Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Supreme Court on Nov. 16 upheld a decision by the government of former Prime Minister V. P. Singh reserving 27 per cent of public-sector jobs for members of the lower castes but ruled that the total reservation should not exceed 50 per cent [ see pp. 37653 ; 37710-11 ; 37774 ] . |
| 2 | Having considered two cases ( one of them going back more than 25 years ) , it upheld verdicts in lower courts and ruled that in view of the complex scientific issues involved , the government was best placed to decide on sites and to assess their environmental impact . |
| 3 | If we really wanted to find out whether the unwesternised Wolof were capable of expressing different points of view , we could do worse than to look for instance at their political activities and see whether , in factional disputes , the lobbying that takes place indicates such an awareness . |
| 4 | The only tentative conclusion that can be drawn from all these studies is that government financial assistance to strikers may play some minor part , not so much in starting , but in prolonging a strike , but it is an insignificant factor compared to the complex web of economic and political reasons that generate and sustain strike action . |
| 5 | After a tour in February 1989 of Soviet psychiatric hospitals a US delegation reported that , although some improvements had been made , people were still hospitalized for political reasons and recommended that the Soviet Union should not be readmitted to the World Psychiatric Association ( WPA — for October 1989 Soviet readmission see p. 36980 ) . |
| 6 | A communiqué issued after the meeting called for " stability-oriented " monetary policies and noted that the Gulf crisis posed " a risk of inflation and a risk of lower economic growth " . |
| 7 | In one sense , they are the strong passions and urges that I have described as coming from ‘ the roots of emotion ’ . |
| 8 | Interpreting is limited to the oral skills and implies that the translation is being done by a professional linguist . |
| 9 | When I was assigned to investigate Ruggiero 's kidnapping , Pietro made a statement to the press drawing attention to my lack of experience and my political views and demanding that I be replaced immediately . |
| 10 | We did a back to back test on about eight speakers and found that two were drastically different from the rest , and that was the normal 25-watt speaker and the Celestion Vintage 30 . |
| 11 | Works of art were seized from private homes and accessioned as museum property after World War II and , as such , exhibited to the public . |
| 12 | I descended the stairs half-naked to one of the yelling bedrooms and announced that I would have to leave . |
| 13 | He just sat there jiggling his bloody spectacles and saying that as far as he knew it was n't . ’ |
| 14 | There are few patterns as varied and beautiful as those made by the feathers of birds . |
| 15 | Judges in sympathy with this view may reject the English authorities and require that actual bodily harm be committed without the victim 's consent . |
| 16 | Er just a points er I think it it you probably had this point clear in your mind anyway but there are different rules that apply as between West Yorkshire and Cleveland . |
| 17 | ‘ While you 're gone I 'll make some calls and see if I can track down a crystal , ’ she said firmly . |
| 18 | ‘ While you 're gone I 'll make some calls and see if I can track down a crystal , ’ she said firmly . |
| 19 | English teachers need to be ready to give careful introductions and support when using texts which might otherwise cause offence to some groups ; for example , if a character with racist attitudes is portrayed , even though the author may not be supporting such attitudes . |
| 20 | In the 12 hours that followed after it clambered effortlessly over the last five earth dykes , raised by terrified residents in as many days , the lava officially caused £1 million damage . |
| 21 | As suggested in section 10.5 , insertion of resistance in series with the capacitance C limits the closed-loop gain at high frequencies that satisfy and if the closed-loop Bode plot is like that of with an approach to the open-loop plot at 6 dB per octave , the amplifier is likely to be stable . |
| 22 | In other words , we should always look for the origin of social norms and consider whether the values and expectations reproduced through socialisation serve the interests of any particular group or class . |
| 23 | Actress June Brown , 65 , had been rumoured to be unhappy with some storylines and upset when market stall holder Pete Beale played by Peter Dean was axed . |
| 24 | Adding and subtracting are easier operations than multiplying and dividing . |
| 25 | Of course there have to be some rules but try and ensure that there is a good reason for them . |
| 26 | Arrange the pyramids on a greased baking sheet and bake for 30–35 minutes until set and golden brown on top . |
| 27 | In telephone conversations with BBC TV director Kevin Bishop , 43 , the prince requested a number of his own favourite acts and asked that the show should not , as is usual , overrun . |
| 28 | She made a few attempts and found that she could not work , she could not even read . |
| 29 | And there was scarcely a shirt to be found that did not have the high necks and ruffles that she favoured in the early days . |
| 30 | The Exchequer and Audit Departments Act of 1866 ( as slightly amended in 1921 ) created the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and charged him to identify and report upon the public accounts and to ensure that expenditures were authorised by Parliament and supported by the Treasury . |