Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [adj] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the conflict between the players in any drama which heightens or when necessary relaxes the tension necessary for a climax to the plot . |
| 2 | A South Bank Centre touring exhibition at the Camden Arts Centre , ‘ Air , Land and Sea ’ examines the affiliations between Lanyon 's constructions and paintings , and where possible re-unites the related artefacts , thus illuminating his working methods and presenting new perspectives . |
| 3 | It might be interpreted as saying that V has a mode of access to his own brain different from any modes of access to V 's brain available to BS ; or that V has a different mode of access to the external world , and that this constitutes the difference between him and BS . |
| 4 | Quantum theory has taught us that the vacuum is not a featureless void but is continuously disturbed by particle-anti-particle pair creation and annihilation and that this endows the vacuum with energy . |
| 5 | It has been claimed that the vivid pattern of black and white stripes creates a dazzle effect , rather like the Op Art paintings of Bridget Riley and that this disconcerts the attacking predator at close quarters . |
| 6 | It might be thought that the subject 's apprehension of his own brain is more immediate and more holistic than any external knowledge , however complete , and that this explains the experiential difference between the two kinds of knowledge . |
| 7 | The reason for this is that Field 's New Tribe is imbued with the rather vague mission of transmitting ‘ Western techniques ’ to traditional societies and although this opens the door to many fascinating details about the structures of culture contact , it is at a rather high level of generality for explanatory purposes and it seriously underplays the role of the classes responsible for capitalist expansionism . |
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| 9 | It 's it 's also the main area of housing demand , it 's also the main area where employers want to locate around around North Yorkshire , and I think most importantly , if its development needs are not met , these can wo n't be satisfactorily diverted elsewhere , they will continue unresolved which would be continual pressure on the edge of the urban area , and on on the greenbelt , and if that holds the effect would of course be that the tight greenbelt would mean that economic growth in the county would be frustrated , because York is the main centre where employment growth is concentrated , and I would think , I would consider that that solution of a tight greenbelt plus not making sufficient provision for development needs elsewhere in York would be contrary to P P G three paragraph three , which I 'm sure you 're aware of . |
| 10 | Similarly , behavioural variability means that I sometimes iron with the television on and if this reduces the discomfort I experience from ironing ( even though I take longer to finish ) , selective reinforcement from TV viewing while ironing may mean that this also becomes part of my behavioural repertoire . |
| 11 | And if this reduces the cost of several pieces of wire , well you know that 's the way to go . |
| 12 | Many people at the church will be saying to Mrs Patient and her family , ‘ I do miss your husband , he was so good to me , ’ and whereas this makes the family feel warm it also makes them feel disturbed . |
| 13 | The best thing that can be said of them is that their contact with women is slight , the numbers who participate regularly are few , and whilst this reinforces the commonsense definition of poverty as being a result of apathy , it protects those who escape from the prescriptions of unperceptive need-meeters and from yet more management by misguided missionaries . |
| 14 | Well I was trying to stick with the size as an expression of whether the concept is one that should be pursued , and whether that influences the pursuing of the concept , can we can we leave the , the number of settlements till , till later on ? |
| 15 | But I think it 's fair to say he had lost his rapport with a lot of supporters , and when that happens the end is never really far away . |
| 16 | Not all bouts conclude with a full three point score and when this happens the decision will be given to the contestant with the most points . |
| 17 | As and when this happens the proportion of pupils obtaining graded results will naturally be greater in the GCSE than in the existing examinations . |
| 18 | His eldest brother , Darry , could be compared to Celie 's husband , Albert , in that he represents the head of the family and as such takes the lead in the running of things . |
| 19 | The effect of this is to slow the molecules down and as this happens the kinetic energy associated with moving particles is converted into potential energy . |
| 20 | Some redistribution had occurred between 1938 and 1949 , but if one ignores the top 1 per cent of income earners , there had been little change up to 1979 . |
| 21 | But while this makes the book accessible it is also an admission of weakness : instead of in-depth analysis it offers a series of snapshots — of the tourist industry ; of military bases and the women that serve them ; of diplomatic wives and so on . |
| 22 | And then he added , ‘ But before all comes the King — God save the King ! ’ |
| 23 | Devolution of responsibility from central government to regional and district health authorities may be a good thing , but when this includes the collection and use of important NHS data it hampers monitoring of national programmes like that for modernising mental health care . |