Example sentences of "that [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 According to this view the space opened by figural language is not that between metaphoric and proper terms , but that between two or more equally figural terms , which , in Brooke-Rose 's case , are two or more discourses .
2 Another useful preliminary distinction is that between external control over sentencing discretion as opposed to self-regulation practised by sentencers themselves .
3 An example of an offset agreement is that between General Motors and local oil companies in Oklahoma City , which enabled the car company to build a new $400 million assembly plant there .
4 On a geographical basis , merchandise trade within the West Pacific region increased by over 30 per cent in 1988 , that between North America and the West Pacific by over 20 per cent , that between Western Europe and the West Pacific and within North America each by about 15-16 per cent , transatlantic trade and trade within Western Europe each by about 14-15 per cent , and other trade flows by about 7 per cent .
5 However , the relationship is more complex than simply that between overall numbers of people and of dwellings ( i.e. structurally distinct physical living areas ) .
6 To return now to the mother-and-child-on-beach situation , this relationship , and that between other individuals in the group , can be a fruitful source of additional story-continuity ideas .
7 The Sunday paper 's attack fed into an older battle , that between radical theatre , cinema , publishing , and the state which had been smouldering ever since Lady Chatterley six years before .
8 Like many distinctions , that between open and closed classes of lexical items is not an absolute one .
9 But here I must draw a distinction of rather a different kind , namely that between biological relationship and social relationship .
10 One such fundamental difference is that between fine art at one end of the spectrum and design at the other ; this has been defined in terms of objectives , so that whereas in design one is working towards a defined goal with aims that are clear from the outset , in fine art there may be no defined goal other than satisfying the artist 's inner demands .
11 When we turn from labour supply to labour intensity , the contrast made by historians is usually that between pre-industrial work rhythms and those of the factory economy .
12 Another powerful reason why improved mud buildings are not catching on in the tropical Third World is that for poor families , housing is not the first priority .
13 To many it seemed that for new houses to be carcassed for gas as well as electricity involved an unnecessary duplication of expense .
14 A mid-1980s ' survey of 650 firms in 130 US industries found that for new processes , lead time and learning curve advantages were rated as being the most important methods of protecting new innovations , while secrecy and marketing-related advantages were generally regarded as being more important than patents .
15 It is likely that for new entrants into the financial services regime , whether qualified or not , an initial test of competence will be required — as will be expected from any other financial adviser , whether a solicitor or an individual wishing to join FIMBRA .
16 Lehzen was the greatest single influence , and that for good , in the formative period of the character of the lonely , little-loved princess .
17 Attention is drawn to the fact that , while the balance conditions ( 7.9 ) and ( 7.10 ) for the Maxwell L-C bridge are independent of frequency , those for the Hay version are frequency dependent , so that for good results with this version an extremely pure sinusoidal source is needed and , ideally , a detection system that only responds to the same frequency .
18 What is certain is that for countless ages the greatest mountain range on earth will continue to form an impenetrable barrier to the terrestrial animals that live north and south of it .
19 Finch , in a study of preschool playgroups , found that for working class women self help was illusory , because taking turns in looking after other people 's children did not fit in with their life styles or with their aspirations .
20 There has also been a certain amount of experimental work by linguists and psychologists which supports the hypothesis that for current speakers of English , generic masculines are interpreted as masculine rather than generic — though it has to be said the results of this work are not entirely clear-cut , except perhaps in the case of generic man .
21 The fault , if it is a fault , lies in the Interpretation Act 1978 Sch 1 , which states that for legal purposes a ‘ month ’ means a calendar month , and this applies to legislation since 1850 .
22 He was supported by Alun Michael , MP for Cardiff South , who argued that for Labour to take the issue seriously would be a gift to the party 's opponents .
23 I regret that for geographical and personal reasons I am not eligible for re-election and shall be leaving the committee altogether .
24 It is therefore recommended that for optimal prophylaxis , a further treatment be given at 4-6 weeks post-lambing .
25 A significant number were aimed at positive prevention and these included altering the time allowed for lesson changeover to reduce crowd chaos , a decision to involve all staff in corridor supervision , a move to set up mutual support pairs amongst staff and the creation of a rewards system following the realization that for non-academic pupils the school offered little or no incentives .
26 Hill ( 1963 ) showed that for equal phase rigidities , G , the following result holds exactly for any geometry whatever where are the Voigt and Reuss estimates found earlier .
27 Martin Harrison , of GT , believes that for regular savings schemes exit charges would allow greater flexibility to pay attractive rates of commission while still offering a fair deal to investors .
28 This meant that for long periods they were uncomfortably silent because they could think of nothing to say .
29 Note that for long abseils , competitive abseils or multiple person abseils , the rope should be secured to more than one point .
30 By plotting the areal distribution of marine strata and making reasonable inferences from facies distributions about the location of former shorelines , it has been established that for long periods of time in the Phanerozoic , especially in the early Palaeozoic and late Cretaceous , the continents have been inundated by up to two thirds of the present area by epicontinental seas .
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