Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similar disclosure provisions already operate in the UK in relation to overseas companies which have a place of business here ( although the requirement to file group accounts would be new ) , whereas in other member states additional information may currently be required relating to that branch ( e.g. branch accounts which would effectively reveal dealings between the branch and the rest of the company ) . |
| 2 | Even in these countries , however , although employers ' organisations may not be direct bargaining institutions they can still play an important role in industrial relations by helping to achieve a degree of cohesion among employers through their coordinating and advisory functions . |
| 3 | The food we eat is broken down by means of a series of enzymes in the mouth , stomach and small intestine to its simple component molecules which can then be absorbed into the bloodstream . |
| 4 | Now the hunt must be on for tryp-killing drug molecules which will actually penetrate into the choroid epithelium . |
| 5 | At present there are very few CAD products which will significantly aid and improve the ideas-centred design process . |
| 6 | His thick-set holler lifts what might otherwise have been a cool but minor diversion into a work of real significance . |
| 7 | The decision was taken at a meeting of EC environment ministers on Dec. 21 , which also imposed new limits on exhaust emissions which will effectively make catalytic converters compulsory on all new vehicles by 1993 . |
| 8 | By calculating the PV of various alternative investment projects they could then be ranked against each other . |
| 9 | A moralistic middle-class press or the civic or football authorities themselves would never have ignored systematic gang-violence either in football grounds or around them . |
| 10 | Obviously , the pitch had been prepared for the spinners , but since West Indies had prepared many of their own pitches for their speed merchants they could hardly complain . |
| 11 | Nevertheless the erosion of such landscapes can expose the successive lava flows which may then form low , but laterally persistent , cliff-like faces in which the hexagonal joint patterns that are sometimes developed in basalt are visible . |
| 12 | The various support and maintenance activities which could relatively easily be ‘ contracted out ’ were early targets . |
| 13 | These ‘ pull ’ factors operated with particular force in the post-Second World War period as many of the European countries began to reconstruct and expand their economies at a rapid rate and found themselves suffering acute labour shortages which could only be relieved by the employment of foreign workers . |
| 14 | The pressure on the governments of Algeria and Tunisia to support Iraq was particularly strong because both faced strong fundamentalist opposition movements which would inevitably capitalize on anti-US sentiment . |
| 15 | Leadership skills tend to be in short supply , and so potential group members are highly dependent on the leaders who can help them overcome collective action problems which would otherwise condemn them to remain disorganized . |
| 16 | I pointed out that by slackening our programme efforts we would simply court mediocrity . |
| 17 | So what has to happen , ideally , is that your detective must learn piece by piece things which will eventually make the answer to the fundamental puzzle clear . |
| 18 | First were the self-governing colonies with large white settler populations which can almost be regarded as independent : Cape Colony , Natal , Australia , New Zealand and Canada . |
| 19 | The large Compositae family yields stunning cut flowers which will often dry well . |
| 20 | We believe in fruitful dialogue and discussion , though we do not shirk necessary argument , and we provide courses and authoritative manuals for people who work in woods , manage our rivers and create new gravel pits which can eventually become havens for birds . |
| 21 | In healthcare settings and when giving first aid there are various routine hygiene precautions which should always be followed . |
| 22 | Watch out for pond weeds which can quickly take over if not removed |
| 23 | As a result women themselves might well come to believe ( incorrectly ) that ‘ it is written in the Guru Nanak 's Granth Sahib ( the holy book of the Sikhs ) that if you have bad Karma you have more girls than boys ’ . |
| 24 | Insofar as ss8 and 9 represent a codification of the common law rules they will also be applicable to other supply contracts , although in the case of regulated agreements under s61(1) of CCA 1974 there is a requirement to state the price in writing ( Sched 6 ) . |
| 25 | One way to discourage such demands was secretly to salt a shallow anchorage with a bag of rotted chicken heads which would quickly draw a sinuous and evil-looking pack of otherwise harmless sand sharks that would twist menacingly under our keel and persuade the paying customers to seek the deeper darker waters offshore . |
| 26 | In the context of the debate on continuation schools it can best be understood through an examination of two of its principal features , namely , political stability , which of necessity included social harmony , and what has been called the ‘ civic ideal ’ , which meant service to the community . |
| 27 | The Careers Service should be involved on three levels : First , the Careers Service may use its in-depth knowledge of demographic and employment trends to advise on likely areas where employment opportunities may occur , and on any skill gaps which might properly be addressed at schools or colleges . |
| 28 | Air photographs , particularly verticals , are likely to show village earthworks which can then be checked on the ground . |
| 29 | Such ritual brings no hope , and it diverts to barrenness emotions which might otherwise have been fruitful . |
| 30 | Deeply concerned at what she sees as a naive response to changes in the Warsaw Pact countries which could yet be reversed , Mrs Thatcher will seek a clear assurance from Mr Bush that any defence cuts will not erode the US military commmitment to Western Europe . |