Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun sg] and [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | What evidence is there to show that the system of law and democracy in the European Community is so well established and so widely accepted that it should supersede the means by which we have governed ourselves peacefully through several centuries of war and revolution on the Continent ? |
| 2 | Secondly , the cumulative impact of less than spectacular modifications in methods of production and organisation on productivity in long-established manufactures was significant , as Maxine Berg and others have shown . |
| 3 | Table 4.2A : Selected Indicators of Revitalisation and Deprivation on North Side Census Tracts 1970–1980 |
| 4 | Table 4.2B : Selected Indicators of Revitalisation and Deprivation on North Side Census Tracts 1970–1980 |
| 5 | The influences of knowledge-as-research and knowledge-as-practice on knowledge-as-curriculum ( and vice versa ) raise some interesting and topical questions . |
| 6 | Main 1990 meetings : 26th Assembly of heads of state and government , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , July 9-11 [ see p. 37604 ] ; ad hoc committee of heads of state and government on southern Africa , one-day meeting , Lusaka , Zambia , March 19 , and fifth ordinary session , Kampala , Uganda , Sept. 8 ; permanent steering committee , ministerial meeting , Addis Ababa , Dec. 1 , when a draft treaty on establishing an African Economic Community was approved for submission to the Council of Ministers and the Assembly in 1991 . |
| 7 | Most of these rural craftsmen were still part-time farmers or cottagers with a few acres of land and rights on the commons and wastes . |
| 8 | Euroactividade , creators of the exclusive Carvoeiro Clube , offers homes of elegance and style on luxury developments located around the picturesque fishing village of Praia do Carvoeiro and on the Parque da Floresta Golfe & Country Clube on the Western Algarve . |
| 9 | Yamaha use various combinations of polyester and polyurethane on their guitars . |
| 10 | Last month he combined the roles of coach and captain on behalf of the Barbarians who lost 22-10 to the All Blacks at Twickenham . |
| 11 | On a more general level it is possible to say that since painting is in any case an art of illusion , in so far as it conveys sensations of volume and depth on a two-dimensional surface , it was easier for the Cubists to break with traditional conventions , to push the ‘ illusion ’ one step further , and to invent a new pictorial language , than it was to find a new way of dealing with the solid , tangible forms themselves . |
| 12 | Our society is still governed mainly by the demands of industry and commerce on men and the needs and demands of children on women . |
| 13 | It retains its original mosaic floor decorated with strips of marble and porphyry on a ground of multi-colour tesserae . |
| 14 | Around Knin , the scene of the most dramatic August events , residents blockaded roads and railway lines early on Oct. 1 , cutting off traffic to the cities of Split and Zadar on the Adriatic coast . |
| 15 | Memories of shared evenings , with cans of beer and football on the TV , flooded back to Bodie ; shared hours with Ray Doyle , mad pursuits , of cars , of women , shared jokes , anger , support ; he knew this small apartment almost as well as he knew his own . |
| 16 | Collegiality in management matters if its absence leads to signs of misunderstanding and discontent on the part of other staff , governors or parents . |
| 17 | The sun was shining through the little window making patterns of light and shadow on the carpet and causing the polished woodwork to glow . |
| 18 | Through the open window came a breeze which separated and fluttered the curtains , which in turn made moving watery patterns of light and shadow on the white ceiling . |
| 19 | Note 1 to Rule 2.1 requires advisers to draw their clients ' attention to the provisions of the Code and to warn them in particular about the obligations of secrecy and restrictions on dealings . |
| 20 | They are flamboyant and skilled riders , capable of performing staggering feats of archery and acrobatics on horseback . |
| 21 | Earlier the same year it had been preceded by a Criminal Law Act which brought to an end the time-honoured division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours , as well as abolishing certain obsolete crimes and the torts of maintenance and champerty on the recommendation of the Law Commission . |
| 22 | Azimuthal or Zenithal projections can be thought of in terms of the projection of the lines of latitude and longitude on the globe onto a fiat sheet of paper which touches the globe at some point ( for example , the north or south pole in the case of Polar Azimuthal projections ) . |
| 23 | Sixty-eight bottles of malt and brandy on a Welsh dresser — not bad for a man who hardly drinks . |
| 24 | effects of race and gender on learning ; |
| 25 | Research in the social sciences as a whole has so far done little to establish the relative strength of the effects of past and present on self-esteem . |
| 26 | The validity of comparing the effects of cyclosporin and placebo on ulcerative volitis in patients who were not randomly admitted to the study or who were removed from the study owing to the severity of ulcerative colitis disease activity can be justified as follows . |
| 27 | Other Portersept products have already had big success countering the effects of mould and mildew on walls and ceilings , thanks to a bought-in ingredient called Intersept . |
| 28 | Apart from the effects of afforestation and reforestation on flora and fauna , there are other environmental implications . |
| 29 | The effects of deforestation and management on tropical soils has also been discussed by Lal ( 1986 ) , who cites examples in the humid tropics where deforestation has resulted in accelerated soil erosion . |
| 30 | Consider , for instance , the effects of heat and sunlight on plastics which are also long-chain polymers . |