Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A consequence of seeing rules in this way is that a very high degree of consensus concerning the rule is to be expected among members cf the group or sub-culture in which the rule applies . |
| 2 | The relationship between herbivores and plants has often been seen as some kind of arms race , but there have been opposing views in that , for example , spittle-bugs in the dry tropics of West Africa , rather than depleting valuable water resources may promote microbial activity beneath particular tree species , allowing them to take up nutrients in the dry season from the surface layers of the soil , provided that other roots can tap a deep water source . |
| 3 | He should turn it to a profounder end , producing masterpieces in another man 's name . |
| 4 | This , the Institute stresses , remains a core requirement , but in recognition of the difficulties of separating accounting from auditing experience in many assignments , the two functions have been linked for qualification purposes . |
| 5 | The conditions producing weakness in this respect are highly complex but at a risk of oversimplification one might say that the balance of payments constraint reflects a relative ‘ industrial ossification ’ of the British economy — a failure to restructure and reinvest on a sufficient scale to maintain the position of the national economy on the world market . |
| 6 | Using words in many different contexts , graded and supplementary readers help to make the meaning of vocabulary items clearer , more specific and more complete . |
| 7 | The animal skulls resting on the mantelpiece came from as far afield as Arizona and India , and some were brought back to be drawing subjects in more works of art |
| 8 | The requirements in Area union rules were held not to have been fulfilled by the NUM in Derbyshire and an order followed restraining the union from using funds in this connection . |
| 9 | Even so , two meagre sessions of firing practice in all that time were of little help in strengthening his nerve or stoking up his fighting spirit . |
| 10 | Medical negligence is not only a new speciality but the nature of the work , touching as it does the breakdown of the special relationship between patients and doctors as well as the trauma of the injury itself , means that lawyers dealing with the cases must have special experience and skills in handling clients in this field . |
| 11 | He has sketched a procedure for inventing classifiers in many learning situations , and he suggests a Bayesian approach which helps find good heuristic components for them . |
| 12 | Erm the problem for the state in using violence in this limited way is first of all of course creating a capability to achieve by threat or use of violence limited objectives . |
| 13 | SSAP20 Foreign currency translation refers to the potential distortions caused by hyper-inflation when incorporating operations in such economies into consolidated accounts . |
| 14 | Working towards achieving the certificate will ensure that you are gaining experience in all the areas necessary to work within a specific sector of the freight industry . |
| 15 | Casework usually involves added complexity and the opinion is gaining credence in some circles that it is almost impossible to gain sufficient experience to become proficient unless one spends two whole days a week in a bureau . |
| 16 | ‘ Britain has consistently made significant contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations in many parts of the world , ’ he said . |
| 17 | The widespread practice , therefore , of delaying investigations in those children with very short stature for six or 12 months in order to estimate velocity is of no value . |
| 18 | He usually appeared at centre-half but , when the management or playing policy required it , he could and did produce constructive , driving performances in both the wing-half berths . |
| 19 | Its rules prohibit an employee in one branch from soliciting clients in another branch 's area . |
| 20 | Delegates representing miners in most Soviet coalfields held a week-long congress in mid-June in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk , at which it was decided in principle to set up an independent miners ' union . |
| 21 | ‘ The thought of Princess Diana becoming Queen in these new circumstances is inconceivable . ’ |
| 22 | Sidner ( 1979a , b ) concentrated on local rather than global focus , arguing that a local focus-driven approach could significantly reduce problems of inference , and providing a detailed set of algorithms for applying focus in this way . |
| 23 | Grunwick Photoprocessing could be any factory employing Asians in any part of Britain . |
| 24 | Trading conditions in many countries were extremely difficult last year , but both spirits and beers increased their trading profits . |
| 25 | As a consequence there is considerable scope for " basis trading " on the interest rate differential by simultaneously adopting positions in both contracts . |
| 26 | Movements of base level are of the utmost importance in understanding landforms in most parts of the world , for the earth 's surface is in an unstable period of its history . |
| 27 | Weaving traditions in this region are extremely old , stretching back to the 2nd and perhaps the 3rd millennium BC . |
| 28 | Another consequence of keeping cats in this restricted way would be that you would prevent them from acting as predators of some anti-social species , e.g. rats and mice . |
| 29 | There is anchoring space in both harbours , even during the most popular events such as Race week and Charter Agents week . |
| 30 | Therefore , we enrolled patients with spurting or oozing haemorrhage in this comparative trial . |