Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [det] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This view of the structurally determined nature of thought and action , and the difficulty this posed for the representatives of the working class when using a formally neutral state to serve ends other than those of capitalism , was one of the major insights which underpinned Ralph Miliband 's seminal book of the 1960s , The State in Capitalist Society . |
| 2 | And there 's time to remember the part each played in the fight against fascism . |
| 3 | Weber saw capitalism as characterised by an emphasis on work and activity and highlighted the effect this had on the moral as well as the economic and political development of a society . |
| 4 | The influence this gave to the nobility was most clearly demonstrated in the role played by the élite Guards regiments in settling the succession struggles in the period between the reigns of Peter I and Catherine II . |
| 5 | In fact , the only genuinely new element in the Lockerbie investigation was Iraq 's annexation of Kuwait on 2 August 1990 , and the requirement this imposed upon the American intelligence community to put an acceptable face on Washington 's alliance with Syria and its desired rapprochement with Iran . |
| 6 | The anger this sparked in the population and the community organizations which sprang up to help those without homes were crucial in the build-up to insurrection . |
| 7 | Since the freehold all belonged to the boss , wrangling over ownership was beside the point . |