Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Subsistence agriculture , based on a feudal system of land tenure , gave way to large private estates owned by Muslim lords and worked by Christian tied labourers . |
| 2 | Here lies the core of the objection to all political conceptions derived from Aristotelian and other Greek sources . |
| 3 | Under such pressures it proved very difficult for monetary authorities to intervene in foreign exchange markets to ensure stable rates of exchange between all EC currencies . |
| 4 | Subtle lamps gleamed on pink-clothed tables , each with its own vase of flowers . |
| 5 | In the case of the steel industry Stone ( 1974 ) contends that the restructuring of job hierarchies , the creation of internal job ladders and accompanying wage payments did not , in fact , reflect the attainment of technical skills derived from on-the-job training . |
| 6 | Recent regional policies originating from central government are described in Robinson et al . |
| 7 | Thus modernization implies commercialization of agricultural production , urbanization , industrialization and the development of political institutions based on secular , rational-legal authority . |
| 8 | We now know that this was the condition in galeaspids where paired nasal sacs opened into median duct and the duct itself communicated with the pharynx . |
| 9 | Besides ( 13 ) above , the following two uses have been found : ( 21 ) … its members will supplement technical advisers by offering the specific skills needed by developing nations … |
| 10 | This survey differs from previous ones in that the department brought in private surveyors to work with environmental health officers . |
| 11 | The emergence of ecology as a science had no clear-cut links to the environmental movement that was advocating a reduction in the destructive activities required by modern civilization . |
| 12 | Chinese The most interesting of present-day ballets inspired by oriental sources is |
| 13 | Two fifteenth-century icons set in beaten silver , studded with amethyst and quartz . |
| 14 | On this side of the Webi , undulating grasslands rose to distant hills , and strips of woodland bordered numerous streams . |
| 15 | Members of political groups went on brief raids into its ranks , and returned with little except contempt for its prospects . |
| 16 | Seeing the poverty around him while he was growing up , he joined in with the political groups agitating for social change . |
| 17 | However , unlike the pupils at school A they saw the organization of the school as having little influence on their educational opportunities , rather they saw the attitudes of the teachers as being paramount , concluding that the prevailing attitudes held by certain teachers would undermine the organization of any school . |
| 18 | We would welcome a system of licensing which allowed private clubs to apply for all-night music and dance licensing in suitable venues . |
| 19 | ( 3 ) Margined and non-margined contracts : Specific rules relate to margined contracts . |
| 20 | Since a number of factors determine whether a form of expression will be taken up into popular speech , and somewhat different factors will operate within and outside the black community , not all Creole forms used by black speakers will achieve wider currency , though some will . |
| 21 | Disputes , sabotage , mutinies and attempted coups arose from political or ideological disagreements , from resentment at allocation of funds and procurement policies , and from military reluctance to follow aggressive policies against other countries . |
| 22 | Feminist therapists analyse the complex emotional states associated with individual women 's family and other social experiences ( e.g. Eichenbaum and Orbach 1982 , Orbach and Eichenbaum 1987 ) . |
| 23 | It is of course quite plausible that the principle of monetary judgments applied in formulary procedure . |
| 24 | Using data supplied by local police forces and government ministries , the report stated that ( i ) 4,611 children and adolescents had died from violence over the previous three years , more than 50 per cent of them shot and the rest killed by stabbing , beating , poisoning or strangling ; ( ii ) young girls were raped and many had died from clandestine abortions after becoming prostitutes ; ( iii ) children were exploited from the age of three by professional beggars , from the age of six by drug traffickers and , if they survived , ended up in armed groups used by criminal gangs and even the police ; ( iv ) the abuse of drugs and solvents was common among street children ; ( v ) an estimated 3,000 children were illegally adopted annually by foreigners , 50 per cent going to Italy and 30 per cent to France , who paid up to US$20,000 for a white child ; and ( vi ) 25,000,000 out of 45,000,000 children were chronically underfed , 30 per cent lived in poverty and 10,000 were child workers . |
| 25 | To facilitate democratic tourism it is essential for governments and regional authorities to collaborate with local people in ensuring that the services and infrastructure , by way of roads , electrification , water supply and especially promotional assistance are provided . |
| 26 | Two strong groups emerged behind Long and Chamberlain , about equal in numbers , but there were few backers for Carson or Law . |
| 27 | Purposive-rational or instrumental action is governed by technical rules based on empirical knowledge that implies conditional predictions about observable events , physical or social . |
| 28 | The theme was continued in the furnishings , which consisted of thick carpeting and a number of low sofas covered in sand-coloured linen , offset with candy-striped cushions placed here and there . |
| 29 | We must have specific projects aimed at increasing membership from the majority of Medau participants . |
| 30 | Technical barriers — restriction on economic activities resulting from national rules and regulations . |