Example sentences of "[noun sg] as a [noun] of the " in BNC.

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1 Ian Taylor draws attention to the church building as a continuation of the Druid groves :
2 Or one may hope to use the quantifiable features of a text as an indication of the authorship of a text when this is in question .
3 One mutant ( H197K ) showed a 5-fold reduction in affinity for substance P but not in the affinities of other neurokinin peptides ( data not shown ) , which may indicate a perturbation of the substance P-receptor interaction as a result of the longer side chain and/or the positive charge of Lys197 .
4 But perhaps it is not too simple to suggest that we are also conscious of Zuckerman as a deflection of the wrath over Roth which works by making Zuckerman responsible for the outrage .
5 For example S. O. Letterman sees Claudia 's story as a vindication of the human spirit , to which , professionally anyway , he pays tribute .
6 He had become a successful Solicitor , and had joined the Board as a representative of the Old Stopfordians in 1949 .
7 Yesterday he and Botha lunched with Terry Vaux , the WRU committee man who resigned from the International Rugby Board as a result of the South African row .
8 Any private individual who has suffered particular damage as a result of the nuisance ( i.e. damage over and above that suffered by the public as a whole ) may bring a civil action in tort to seek the abatement of the nuisance and recover damages for loss already sustained .
9 Plaintiff must prove that he has suffered damage as a result of the interference
10 Initial reports had suggested that the marine ecosystem of the northern Gulf had suffered irreparable damage as a result of the massive oil spills caused by Iraqi action during the Gulf war [ see pp. 37937-38 ; 37988 ] .
11 Let us suppose that an action is brought for breach of contract by a party to a contract who is a natural person who has suffered both personal injury and property damage as a result of the breach .
12 The plaintiffs claim that they suffered loss and damage as a result of the defendants breach of contract er my Lord erm essentially having completed on this purchase they then tried er to run the business financially and in accordance with the terms of the lease , erm but it 's all been the plaintiff 's evidence that right from the start erm he was well prepared that there was insufficient working capital and insufficient funds er to run this business properly and efficiently and indeed shortly after purchasing it advice was sought about er re-sale and er if your Lordship looks at page eighty eight of the pleadings bundle which twenty one the plaintiff 's case on page eighty eight , the top of the page my Lord .
13 We expect further guidance will be necessary in relation to the treatment of surpluses in pension funds , though recently considerable uncertainties have arisen in this area about the cost of pension provision as a result of the European Court judgment , often referred to as the ‘ Barber Case ’ .
14 He was apprenticed in 1509 to John Buknell , a skinner of London and merchant of the Staple of Calais , and took up his freedom as a member of the Skinners ' Company in 1520 ( he was master in 1533 and five times thereafter ) .
15 Although the quantity of its output so far may not satisfy some observers , there is every reason to believe that , over the next year , preparers , auditors and users will be suffering from indigestion as a result of the material about to emerge from the pipeline .
16 But he may also have intended to remind those present that he had come to the throne as a result of the treaty he had made with Edmund , which according to Florence of Worcester established peace , friendship and brotherhood between them .
17 Staff relationships often seem to be most successful when the unit or resource teacher takes a full part as a member of the school staff and is involved in general activities in the school .
18 As Rider Haggard 's novels about Ayesha presented her in part as a symbol of the ideal woman , so Masefield showed Olivia Stukeley in this light , as Charles Margaret saw her :
19 Finland 's gross domestic product ( GDP ) had fallen by 6.2 per cent in 1991 in part as a result of the collapse of Finland 's traditional Soviet markets , and the government had devalued the markka in November 1991 [ see p. 38587 ] .
20 US donations are believed to have fallen off in part as a result of the organization 's opposition to the Gulf War .
21 France was pushed to the same position in part because of the above considerations , and in part as a consequence of the French presidential election of 1965 in which de Gaulle , because he failed to win an absolute majority and was forced into a second run-off election against his nearest contender , suffered a not inconsiderable loss of prestige .
22 He had heard of me from some of his colleagues and asked to see me to discuss the Labour Party 's decision in relation to the litigation it had brought , with my guidance , against the Manchester Guardian as a result of the leaks from the National Executive .
23 Liberal and Social Democratic critics of the established electoral system reject this defence as a caricature of the real situation .
24 This argument takes one of two forms depending upon the outlook of its proponent : either it is said that Europe must look to her own defence as a consequence of the American disengagement ; alternatively it is argued that Europe ought in principle to defend herself , so as to speed the departure of the US troops and be free of American ‘ domination ’ .
25 His Messerschmidt Overtaking a Tram was not bought by the War Office , being a bit close to the truth ; but his Escape of the Zebra from the Zoo is an endearing , surreal narrative work which foreshadows his later direction as a painter of the ethereal and unexpected .
26 His Messerschmidt Overtaking a Tram was not bought by the War Office , being a bit close to the truth ; but his Escape of the Zebra from the Zoo is an endearing , surreal narrative work which foreshadows his later direction as a painter of the ethereal and unexpected .
27 I have already noted his rejection of utilitarianism as an interpretation of the aim and purpose of life .
28 The House of Commons ( Clergy Disqualification ) Act 1801 provides that ‘ no person having been ordained to the office of priest or deacon , or being a minister of the Church of Scotland , is or shall be capable of being elected to serve in Parliament as a Member of the House of Commons ’ whilst s.9 of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 states that ‘ No person in holy orders in the Church of Rome shall be capable of being elected to serve in Parliament as a Member of the House of Commons ’ .
29 The House of Commons ( Clergy Disqualification ) Act 1801 provides that ‘ no person having been ordained to the office of priest or deacon , or being a minister of the Church of Scotland , is or shall be capable of being elected to serve in Parliament as a Member of the House of Commons ’ whilst s.9 of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 states that ‘ No person in holy orders in the Church of Rome shall be capable of being elected to serve in Parliament as a Member of the House of Commons ’ .
30 Because of the extensions of the life of that Parliament as a consequence of the war , she had to wait until 1945 to fight an election , which she won with a majority of 665 .
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