Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of instinctual communication the fortuitous nature of this process is only too apparent ; for it requires the formation of new closed genetic programmes for both the production and processing of the complex signal . |
| 2 | Possibly inspired by Hilbert 's ( 1899 ) full axiomatisation of Euclidean geometry the 20th Century began with many attempts to find independent sets of axioms for fields and for groups , the main worker being E V Huntington around 1902–5 . |
| 3 | In the world of economic theory the Great Depression had one very important effect . |
| 4 | But as the Community moved towards the goal of political union the European Parliament would have to give greater co-legislating powers to the Council of Ministers . |
| 5 | In the history of European music the twelfth century is a key period of development , when the unison of Gregorian chant gave ground before polyphony — much to the disgust of conservative intellectuals like John of Salisbury , who complained of " the wanton and effeminate sound produced by caressing , chiming and intertwining melodies , a veritable harmony of sirens " . |
| 6 | Although we can state what percentage of total population the older age groups currently represent , it is not reliable to quote future percentages ; such predictions should be treated with the utmost caution . |
| 7 | In the case of direct marketing the immediate purchaser may be the actual consumer . |
| 8 | In terms of historical explanation the last difficulty is particularly important since TFP analysis pulsates to the rhythm of the sub-period and , as subsequent discussion will show , this constitutes a major problem for the so-called war period of 1937–51 . |
| 9 | But in the addictive disease of compulsive gambling the utter misery in the primary sufferer and in the family is every bit as devastating as in alcoholism . |
| 10 | In this as in so many fields of social service the voluntary contribution can be great both in a pioneering sense and in the steady provision of research , public education and good facilities . |
| 11 | Against this has to be set the fact that in times of high inflation the real value of company debt diminishes over time . |
| 12 | In the early years of British rule the avowed principle of government policy was the continuation of policies of the previous regimes , the Dutch in the coastal areas or Low Country , and the Kandyans in the interior . |
| 13 | It could be , too , that the unusually complex character of Captain Hawkins , an illegitimate son of Peter Simple 's uncle , a man moved by obsessive jealousy , eroded by concealed cowardice and capable of the most intricate plotting against the young hero , has something to do with one of O'Brian 's most impressive studies of character , the officer Lord Clonfert who , in The Mauritius Command , more than once frustrates Aubrey 's plans and perplexes to the point of real suffering the open-minded captain with his extraordinary psychosomatic state . |
| 14 | In a session of contemporary art the following morning , eighty-seven of 122 lots were sold and raised £1.12 million ( $1.92 million ) , the top price being £110,000 paid by the European trade for ‘ IKB 241 ’ , a monochrome canvas by Yves Klein ( lot 350 , est. £90,000–120,000 ) . |
| 15 | At the level of parliamentary discourse the net effect was a gradual transformation of the field of the political . |
| 16 | ‘ Against the background of human disunity the arduous journey to Christian unity must be pursued with determination and vigour , whatever obstacles are perceived to block the path . |
| 17 | In terms of hard cash the 1964 pie would have cost £250,000 but in fact there was never more than £1,000 in the bank , the sponsorship being in the form of services and goods rather than money . |
| 18 | After three weeks of legal wrangling the Foreign Office finally asked the Americans for help . |
| 19 | At the level of legal theory the natural-entity model of the company attempts to encapsulate many of the features of the corporatist countervision . |
| 20 | He did n't say anything of great consequence the last time I left him . |
| 21 | Diaka , a member of the Sacred Union who had earlier supported Tshisekedi , was severely criticized by Union members when he accepted the position of Prime Minister the following day ; his membership of the Sacred Union , and that of his party , the Rally for Republican Democrats , was revoked . |
| 22 | A second result was to weaken customary control over pre-marital sexual relations and in the context of increased mobility the inevitable result was that the impulse to marry in the event of a pregnancy was either weakened or thwarted . |
| 23 | In describing its vision of effective supervision the White Paper goes on to note : |
| 24 | In the case of multiple bereavement the main issue would seem to be to try and recognize with the person how many griefs they experience and where they would want to start talking about them , rather than launch into where we think they should begin . |
| 25 | In areas of endemic haemonchosis it has often been observed that after the advent of a period of heavy rain the faecal worm egg counts of sheep infected with H. contortus drop sharply to near zero levels due to the expulsion of the major part of the adult worm burden . |
| 26 | Thus , according to the British consul , writing in 1873 , after four centuries of Turkish rule the commercial life was contemptible , ‘ plums being the most valuable article of trade in the province ’ . |
| 27 | To reduce the extent of classical unemployment the real wage rate must fall , while to reduce the extent of Keynesian unemployment the real wage may have to rise , or at least remain unchanged . |
| 28 | In the face of mounting pressure the British government at last sensed it was incumbent on them to act . |
| 29 | Yes , for many charge distributions of practical interest the net charge is zero , so the first term disappears and the second term acquires significance . |
| 30 | Sexual relations between the newcomer and the old man 's daughters are not resented , and after a period of mutual co-existence the young male leads the daughters into a separate existence as a new harem . |