Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A positive view of the potential of the scheme in this is related to positive views about virtually all of the other issues raised in the questionnaire and vice versa . |
| 2 | Moreover , it was a scarcely a trifle or a thing easy to get , for Mulgrave 's predecessor in office , Lord Chatham , had a list of 165 candidates with vacancies for only sixteen or seventeen a year . |
| 3 | ‘ The removal of Wages Council protection for under 21s through the Wages Act 1986 , combined with the [ removal of ] right to income support for most 16- to 17-year-olds , has contributed to the decline of young workers ’ wages compared to those of adult workers . ’ |
| 4 | Simple photographs , perceived to have little artistic quality are afforded copyright protection for only twenty-five years after death whereas editorial photographs and ‘ artistic ’ photographs are given periods of protection of fifty years and seventy years after death , respectively . |
| 5 | The second thing we 're doing is we 've we are going to attract a lot of money from what we call a specific grant for mentally ill . |
| 6 | But might of been might of been more because erm , tt she 's had a , a grant for so much |
| 7 | and she had a grant for so much off the council |
| 8 | The functionalist theory also justifies high rewards for the occupants of certain positions partly as a compensation for the ‘ sacrifices ’ of loss of earning power and cost of training during the period of preparation for functionally important positions . |
| 9 | About two hours preparation for about ten minutes eating . |
| 10 | Between slaying each other by the sword , admittedly , in preparation for more energetic centuries to come … |
| 11 | In preparation for more difficult times ahead , delegates ratified the drastic " Special Period in Time of Peace " austerity programme , adopted in September 1990 , which aimed to stem corruption and achieve food self-sufficiency [ see also p. 38229 ] . |
| 12 | With a two goal lead from the first leg the pressure was off Swindon for once last night as they tackled Wolves at Molineux … and when Nicky Summerbee gave them the lead they could afford to sit back and cruise to the third rounds … |
| 13 | I retrieved the case notes for as many patients as possible who had been registered locally as having died of asthma during 1980–9 ( 21 case notes out of 40 in total ) . |
| 14 | The agency , the Fund for Servicing the Foreign Debt ( FOZZ ) , used intermediaries to channel money held by Polish companies abroad to merchant banks and companies which bought up Poland 's debts for as little as 20 cents for every US$1 owed , contrary to an agreement between Poland and its bankers . |
| 15 | For a pair of tie bands you will need approximately 40cm ( 16in ) of outer fabric and lining , ( use the wastage between pattern repeats for both outer fabric and lining where possible ) ; pelmet buckram 45cm ( 18in ) wide to the length of the band ; approximately 30cm ( 12in ) bump to soften the buckram ; two tie-back hooks and two small rings . |
| 16 | This greatly simplifies what can be a fiddly and time-consuming process , and ( as is frequently claimed to justify many forms of automation ) frees human personnel for more interesting and productive work . |
| 17 | Many thousands have been sold through hairdressers for about seven pounds . |
| 18 | This can produce music of some density and apparent complexity through relatively simple means , as Example 138 , based on the series of Webern 's Op. 21 , illustrates : |
| 19 | For example , various studies have shown that the effectiveness of certain clinical interventions is increased by specialisation and this is one reason for having regional centres of expertise for more complex operations or rarer conditions to ensure clinicians see enough patients to " keep their hand in " and efficiently ration resources . |
| 20 | As Tynyanov puts it , ‘ Since a system is not a free interplay of equal elements but presupposes the foregrounding of one group of elements ( ‘ a dominant ’ ) and the deformation of others , a work becomes literature and acquires its literary function through just this dominant' ( O'Toole and Shukman 1977 : 34 ) . |
| 21 | Yet real materials , made up from atoms , have cohesive forces which have a finite range which may extend far beyond nearest neighbours , and , as we pointed out earlier , for polymers may extend along the chains for very large distances . |
| 22 | In the wild , where cats have huge territories , the chances of a tom-cat coming across a female in her den with her kittens is remote , so there is little opportunity for either paternal care or paternal infanticide . |
| 23 | In fact , what inevitably happens is that someone buys the house for the floor space of the extensions , seeing the opportunity for yet further building in the grounds , where planning permission would never normally be given . |
| 24 | This two-day event , offering a wide range of topics relating to teaching and learning , will provide an opportunity for both new and experienced academic staff to develop new ideas and skills in ‘ teaching and learning ’ . |
| 25 | A range of interesting and realistic projects and case studies will provide opportunity for both practical and intellectual development . |
| 26 | Here at last was the opportunity for almost unlimited eastward expansion . |
| 27 | That is why , in the defence estimates debate on 14 October 1991 , my hon. Friend the Member for Clackmannan ( Mr. O'Neill ) said : ’ We should be careful to preserve the opportunity for as many of our civilians as possible to serve in the volunteer forces . ’ |
| 28 | I was struck too by the way in which we started the programme by considering the dangers of the situation and there 's no doubt that that 's correct , but it is important to say , perhaps the most important thing is that the end of is n't in the Soviet Union and the break up of the Soviet Empire is an enormously positive event for all of us , for the citizens of the Soviet Union and for us in the West it gives the opportunity for much greater stability , real stability , peace and prosperity then ever existed under the old regime . |
| 29 | Pinpointing the genes involved would , Prof Brock said , open up ‘ the opportunity for more accurate and supportive genetic counselling to would-be parents and the prospects of gene therapy in the future ’ . |
| 30 | The magazine 's young audience and other groups seized this opportunity for more open debate about politics in modern China . |