Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Important structural features for antiulcer activity in flavonoids include the isoprenyl group , the presence of ortho -hydroxyl groups and/or a free hydroxyl in the uncondensed benzene ring . |
| 2 | ‘ Pay ’ within article 119 of the EEC Treaty did not include a statutory redundancy payment or a statutory payment under section 106 of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 . |
| 3 | In addition to the audit of a single building or a whole portfolio of buildings there has also been an increase in demand for the ‘ space audit ’ , usually from office tenants . |
| 4 | This overburden may be only a shallow layer of topsoil or a deep layer of modern building rubble , as is the case on some urban sites , and it may be removed by digging with hand tools or by using a mechanical excavator , depending on the site . |
| 5 | 36 , or relating to protection of the environment or the working environment ’ shall notify such provisions to the Commission , and the Commission may confirm them after having verified that they are not a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States . |
| 6 | Thus the Profitboss is meticulous in replying to correspondence , whether it be a brief memo from a junior clerk in accounts or a personal letter from a salesman prospecting for business . |
| 7 | The giving of often lavish presents to diplomats when they left a court to which they had been accredited , when a treaty was signed between two states or a special embassy of congratulation or condolence was sent , still a widespread practice in the first years of the nineteenth century , fairly soon became unimportant . |
| 8 | Yes , erm , I had in mind that , is there a seconder to that ? my own view is that erm , and that goes for most of the way for dealing with the problem , but I think it would be appropriate for this committee to make it clear that erm , any extension of the maximum aggregate for the current financial year will be met by an appropriate reduction or a corresponding reduction in the expenditure for ninety four ninety five , erm and I 'm not certain that that 's absolutely clear to the public or indeed to all members of |
| 9 | FEW PLACES have such a gentle and equable climate that animals living there never need seek shelter ; and few animals are so well-armed that they do not welcome somewhere to hide from their enemies or a safe nursery for their young . |
| 10 | Perhaps this show is reinforced by miming a stumble or a mindless struggle with the door on leaving yet again . |
| 11 | The starting-point is not a theoretical insight or a research finding or a recommended line of approach but what the teacher finds problematic , what issues are from her point of view in need of clarification and resolution . |
| 12 | Was there a high level or a low level of class conflict during the inter-war years ? |
| 13 | It was a success too There was n't a dull bit or a wrong note in the whole evening . |
| 14 | It revealed in September that it was looking for either an outright buyer or a substantial injection of capital for a minority stake in order to expand the publication . |
| 15 | Do you want the same as mum or a little bit of each or |
| 16 | The calcium waves in hamster eggs induced by fertilization or a local injection of InsP 3 were inhibited by prior injection with the antibody that binds to the C-terminal region of the IP 3 R ( Box 3 ) . |
| 17 | And the outcome of the general election , due next year , would seem to be either a hopelessly splintered parliament or a second period of ‘ co-habitation ’ between a Socialist president and a conservative prime minister . |
| 18 | This family is characterised by the disk being ill-defined or constricted with the arms appearing to continue to the centre of the disk in some genera ; the disk may be covered with skin or a dense coating of granules ; the long and narrow radial shields ; the reduced papillae on the jaw with only the apical papillae well developed and the oral papillae small , like enlarged granules ; the genital slits situated vertically on the sides of the disk ; the arms long and covered with skin or granules . |
| 19 | We could assume that everyone in the population is a user or a potential user of the accounts of public sector organizations . |
| 20 | You do n't need to be statistician or a graphic artist to be able to use TableCurve — the professional-standard curve fitting program designed for scientists and engineers . |
| 21 | Examples of these are : an attractive outer case for a computer monitor , a useful case for computer disks with built-in carrying handle , a desk for a computer or a new shape for a portable computer . |
| 22 | Therefore , if someone develops a new form of layout for the components in a computer or a new configuration for printed circuit boards , these are unlikely to be granted patents . |
| 23 | You could organise a large event at your local park or a sponsored ramble in the country ; or you could simply leave the car at home and get people to sponsor your walk to the station . |
| 24 | And if , and this is not a theoretical point , it 's happened in another union , if the majority or a large number of people in that sector , on that committee are not working or have not recently worked in the sector , then tensions will begin to arise , concerning those members who are working at the moment , and say hey , hold on a minute , perhaps people working in the industry should make these hard decisions . |
| 25 | No subject developed diarrhoea , and even at the highest dose tested of 400 pmol vasoactive intestinal polypeptide/kg/h only reduced absorption or a low rate of secretion of water and electrolytes was observed . |
| 26 | He carefully avoids a Kantian reduction to a knowing subject founded on self-reflection or a Hegelian reduction to a universal subject constituted as the absolute spirit of history . |
| 27 | If the judge thought that the remark was wrong or even unprofessional he should have asked the jury to leave court and dealt with the matter by perhaps a reprimand or a verbal rap over the knuckles , followed by sensible discussion as to what should be done . |
| 28 | The Middle East Economic Digest of March 16 described this prediction of a budget surplus as surprising to many observers , but noted that , in the absence of figures for years more recent than 1984 , it could not be determined whether it implied higher income or a sharp reduction in public expenditure . |
| 29 | The study of evolution is the study of history , not of the working out of some mathematical programme of progress towards complexity or a Teilhardian urge to evolutionary perfection . |
| 30 | We pick out those pieces which match our needs at the time [ My emphasis ] As have most people in the field , this author has participated in this game , using these data for illustration or emphasis in the classroom , as arguments in a paper , or as support in negotiating a budget or a new piece of equipment . |