Example sentences of "[adj] in [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most companies will adopt a positive approach to site investigations and use standard forms or check-lists to ensure that no stone is left unturned in investigating every aspect of the site . |
| 2 | Two substances that look about the same under light , or in other words , reflect light in about the same way , may be totally different in regard to how much sound they absorb or reflect . |
| 3 | In fact , as Table 5.9 indicates , the situation in 1980 was very different in regard to two tasks for which older people often need assistance — shopping and cutting toe-nails . |
| 4 | Effective computer support must be matched to human thinking so that communication is readily established and yet different in providing functions which supplement human thinking ( p. 233 ) . |
| 5 | Just as ‘ Prostitution is on the increase ’ is quite distinct in meaning from ‘ I believe that prostitution is on the increase ’ , at least when this latter is taken as a psychological statement rather than as a modally qualified form of ‘ Prostitution is on the increase ’ , so ‘ Prostitution is wrong ’ is quite different in meaning from ‘ I disapprove of prostitution at least when this is taken as a psychological statement . |
| 6 | Moreover , at an ideological level , despite being so different in housing form , both these dwelling types have one other thing in common : they embody a view of appropriate domestic behaviour and the place of women within domestic life . |
| 7 | The meaning of this should become clear in considering the following indices which Marshall et al. |
| 8 | The UKCC Code of Professional Conduct ( see Appendix 1 , clause 4 ) is very clear in stating your obligation here : |
| 9 | I have already made my position clear in regard to the Nelson case , and I have nothing more to add . |
| 10 | Its predecessor was extremely clear in dealing with the fundamental concepts of special relativity and although Rindler 's new book is more discursive and modern in its approach ( for example , its treatment of space time ) it does lose out in succinctness . |
| 11 | While encouraging us to eat more complex carbohydrate foods , the WHO report is quite clear in recommending that we limit our intake of added sugar . |
| 12 | However , it should be clear in looking at any landscape that some places are , or have been , more important than others . |
| 13 | Although in poor health since a heart operation in 1990 , Muldoon had made it clear in announcing his resignation on Nov. 17 that the primary reason for ending his 31-year parliamentary career was his intense dissatisfaction with the policies of the National Party government [ see p. 38580 ] . |
| 14 | This is particularly clear in childrearing practices where boys and girls are treated identically , and are expected to develop similar person characteristics . |
| 15 | The problems became clear in marshalling hundreds of landing craft as big as single-decker buses , but without any brakes , in a confined seaway . |
| 16 | It is clear in talking to Walter , as he nears the end of his career , that while he has greatly enjoyed his job working with students , he is saddened by the fact that prospects for young people are not very promising at the present time . |
| 17 | The essay was quite clear in condemning the prejudices of religions , whilst distinguishing these from other prejudices . |
| 18 | In general , the research is clear in showing the critical role of support in the development of depression , but that the relationship between support , crises and depression is far more complex than many researchers have previously conveyed . |
| 19 | Their support is then usually too late to avert psychiatric disorder as research is clear in showing that most disorder associated with life events develops quite rapidly after the event . |
| 20 | It 's a letter from the Executive Services Officer that states , rule six , which is the one I 've just been talking about on the previous motion , is quite clear in saying that only individual members can pursue appeals and not a branch . |
| 21 | The UDC 's first pamphlet , written by Morel , was unequivocal in asserting the necessity of military victory over Germany if Belgian sovereignty was to be restored . |
| 22 | Outspokenly supporting the unification of Ireland , he was nevertheless unequivocal in condemning violence as a means to this end , and was held in great affection by his congregation . |
| 23 | From the start , Serbs in Bosnia have been unequivocal in saying : ‘ We can not live with the Muslims anymore . |
| 24 | In more modern furniture where a composite board of inherent stability , such as plywood , has been used the use of end and side lippings of solid wood is both sage and justifiable in concealing raw edges . |
| 25 | Muggeridge had been percipient in recognizing that the monarchy would increasingly have to live in a goldfish bowl and that would provide a new challenge for the image-makers . |
| 26 | These tests have been shown to be reliable in detecting H pylori infection in patients with and without renal failure . |
| 27 | Alford was equally staunch in championing the rights of the Commons against the Lords , whether protesting at the Upper House 's attempts to control the negotiations over the Scottish union or complaining against their insistence on members ' ‘ standing so long bare ’ at conferences . |
| 28 | Both historical and cultural comparisons indicate that the ideas we have about old age are as important , probably more important than biological ageing in determining the way old age is perceived , and how older people are treated . |
| 29 | It has been well-used in writing this book . |
| 30 | He is less conspicuous in opposing the Social Charter as a costly threat to jobs if the standards of Germany are to be imposed on countries like Britain . |