Example sentences of "the [noun] of [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will examine the main determinants of international production and foreign direct investment and how these have changed over the last 50 years ; the way in which decisions are taken within multi-national enterprises ; the changing forms of international involvement , and the impact of the activities of MNEs on the home and host economies in which they operate . |
| 2 | In addition to the activities of members on the floor of the House or in the parties , there has been an attempt to restore or increase the influence of the Commons by adopting new procedures , most of which involve the development of a new committee system . |
| 3 | Nothing in the age of contentment has contributed so strongly to income inequality as the reduction of taxes on the rich ; nothing , as has been said , would so contribute to social tranquillity as some screams of anguish from the very affluent . |
| 4 | The IBA was made of sterner stuff when the Foreign Secretary called for the banning of Death on the Rock . |
| 5 | Holly could not resist , and they squeezed him out from the hole and when his feet were clear the two men stamped together on the steel plate to flatten it back , and between his knees he could no longer see the whiteness of snow on the stones and the zebra flash of the sleepers . |
| 6 | It explores the rituals of fans on the way to the game as well as the organisation of the curva , a spectacle during the game between rival fans or tifosi . |
| 7 | Apply a bead of non-setting mastic all around the base of rebates on the timber subframe , and across the front sill platform |
| 8 | The key here lay in the provision of information on the occupational hazards of asbestos to the Raybestos Manhattan workers . |
| 9 | A similar shift occurred on attitudes to policies which promote equal opportunities for women and ethnic minorities and the provision of abortion on the National Health Service . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ The change of mind on the part of the council is good news for the residents of Ferryhill . |
| 11 | On March 16 Fokin announced Ukraine 's intention of signing the G-7 memorandum , defending the change of stance on the grounds of the concessions obtained by Ukraine on Vneshekonombank . |
| 12 | The change of allegiance on the part of individual scientists from one paradigm to an incompatible alternative is likened by Kuhn to a ‘ gestalt switch ’ or a ‘ religious conversion ’ . |
| 13 | With a reasonable amount of intelligent deduction and a good deal of luck they find the loot of churches on the Spanish Main hidden by the priest-turned-pirate Domingo Mugnoz . |
| 14 | The Court ruled that the case against the three , who had exercised their right not to give evidence at the trial , had been overwhelmingly prejudiced following an announcement by King during the trial of restrictions on the right of silence [ see p. 37098 ] . |
| 15 | He promised Draper and Berry that he would not stake the existence of Virgin on the airline . |
| 16 | Haigh 's denial of the existence of anti-clericalism on the eve of the Reformation is a case in point . |
| 17 | This question is taken from the opening section of the report of the Consultative Committee of the Board of Education on the Primary School chaired by W H Hadow . |
| 18 | She took a quick step forward and saw the flicker of surprise on the man 's face . |
| 19 | He glanced quickly at Edward and Corbett saw the flicker of annoyance on the Prince 's face . |
| 20 | Baghdad radio had announced on April 3 the recapture of Sulaimaniya on the Iranian border , and the Vice-Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council and deputy secretary-general of the Baath Socialist Party regional command , Izzat Ibrahim , visited that city on April 4 , reporting the " return of security and stability to northern towns and areas " . |
| 21 | ‘ That the experience was an intense one for all was obvious from the babel of voices on the road down . |
| 22 | Wandering around the surrounding countryside soon brought a glimpse of steam and the astonishing view of a collection of large ex Great Western locomotives standing to all intents and purposes outside a locomotive shed in the midst of the wastelands of Blaenavon on the side of Coity Mountain . |
| 23 | The tide of ideas on the Left was flowing in the Communists ' favour and they did not have to resort to the often artificial tactics of " penetration " used since the early 1920s . |
| 24 | Now he sat out on the porch with his chair tilted back and his feet up on the rail , and he sipped at his beer as he watched the patterns of sunlight on the forest over on the far side of the track . |
| 25 | He shook his head , still gazing at the patterns of sunshine on the grass outside the hut . |
| 26 | Yes really it 's just supporting or confirming what Mr said , which we did as part of the Southern Ryedale Local Plan , we contacted British Rail , and they were not averse to the reopening of stations on the York Scarborough line , providing they were funded by private investment . |
| 27 | However , if frequent visits are planned , the dangers of dependence on the therapist should be borne in mind . |
| 28 | I mean i i i in a sense I think he was , he 's been criticized unfairly for , for this because he he , he copped all the blame for absolute egalitarianism , whereas in fact if , if you look at the details behind it he was aware of the dangers of encroachment on the middle peasant and was warning against that and saying look this should n't happen . |
| 29 | His voice was partly drowned by the clatter of footsteps on the hard stone floor of the chapel as the others began to arrive . |
| 30 | ‘ Ranulf ! ’ he roared , and was greeted by the clatter of footsteps on the stairs . |