Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of [noun] [is] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This dealer commits an offence under section 1(1) ( a ) and the defence of disclaimer is no defence whatsoever to someone charged under section 1(1) ( a ) , R. v. Southwood ( 1987 C.A. ) . |
| 2 | Furthermore , he did not make the mistake of insisting on ideological purity during his nomination campaign ; there was to be no ‘ extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice ’ or ‘ moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue ’ rhetoric from Reagan and no abrasive assaults on the liberals in the party as had occurred in 1964 . |
| 3 | An authoritative article in Pravda entitled ‘ The defence of socialism is the highest international duty ’ set out what later became known as the ‘ Brezhnev doctrine ’ : this insisted that the interests of the communist countries as a whole took priority over the wishes of any individual communist country and that no defection from the communist camp could be permitted . |
| 4 | The defence of territories is a widespread habit among many kinds of animals . |
| 5 | Although the addition of fibres is a fairly effective way of making these materials tough it does put up the cost of manufacture and it also restricts the number of applications for which they are suitable . |
| 6 | As I have a fairly tight budget I am looking to buy at around £6,000 to £7,500 , However , at this price the addition of VAT is a hefty extra . |
| 7 | The submissions for the defendants included the following : ( i ) a local authority , such as the council , is controlled by elected councillors and the ability to control such a council by the vote of the majority of councillors is the objective of political activity . |
| 8 | This stress on communitas [ the bond of community ] is one in which the potential divisions between active and contemplative life are healed , and provides the structure within which the prayer of contemplatives is a channel for the release of the love of God , not just within the self , but within society . |
| 9 | The reduction of fever is an early sign of improvement in tuberculosis . |
| 10 | The Prince of Wales is an irrepressible font of ideas , a classic entrepreneur . |
| 11 | The Prince of Wales is an expert at getting on to the person 's own level . |
| 12 | Given the nature of the building , the provision of ducts is a very complex task . |
| 13 | ( e ) Removal from accommodation The provision of accommodation is a service which parents accept on a voluntary basis . |
| 14 | Why the change of direction is the most important and difficult move in golf to come to terms with goes much further than many golfers seem to realise . |
| 15 | Another element in the break-up of libraries is the advent of computers . |
| 16 | If the heroism of Roland is the obverse of a coin , the reverse is the doctrine of holy war as it impinged on the cruder minds of thousands of contemporaries . |
| 17 | The auditor of government is a unique institution . |
| 18 | Then then then the winner of course is the one that takes the money . |
| 19 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where the buyer wrongfully neglects or refuses to accept and pay for the goods , the seller may maintain an action against him for damages for non-acceptance. ( 2 ) The measure of damages is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting , in the ordinary course of events , from the buyer 's breach of contract . |
| 20 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where the seller wrongfully neglects or refuses to deliver the goods to the buyer , the buyer may maintain an action against the seller for damages for non-delivery. ( 2 ) The measure of damages is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting , in the ordinary course of events , from the seller 's breach of contract . |
| 21 | Thus the measure of damages is the difference between the contract price and the market price on the date for actual performance . |
| 22 | The measure of conservation is the amount of energy required to produce a single unit of economic growth . |
| 23 | But if the measure of fertility is the number of young that are produced in a season , then the record is held by Microtus , a tiny meadow mouse from North America . |
| 24 | The heart of Saphery is the Tower of Hoeth , the shrine of the God of Wisdom . |
| 25 | The heart of doubt is a divided heart . |
| 26 | Putting these answers together we can see that at the heart of fundamentalism is a longing for a faith which is secure , tangible , successful , simple . |
| 27 | At the heart of neo-Fordism is the development of flexible specialization to replace the rigid assembly-line system of production . |
| 28 | The heart of Liberalism is the understanding that progress is not a matter of mechanical contrivance , but of the liberation of living spiritual energy . |
| 29 | At the heart of Awakenings is a journey into the unknown , a journey which it suggests can only be undertaken with faith , understanding and dedication to humanity in all its ravaged , tormented wonder . |
| 30 | Absence of odour ; the smell of disinfectant is a bad sign . |