Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [coord] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law , the result of years of lobbying by the Roman Catholic church , bans abortions in private clinics and puts strict limits on them in public hospitals . |
| 2 | If a job starts in normal hours and runs into overtime , that time should be charged at the quarter hour rate . |
| 3 | Nordic Water , an offshoot of the building and real estate group , NCC , makes water-treatment products and does design and contracting work for water companies , industry and local authorities . |
| 4 | Maguire will surely be champion jockey in due course but appreciates what a long haul he has ahead of him this season . |
| 5 | I saw a pool-table , a polythene-wrapped three-piece suite , various devotional ornaments and gewgaws with their special pale glow . |
| 6 | 46 Leonis Minoris is just in the same × 7 field with Xi and Nu , and is identifiable because it has a K-type spectrum and shows its orange colour when viewed through binoculars ; unusually for so dim a star , it has a proper name — Præcipua . |
| 7 | Labels such as ‘ mono-hierarchical ’ , ‘ mono-organizational ’ , ‘ USSR Incorporated ’ ( Meyer 1965 ) , the ‘ organizational society ’ , the ‘ command society ’ ( Rigby 1964 ) and the ‘ administered society ’ ( Kassof 1964 ) are used , implying that the political conflicts and struggles over resources , status and power that take place within the communist state are analogous to those experienced within large corporations . |
| 8 | This deep-rooted process of change can now be brought to bear on the ‘ official ’ health system as the signing of the peace agreements between the government and the FMLN has ushered in a period of more open political struggle and has created new political spaces . |
| 9 | The donation is in response to Cambodia 's request for help in restoring its shattered agriculture and reflects the Cambodian government 's desire to make the country self-sufficient in food as quickly as possible , but experts fear any short-term benefits will be outweighed by long-term damage . |
| 10 | The money supply ( MS ) is also exogenous — it is assumed to be under the control of the monetary authorities and does not respond to changes in r or Y. |
| 11 | The weekly return in Table 1 illustrates the Bank 's assets and liabilities : the division between the Issue Department and Banking Department is largely for historic reasons and has no real economic significance . |
| 12 | Meanwhile the Inservice Panel devises and executes staff-development activities and explores infrastructural initiatives ( for example , networking ) designed to facilitate the communication of good practice , the sharing of ideas and the peer support which characterise a commitment to extending the professionalism of teachers throughout the county . |
| 13 | The concept of bad faith has remained either largely in the region of hypothetical cases or has been treated as synonymous with improper purposes or relevancy . |
| 14 | Pretending nothing unusual is happening he gives his wings one flutter , lifts the sunken foot and puts down the other — and so it goes on . |
| 15 | That is , the generality of the depression will depend on whether the person 's helpless views extend to all areas of his life ; the length of the depression will depend on how stable his helpless attitudes have become ; and self-esteem will be lowered if the person has internalised his helpless attitudes and sees himself as a failure . |
| 16 | Honours in Economic History focuses on economic change and offers students a strong foundation in economics alongside the maximum opportunity to study a wide range of aspects of world economic development over the past 500 years . |
| 17 | It leads unerringly over an intervening ridge and descends to the A.82 at the head of Glen Coe , providing excellent views throughout . |
| 18 | Did you hear any strange groans and creaks in the night . ’ |
| 19 | The distinctive ‘ rattle ’ at the end of the tail is formed from modified scales and increases in size by one rattle section every time the snake moults its skin , which may be up to four times a year . |
| 20 | Texas Instruments said the decision to sign the non-exclusive agreement was based on several factors : first , the technology is available now ; second , the ARM core operates at low voltages and offers ‘ the best MIPS per Watt in the industry ’ — approximately 200 MIPS per Watt , compared with the AT&T Co Hobbit at 37 MIPS per Watt ; third , it integrates easily into larger chip designs ; fourth , it provides good price-performance — to buy chips in volume from Advanced RISC would cost less than $30 per unit ; fourth , the chip is tiny — an ARM6L has a die size of 5.9mm square — and there is a strong need in the automotive industry to reduce the size and weight of components . |
| 21 | As figure 1 illustrates the Chemicals sector now represents 10% of total exports and has shown a 15% increase from £722.9 million in 1989 to £833.3 million in 1990 . |
| 22 | It is important that the medium used flows and fills all the air space , so that subsidence does not occur at a later date . |
| 23 | The lack of response to iron treatment or the recurrence of anaemia when iron treatment is stopped may be an indicator of the need for further colonic assessment and requires formal evaluation . |
| 24 | Your publication has given some of the world 's best humorists and cartooonists their most memorable exposure and has inspired countless others to pick up the pen and make complete fools out of themselves . |
| 25 | ‘ Expressions ’ is the only salon in the area that caters for Afro-Caribbean and European hair and employs top cutters and colourists in each field . |
| 26 | It is a general treatment programme for stressed hair and consists of Revitalising Shampoo ( £2.75/200ml ) , Revitalising Extract ( £5.95/15ml phials ) and Repair Fluid ( £4.95/30ml ) . |
| 27 | It has thrown Welsh councils into administrative chaos and has proved difficult and expensive to collect . |
| 28 | The ancient Penny Hedge ceremony , which dates from feudal times and has been promoted in recent times by the English Tourist Board , takes place in Whitby tomorrow . |
| 29 | 50 ) , for example , exhibits a technical expertise and possesses many fine decorative features — both figural and motival — absent in the former . |
| 30 | The next printing , of 1866 , was from new type and was therefore the second edition , often , if not accurately , called the first published edition , on the grounds that , since so few of the 1865 copies were published and a number were recalled by Carroll , it was really a private printing and does n't count . |