived there , but it continued to exist in surroundings which were less elegant , while remaining better suited to the everyday needs of the city 's inhabitants . |
| 11 | Europe prevailed as a divisive issue , with the UDF largely favouring a federalist system with common institutions and policies , and the RPR remaining more attached to a Europe of nation states . |
| 12 | Certain particles in the sediment would not descend to the base of the cork , often remaining firmly stuck to the inner surface of the bottle . |
| 13 | Fortunately for us , and unlike Los Angeles , we already have the basis of a high-quality rail system — the huge network of lines laid down by our Victorian forefathers , many of which remain grossly under-utilised in a rapid transit context . |
| 14 | Yet these virtues of trust and solidarity remain imperfectly realized by current understandings of interests theory . |
| 15 | In the present marketplace , with many hotels in receivership and many others unable to find buyers , prices remain severely depressed throughout the country . |
| 16 | These feelings tend to be transitory but some patients remain psychologically disturbed for many years and , in a few psychological difficulties develop in the convalescent period which were not apparent during the acute episode.While these problems can sometimes be anticipated in hospital on the basis of the patient 's reaction to his illness , and any premorbid difficulties which he has encountered in the past , a better idea of his potential can be gained by following him during the convalescent period to observe how he copes with the various stresses and strains which he encounters during this time . |
| 17 | Is he aware that my constituents remain strongly opposed to the proposed overhead power lines and are rightly concerned at their impact on the rural landscape ? |
| 18 | We remain strongly opposed to bringing police forces under total local political control . |
| 19 | Although I remain strongly opposed to any closer political or economic union with Europe , will my right hon. Friend accept that the leadership that he has shown at the Maastricht conference and his toughness in the negotiations clearly display that he is the only party leader competent to govern this country during the next few years ? |
| 20 | Environmentalists remain strongly opposed to such projects which encourage developing countries to sell their natural resources in order to pay their foreign debt . |
| 21 | The Government remain strongly committed to the EFA development programme and to the provision of high quality equipment for the armed forces . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , they remain strongly entrenched in both lay and professional minds . |
| 23 | The tactic worked for a while but it was madness to remain obstinately wedded to it while his son 's frustration increased and while men pressed for an end to political uncertainty in order to permit the launching of the crusade . |
| 24 | Not only did the Belgian Army remain threateningly ensconced in Antwerp , but Winston Churchill , First Lord of the Admiralty , had ordered a brigade of 3,000 British Marines to Ostend on 17 August . |
| 25 | The autopsy found his stomach was empty , and in his bag was a tin of sardines , which had remained stubbornly closed to his frozen fingers . |
| 26 | As will rapidly become clear , however , these theories have remained largely detached from the Chicago School 's cultural level . |
| 27 | If it has loving owners who can afford central heating , this breed presents no problems , but it has remained largely outlawed by the various cat societies . |
| 28 | But , like its relatives in Devon , the Sussex has remained largely confined to its own region in spite of its potential , though it was at one time more widely used in several English counties as a draught animal . |
| 29 | The fabrics had remained carefully packed since the end of the last century , and bear labels with the exact titles of the motifs , possibly made by Barbet de Jouy who donated the fabrics to the Union centrale des arts décoratifs in 1896 . |
| 30 | The outcome had remained finely poised until the last months of Henry 's reign , when the conservative cause was seriously damaged by the actions of Norfolk 's son , the Earl of Surrey . |