Example sentences of "in [noun pl] of [adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case , tins of fruit conformed with the description in every respect except that some of them were packed in cases of 30 tins instead of 24 . |
| 2 | There was a mood , if we cloud all this up in realms of high theology then we shall all agree on what we can not understand . |
| 3 | The spectacular Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston with their tropical glasshouses , giant lily pool and fantastic palms are set in acres of landscaped grounds just minutes from the city centre . |
| 4 | The firm replaced many of the sacked workers with raw recruits hired in areas of high unemployment nearby . |
| 5 | However , the effect of specific inhibition of platelet activating factor by a specific receptor antagonist has so far been evaluated in models of experimental colitis only . |
| 6 | However different they may be from those involved in habituation , the training procedures used in studies of acquired distinctiveness necessarily involve the subjects in receiving repeated exposure to the critical stimuli . |
| 7 | Sow them all in pots of good compost then plunge them in a cinders bed — or sand — in the coldest part of the garden . |
| 8 | The ideology of republicanism aroused some interest ; but it was thought of in terms of ancient history rather than contemporary politics , in terms of the world of Lycurgus , Solon and Pericles rather than that of Louis XV , Frederick II or Catherine II . |
| 9 | If professional development is understood in terms of increased professionality then clearly it can be associated with the goal of increasing teacher effectiveness . |
| 10 | By accounting for the development of the mode of production in terms of economic relations only , Marx failed to take account of the development of political forces which also have an effect on the development of the mode of production . |
| 11 | In terms of personal care less than 10 per cent have problems bathing , washing or feeding ; however , almost one-third , 29 per cent , have problems cutting their toenails . |
| 12 | These findings are supported by serial observation of reservoirs showing that the mucosa reaches a relatively steady state in terms of pathological changes soon after ileostomy reversal . |
| 13 | Anyway , unclean and in a state of domestic seclusion , they thus became increasingly less involved in matters of public religion , and the situation quickly developed wherein their non-participation was viewed in terms of actual exclusion rather than mere exemption . |
| 14 | Currently much effort is being directed at understanding the organizational processes of questioning and debate which such audits should stimulate rather than seeing the problem in terms of administrative techniques alone . |
| 15 | Every minute spent in physical self-improvement is an investment , not only materially but in terms of emotional adjustment too . |
| 16 | In the types of premises under consideration , having accepted that conventional methods of fire fighting are likely to be ineffective , the success of controlling fire may perhaps no longer be judged in terms of cubic capacity alone . |
| 17 | ‘ I have to say that in terms of violent crime generally the amount of it in the United Kingdom is small compared with that in other countries and , if I may say so , here in Washington . ’ |
| 18 | It was mentioned earlier that there were weaknesses in the description of accents in terms of geographical variation alone ; the study of sociolinguistics has shown the importance of considering other sources of variation . |
| 19 | In terms of flying hours both units had been in use for about 55 000 hours , during which something like 20 000 flights ( or landings ) had been made . |
| 20 | To explain the existence of institutions in society not in terms of individual intention but in terms of societal need ultimately implies that societies are capable of deciding what they need . |
| 21 | His devotion to music seems in fact to have been even stronger than his feeling for words : " there are times when everything … that can not be grasped in terms of musical relations actually fills me with disgust and horror " . |
| 22 | And yet the stance of Quebec nationalism is that of a people in headlong retreat before historical forces which threaten to overwhelm it ; a movement whose very advances are viewed in terms of potential weakness rather than as success . |
| 23 | So if we are to think of all of this in terms of Christian joy then we must realize that joy does not come from being immune to everything else that 's going on . |
| 24 | Faced with an apparent nonconformity the explanation has generally been in terms of cultural replacement rather than change . |
| 25 | It is worth adding , as something of an aside , that the experimental result just described not only gives reasons for preferring the associative account but also seems to demand an explanation in terms of acquired equivalence rather than acquired distinctiveness . |
| 26 | ‘ We must think in terms of corporate reporting rather than just financial statement , ’ said the Governor . |
| 27 | He accuses Lenin of seeing the problem in terms of organizational change rather then ‘ in terms of a genuine political mediation process ’ ( p. 224 ; see also Krygier 1979c , pp. 86–7 ) . |
| 28 | This further encourages the evaluation of techniques in terms of physical targets rather than of other wider objectives in actual practice ( i.e. in a sizeable project , or programme ) . |
| 29 | There is little dispute that in terms of physical regeneration both MDC , in its initial area , and LDDC have been visibly successful . |
| 30 | When the same question about age limits was addressed in terms of voluntary agencies rather than statutory bodies , it was interesting to observe that there was less tension in the answers . |