Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [prep] [det] form " in BNC.
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| 1 | The physical interference need not be sufficiently forceful or well-aimed to result in some form of damage or destruction to a proper part of the victim , though we suppose that a violent action would generally be painful to the recipient . |
| 2 | Despite the end of the Cold War , military alliances seem likely to continue in some form — the Gulf War demonstrated the inability even of the United States to fund a medium-scale war unaided , and illustrated , again , the limitations to state autonomy . |
| 3 | One sort of policing which , almost by definition , is likely to remain beyond any form of democratic control is that concerned with the survival of the state itself . |
| 4 | A child who has problems in any area of development may be regarded as being likely to benefit from some form of special educational placement , either full time or part time . |
| 5 | Unseemly , internecine brawls , however , will be more likely to result in some form of state regulation . |
| 6 | For the foreseeable future , occupational pension provision is likely to exist in some form . |
| 7 | This appears very likely to culminate in some form of official appraisal of their work . |
| 8 | This is the case of the Scandinavian countries — I am thinking of Finland and Iceland in particular — though the prevailing liberal ideology in those parts makes it embarrassing to admit to this form of intolerance . |
| 9 | ‘ So if Tomkiss and Wattling feel impelled to express their artistic bent in any form of … metalwork , it will have to be , I fear , in their own time , and at their parents ’ expense . |
| 10 | In its 1992 Annual Report , the Bank for International Settlements , normally very reluctant to enter into any form of political controversy , said this : ‘ Whether a Monetary Union , which is essentially viewed as a stepping-stone to political union , should be presented as a necessary extension of the programme for completing the internal market in the Community seems questionable . ’ |
| 11 | Both planning and control are difficult to achieve in this form of production . |
| 12 | Clearly it is not possible to rely on this form of public transport for commuting to work or for visits to local towns for access to a range of services . |