Example sentences of "in [noun] of [noun pl] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as a resource of what is a question in a flagging economy which is unlikely in the near future to be in search of recruits to the labour force from marginal groups , as it was in the days of labour shortage in the 1950s ( Harper and Thane , 1989 ) . |
| 2 | In recognition of donations to the National Museum , we will allow tax deduction of up to twice the value of the donation . ’ |
| 3 | I also took on the position knowingly of the bad reputation in Scotland of Sports to the trade regarding hotel sales of your equipment , but was promised that this practice would be cut out . |
| 4 | Pride : Pride causes much wilful action in pursuit of solutions to the problems of addictive disease . |
| 5 | The deal was given the go-ahead by the Department of Trade and Industry in spite of protests to the European Commission and the Office of Fair Trading by BA 's competitors . |
| 6 | Prince Bola Ajibola , the Minister of Justice and federal Attorney General , confirmed on Sept. 12 that power would be handed to a civilian administration on Oct. 1 , 1992 , as planned , in spite of adjustments to the interim timetable . |
| 7 | In spite of representations to the Eve Committee in 1967 , the pressure for a separate Building Surveying Division had not been sufficient . |
| 8 | Such selling points must , however , be presented in terms of benefits to the customer . |
| 9 | The language of urban people , to the extent that it is ‘ modified ’ , is modified vernacular : it can not be adequately explained in terms of modifications to the ‘ standard ’ ( in which many speakers show no interest at all ) . |
| 10 | Under Sch 6 para 1(2) , outlined above , S1 need only show the amounts paid or payable to the director in respect of the services performed for S1 and should exclude amounts payable in respect of services to the parent and S2 . |
| 11 | No ‘ arrangements ’ had been made between the governors and the local education authority in respect of admissions to the school ‘ for preserving the character of the school ’ within the meaning of section 6(3) ( b ) and ( 6 ) . |
| 12 | Reservoirs at Sulby and Naseby , both in valleys of feeders to the Avon , were completed as part of the main construction programme in 1914 and 1921 respectively ; the head of Naseby was raised in 1934 and ‘ New Sulby ’ , better known as Welford Reservoir , came into use in 1837 . |
| 13 | Northwich , Middlewich and Nantwich , as well as Droitwich in Hereford and Worcester , were all known to the Romans for their salt deposits , and several ancient routes across Britain are known as ‘ salt ways ’ because salt was carried on them in trains of packhorses to the far corners of the kingdom . |