Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [noun] and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the second point of view , the central issue would not be ‘ What is it about black children that causes them to fail ? ’ but ‘ What is wrong with an educational system that produces failure and does not recognize the cultural distinctiveness of black people , whether West Indian or Asian ? ’ |
| 2 | But for me and many others , old school is something that transcends fashion and has precious little to do with paying £60 in London for something that cost $5 in the backstreets of Chicago . |
| 3 | It is perceived equity that motivates behaviour and provides satisfaction . |
| 4 | Complaints should be seen as part of the system that assures quality and maintains standards . |
| 5 | You may also be tempted by the Atari 1024STE Family Curriculum II Pack that costs £299.95 and comes with three educational programmes , a paint programme , a word processor and two games . |
| 6 | We want an agreement that promotes business and does not impose burdens or barriers upon the business community . |
| 7 | Analysts would dispute the ASB 's characterisation of their approach , but it is the unsophisticated user that Mr Bradfield is concerned about : ‘ FRS 3 gives the user a selection of information that lacks coherence and produces a number of meaningless headline figures … normally it will require translation . ’ |
| 8 | The part of the computer that translates instructions and makes calculations before giving commands to the rest of the system to make sure that these instructions are carried out correctly . |
| 9 | The Manila-based Orient Airlines Association is an informal but effective cartel that fixes fares and shares out business . |
| 10 | In the oesophagus , mucosal integrity depends on a balance between aggressive factors such as refluxed acid and pepsin , and protective mechanisms that include salivary and oesophageal bicarbonate secretion , salivary and oesophageal mucus , mucosal resistance and permselectivity , proliferative activity of the epithelium , mucosal blood flow , and motor activity that enhances clearance and maintains competence of the gastro-oesophageal junction . |
| 11 | It is a strange magical power , the power of frost and chill , of ice that holds the rivers in its thrall , and cold that snaps branches and tumbles trees to the ground . |
| 12 | Fort William 's greatest attraction is the huge mountain that dominates Lochaber and rises immediately behind the town , the highest mountain in Britain . |
| 13 | It is the same heat in the sun that melts wax and hardens clay , and it is possible , perhaps by the use of indicative signs , to investigate the underlying causes of dissimilar effects . |
| 14 | Some sections are exemplary : the argument against a ‘ hierarchy of arts ’ , for example , but in favour of a definition of ‘ quality ’ that ignores labels and fits each form and each place . |
| 15 | The pearlescents have an historical precedence in Japanese prints , where ground up mother of pearl was used to catch the light but are otherwise an entirely novel kind of colour that invites experiment and stimulates the imagination . |
| 16 | Brian Tustian is one of the organic farmers who have responded enthusiastically to an arrangement that bypasses wholesalers and sells straight to the public . |
| 17 | But at the end of the day , there simply is no point in punishing criminals if you ca n't catch them , and I think it is absolutely critical that we should be devoting our attention er , to policing that catches criminals and prevents crime , and I entirely support the , the points just made about the er , initiatives within the community particularly in the schools , because I think it is absolutely critical that we er , promote a society where crime should not pay . |
| 18 | But , for the original inhabitants of the lands the desert is the familiar place that provides nature and gives meaning to life . |
| 19 | Another ‘ subcultural ’ -type theory that stresses deprivation and develops and draws on the work of Merton and Cohen is that of Cloward and Ohlin . |
| 20 | Structures that increase participation , encourage debate and widens representation and gives responsibility to activists to develop policies that affect the future of their industries will strengthen the , the sections of the union . |
| 21 | In Darcy 's Utopia there are bound to be children , but their parents will be carefully selected , and being in short supply they will grow up in a world which loves and admires children and finds them interesting , and does n't herd them together in schools to get them out of the way , dunk them in front of obscene videos to keep them quiet , and slap them about and threaten them in the streets , which is what happens in this society of ours which you seem to find both perfectly ordinary , and , worse , inevitable . |
| 22 | The company has a stake in all four existing Cornish mines ; it owns Wheal Jane , the biggest works , while it holds 40 per cent of the shares in the South Crofty and Pendarves mines and has an 18 per cent share in Geevor ( see Map ) . |
| 23 | He drinks and gambles and chases women and comes back to me for his dinner . ’ |
| 24 | Prevent them by showering frequently , and always wear cotton underwear and absorbs perspiration and allows skin to breathe . |
| 25 | The Serb frontline now all but encircles Jajce and runs east just north of Travnik and turns north not far from Vitez , which will be the base for the Cheshire Regiment battalion group . |