Example sentences of "nature [conj] [noun] of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This permits the use of probability theory to compare the nature and range of outcomes of activities and help to form judgements as to the best course of action in given circumstances .
2 This permits the use of probability theory to compare the nature and range of outcomes of activities and help to form judgements as to the best course of action in given circumstances .
3 They were printed fairly rapidly : Francis Galton gave a lecture on the nature and nurture of men of science on 27 February 1874 , and sent out offprints on 9 April , at a postage charge of 1/2d ; .
4 for the value as science indicators for policy studies concerned with monitoring the nature and direction of advances in scientific research ; particularly for corporate planners concerned with the strategic implications of such changes for industrial R&D .
5 Analysing educational information for relevant markets gives the firm an insight into the nature and sophistication of consumers in different countries .
6 A full appraisal of the televising of the House would therefore require detailed examination of the nature and extent of changes in the practices and proceedings of the House , and in the conduct of its Members , since televising began .
7 The exposure draft also incorporates substantial revisions to the IAS , including : disclosure of the profit or loss from ordinary activities and extraordinary items on the face of the income statement ; guidance to assist in the identification of extraordinary items ( outside the ordinary activities of an enterprise and of a non-recurring nature ) ; a requirement to disclose the nature and amount of items of income and expense within profit or loss from ordinary activities that are of such size , nature or incidence that their disclosure is relevant to explain the performance of the enterprise for the period ; and additional disclosures in respect of discontinued operations .
8 1984 for definition of terms Rivers 1964 Dakin 1973 on the nature and use of drills in language teaching Palmer 1981 on the nature of meaning Yule 1985
9 A major consultative exercise on the nature and role of promotions with regard to academic staff is also under way .
10 Thus the understanding of glacial landforms such as cirques required further knowledge of the processes of ice movement and glacial erosion and the interpretation of planation surfaces as having been produced by marine erosion required knowledge of the nature and rate of processes of coastal erosion .
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