Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shock and indignation jostle for position in the following quote from a speech of the president of the Royal Society , delivered in 1978 : ‘ Ominously , voices have been raised claiming that limits should be set to scientific inquiry — that there are questions which should not be asked and research which should not be undertaken . ’ |
| 2 | Two forms of pores are recognized , the primary pores , which develop during deposition of the sediment , and secondary pores , which develop after deposition , principally through solution of the rock particles themselves . |
| 3 | Whether they believe that we change through investigation of the unconscious mind , through investigation of the relationship that forms between a therapist and client , through group experience or through changing patterns of behaviour will depend to some extent on which one of these experiences they can best identify with themselves . |
| 4 | The distinction which each of these writers make between forms of the state provide the normativist with a justification for viewing the positive state as a degenerate form . |
| 5 | I mean for instance on the question of identification after 45 years it 's very difficult , I saw that in the Demianuk trial , to get satisfactory er evidence , but of course er I think British rules of evidence probably would simply mean it was excluded if that was the case , and it was fairly done and the law were n't changed and it was the law as it stands er then I 'd be in favour of it . |
| 6 | Service industries predominate for employment in the island offices , shops , banks , garages etc , as well as the whole infrastructure which is associated with tourism . |
| 7 | Your correspondent could refer back to Northern Echo archives and CSE , but meanwhile he should let the Sydney Harbour Bridge remain as part of the history of the now defunct Dorman Long group and of Middlesbrough . |
| 8 | The National Health Service administrator may be critical of the doctor who is profligate in the use of equipment and resources and at the same time the doctor may resent having to' account for expenditure to the administrator who may lack the medical expertise to understand why such equipment and resources were used . |
| 9 | According to Durex , whose condoms account for 80% of the British market , purchases made by women have risen steadily over the past 10 years . |
| 10 | The Autoglide can even be used on trackless doors of the canopy variety , which account for 80% of the garage doors installed in the UK , and which conventional garage door openers can not cope with The Autoglide works on a cable principle , with an advanced electronic control box . |
| 11 | In the second phase , small studies will be undertaken in a number of local authorities to assess the extent to which socio-economic factors account for variations in the rates of children in care in ‘ similar ’ authorities or for patterns of care that are at marked variance with national trends . |
| 12 | In contrast , motorways account for 30% of the mileage covered by heavy goods vehicles ( and 45% of that of the largest lorries ) . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , the interactive development tool and user interface management systems sectors account for 47% of the market but are growing at 65% per year . |
| 14 | For instance , other EMS currencies account for 72% of the French franc 's trade-weighted basket , and the dollar accounts for 44% of the yen 's . |
| 15 | Ships flying the Greek flag make up the world 's third-biggest merchant fleet , after Liberia 's and Panama 's ( having recently beaten an uppity Japan back into fourth place ) , and account for 40% of the European Community 's total tonnage . |
| 16 | Stock increases , own labour improvements and capital payments , therefore , account for £15m of the £36m gap . |
| 17 | The clearest sign of puberty is ejaculation or emission , and glandular secretions also account for growth of the penis , growth of hair on the face and body , and the deepening of the voice . |
| 18 | Excise duties account for 54% of the retail price of a typically priced bottle of Scotch and for 42% and 18% of the retail price of typical wine and beer products respectively . |
| 19 | Excise duties account for 54% of the retail price of a typically priced bottle of Scotch and are 42% and 18% of the retail price of typical wine and beer products respectively . |
| 20 | EC finance ministers have agreed that an intermediary in a triangular supply of goods can opt to have its customer in the country of destination account for VAT on the intermediary 's behalf ( p 102 ) . |
| 21 | EC finance ministers have now agreed that an intermediary can opt to have its customer in the country of destination account for VAT on the intermediary 's behalf . |
| 22 | And six shares account for 70% of the whole stockmarket 's capitalisation , of $17.3 billion . |
| 23 | Strathclyde , Grampian and Lothian Regions together account for 70% of the industry 's UK workforce . |
| 24 | The largest proportion of absences are proper nouns and foreign words which account for 78% of the missing tokens ( 75% of the types ) . |
| 25 | There are also an application development and a manufacturing technology transfer operation : together , the work done by these for third parties account for 10% of the turnover of Montpellier . |
| 26 | I 'm sorry erm as far as the schools are concerned you had presumably a lot of contact I mean as part of the national curriculum is if if you like is to build contact with the community and the schools . |
| 27 | North of Llandovery little country lanes wind through Rhandirmwyn towards the new reservoir of Llyn Brianne. on the left is a conical hill , clothed with oakwood , a car park and an information centre which is open in summer . |
| 28 | It was because the parties had all analysed the nature of the problem we had to decide in the same way that it was agreed at the outset of the hearing before us that the central question we had to answer was this : in what capacity are High Court judges sitting when they sit as visitors to the Inns of Court in disciplinary cases ? |
| 29 | They still often continue , in the capacity of Custos Rotulorum , to be the senior magistrate in the county and usually sit as chairman of the committee which recommends the names of new justices of the peace to the Lord Chancellor , a partial explanation for the dull , middle-class nature of the magistracy . |
| 30 | The other new appointees were : Lee Hyun Woo as Director of the Agency for National Security Planning ; Paik Kwang Hyun as Minister for Home Affairs ; Lee Jung Woo as Minister of Justice ; Lew Hyuck In as Information Minister ; and Kim Dong Ik as First Minister of State for Political Affairs . |