Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | The child 's doing , the child 's active social experience and his own thinking and talking are the chief means of his education … words can not be substituted for things . |
| 2 | But despite enthusiasm and hard work , disappointment and disillusion are the main reward . |
| 3 | Search and replace are two very useful facilities found on the majority of word-processors . |
| 4 | Small children who engage in anti-social acts like tantrums and quarrelling are equally apt to be diagnosed as having been ‘ bitten ’ on their falad by one of a number of invisible beings : fangugyab , ‘ that which causes crying ’ , fangarisugan , ‘ that which causes quarrelling ’ , fansungun , ‘ that which causes depression ’ , and so on . |
| 5 | If you can get the crop off the ground and impervious to weather quickly , it hardly matters if the subsequent carting and storing are laborious — wait until you have guests to help . |
| 6 | ‘ Busking and shoeshining are n't allowed , except in a boom . ’ |
| 7 | My own research in Mexico suggests that female managers tend to be found in those depanments that are concerned with interpersonal relations within the plant ( personnel , public relations , training ) and that women who start off in these areas and succeed are occasionally promoted to higher levels of management . |
| 8 | The research will investigate how the mechanisms of pre-verbal communication based on comprehension and production of gaze and pointing are related to each other and how they change between 6 and 18 months of age . |
| 9 | Mining and quarrying are still the most dangerous industries to work in , and in 1985 mining deaths and major industries were over five times the rate for other industries , including construction . |
| 10 | It is distinct from non-data-ink , which can be erased without loss of information : gridlines and hatching are good examples . |
| 11 | However , as with their metal counterparts , the false patinas on stone may look convincing but when viewed under high magnification and analysed are petrologically and chemically quite distinct . |
| 12 | although there are some widespread non-reciprocal speaking and listening situations ( such as radio , television , public address systems and lectures ) , the processes of listening and speaking are primarily reciprocal and integrated . |
| 13 | When all who direct , manage , control , teach , undertake research , plan and administer are ‘ bureaucrats ’ in the sense of being state functionaries , it is difficult to identify the class element in what is a large and heterogeneous stratum containing different and conflicting interests , such as those between the party and the scientific and technical intelligentsia , or the higher levels of state administration and the management of economic institutions . |
| 14 | Sports : Swimming at the small lido , tennis and riding are also available . |
| 15 | Groping , verbal abuse and pawing are among the daily humiliations that nurses face , says the study by Sarah Finnis and Ian Robbins . |
| 16 | Many archaeological sites and finds are discovered by people as they are going about their everyday work . |
| 17 | Ribbons and slashing are of contrasting bright colours identifying the individual regiments . |
| 18 | To my mind the yard , foot and inch are as antiquated as the rod , pole and perch . ’ |
| 19 | To import a light aircraft from the USA may not be overly difficult , but by the time the cost of the U.S. Export Certificate , British C of A , CAA registration and inspection and ferrying are added up , there is probably little change out of £6,000 . |
| 20 | More enamel is rasped off the upper outside edges than the lower inside edges because the bit and tack are likely to rub here . |
| 21 | SIMON WILLIAMS enters their world , where style , glamour , sexiness and tack are kings , and hears a glorious noise not unlike The Smiths beamed back to 1973 . |
| 22 | Is he satisfied that the new system encourages local authorities to provide houses — rented accommodation — for those people and that the numbers that are dependent on board and lodging are decreasing ? |
| 23 | The technician 's cleaning , careful feeding and replacing are often translated by staff as the management 's concern for their welfare . |
| 24 | Bits of both Open Look and Motif are already in there — and some features will be handled as objects — although Cunningham admits it is unlikely to make it up to the XT intrinsics level , on top of which the various interface look and feels are created . |
| 25 | For example , the pay schedule code contains all the rates of pay and hours of work allowed for a particular grade and will therefore act as a validation check when grade , hours and pay are entered . |
| 26 | Needs and wants are often similar , but it is good practice to assume there may be a distinction . |
| 27 | Although both sets of authors make recommendations for the creation of a broadcasting ( and media ) system to cater for the British public and its needs and wants , they differ enormously in their interpretations of what those needs and wants are . |
| 28 | Its primary concern is to find out what its customers needs and wants are so as to meet them with the highest level of customer satisfaction . |
| 29 | Gambling and stargazing are just two of the sins listed in his updated version of the Ten Commandments . |
| 30 | And he again attacked barracking : ‘ Bad language , gambling and barracking are the chief evils of the game . |