Example sentences of "[noun] behind [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Mr Walker behind locked doors between every matinee and evening . |
| 2 | On the pluralist argument that the entrepreneur is the moving force behind economic development , Baran argues that the periphery , though marginal , may be fully penetrated by capitalist values and capitalist economic roles ; the nature of the integration into international capitalism means that structural constraints , such as external control of peripheral investment and production decisions- , ensure that industrial development is limited and vulnerable . |
| 3 | In the social history of twentieth-century Britain the Second World War stands out as a watershed ; the sheer scale and magnitude of the events that took place during those crucial six years seems to lend indisputable credibility to the view that modern wars are a major force behind progressive social change . |
| 4 | As the main force behind united labour action , the public sector unions felt the full force of US-Japanese reaction when amendments were made to the constitutional guarantees of labour rights . |
| 5 | Jules Brookes , the multi-instrumentalist and driving force behind Raw Stylus , ca n't keep a straight face as he attempts to recount his version of the group 's history . |
| 6 | The actual driving force behind American thinking on a renewal of atomic collaborations was anxiety about uranium ore supplies , which were being consumed at an increasing rate as American programmes accelerated . |
| 7 | In Italy , too , the interests of sections of the labour movement , in alliance with factions in the Christian Democrats , were a force behind post-war nationalizations ( Maraffi 1980 : 514–21 ; Martinelli 1981 : 94 ) . |
| 8 | Whether because of the easing of the general supply situation , or because of the improved coordination , the delays in completing power stations were progressively reduced in the 1950s , with completion on average nearly eleven months behind pessimistic schedules in the early 1950s but down to eight months by the mid-1950s . |
| 9 | These images behind religious , secular or allegorical subjects as the century moved on , greatly appealed to the English . |
| 10 | His old eyes behind smudged spectacles talked to the seagulls and the North Sea as much as to me . |
| 11 | ‘ A thin man with fierce blazing eyes behind thick glasses , ’ Rebecca West called him in 1945 , ‘ a tiny fuzz of black hair fancifully arranged on his prematurely bald head , and wrists and ankles as straight as lead piping in their emaciation . ’ |
| 12 | Both leaders were caught short by Mr Kohl 's speech to the Bundestag not long after the opening of the Berlin Wall , in which he threw his weight behind German unification . |
| 13 | With adult weight behind uncontrolled infantile panic , the flailing arm strikes and damages . |
| 14 | Similar ambivalence has continued to characterise much of the thinking behind British urban policy . |
| 15 | The purpose of the research is to investigate the reaction of the Dod to these changed circumstances , the response of the telecommunications industry to the new opportunities created , the reasoning behind new telecommunications regulations , and structural realignments in the relations between and within US government departments and Agencies and US telecommunications industries . |
| 16 | Analysts noted that a review of the country 's security policies was needed , since much of the strategic reasoning behind previous defence plans had been negated by events , both domestic and international , during the year . |
| 17 | A written ( and usually also a formal verbal ) report will state : Objectives and terms of reference ; Summary of main findings and conclusions ; Detailed analysis of main findings ; Detailed reasoning behind main conclusions ; Appendices , tables , detailed supporting data and results ( etc ) . |
| 18 | The faster Stirling drove , the faster the car behind tried to catch up . |
| 19 | Outlook , page 21 Bond remains with BSB : Alan Bond , the troubled Australian entrepreneur , is to pay the £27.5m required to remain part of the consortium behind British Satellite Broadcasting , the UK rival to Rupert Murdoch 's Sky Television . |
| 20 | ALAN BOND , the troubled Australian entrepreneur , will pay the £27.5m he must find to remain part of the consortium behind British Satellite Broadcasting , the UK rival to Rupert Murdoch 's Sky Television . |
| 21 | The German romantic desire to escape from conflict and to arrive back at a state of harmony and unity is one of the most important psychological motives behind European federalism , and it ignores the basic fact that politics is always messy , divided and unharmonious . |
| 22 | This disturbing critique of male values questioned the motives behind scientific achievements . |
| 23 | These judgements will be based on a knowledge of the underlying principles of Christian morality , and on consideration of the reasons and motives behind particular actions and attitudes , rather than merely ‘ on the rigid application of a set of rules ’ ( Arrangements document 1.1 ) . |
| 24 | The boy behind pulled Roy 's chair away leading to another hospital admission . |
| 25 | Sioban fought off many national squad members to finish a brilliant second behind senior international Gemma Cuff , and will make her international debut against Hungary in Somerset on Friday . |
| 26 | Under such circumstances , the influence of the father would , of course , be absent and so , therefore , would what is for most white youths the main stimulus behind sporting involvement . |
| 27 | The Nationalist councillors , it declared , would be better taking up such issues than ‘ attending functions behind closed doors at which toasts to the Queen are drunk ’ . |
| 28 | PETE Waterman , the Svengali pop boss behind Undercover 's Baker Street smash , has splashed out £40,000 on an historic train engine called the Thunderer . |
| 29 | Earlier this week , Kelly accused the FA of bringing the game into disrepute by ordering his non-League club to replay their FA Cup first round match with Peterborough behind closed doors tomorrow . |
| 30 | This , according to film-maker Robert McKee , is the philosophy behind cinematic horror . |