Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] [noun] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An appreciation of the unspeakable dangers that could face us if we did n't live in a country full of cuddly things interested only in eating each other helps put our fear of midges into perspective . |
| 2 | A second difference is that animals are tested using instrumental learning procedures to shape their choice behaviour . |
| 3 | Wage costs are not the only determinant of competitiveness but must be considered within the context of relative productivity , with human and physical capital allowing high wage sectors to maintain their comparative advantage . |
| 4 | Turning to Europe , Mr Ridley said that the Government was pressing other EC countries to reduce their industrial subsidies , for this was at the heart of a genuine single market after 1992 . |
| 5 | The sharpness of filtering may be vastly improved by cascading individual filter sections to create what is known , rather appropriately , as a ladder filter because of its appearance . |
| 6 | She is meeting Christian Aid partners to gauge their views on the future of Hong Kong . |
| 7 | Private ownership is also justified because by permitting individual property owners to pursue their own self-interest in a competitive market it is argued that we achieve an optimal allocation of society 's resources . |
| 8 | ‘ I used to do a lot of home brewing and going round beer festivals gave me the idea of doing it for a living . |
| 9 | The Bank is also considering introducing environmental safeguards into its controversial structural adjustment programmes ( blamed by environmentalists for forcing third world countries to despoil their environmental heritage in the quest for Northern-style economic prosperity ) . |
| 10 | Three hooded gunmen wearing Lebanese Army fatigues entered his apartment where they killed him , his wife and their two small sons . |
| 11 | The company says that the machines are the first real-time multiprocessing computers to use the 88110 and represent a unique 88110 implementation with large caches , local memory , and high input-output throughput supporting multiple input-output buses making it a balanced system for real-time computing . |
| 12 | On Ollokot 's left , Wahlitits , Red Moccasin Tops and Strong Eagle ( Tipyahlahnah Kapskaps ) , all wearing red blanket coats to flaunt their bravery , broke the soldier line . |
| 13 | They seem to have been missing in action , releasing a couple of singles off the last album without providing any back-up tours to promote them . |
| 14 | Using grey fondant trimmings shape one large and four small whale tails , and mark on fin lines with the back of a knife or a cocktail stick . |
| 15 | The White Paper of 1975 mentioned above had simply referred to the virtual impracticability of asking social service departments to commit themselves to major investment in a programme for mentally ill people . |
| 16 | His good fortune in surviving subsequent assassination attempts increased his belief in his divine protection . |
| 17 | Middle class women , including feminists , who deplored the idea of state employees entering working class homes regarded their own activities in this regard as right and proper . |
| 18 | Nintendo and Sega can control prices by insisting all software companies buy their cartridges from them . |
| 19 | Practically the two extremes may be reconciled through more initial effort in training to ensure user understanding of the range of information sources , combined with more indepth support from ‘ database or information surfers ’ ( navigators ) , targeting particular subject groups to optimise their exploitation of this increasingly complex information environment . |
| 20 | Even if the inspector were to back the roads package , however , difficulties in obtaining central government grants meant it was unlikely to start before 1996–7 at the earliest . |
| 21 | Even if the inspector were to back the roads package , however , difficulties in obtaining central government grants meant it was unlikely to start before 1996–7 at the earliest . |
| 22 | Kochan points out how effective the revolutionary theory of the Bolsheviks was in recognising certain weaknesses in the Russian state and arising disciplined party methods to overcome them . |
| 23 | Hendrique , using two paper napkins to protect his hands , removed the strip light from its socket on the ceiling of the carriage directly above the table then unravelled a length of flex and secured the two crocodile clips at the end of it to the respective overhead power points . |
| 24 | We discovered later that a crowd of drop-outs had been living rough on the Towers , using local fishing boats to ferry them to and fro . |
| 25 | ‘ Far from helping Third World governments to realise their development goals , excessive reliance on mass media had , in fact , generated consumerism and a new individualism which , in turn , had stimulated demand to a degree that was beyond the capacity of the economy to absorb , ’ writes Mr Jayaweera . |
| 26 | Effective Project Management — an intensive five-day residential course for executives needing professional management skills to enable them to meet their objectives successfully . |
| 27 | Who is responsible for ensuring rear seat passengers wear their seat belts ? |