Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the western consensus based on the traditional liberal interpretation has now broken down , many of the most distinguished scholars in the field remain firmly committed to it and it continues to inform conventional wisdom among non-specialists in the West . |
| 2 | The enduring appeal of the Conservatives is undoubtedly one of the most important political phenomena of the twentieth century : and yet both the party as an institution and the nature of British Conservatism remain relatively under-studied . |
| 3 | Whilst many voluntary and private child care organisations have diversified , the majority remain heavily committed in terms of both human and capital resources to the provision of residential care . |
| 4 | With attention focused on p values and CIs , could the role of chance in scientific reasoning appear falsely magnified ? |
| 5 | This initially resulted in the charge of murder being changed to attempted murder , with Professor Usher reluctantly forced to admit that his initial examination was inconclusive . |
| 6 | The ‘ intangible ’ advantages of large-scale information capability seem best exploited within ‘ internal markets ’ if they are to assume their full efficiency . |
| 7 | ( iv ) If workers in a particular industry become more polarized in their commitment to the labour movement , membership will fall unambiguously but the wage change may go in either direction . |
| 8 | The youngest group has in effect become more stratified in educational terms and there are now new gradations of educational attainment that mirror differences in social background . |
| 9 | The systematic analysis of teachers ' needs in relation to professional personal development is becoming widespread as staff appraisal and career review become more structured . |
| 10 | This is not to deny that the custodians of institutionalized religion have often done their best to censure what they perceive to be damaging scientific conclusions . |
| 11 | As Edward Hulmes quoted in his book in this series , Education and Cultural Diversity : The great teachers of religion have always had to get rid of the useless lumber which accumulates in its progress — the rigid dogmatism , the narrow legalism , the mechanical rites , the silly superstitions which may become a substitute for religious life . |
| 12 | THE HOCKEY Association have again named a strong side for the annual visit to Felsted School today , with Great Britain stars John Shaw and Russell Garcia the main attractions . |
| 13 | It will be the first time Northern Ireland waters have been chosen for the GP14 inland championship , but representatives of the class association have already visited the area , and they were well pleased with their reconnoitre . |
| 14 | Investigators from the British Parachute Association have already visited Eastnor and started an inquiry |
| 15 | THE Hampshire Playing Fields Association have just launched a £250,000 public appeal to enable them to respond to the ever-increasing demands for support of sport and recreational projects throughout the county . |
| 16 | Despite his subsequent apology , the International Amateur Boxing Association have now banned Griffin . |
| 17 | But contractors for the Re-Roof Housing Association have now sorted out the problems . |
| 18 | The results of all the foregoing may be a fire or fires which on the arrival of the fire brigade have either developed as could be anticipated in the absence of an automatic extinguishing system or a situation where fire has gained a substantial hold and is being retarded in its growth by a sprinkler system reduced to some degree from its designed effectiveness . |
| 19 | ‘ I would liken them to the Hitler Youth Movement — using intimidating tactics to try to control those who come to matches and deterring decent fans from watching us , ’ said Jobson , whose Southend side have now gone nine League matches without a win . |
| 20 | Ferguson 's side have now managed only their eighth League win in 25 attempts this year . |
| 21 | Dave Bassett 's side have only had one penalty in 90 games in the last two seasons . |
| 22 | Many parts of the continent have also got a drought ; in France , in southern Italy and Greece in particular but Spain , they 're not too bad actually they 've had quite a lot of thundery showers this summer . |
| 23 | When the first showers of spring have thoroughly moistened the pile , he covers the whole structure with sand . |
| 24 | Liverpool Bay partners LASMO , Hamilton and Monument have already spent more than £O million on the project and gas has been sold to Powergen , one of the UK 's major power generators . |
| 25 | The spectacular pieces found during the past fifty years off the east coast have often contained prehistoric dragonflies , trapped thousands of years ago by the oozing liquid as it flowed from the tree trunk . |
| 26 | The Board of Inland Revenue have therefore decided that they will no longer , in these circumstances , treat the income of the settlement as that of the settlor for income tax purposes solely because the trustees have power to pay or do in fact pay capital transfer tax on assets put into settlements . |
| 27 | Alongside Mo Wax , new records bearing the names of operations like Zero , Party Rockin' , Somethin' Else and Soul Jazz have recently found the light of day . |
| 28 | Labour have just unveiled their proposals . |
| 29 | And if you 're still mired in sentimentality , look at it this way : the admission fees so far received from visitors to the carp pond have already enabled the Boy Scouts to build and maintain several church halls in the area . |
| 30 | Moscow stores alone report sales of gold this year running at double those of last , while those of diamonds and silver have almost quadrupled . |