Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of [noun] [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be counteracted to some extent by the addition of materials such as poly-phosphates , which sequester the calcium and magnesium ions , but this is an expensive way of softening water . |
| 2 | Technique becomes expression and , with the addition of props such as paper crowns , masks and banners , relatives , friends and their babies are transformed into hierarchical beings . |
| 3 | The guide also suggests how excavated areas can be made into wildlife havens through the addition of features such as trees , islands and marshy areas . |
| 4 | By association , therefore , there is a direct link , according to the ideology of groups such as the NVALA , with the role of the mother , and the strength of the family . |
| 5 | The planners argue that the centralisation of houses makes the provision of services such as sewerage , water , cleansing , roads and lighting more economical whilst benefitting other agencies such as the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and the Post Office in their work . |
| 6 | It has demonstrated its concern in three main ways : by aiding parents in their job of child-rearing through the provision of services such as maternity and child welfare , schooling , etc. ; by taking care directly of children who have no parents ; and by taking over the care of children whose parents are not providing properly for their physical and emotional well-being . |
| 7 | Local government then transforms these inputs into outputs in the form of the provision of services such as education or housing . |
| 8 | The suitability of the premises , the need for improved access or relocation of equipment and the provision of items such as ramps , carpeting or acoustic tiles where appropriate are all matters which should concern governors if they are to ‘ use their best endeavours ’ to ensure that special needs are met — the duty which is binding on the governors of every school . |
| 9 | The process involves the bacterium Methylophilus methylotrophus , which utilises methanol as its energy source , and the provision of nutrients such as ammonia ( to provide nitrogen ) , phosphorus , calcium and potassium . |
| 10 | Indications that such processes are occurring are provided by the existence of molecules such as C 2 H 2 and C 6 H 6 , which can be produced from CH 4 through the action of solar uv radiation or thunderstorms . |
| 11 | Certainty that God existed , or the existence of a convincing ‘ proof ’ of the existence of God such as Anselm attempts in the Proslogion , would be incompatible with faith in God . |
| 12 | The existence of sub-sects such as the Zadokites and the Nazareans has generated considerable confusion and uncertainty among biblical scholars . |
| 13 | The world has changed radically since the admission of individuals such as Marx and vastly in the 40 years since the 1951 convention was drawn up . |
| 14 | The existing professional service is not replaced by the programme but it probably enhances the uptake of services such as immunisation clinics and parenting classes , as well as helping parents to recognise their own expertise in discussion with professionals . |
| 15 | This distinction lies at the heart of issues such as professional judgement , the need for professional supervision , the need for inspection and standards , and the need for advocacy . |
| 16 | Eighteenth-century politics have long had an unsavoury reputation , and although in the case of Scotland much of that reputation can be traced to the persuasive , but not strictly accurate , writings of Henry Cockburn and other Whig reformers of the early nineteenth century , it must be conceded at the outset that there is something to be said for the received account . |
| 17 | However , apart from providing good quality pain relief , an epidural may be necessary in the case of difficulties such as inductions and multiple births . |
| 18 | I wonder if anything similar is ever done in the case of articles such as those complained of above ? |
| 19 | In the case of drawings such as the ‘ Woman ill in bed ’ and ‘ A young man in a high-crowned cap ’ ( cat . |
| 20 | The higher-level activity itself can , of course , become automatised , and whereas in the case of skills such as riding a bicycle or tying shoelaces this is advantageous , when it happens to writing or reading the consequences are unfortunate . |
| 21 | This particularly applies in the case of professionals such as doctors and teachers who we ought to be able to trust . |
| 22 | In the case of Caloris some of the ejecta from the impact would have fallen back into the basin because of the fairly high surface gravity . |
| 23 | The prevalence of criminal motivations is not too difficult to accept in the case of examples such as that of speeding , used above . |
| 24 | In the case of words such as ‘ bottle ’ , ‘ muddle ’ , ‘ struggle ’ , which are quite common , it would be a mispronunciation to insert a vowel between the and the preceding consonant . |
| 25 | The advantage of systems such as Dbase 2 are that the user controls the number of fields available ( e.g. the school librarian may wish to have a field for the person who ordered the item and a teacher could have a list of all books or items ordered by him/herself or by the Geography department ) and the size of each field , which is limited by other programs . |
| 26 | I advise the right hon. Member for Morley and Leeds , South that the advantage of organisations such as the Council of Europe and the Western European Union is that they are composed of Members of their own national Parliaments who have roots inside democracies , and that those parliamentarians have spoken and have said no to the inclusion of defence in the competence of the European Community . |
| 27 | Although other American sociologists such as Zurcher and Kirkpatrick have ( not uncritically ) applied Gusfield 's theory to contemporary anti-pornography movements , the most recent attempts at explaining the rise of groups such as the NVALA and the NFoL have been very critical of the theory of status defence . |
| 28 | This week we publish an article by the American journalist Marsha Dubrow which demonstrates the degree to which similar enquiries would have prevented the election of men such as Lincoln , Roosevelt and John F Kennedy . |
| 29 | While crowds at Netherdale and at the relegation games should be large , the biggest attendance could be at Inverleith , where Stewart's-Melville will be hoping the experience of players such as Finlay Calder , Douglas Wyllie and Julian Scott will see them win their Division II promotion clash with Musselburgh . |
| 30 | Tanberg had for some time been interested in the way that hydrogen behaves in the presence of metals such as palladium . |