Example sentences of "[to-vb] [is] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | we have been impressed by the degree to which the desire to help is inhibited in practice by a reluctance to intrude oneself into other people 's lives . |
| 2 | The contrast between this response and the effect of changing directly from single.phase excitation of A to let is shown in Fig. 4.10 . |
| 3 | The decision to revolt is discussed in chapter 15 and turns on the evaluation of costs ( punishment for failure , injury risk , loss of property , etc. ) versus the gains of raised income or wealth . |
| 4 | While the duty to co-operate is imposed by statute , arrangements for inter-agency co-operation are to be found in government guidance published under the title of Working Together under the Children Act 1989 ( HMSO , 1991 ) . |
| 5 | Gluckman 's thesis is that in these societies , the fundamental propensity in men to quarrel is held in check by cross-cutting allegiances . |
| 6 | To take advantage of the effect of sample size , that is that the means of random samples will have a nearly normal distribution if the sample is large , the decision to readjust is based on sample means rather than individual measurements , justifying the use of the 3s limits . |
| 7 | To take advantage of the effect of sample size , that is that the means of random samples will have a nearly normal distribution if the sample is large , the decision to readjust is based on sample means rather than individual measurements , justifying the use of the 3 s limits . |
| 8 | Paraguay 's is open wide , with smuggling its biggest earner , so people have much to lose if the incentive to smuggle is reduced by tariff reductions . |