Example sentences of "[conj] in [noun] of [noun] a " in BNC.

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1 Here , fortunately , beer sales are increasing by just over 2 per cent per annum , or in terms of malt an additional requirement of 250,000 tonnes each year .
2 It is a well-known maxim of construction that in case of ambiguity a contract is construed contra proferentem .
3 The practical significance of this distinction is that in cases of ambiguity an exception will be construed against the landlord , while a reservation will be construed against the tenant ( St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocesan Board of Finance v Clark ( No 2 ) [ 1975 ] 1 All ER 772 ) .
4 But in times of uncertainty a clear division of black and white seems comforting .
5 It is often the case that when all is going well in life , tackling a heavy job can seem a treat , whereas in times of stress a dirty footprint on a new-washed floor is the last straw .
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