Example sentences of "a [noun] of [noun pl] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile research revealed that 80% of SMEs already used suitable PCs , and over 50% were strongly attracted to the idea of a ‘ single source ’ through which a variety of services could be accessed . |
| 2 | This means that the likely effect of a variety of circumstances can be tested easily and quickly using a consistent method of calculation by merely adjusting the input information . |
| 3 | Motability has arranged special schemes with motor manufacturers , wheelchair manufacturers , insurance brokers , and other so that today a variety of schemes can be offered which not only help disabled people become mobile but also give them a chance to be truly independent . |
| 4 | The phrase ‘ community care ’ has been used since the 1960s , but it has never been too narrowly defined and a variety of activities can be numbered as belonging to a community approach to the care of the mentally disordered . |
| 5 | A variety of approaches should be adopted to build a profile of nurses resident locally . |
| 6 | A variety of norms can be seen as expressions of a single value . |
| 7 | In many statistical investigations , information from a variety of sources must be sifted and collated to produce a consistent and logical explanation of some phenomenon . |
| 8 | It is difficult to pinpoint any one category of persons likely to commit this offence as a variety of motives will be involved . |
| 9 | Providing the planting is done correctly , a variety of receptacles can be used : old baking bowls , fruit dishes , even chamberpots . |
| 10 | A variety of techniques will be used to chart their general beliefs about child development , as well as their specific estimates of what children of given ages might normally be expected to achieve in history . |
| 11 | Consequently , although experiments conducted using a single methodology are open to many interpretations , studies of the same process using a variety of methods should be less equivocal . |
| 12 | A variety of anions can be used — eg and but the hexafluoroarsenate gives the cleanest reactions . |
| 13 | This system is preferred as dialogue occurs in an informal setting in which discussion is enhanced and a variety of issues can be readily addressed . |
| 14 | A variety of features can be added by re-programming , including a redesigned display incorporating graphics , icons or almost any foreign language . |
| 15 | The piping or icing bags need to be washed and dried with every change of colour icing , although of course if you have a number of bags available this is unnecessary , and a variety of colours can be kept on hand at any one time . |
| 16 | But , for common bacterial illnesses such as ear , throat and chest infections , a visit to the doctor and a course of antibiotics will be called for . |
| 17 | Learn how to ride a ski on a carving edge — a course of lessons may be necessary — and you should automatically grasp the rudiments of good powder technique too . |
| 18 | At each traffic light as the lights turned green , a mass of cyclists would be the first away , with cars , buses , etc , following on behind . |
| 19 | A sack of stones would be tested first . |
| 20 | The whiff of a field of flowers can be uplifting and invigorating ; catching the smell of a cigarette or cigar can make you feel stuffy and uncomfortable . |
| 21 | But such a checklist of questions can be a helpful prompt if you are faced with a passage and can not find a place to start . |
| 22 | A questionnaire will be sent to a sample of all sixth form or tertiary college institutions and a sub-group of pupils will be interviewed in depth on their views of Arabic studies . |
| 23 | The persuasive Lawrence convinced Kernaghan a change of clubs would be good for him . |
| 24 | The indirect evidence of critical approval by a succession of owners may be interesting to a reader , though admittedly this demands some special knowledge about the standing of the collectors concerned . |
| 25 | By planting up large containers with a mixture of varieties , a succession of colours can be achieved . |
| 26 | I just do n't believe that a conglomeration of nation-states will be able to deal with it . |
| 27 | In the video you say that a gap of ″ should be the distance between the body of the guitar ( Strat ) and the underside of the bridge plate . |
| 28 | As an example , a partnership of solicitors might be formed with the objective of making profits but with the object of providing legal services . |
| 29 | Each candidate , by virtue of signing to enrol upon a programme of studies shall be deemed to have understood and accepted these regulations . |
| 30 | Applications using a mix of interfaces must be rewritten to native NT — those relying on Dynamically Linked Libraries written for the 16-bit Windows interface will have to be converted to the Win32 API to be ported . |