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1 In the absence of any details it is difficult to assess the force of these references to biology and sociology … . ( 1 ) What , if any , were the false biological views in question ? ( 2 ) How did it follow from them that women could not be ordained to the priesthood ? ( 3 ) What are the views which have taken their place ? … . ( 7 ) Have the views about women which have now come to be held proved to be true ?
2 I was pressed with an argument that the assignees were not customers of B.C.C.I. The purpose of the Act was to provide some protection for persons who had chosen to become customers of the bank and who were accepted by the bank as customers .
3 It was reported that signs about dog fouling , and notes for motorists who park on the green pointing out that the car park should be used , are now available .
4 Broadly speaking , however , there are about four general reasons for files which transfer graphics information :
5 Braham 's importance lies essentially in his ability to use mundane or ‘ innocent ’ objects as vehicles which carry the much heavier load .
6 The Rustins have written ( 1987 , p.2 ) that all the modern writers of fiction for children they examined ‘ are concerned , in one way or another , with issues of emotional development in children ’ .
7 In S5 and S6 there is ample opportunity for pupils who did not choose a technical subject in S3 to return to one and many senior pupils opt to do this .
8 Conrad used the adventure story for purposes which stretched it perhaps beyond its technical bounds .
9 By bourgeoisification , Taylor is referring to the increasing emphasis within the game on comfort and entertainment manifested in such developments as the reconstruction of grounds as commercial stadia ( with covered stands , seats and floodlights ) , the payment of large transfer fees and the freedom of contract for players which enabled them to command large salaries .
10 But if the objective of the advertising for such a brand is , in fact , to talk to newcomers to the market ( and there are always newcomers to any market ) , or to the unconverted , or to disloyal users of other brands , there is , obviously , a very clear , specific case for ads which carry quite a lot of information , presented in a suitably attractive way .
11 We described stratification earlier as a stable structure of inequality between groups which persist across generations .
12 Following Axelrod and Hamilton 's pioneering work , many authors have sought to understand which strategies do best when the game is played many times between players who remember past encounters .
13 When his physical rehabilitation could be reduced to a maintenance level of about one session per fortnight , he started to attend the City University where the City Dysphasic Group organized special programmes in communication skills for adults who had suffered head injuries or strokes .
14 This module is designed to provide a short course in personal life skills for students who have good passes in O Grade and/or Standard Grade courses .
15 We believe people should be informed and consulted by employers about issues which affect their work .
16 However , there can be little sympathy for firms who make devices or software deliberately designed to permit the copying of works which are copy-protected .
17 The results are a blow for women who thought their long and hard-fought campaign would guarantee success .
18 She says ‘ feelings of guilt will be a major difficulty for wives who 've left their husbands behind ’ .
19 Tizard , for example , mentions the need to support the natural parents to enable them to care adequately ; Kellmer Pringle has advocated payment for mothers who stay at home to care ; and a further interviewee who may be identified with the ‘ society-as-parent ’ view had this to say in answer to the argument that the 1975 Act put already powerless parents in an even more powerless position :
20 The intimacy between couples who take an interest in each other is an essential ingredient of a lasting marriage .
21 The DSS said last week local authorities would be expected to negotiate with home owners on how to make up the gap in funding for residents who have to be away from the home for more than six days .
22 said could they help out a little bit for teachers you know ?
23 In these models much attention has been focused on the interaction between markets which fail to clear , and the mechanisms by which agents ' actions are coordinated when prices are sticky .
24 The rooms are equipped with bathrooms and convertible sofas for parents who want to stay with their children .
25 He said there had been difficulties in some committee meetings in trying to achieve a quorum and said payments should be made as an award for members who attended .
26 Recent research has shown up a link between girls who have suffered from some ( often seemingly unimportant or minor ) kind of sexual abuse and those who later go on to develop eating problems .
27 This course is designed to provide a broad base for students who intend to seek employment in a commercial information processing environment .
28 The unit will also provide a base for teams which work in the community .
29 Unfortunately because it , it was a special sell today job with a reduction off others I did n't get much money back .
30 One constant factor , unaffected by change of government , but never far below the surface , was an extreme sensitivity about the degree of public support for policies which tended to be perceived ( however misguidedly ) as ‘ soft ’ on crime .
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