Example sentences of "[noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This struck me as being not only unfortunate , but also a bit like a quiz show host revealing to losing contestants the prizes they could have won . |
| 2 | Salomon Brothers yesterday placed with City institutions the US chunk of British Airways ' £320m convertible bonds rights issue . |
| 3 | This was perhaps what was in Temple 's mind when he wrote that ‘ whereas in communities governed by native institutions the white man , qua white man , is regarded with great respect , in those districts where the native administrations have been swept away he is regarded as a person of no very great significance ’ . |
| 4 | As social institutions the ISAs are ‘ driven ’ by a force beyond them — the contradictions at the base . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , to keep as much of its collection as possible in New York City , the Society is offering other New York institutions the right of first refusal in the purchase of its works put up for sale . |
| 6 | Residencies and placements can take several forms : in schools , hospitals and factories and other institutions the artist might divide time between personal work and teaching , demonstrating or consultation ; the concept of transplanting the studio can also be adapted to other venues , for example an arts centre or library ; working on a public commission or community project the artist would aim to involve others in the planning and execution of the idea . |
| 7 | Here comparison is of the essence , and concentration of social anthropology on the differences and similarities between tribal and industrial cultures and institutions the world over gives it its unique character . |
| 8 | If only one in 10 of those people cared for at home had instead to be looked after in residential institutions the additional public cost would exceed £1 billion a year . |
| 9 | In institutions the pattern is reversed so that there are 13,000 adults in institutions in severity group 1 and 108,000 in category 10 . |
| 10 | What they have not yet recognised is that , if that is normality , if those are the institutions the system requires and that their normal behaviour , then the system is wrong and another is needed , a new economic model which will mark an advance from the sterile confrontation between Capitalism and Socialism , thesis and antithesis , to the synthesis providing a long overdue advance in democratic practice and a means of treating the chronic and disabling debility of the national economy . |
| 11 | In these institutions the budding church musician has the opportunity to develop skills in conducting , performing and composing . |
| 12 | Like other institutions the Polytechnic has paid increased attention to the recruitment of overseas students in recent years . |
| 13 | The implementation of the Single Europe Act in 1993 provides for the EC wide abolition of exchange controls and gives authorized financial institutions the right to do business anywhere in Europe . |
| 14 | For a Liberal Democrat to argue that giving institutions the power to run their own affairs is a centralising measure is extraordinary . |
| 15 | It has been suggested recently by a press commentator that without the CNAA there would be no polytechnics , and undoubtedly if the Council did not exist some similar body would be necessary to give the new institutions the opportunities they need for their full development . |
| 16 | Although there were some reservations of this kind in both industry and the institutions the balance of opinion was with the sandwich course , and within the Committee for Science and Technology and its boards the commitment to sandwich courses remained strong . |
| 17 | In the letter accompanying the document to the Council 's institutions the Chief Officer underlined that ‘ the Council is already engaged in examining possible longer term models ’ .4 |
| 18 | Much of our assistance has been in the form of contributions through the multilateral institutions the European community programmes , the European bank of reconstruction and developing , the world bank . |
| 19 | Sadly , the spirit of 1992 had not reached the denizens of Elveden Forest ; not one single person played boules the whole time I was there . |
| 20 | Cade founded no dynasty , but in his day he was a major operator in what R. H. Tawney [ q.v. ] called ‘ that seductive border region where business greases the wheels of politics and polite society smiles hopefully on both ’ . |
| 21 | Be that as it may , there is certainly one sense in which modern agriculture literally , albeit indirectly , mines the earth : by its increasing dependence on fossil-based fuels . |
| 22 | In certain mines the men were not allowed to earn more than a certain sum but there is no evidence of this invidious practice at Coniston . |
| 23 | In the Cornish mines the tutworkers who opened up the ground usually worked eight-hour shifts , with three shifts over twenty-four hours known by the mid eighteenth century . |
| 24 | well mines the first two weeks and I 'm keeping them off those two days that they 're supposed to be at school |
| 25 | The difference is only that for postverbals the property complex qualifies the E ( and in surface terms we have an intransitive verb phrase ) , while with adverbals the property complex is qualified by the E ( in surface terms , a transitive verb phrase ) . |
| 26 | In addition to a number of internationally recognised jazz musicians the Festival attracts a number of artists and attractions from around the region . |
| 27 | This is the moment of truth for the Lions the six build-up provincial games can be forgotten . |
| 28 | The programme was transmitted on 7th October , and opened with the presenter Dennis Lotus saying : ‘ This is a transport depot , it garages the only tramcars still operating in the United Kingdom ’ . |
| 29 | With established acts the same thing happens . |
| 30 | Commander Churchill-Coleman said : ‘ As always with the Provisional IRA when they commit these acts the information they gave was erroneous . |