Example sentences of "reply [vb -s] " in BNC.

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1 Jesus 's reply displays great concern for what Moses actually said : ‘ Moses permitted you … . ’
2 When told of my 6lb line , or whatever it was , the reply has usually taken the form of , ‘ Six pound !
3 South Africa 's reply has been to attack transport and economic installations that link the neighbours so as to ensure that they remain dependent on South Africa .
4 The reply has been that this converts effects into what they are not : chance or random events , and inexplicable events .
5 But it 's clear that no amount of research will answer what seems at the outset to be a simple question , that is , ‘ Is golf good for the environment ? ’ the reply has to be , ‘ It depends . ’
6 Again , no reply has been forthcoming .
7 Bloomiehall Park A reply has been received from the Department of Recreation stating that seats will be provided near the east entrance but it would be necessary to delay their installation until the early spring of next year when financial provision can be made .
8 The chairman has written to the Secretary of Baberton Golf Club but no reply has been received .
9 Test holes have been bored to see if the land is suitable for building but no reply has been received .
10 Bloomiehall Park A reply has been received from the Department of Recreation stating that seats will be provided near the east entrance but it would be necessary to delay their installation until the early spring of next year when financial provision can be made .
11 A reply has eventually arrived from the National Dairy Council .
12 Falkenhayn 's precise reply has not been recorded , but it appears to have satisfied the Crown Prince and General von Knobelsdorf .
13 This reply illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of the somewhat positivist approach of Bohr and his friends , with their emphasis on classical measuring apparatus .
14 Mr. Beloff in reply submits that the dichotomy between authorised persons and exempted persons is a major feature of the whole structure of the Act of 1986 .
15 I thank you for the interest shown and hope that t is reply answers some of your questions .
16 If the Oracle is asked about Drachenfels , his reply depends on the adventure you are running .
17 But Bakker in reply says cartilage is in fact better for absorbing shocks and for building up hydrostatic pressure .
18 Whatever the force of Nozick 's implied challenge to alternative interpretations of neutrality , the question remains whether his reply succeeds in its primary aim of defending his own .
19 When asked ‘ What did you like about your last job ? ’ the chatterbox 's reply includes a detailed description of her recent holiday in the Dordogne .
20 This reply raises large issues ; but chapter 5 contains a lengthy argument that if there is any non-inferential knowledge , some of it concerns things other than our sensory states — so why not sheep , for instance ?
21 While essential if the travelling public are to have reliable information about all services in all parts of the country , Mr Freeman 's reply reveals that ‘ there would be no obligation on operators to participate in producing a single national timetable . ’
22 Without doubt , her reply shows just how unconcerned she is about her return to top-level racing and much of the credit for that must go to Pedrosa .
23 Anselm 's reply shows that there was no authoritative answer available .
24 The Iranian reply states that Mr Nezameddin ‘ was collaborating to take action against the national security of the country ’ .
25 This reply sounds very plausible , until one reflects on it ; and then a serious difficulty emerges .
26 It is ten to nine , I inform him , but and my uncontroversial and accurate reply seems to enrage him .
27 Cuthbert 's oblique reference to Aldfrith in his reply seems to have satisfied her .
28 Is the Minister aware that I have been asking this question , mostly of him , for the past 13 years and that that reply reflects how serious is youth unemployment in Scotland ?
29 Could you return your comments by Monday 10 November ; please do n't trouble to reply if you are happy with your text as we will assume no reply means that it is satisfactory .
30 Where any action needs to be taken , make a note in the margin ; eg when the replies contain information that should be passed on to your client , put a marginal note " Buyer " ; when the reply indicates that there is an error in the abstract supplied to you , mark it " Abstract " ; and tick these marginal notes as you take the necessary action , for example , when you write to the buyer , or amend your abstract .
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