Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] the [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Left-wing critics furiously attacked the Chancellor 's cynicism and blatant inegalitarianism . |
| 2 | So a widow who defers retirement and carries on drawing the widow 's allowance gets no increase in her pension . |
| 3 | ‘ The terrorist group included a youth of about fifteen with bleached hair and it is thought that glimpses of this boy were used skilfully to support the terrorists ' claims . |
| 4 | But it has stressed its commitment to the polluter-pays principle , and plans to introduce charges that will eventually cover the scheme 's costs . |
| 5 | The Lincolns destroyed vital food crops and staging areas thus slowly sapping the bandits ' will and strength . |
| 6 | Despite little apparent enthusiasm within the profession for such a development , the Council duly produced the Solicitors ' Incorporated Practice Rules 1988 and the Solicitors ' Indemnity ( Incorporated Practice ) Rules 1989 . |
| 7 | I add a cupful of water from the incubation tank to the jar daily , to gradually adjust the water chemistry to match that of the tank and eventually to dilute the fry 's waste . |
| 8 | In spite of his continued haughtiness in speaking to the gipsy , Noah 's authoritative manner had badly shaken the magistrate 's confidence . |
| 9 | The MNR had now effectively recognized the government 's legitimacy and would start operating as a political party in opposition , which meant that in practice a ceasefire was in operation . |
| 10 | He goes on to report the gentleman 's recollections of his servant , perhaps revealing inadvertently something about Leapor 's difficulties in the house : |
| 11 | To like this a lot you probably need to be able to handle silent movies — though dialogue suddenly breaks out in the final scene , powerfully underlining the film 's more serious side . |
| 12 | Doctrinaire Anglicization marked some of these changes , but Somerset 's enduring reputation was rather that of an autocrat , as appeared from his conflict with leaders of English-speaking opinion in the colonial community , George Greig , John Fairbairn , and Thomas Pringle , who successfully used the governor 's quarrels with two reprobate settlers to demand press freedom . |
| 13 | In June , the Observer Business pages warned that the Commission was ‘ poised ’ to prosecute Britain in the European Court early in 1990 and this could ‘ effectively wreck the Government 's controversial water privatisation plans ’ . |
| 14 | A more detailed mandate for the CSCE 's Conflict Prevention Centre ( established in Vienna — see pp. 37838 ; 38171 ; 38216 ) effectively suspended the Conference 's unanimity rule , allowing a minimum of 13 members to convene an emergency meeting if they deemed events in a member state to constitute " a major disruption to peace , security and stability " . |
| 15 | Then he rather undercut the room 's prim pity for him by roaring with laughter . |
| 16 | However , herein lies the Army 's greatest weakness in the bargaining process . |
| 17 | In 1957 Macmillan inherited the leadership of an unpopular government , lagging behind Labour in the opinion polls , but the policies pursued over the years to 1959 managed eventually to retrieve the party 's position : Macmillan 's nuclear ‘ defence ’ policy seemed at the time a plausible way to reclaim the status of a world power on the cheap ; the formation of EFTA was negotiated ; Macmillan sacked the deflationary Chancellor Thorneycroft and substituted Heathcoat-Amory who instituted another convenient bout of pre-election tax cutting . |
| 18 | By contrast , the Conservative party was very active in the villages , establishing Associations for both men and women and thereby consolidating the party 's general hold over the area despite the changed socio-economic context . |
| 19 | Whannel believes that the main reason why this terminology has taken such an enduring grip is that it is being used to serve the commercial interests of Football League and club officials as part of a hidden agenda to attract a new type of football audience ( the ‘ family audience ’ ) and thereby solve the game 's economic crisis . |
| 20 | Consigned for sale by Alexander Klee , grandson of Paul Klee who was given the painting by Kandinsky in exchange for one of his own , it is a sketch for ‘ Composition VII ’ of 1913 , now in the State Tretyakov Gallery , Moscow , and widely considered the artist 's most innovative painting of that year . |
| 21 | It is understood Mr Large proposes effectively to dismantle the SIB 's own role as a self-regulatory organisation by delegating the policing of its 70-odd members — which include the life operations of several banks and building societies — to the proposed new super-regulator , the Personal Investment Authority . |
| 22 | Scheherezade begins the long series of tales that constitute The Arabian Nights , so successfully stimulating the King 's curiosity to hear more that he constantly defers the order for her execution . |
| 23 | The external assistance received was still far below the levels needed not only to implement the Sandinistas ' social policies but also to sustain the costs of destabilization and war . |
| 24 | The group argues that the area is the only remaining block of forest large enough to support the country 's full range of animal and plant life in its natural habitat . |
| 25 | But last year it sold seven million bibles translated into 119 languages to 90 countries and so became the world 's largest exporter of bibles . |
| 26 | So asked the paper 's business manager Dave Hall in February 1969 . |
| 27 | The club is large enough to accommodate the Inspirals ' fans , but not a lot more . |
| 28 | Endorsement by IOSCO would not only enhance the IASC 's credibility but could give it the opportunity to expand its work . |
| 29 | ‘ The acquisition of such a high quality contemporary sculpture can only enhance the city 's reputation as a centre for modern , as well as historic , artistic and cultural works . |
| 30 | These ‘ debt-equity swaps ’ merely push the debtor-country 's financial problems into the future because profits from the purchased companies will eventually be remitted to the North . |