Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , institutions are organized social groups embodying social roles , relations , processes , norms and instruments or complexes of cultural patterns , norms and procedures , which satisfy some important social interest ( e.g. educational , economic , religious , etc ) . |
| 2 | Beginners are given intensive language teaching , leading rapidly to the reading of original texts , and are able , on successful completion of the course , to join former 1B students in the second-year class . |
| 3 | SCOTTISH pound notes are saving hard-up guests a fortune at Asian weddings . |
| 4 | no , but some sort of place , well when , when you look at these pictures now , the satellites been going twelve months , still going through |
| 5 | The main objects are to remove all construction materials from the beach area and to disperse boulders where these formed the access road along the beach . |
| 6 | All the prisoners are given temporary parole and most use it to the full . |
| 7 | Prisoners are given some choice as to which prison they go to ; what work they do ; what training or education courses they undertake . |
| 8 | What I did not realise before was that whilst new accounts are given much publicity and the rates of interest are proudly displayed , the accounts of existing investors no longer available to fresh punters are discreetly removed from such lists . |
| 9 | Furthermore , the Schengen Treaty indicates matters on which the signatory states are to take common initiatives at the Community level , such as VAT harmonization , and it requires the development of common policies by its participants in areas such as visas for citizens of non-Member States of the EC — a matter which would be brought expressly into Community competence by the Maastricht Treaty under Article 100c , providing that ‘ the Council , acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament , shall determine the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States ’ . |
| 10 | While some states are enacting certain parts of the convention verbatim , others are interpreting it and adapting it to suit particular national interests and policies . |
| 11 | Scottish training providers are already aware of this and those in other member states are showing increasing interest . |
| 12 | Ever increasing reproductive technologies are re-ordering social aspects of reproduction , specifically women 's fertility , sexuality and pregnancies , by taking them to an industrial level , making them more and more scientific/medical procedures in need of ’ expert ’ interference , and so moving them even further out of women 's control . |
| 13 | The implications of all this are that new military technologies are making conventional defence increasingly cost-effective compared with offence ( although this argument does not apply to nuclear defence , such as the Strategic Defense Initiative ) . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , it seems to me that more than a few Frenchwomen are carrying powerful foglamps , and are doing a good job of raging against the dying light . |
| 15 | Some farmers have even improved their workers ' conditions as a result : at least Westerners are giving Third World workers one small thing of value . |
| 16 | The important thing is to make sure that those people that have got those particular skills are given those roles to be able to perform that role perform use those skills . |
| 17 | In logic we would say to ourselves because the Germans are getting more seats , because East Germany is being added to the union , why on earth should Britain get more as well and it seems very difficult to explain why we should have extra seats at all . |
| 18 | Why , then , are some historians so busily proliferating new historically specific ‘ data types ’ by implementing them in proprietary software while the computer-literate researchers in disciplines are giving generic definition to their eccentric datum so they may be implemented on any platform which permits user-defined objects ? |
| 19 | If these twin policies are to have any effect in reducing geographical inequalities , they need to be pursued more vigorously than they have been in the past . |
| 20 | Numerous environmental campaigners have alleged that Fisons 's peat-cutting operations are causing irreparable damage to the fragile habitat of lowland peat-bogs . |
| 21 | Operations are announced 10 days in advance , giving the godfathers plenty of time to pull out . |
| 22 | Many of the operations are to correct broken noses and skin problems , or for breast reduction . |
| 23 | This agency should be funded as employers are given financial help to carry out their obligations under the legislation . |
| 24 | Within each country , paper notes and coins are made legal tender by the government and must therefore be accepted in payment for goods and services . |
| 25 | In the Netherlands , many quoted companies have widespread share ownership but the shareholders are given little power and technical barriers to takeovers are very important . |
| 26 | Southern clubs are playing each other every week now and obviously they ca n't all get three points every Saturday so maybe the North can catch up . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Clubs are quoting ridiculous prices , even for average players . |
| 28 | And manager Ray McHale is to get a £50,000 boost for players ' wages at a time when most clubs are planning drastic cut-backs . |
| 29 | But not all clubs are adding extra pounds to the price of the replica outfits . |
| 30 | Directors are delighted with the cuts and modest increases at a time when many clubs are announcing hefty rises to help pay for ground re-development schemes and the move to all-seater stadia . |