Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] such " in BNC.
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| 31 | Its composition — two pairs of highly stylized facing birds within two large vertically-arranged octagons — is very similar in general character and appearance to the rugs found in such paintings as the Virgin Enthroned by Fra Angelico ( c. 1387–1455 ) and the Annunciation by Carlo Crivelli ( c. 1430-c. 93 ) . |
| 32 | Indeed , the ILEA , precisely because its schools operate in such widely differing circumstances , has published a ‘ league table ’ of 16-plus examination results adjusted for intake factors , which shows that schools with a disadvantaged intake can do relatively better than a school with an advantaged intake . |
| 33 | Even though that share seemed to fall over time , as claims were settled , the $170m insurers spent in such unproductive ways in 1989 alone would have paid for the treatment of 15 sites . |
| 34 | It 's only natural for defeated parties to grab at such explanations , but there are some reasons for believing that the result of the general election in Scotland owed more to Conservative skill at exploiting the mechanics of registration and demography than to any ‘ principled ’ decision-making by voters . |
| 35 | That 's why sports cars went through such doldrums for so many years too , and shy we think of the sudden plethora of ‘ traditional ’ small sports cars as a sports car ‘ revival ’ . |
| 36 | She remembered the leaves of the laurel , a thick , tough , leathery spotted green and yellow : she was obliged , through ignorant association , and through a learning far wider than her experience , to picture poets and emperors crowned with such grim suburban foliage . |
| 37 | Is it more productive to concentrate on doing antiracist work with parents and younger children , to try to minimize the influences exerted by such gangs as role models for the next generation ? |
| 38 | Describe some of the roles involved in such purchase patterns . |
| 39 | In particular , given the ambiguity of economic analysis , policy has to identify rules or presumptions to indicate the boundaries between acceptable and unacceptable market conduct and structure , but it has to offer at least some scope for the parties involved in such cases to argue countervailing efficiency benefits . |
| 40 | Castells has now moved on to new areas of research , one of these being new forms of communications technology and the threats and opportunities represented by such developments.3 Meanwhile , however , his emphasis on consumption set the tone for a very thriving area of urban sociology by later writers in this tradition . |
| 41 | Signs in use for many referents reflect one or two of these properties , and thus we should not be surprised that comparisons of sign lists result in such a high degree of similarity , as the appearance , movement , and use of an object can be expected to be similar across different cultures . |
| 42 | When told that he was to become the recipient of the Peace Award , the normally eloquent Mr Gorbachov said ‘ words fail at such moments , I am moved ’ . |
| 43 | Accordingly , no account is taken of unrealised profits or losses arising on such forward exchange contracts . |
| 44 | Neglect of opportunities to act on such feelings , Granville Sharp believed , was ‘ as great an offence before God as if we had denied assistance to Christ himself ’ . |
| 45 | But in either or any case their verses must surely confound the French theorists : the poem as a construction of words must be — at least when the words come from such a charged area of human experience as these do — a construction also of sentiments and ideas . |
| 46 | The second , the within-group development process , is concerned with the establishment of certain well-defined status positions within each group and with the acquisition of the appropriate social knowledge to equip a member to ‘ carry off ’ the performances required by such roles . |
| 47 | Many of the funds held by such institutions come from investments made by ordinary employees , rather than the most wealthy members of society . |
| 48 | The parties catered for such large numbers that ‘ it made it virtually impossible to police these events and it gave drug users and drug pushers maximum protection from the police — and all of that was quite deliberate . |
| 49 | It has been shown that inactivated herpes virus is more capable of inducing cancerous change in certain cells than the normal virus , and the possible risks attached to such vaccines vastly outweigh any dubious advantages . |
| 50 | Born to an unwed teenage mother in South Carolina , Jackson came of age when no Black man or woman would ever request a public cup of coffee , or enter a public bathroom , or undertake to register to vote , without calculating the easily fatal risks attached to such a simple act . |
| 51 | Therefore , the concerns raised do not apply necessarily or equally to all residential schools working with such children . |
| 52 | The car swung to the right and pulled on to the verge , and he swung towards Caroline , his eyes blazing with such anger that she had to keep from cringing into the corner . |
| 53 | However , as was pointed out there , the waves predicted by such theory are only the first stage of the evolution towards turbulent motion . |
| 54 | Exports depend on such factors as incomes in other countries and the rate of exchange ( which for now we assume fixed ) . |
| 55 | I strongly resent having my views sought in such an underhand way . |
| 56 | It asked the troops whether they had ever been linked to a group who aimed to overthrow the authority of the State , or if they had any family members , friends or associates connected with such organisations . |
| 57 | Bay of Plenty showed the advantage of the special coaching which New Zealanders receive for such events when they romped to victory in the Melrose Sevens tournament , taking the prized trophy overseas for the third year in a row by defeating Kelso 19–12 in the final . |
| 58 | The accounts for each subsidiary undertaking shall be prepared on the same basis as those for the company or such adjustments shall be made on consolidation to amend the accounts of each subsidiary undertaking to be equivalent to accounts prepared on such a basis . |
| 59 | The accounts for each subsidiary undertaking shall be prepared on the same basis as those for the company or such adjustments shall be made on consolidation to amend the accounts of each subsidiary undertaking to be equivalent to accounts prepared on such a basis . |
| 60 | With the co-operation of music groups organized by such pan-tribal or national organizations as the TANU Youth League , the police and the National Service , RTD also promoted new music which was an amalgam of various traditions , both local and foreign . |