Example sentences of "[noun] be without " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nation has a very large civil service but a mixture of disdain for and suspicion of its civil servants … our leading governmental institutions are without the benefits of great formal authority and respect . |
| 2 | But if you listen to the two discs reviewed here as examples , you will discover that , in their respective vocal ranges , these artists are without equal in 1992 . |
| 3 | West are without midfielder Dale Swainston , who is working , while midfielder Peter May is injured . |
| 4 | Few products are without their warts , though , and the JMP-1 is not without its own . |
| 5 | Once the eggs have hatched the tiny fry are without parental care and become free swimming for a brief period during which time they must find their own host anemone . |
| 6 | My eyes are without light , except for the glass of the day 's methadone . |
| 7 | " These anti-partisan units are without exception completely compromised by open collaboration with the Germans ' he wrote , but he recommended that in view of the complexity of the situation they should not be " handed over to the Yugoslav army " but " should be disarmed and placed in refugee camps ! |
| 8 | Nevertheless , as Ambassador Stevenson had put it in his telegram on 27 April , " these anti-partisan units are without exception completely compromised by open collaboration with the Germans " . |
| 9 | Bruges are without suspended midfielder Alex Querter , while Gert Verheyen is struggling to overcome an injury . |
| 10 | For those with a sweet tooth ( few Glaswegians are without one ) , the gateaux are suitably elaborate . |
| 11 | It is unlikely that low concentrations of nutrients would cause PYY release when high concentrations are without effect . |
| 12 | Nuisances and abominations of all sorts are without scruple committed to the streets at any hour of the day of night , to await the morning visit of the scavenger to remove them : and happy indeed is it for the humble pedestrian if his eye and nose alone suffer from these ejectments ; happy indeed if he comes not in contact with them , as they make their unceremonious exit from window or door … |
| 13 | → As Warwick are without an official distributor in the UK at present , we contacted the company for their comments . |
| 14 | Eighty per cent of staff and 20 per cent of heads of residential care homes are without professional qualifications . |
| 15 | It has to be admitted that there are problems with trying to state what data are without appearing to stipulate their character in advance . |
| 16 | Where would good eating be without the colour , variety and flavour of fresh vegetables ? |
| 17 | ‘ Where will his precious words be without a pageant cart to spout them on ? ’ |
| 18 | The administrative problems were solved , for the early Commando units were without ‘ a tail ’ of cooks , cobblers , and others so essential in keeping a fighting unit in the field . |
| 19 | Twenty years ago few tailor shops were without a bottle of gin : the men drank as they liked ; one kept the score , and the publican came at certain times to replenish the gin bottle . |
| 20 | Dinosaurs were without doubt cleverly adapted : among the family were insectivores , herbivores and carnivores , generalists and specialists of many varying habitats . |
| 21 | Juventus were without leading striker Roberto Baggio , recovering from a cracked rib , and England midfielder David Platt , out until the New Year after last week 's knee operation . |
| 22 | His eyes were without guile . |
| 23 | Her eyes were dark and carefully made darker but her lips were without lipstick and her face had only the merest dusting of powder . |
| 24 | Gray plays at Luton today , but Crosby is without Don Goodman , Gary Owers , Brian Atkinson , Anton Rogan and John Colquhoun . |
| 25 | Tea is without doubt the world 's most popular drink . |
| 26 | It needs the recognition that the enemy is without our organization , and not within it . |
| 27 | ‘ Mr von Kuenheim is without a conventional ego and is happy to allow others to take much of the credit . |
| 28 | However , the uncomplaining hero Bobby is without a permanent home . |
| 29 | Whilst we stress the artificial nature of most time-cues , it would be misleading to suggest that natural light is without effect . |
| 30 | If living is without you . |