Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , the research process was to be used to train locals in obtaining the information they needed , and thereby develop a network of individuals and groups who would express their concern for the land issues of the region by an ongoing commitment to further action at local and National level using the results obtained from the study . |
| 2 | In formulating the original agreement with Fields , Branson had ensured a clause be written in stipulating that , under the Articles , Virgin as the majority shareholder had the right to appoint more than two ‘ A ’ directors , and thereby gain a majority of the board , if it was ‘ not satisfied with the financial position , or the management position of the company ’ . |
| 3 | It fails to see the complex ( and often hidden ) relational aspects of power which effectively make a nonsense of simple statements about who has power . |
| 4 | This would give greater predictability to litigants and presumably effect a reduction in the amount of judicial time devoted to these matters . |
| 5 | Battles are rare , and mostly involve a stallion in his prime making a determined effort to wrest the harem from an older stallion . |
| 6 | For example , hire purchase will generally be fixed-sum , restricted-use , debtor-creditor-supplier ; credit card use will generally be running-account , restricted-use , debtor-creditor-supplier , and additionally involve a credit token . |
| 7 | MINIS , when properly developed , could identify and measure the performance of departmental cost centres , and thereby provide a potential for the comprehensive reorganization of departments based upon the principle of decentralization to managerially autonomous accountable units . |
| 8 | Assuming that a target company is confined to an authority of 10 per cent it will be seen that the directors of the target and their concert parties will need to hold at least 27 per cent before the buy-in to hold 30 per cent afterwards and thereby trigger a Rule 9 obligation . |
| 9 | So pick a corner , |
| 10 | Debasement of the coinage led Wriothesley to call the Mint ‘ our holy anchor ’ ; its profits were such that he told Paget to keep its operations secret , ‘ for if it should come out that men 's things coming thither be thus employed , it would make them withdraw and so bring a lack ’ . |
| 11 | Backing up your data is vital , so book a lunch date if you choose level two , because it takes about one minute per megabyte of hard disk space to set up . |
| 12 | And then there are some musicians who merely make a living . |
| 13 | Flour beetles do not need water but breed best in a damp atmosphere , so push a test tube or small jar containing water down into the flour . |
| 14 | Though an electric car itself may be an inefficient machine , with a battery , electric motor and transmission system , all of which are individually efficient , the car requires electricity from a plug in the garage to charge up its batteries and the Electricity Generating Board and Power Stations are themselves inherently inefficient and they perhaps introduce a fact of only thirty percent into the overall conversion of primary fuel , that is coal , oil , gas , or nuclear , into electricity . |
| 15 | This concept is also linked with the concept of power , which is one used to indicate how much influence a family member has in achieving a desired outcome , by active or passive alignment with other members . |
| 16 | It is doubtful how much influence a critic has today , though high claims are made for Clement Greenberg as the promoter of American Abstract Expressionism . |
| 17 | perhaps make a bit more |
| 18 | Will the Foreign Secretary keep the House informed and perhaps make a statement when the House returns after the recess ? |
| 19 | Below lay a yard , which was sometimes full of empty liquor casings , picked up by the suppliers whenever there was a new delivery . |
| 20 | The search for more useful financial reports does not , however , necessarily mean a search for the most relevant information . |
| 21 | Again , the golden rule is only pick a cause that is dear to your heart . |
| 22 | Not all bills are introduced in this way ; any Member of Parliament may , of course , personally introduce a bill . |
| 23 | You only make a fool of yourself when you try and speak in public . |
| 24 | In addition to asking questions pupils have to develop the ability to analyse historical evidence , make judgements about it and in doing so develop a sense of perspective about the people of the past . |
| 25 | Granted , if socialists merely develop a list of pat answers to these questions ( nationalisation , ‘ planning ’ ) while failing to fight for more immediately realisable socialist gains outside of government they will not get much of a hearing , but equally to write off the macroeconomic questions as too difficult to speculate about is to forego the right to contest the policies of a reactionary national government . |
| 26 | Therefore , this project in addition to providing results of importance for econometric theory , should provide methods of importance for modelling strategies in economics and related disciplines , and so make a contribution towards improving the average standard of empirical research . |
| 27 | The length and width will depend on how many will be using the punt at any one time , but always remember that they are not the easiest things to row , especially in rough water , so make a length of about 14ft your limit , with a width of about 4ft 6in. maximum . |
| 28 | So make a start now by testing your taste-buds in this month 's competition , the Sainsbury 's Wine Taste Challenge on page 62 — you could win a trip to the wineries of New Zealand or Germany . |
| 29 | So make a note again tickets four quid each , the annual grand charity dance modern old time and sequence . |
| 30 | The fish look very attractive when garnished with cucumber , lemon and sprigs of lacy chervil I dislike plain mayonnaise so make a sauce verte which is good with both fish . |