Example sentences of "[adj] of the [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Article 67 of the Treaty of Rome provided for the abolition of restrictions on the movement of capital within the Community during the first twelve years of the Community 's existence . |
| 2 | He had stayed clear of the subject of religion since Christmas . |
| 3 | The undeniable need to establish a personality clear of the shadow of Mrs Thatcher was confounded with the mistaken urge to repudiate what she stood for . |
| 4 | Marian stood away clear of the spatter of water that came off the stone steps . |
| 5 | I stayed well clear of the sort of people who thought I had a dead-end job in the Civil Service , and those who knew what the job was stayed clear of me . |
| 6 | This value is simply the reciprocal of the proportion of income taken in leakages , i.e. . |
| 7 | As pointed out by the report of the Law Commissions , this requirement causes problems whenever property either does not pass at all , or passes independently of the transfer of the bill of lading , or where the transfer of the bill is not causative of the passing of property . |
| 8 | The police officer then proceeded to caution the applicant again , as was his duty under paragraph 16.5 of the Code of Practice for the Detention , Treatment and Questioning of Persons by Police Officers ( ‘ Code C ’ ) published by the Secretary of State pursuant to powers conferred by section 66 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 . |
| 9 | It was an unfortunate choice of phrase when memories are still fresh of the summer of discontent when workers staged sit-downs on some platforms in an attempt to secure better conditions . |
| 10 | In an extreme case of a rise of 5–6 m in sea level , the USA would lose most of its southern coastal lowlands including half of the state of Florida . |
| 11 | The requirement that the consignor 's name be stated was only half of the document of title equation . |
| 12 | According to Eknomska politika ( 20 July 1987 ) , these agreements covered at that time about half of the value of exports to the convertible currency area , so that only about half of these exports were generating an inflow of foreign exchange . |
| 13 | ‘ I had a phone call from Mr. Mendelson. ’ — the solicitor — ‘ He asked me if I would agree to accept half of the stock of Mr. Mahmoud on condition that I would not go to court against him . |
| 14 | Since women constitute rather more than half of the population of Britain , discussions of their social position will be found in all of the other chapters of this book . |
| 15 | Now 700 000 people , nearly half of the population of Northern Ireland , live within 20 km of central Belfast . |
| 16 | Over half of the population of Pinner , an agricultural village in 1851 , were born elsewhere ( Kirkman 1985 ) . |
| 17 | In this section I shall explore the strongest of the range of holist positions — the view that there is no place at all for individualist explanations of the social world . |
| 18 | It has also been suggested that the dumping of small quantities of limestone in affected lakes — a measure being pursued in Sweden — could be a solution to the problem involving less than one hundredth of the cost of desulphurization at source . |
| 19 | If real wages had remained constant between 1955 and 1970 , with productivity growth unaffected , then the share of profits would have doubled to around one-half of the value of output . |
| 20 | Section 12 of the Administration of Justice Act , 1982 , provides for an application by a pursuer for provisional damages in circumstances where : — ‘ There is proved or admitted to be a risk that at some definite or indefinite time in the future , the injured person will , as a result of the act or omission which gave rise to the cause of the action , develop some serious disease or suffer some serious deterioration in his physical or mental condition ’ . |
| 21 | It is impossible for the seller to exempt himself from liability under section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act . |
| 22 | ( The purchaser could , of course , have brought an action against the vendor under section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act . ) |
| 23 | ’ Gabriel , having both hands round the playmaster 's wrist , managed to pull his face free of the spread of fingers . |
| 24 | Although the Prophet Muhammad forbade castration , eunuchs were always common in Muslim society and because of their sterility were considered free of the taint of sexuality . |
| 25 | Thus the Inner Kingdoms are unspoilt wildernesses for the most part , covered by huge , ancient forests or grassy , rolling plains , utterly free of the stamp of habitation . |
| 26 | In the dark office the human awoke , mooed for a while , and tried to jerk free of the cobweb of wires that held it down . |
| 27 | She must get out of the house and breathe in some air that was free of the scent of leather . |
| 28 | She would do business with her fellow ministers free of the curse of committees . |
| 29 | Free of the fear of discovery . |
| 30 | Liberal Democrats remain steadfastly committed to the original aims of the NHS : to enable everyone to live free of the fear of illness , injury and disability ; to provide health care free at the point of delivery and regardless of ability to pay . |