Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in cases involving the interpretation of legislation the judges ' choices between competing or differential readings of the words of the statutory material involve judicial creativity or innovation . |
| 2 | One working assumption might be that the rules governing conversation between persons can be extended in a natural way to cover the new situation , but there are grounds for doubting that this is what literally occurs . |
| 3 | The assumption is made that dissatisfied workers are more likely to leave the one job for another , take time off , or go on strike , but there has been considerable debate about all three measures , and there are cogent reasons for doubting that any of them serve as adequate indicators of job satisfaction . |
| 4 | There are , however , reasons for doubting whether financial objectives were quite as secondary as these points suggest . |
| 5 | But one might be forgiven for doubting if this is the most likely cause of the toxic side-effects of direct drilling ! |
| 6 | " Unfair " workers , " knobsticks " as the calico printers called them , were not to be worked with , and in this defence , fundamental to all other purposes such as maintaining or improving wages or hours , the artisans were able to claim a legitimacy not only from the " customs of the trade " but from the statute of artificers passed in 1564 and popularly known as " 5 Elizabeth " . |
| 7 | Klein had been responsible for a controversial sale to the Daimler-Benz engineering firm of city-owned land in central Berlin , and had co-operated closely with the Treuhand agency responsible for administering and selling-off state-owned industrial property in eastern Germany . |
| 8 | for er for scheming and any alterations . |
| 9 | For people who have any form of addictive disease , care must be taken that a normal , healthy , activity such as eating or physical exercise does not progressively became an obsession through inappropriate use of , and later reliance upon , its mood-altering effect . |
| 10 | SunConnect develops and markets products for using and managing global networks . |
| 11 | • The latest radiator and panel configuration with accommodation for trunking and other services . |
| 12 | Many otherwise inexplicable early divorces are about proving that one person can get out of a trap and another can let him or her go . |
| 13 | But it represents a compromise between opposing or contradictory interests not untypical of media policy . |
| 14 | These included the British Aerosol Manufacturers Association , for suggesting that all domestic aerosols were now " ozone-friendly " ( despite the fact that some still contain ozone-damaging chemicals ) ; NIREX , the nuclear waste agency , for producing an over-simplified version of the problem of nuclear waste disposal ; and the Young Telegraph newspaper , for running a promotion sponsored by the BASF chemical conglomerate , which included copy presenting what FoE claim is an over-flattering account of BASF 's safety record . |
| 15 | There are good grounds for suggesting that general practice in Britain has done more than merely survive . |
| 16 | L 220 , p. 1 ) providing that all fish catches subject to quota made by vessels ‘ flying the flag ’ or ‘ registered ’ in a member state should be charged against the quota applicable to that state , the applicants in the main proceedings maintained that there was no basis for suggesting that that provision permitted member states to derogate as regards the grant of the flag from their basic E.E.C . |
| 17 | But Coun Szintai criticised the Salvation Army for suggesting that some people brought the problem upon themselves by spending cash on smoking and drinking . |
| 18 | • Police in Paris gave out more than 170,000 driving offence tickets last year with some 78,000 for signal violations , 24,000 fines for motorcyclists riding without helmets , 2300 for speeding and 3500 for drink-driving . |
| 19 | The Department of Social Security had always had discretionary power to pay for nursing or residential home care though this was little known . |
| 20 | There are unlimited opportunities for the creative production of multidisciplinary approaches to the development of teaching and presentation skills , given the many common issues for nursing and other healthcare professionals — a notion which is amplified when considering the strategic importance of good interprofessional communications throughout the service . |
| 21 | It manages the joint inspection unit for nursing and residential homes and runs the joint loan equipment service ( the one that never has enough commodes ) . |
| 22 | Yet if you establish criteria for nursing and residential care you are adjusting to resources , not need . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ This does not take into account the current demand for nursing and residential home beds in Cheshire and the county council believes this could mean Cheshire receiving only £30m instead of the £40m needed to meet existing demand . |
| 24 | Vousden ( 1987 ) looks at the implications for nursing and medical records . |
| 25 | This allows time for the patient to settle in hospital , for nursing and medical staff to complete their respective ( psychological and physical ) assessments of the patient and for investigations and special preparations to be carried out . |
| 26 | Two : I am the founder of the Hochhauser Season , with my dear Franz of course , and am responsible for seeing that all continues well . |
| 27 | The comment from , Scottish & Newcastle 's finance director , was typical : ‘ I think it 's a very important concept that the board through management is responsible for seeing that internal control works and for the day-to-day detection of fraud , while the auditors also have a responsibility where it is material and affects the annual accounts . ’ |
| 28 | Responsibility for seeing that these conditions are complied with post-authorisation lies in the first instance with the trustee company . |
| 29 | Tutors are responsible for seeing that these are completed before the Practical Examination . |
| 30 | It is useful , when several people have to get together to collaborate on an activity , to make one of them responsible for seeing that this is done and done at the right time . |