Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a domestic policy , hands off right and this was one of the arguments one of those potent arguments that they 've used in the last forty years right but it 's incredibly naive because any domestic policy will have an international dimension I remember the about European Community right but it was n't for the operation of the common agricultural policy countries in the European Community would be net importers of agricultural goods as we were ten years ago bec because er of protectionism we 've now increased our self sufficiency to the point where were a net exporter of agricultural goods what implications has th does that have for international trade ? |
| 2 | Finally , we were supported in our approach by the social work department 's growing emphasis on trying to deal with problems in the context of the local community and where possible through mainstream schooling rather than any other provision such as residential schools . |
| 3 | They were desperate for solid information rather than rumour , and a few made veiled threats to scale down their coverage of another case for which the Yard was desperate for publicity unless there was a press conference . |
| 4 | Anglo 's problems have been exacerbated by the mild weather over the past few years which hit demand for solid fuel just as the recession clobbered other parts of the business . |
| 5 | Deselect the SAVE CHANGES option for normal use so that you start each new Windows session with your preferred layout . |
| 6 | Personally I see this as wishful thinking rather than practical logic . |
| 7 | ‘ People always look for short-term enjoyment rather than gaining long-term spirituality . ’ |
| 8 | Another frequent difficulty is that over a period of years , constant masturbation , sometimes desperately engaged in for emotional comfort rather than sexual release , results in desensitization of the penis . |
| 9 | He clearly favours a state which involves itself essentially through monetary transaction rather than direct intervention in other more qualitative spheres of life . |
| 10 | The theme of mutual advantage rather than a sense of duty in financial relationships between kin again emerges from this example ; or to put it another way , it suggests that historically in Britain financial relationships between adult kin have been regarded typically as two-way exchange rather than one-way support . |
| 11 | Shock was defined as systolic pressure less than 100 mm Hg and pulse rate greater than 100 bears/min accompanied by cold sweating , pallor , and oliguria . |
| 12 | Already Dublin has been showing some concern , since they will be submitted as British government rather than Anglo-Irish proposals . |
| 13 | If ergonomics is regarded as the science of work then work must be defined as purposeful activity rather than merely as activity for economic gain . |
| 14 | She links the growing concern about lack of residential accommodation due to social services policies of closure with the growing number of disabled children attending residential schools , primarily for residential care rather than for education . |
| 15 | We study different cultures and the communities that produce them , placing our primary emphasis on social relations and treating culture as a vehicle or medium for social interaction rather than an end in itself . |
| 16 | Well I I I would express my support for Mr and for Mr on widening the scope erm to include because clearly national policy talks about public transport generally and not just rail . |
| 17 | My reason for not having done it myself and my father 's reasons for not having done it with the National Gallery is that , in the case of Yale , I 'm looking forward to the day when there 'll be other people interested in English art who will give paintings or money to the Center for British Art just because it is the Center for British Art , where they would n't do it if it was the Paul Mellon Center for British Art . |
| 18 | They had been waiting for high water so that they could sail alongside in a civilised manner . |
| 19 | Society is based on consensual values , but conformity is achieved through social integration rather than individual choice . |
| 20 | He recognises that there is a funding problem for public expenditure even if Labour members in this chamber do n't er and in case the erm er Liberal group is feeling sanctimonious . |
| 21 | And it ca n't by definition be about sexual liberation simply because it duplicates and exploits those same power relationships . ’ |
| 22 | The criminal law includes only one type of non-consensual sexual act as rape , namely the insertion of penis in vagina by force or threatened force ; it excludes sexual intercourse between husband and wife , no matter how much the latter is beaten by the former to exercise his ‘ conjugal right ’ ; it excludes most sexual acts achieved by fraud , deceit , or misrepresentation — thus a man may pose as a psychiatrist and prescribe sexual intercourse as therapy to a ‘ gullible female ’ , because he knows the law will regard this as acceptable seduction rather than rape ; it excludes men who use economic , organizational , or social power rather than actual or threatened force to overcome an unwilling but subordinate , and therefore vulnerable female ; it excludes the forced insertion of any other instrument , no matter how sharp or dangerous . |
| 23 | We have repeatedly indicated in public expenditure round after public expenditure round that we are increasing over and above inflation substantial resources for the health service — far more even than the right hon. Gentleman dared to promise . |
| 24 | Patients transferred after initial diagnosis elsewhere and patients referred for consultation only were excluded . |
| 25 | After slow growth initially and reassessment under the Conservatives , the number of schemes expanded to around 350 , employing 750 post-graduates today . |
| 26 | After slow growth initially and reassessment under the Conservatives , the number of schemes expanded to around 350 , employing 750 post-graduates today . |
| 27 | His post as chief executive more or less folded up under him in a wholesale shake-up of staff . |
| 28 | The Squirrel was one of the first light turbine helicopters designed primarily for civil operation rather than as a modification of a design intended for military use . |
| 29 | It is often assumed that personal contacts will push through more of your material than that of other PROs and that you will be able to ask for favourable comment here and there . |
| 30 | a special kind of scanner which provides a means of reading printed characters on documents and converting them into digital codes that can be read into a computer as actual text rather than just a picture . |