Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They argue that to rely exclusively on the electoral or parliamentary road to the goal of socialism is to shut-off the possibility of attaining that goal precisely because it overestimates the power of party and the democratic state ; underestimates rival centres of power ; and minimises the moderating implications of parliamentary democracy and much else besides . |
| 2 | she then ‘ picks up ’ the open stitches ( a fine circular needle is wonderful for this ) , returns these stitches to the machine and knits a new rib ( going downwards ) or whatever is required . |
| 3 | " To put in repair " is sometimes used and imposes no greater obligation than " to repair " any more than to keep " in repair " , " in good repair " , " in sufficient repair " or " in tenantable repair " ( Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe v McOscar [ 1924 ] 1 KB 716 ) . |
| 4 | However , if the US wins , and imposes an old-fashioned pax americana , then we can confidently predict a rematch in the future . |
| 5 | Chicago-based advertising screens on shopping trolleys specialist VideOcart Inc has persuaded IBM Corp to let it restructure its $42m debt to IBM , to provide the company with relief from near term debt payments and enable it to attain its business goals : a $22m debt would replace the existing debt , giving VideOcart a one-time balance sheet gain of $20m ; terms of the new agreement include waiving all principal and interest payments until July 31 , and VideOcart retains its rights under a previous agreement with IBM that allows early repayment of the new $22m debt at any time for $17m in cash ; VideOcart also agreed to cancel a warrant granted last year to IBM to buy 540,000 VideOcart shares and grants a new warrant to buy 600,000 shares at $1.75 each ; from August 31 to December 31 , interest only payments will be due , but payments of $500,000 a month will be due beginning on January 31 1994 and will continue for 35 months , and a balloon payment will be due on December 31 1996 , although IBM has the option to convert the balance of the debt into VideOcart common shares at $8 a share on that date . |
| 6 | If the court accepts the creditors ' petition and grants a winding up order the company will come under the control of the Official Receiver ( a civil servant from the Department of Trade and Industry known as the OR ) . |
| 7 | Or is it gulped down quickly , before someone comes in and points an accusing finger ? |
| 8 | At the point where the program is trying to set up the tutorial files it reports that it is unable to find ‘ Festina Text ’ and skips the entire operation . |
| 9 | When you and your dog are forced to survive at a very basic level , you share the kind of experience that fastens and tightens a solid bond . |
| 10 | ACE exists predominantly as an ectoenzyme of vascular endothelial cells and plays a key part in the renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems by activating angiotensin I into angiotensin II and inactivating bradykinin . |
| 11 | In addition , both ICAMs are expressed at low levels on resting vascular endothelium ; ICAM-1 is strongly upregulated by cytokine stimulation and plays a key role in the arrest of leukocytes in blood vessels at sites of inflammation and injury . |
| 12 | The museum includes a library and archives documenting the reign of the Orléans-Bragança family ; it receives 300,000 visitors a year and plays a key role in the artistic and cultural life of Brazil . |
| 13 | Laura , an accountant , has just won the Ulster ladies ' individual life-saving title for the fourth year running , while Karen is in the ambulance service and plays a key role as secretary of Ireland 's No.1 club in the RLSS — Southend . |
| 14 | Steve Mungall is moved forward into midfield and plays a blinder . |
| 15 | It provides technical advice and computing facilities , printed and photocopied research material , a specialised library , a seminar programme which attracts attendance from outside Cambridge as well as within , and plays a major role in sustaining the publication of Local Population Studies . |
| 16 | ‘ BP possesses first-class expertise in the subject and plays a significant role in the management of the project . |
| 17 | This pathway generates NO and plays a significant part in the regulation of resting gall bladder tone and in gall bladder emptying . |
| 18 | Regular exercise can improve the quality of and extend an active life , and plays a vital part in the prevention of many chronic conditions . |
| 19 | This 18-year-old rookie averaged 69 over four rounds to win the Zimbabwe Championship some weeks ago and plays a stronger game than his dad , the professional at Wyngate , a posh club in suburban Harare . |
| 20 | where his right hand , he 's a very confident music reader and plays but his left hand he 's merely sort of hangs there like a claw and plays the odd chord |
| 21 | Sometimes it 's as if he 's constantly rejecting the first idea that comes into his mind , and plays the second instead . |
| 22 | It is well suited as a hill suckler on rough grazing and plays an essential role in the production of the well-known Blue Grey store cattle of the borders , which are from Galloway cows put to Whitebred Shorthorn bulls to add earlier maturity to the Galloway 's good beefing qualities and excellent mothering instincts . |
| 23 | One of the scouts , a woman , comes forward and plays an Irish bagpipe alongside the band . |
| 24 | It 's a Cotswold marriage between sport and money where the organist flips and plays an Irish jig . |
| 25 | In particular E. Foetida ( the stinking dungworm or brandling ) multiplies rapidly in a dungheap or compost pit and plays an important part in breaking down the cellulose once the temperature has dropped to about 32°C . |
| 26 | The snow which brings so many winter sports enthusiasts to the area can lie all year round in some parts of the Cairngorms and plays an important role in protecting flowering plants . |
| 27 | SCOTVEC is a body with a national remit and plays an important role in the educational life of Scotland . |
| 28 | The development of the Somerset AEC both accords with and constitutes a practical example of the Home Office 's recent guidance to sentencers : |
| 29 | On the contrary , their vision , as Eisenman says , is ‘ violently apocalyptic ’ , and constitutes a theological corollary to the violent action for which the Zealots are held responsible . |
| 30 | It usually takes longer than with oesophageal tumours and constitutes a considerable workload . |