Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Protective formulae of this kind tend to become fossilized . |
| 2 | He included in his review a summary of eight characteristics which were consistently associated with successful school management and , in summing up , he pointed the way forward very clearly ( Clarkson 1988:273 ) : In schools , changes in legislation , organization and curriculum tend to attract considerable attention when they are first introduced . |
| 3 | Vegetable grow guide Sweet Peppers |
| 4 | This entry may now be compared with the entry in the domain-specific dictionary : access[ addition build combine confident exception exception facility future good knowledge manager month mortgage notice society sum time want world give high instant instant interest money ] |
| 5 | Their views on programmes for urban renewal tend to follow similar lines to their views on welfare , with large-scale intervention not seen as a public responsibility . |
| 6 | Skill , experience and the natural beauty and resilience of wool make Tintawn famous for its exacting standards . |
| 7 | Naturally those anthropologists who grant culture such imperative force tend to see social relations as the product of cultural patterning and conditioning , and thus tend to concentrate on child-rearing practices , enculturation , and socialization . |
| 8 | Clearly , then , Professor Usher remains convinced that the baby had at least an 80% chance of survival , and that Leonard Arthur did prescribe the drug with the intention of causing the child 's death , especially in view of Dr Arthur 's comments on his philosophical attitude to this type of situation . |
| 9 | We may be pardoned for reproducing a part of the opinion of The American Annals of the Deaf of this quarter on the subject : " The retention of the word " Dumb " — which in America has been dropped from the titles of the Convention of Instructors , The National Association , and several State Associations of the Deaf , and many schools , as well as from the United States Census — is probably due to a vote to that effect by the conference held in London last January ; but as our British friends who constitute the Association seem to favour American precedents , we trust that on further consideration they will follow our example in this respect alone , and omit the objectionable word from their title " . |
| 10 | Finally , the orientation of the coast with respect to dominant waves , the degree of indentation of the coast and the nature of the shore profile away from the coast seem to play important parts in coastal erosion . |
| 11 | AS FANS and players all over the country were being invited to stage a sit-down protest against all-seater stadia , ITV executives last night admitted they are seeking an exclusive multimillion pound deal to televise Premier League games . |
| 12 | Several findings are inconsistent with the theory that an inhibitory effect of unhydrolysed fat on small intestinal bile acid absorption is a major factor responsible for faecal bile acid losses including : ( 1 ) the absence of a correlation between faecal fat excretion and faecal bile acid loss ; ( 2 ) the normal faecal bile acid losses in patients with liver disease compared with the excessive losses in those without liver disease despite similar faecal fat excretion ; and ( 3 ) the finding that patients with near normal fat excretion continue to lose large amounts of bile acids . |
| 13 | As will by now be apparent to the reader , recent discussions on the advancement of public sector accounting continue to stress economic measurement . |
| 14 | If a negative thought is about to enter your mind try to become aware of it before it has had time to take root in your unconscious and put it aside , replacing it with a positive thought . |
| 15 | III does produce a material product and the workers in that department do provide surplus labour and thus surplus-value . |
| 16 | Try to continue the pattern as long as possible and if you have to return to stocking stitch do make sure that the work matches on both sides of the neck . |
| 17 | Others who have had the misfortune to witness the headless apparition wish to remain anonymous . |
| 18 | In other words , different legal arenas are not entirely severed from each other , and political movements such as the peace movement will have to bear in mind the impact of its legal activities on legal arenas other than those with which it is immediately engaged : for example , does the encouragement of judicial activism by the peace movement , or an invitation to adjudication based on natural law , open floodgates which — although they produce desirable results in the short term — one would in the long term prefer to remain shut ? |
| 19 | Furious at what they call roughshod treatment at the hands of their area tourist board executives over the merger issue , members of the Dunoon and District Hoteliers Association have taken legal advice which they say has confirmed that rules have been violated . |
| 20 | Enterprising NORTHTOWN have signed Japanese international , Itsibitsi Takamoto . |
| 21 | The two main sides in the debate about the ERM 's future have become accustomed to devaluations — and have learnt to like them . |
| 22 | Unless you or your Travel Agent have agreed alternative insurance with us , you will automatically be insured under your policy arranged with Commercial Union , and the appropriate premium will be added to your invoice . |
| 23 | It is a requirement when booking your holiday , that you accept our special travel insurance , unless you or a Travel Agent have agreed alternative insurance arrangements with us . |
| 24 | The imposition of a war economy has frozen plans for the development of manufacturing , and shortages of electricity , spare parts and labour have disrupted existing industries . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , the activities of TNCs , wherever they are and in whatever industry , are increasingly being integrated into global processes of supply , production and marketing and the theorists of the new international division of labour have rendered great service by highlighting these phenomena even if they have done so in a rather one-sided manner . |
| 26 | Data from the Geochemical Survey Programme have highlighted important environmental features . |
| 27 | But the engineers planning the £500 million Spacelab programme have grown accustomed to delays . |
| 28 | It has been suggested that the contracts for the earlier boats in the programme have entailed penal cancellation charges . |
| 29 | Even the attempted revisions of the discipline associated with the Scrutiny programme have failed due to its lack of positive practical goals : " False ideals are not destroyed merely by seeing through their linguistic dress , but by opposing them with stronger and better ones . " |
| 30 | In addition , the number of convincing fakes and restored pieces in circulation have made new collectors wary . |