Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not known whether there is an increase in colonic absorption of PEGs with age in humans such as is seen in rats , and whether this could have influenced the results . |
| 2 | The walls had long ago disappeared under a solid mass of posters and playbills , some of them so old that they 'd faded completely . |
| 3 | There is a limit to the size of picture that you can create in this shape , as a solid mass of flowers can lose all sense of size or identity when it becomes too large . |
| 4 | It is certain that the vice-chancellor in the chair gained the impression from what was said at the meeting that they were forced to elect from a weak field of candidates . |
| 5 | There are two important distinctions to make : that between contentious and non-contentious business , and that between private payment of fees and legal aid . |
| 6 | In the classic cooking of professionals meat juice or broth goes with everything , olive oil with nothing save salads , vinaigrette and mayonnaise sauces . |
| 7 | The ‘ culture of contentment ’ — Galbraith might equally have used the phrase ‘ culture of complacency ’ — is the prevailing majority of electors in the US , UK and other advanced economies . |
| 8 | In this latter condition , gluten ( which is also found in oats , barley , and rye ) produces damage to the lining of the bowel , preventing normal absorption of nutrients from the diet . |
| 9 | Because the assay requires 32 P-labelling of proteins by PKA and has to be performed on heat denatured nuclear extracts , it is not necessarily quantitative ( because it will be affected by the degree to which the protein is already phosphorylated ) and will fail to detect heat labile proteins or proteins that are not substrates for PKA . |
| 10 | In formulating its market timing recommendations , IES applies rules and inductive reasoning as well as the combined expertise of professionals . |
| 11 | In short , if there can be any meaningful talk of " reduction " here at all , it is perhaps only of a possible reduction of properties to ( non-mental and logically independent ) relations , not vice versa . |
| 12 | He/she must not only offer an accurate description of the death-like oppressiveness of the capitalist world as it is developing in the first half of the twentieth century , but must also depict accurately and without facile romanticism or glib sentimentality , the angry and determined political struggle of men and women refusing to acquiesce to the oppressive forces of capitalist society . |
| 13 | Furthermore , even within the narrow spectrum of industries covered by the above studies there was considerable evidence ( Farberman 1975 : 447 ) of persons being prepared to refuse the offer and accept the consequences , which were not always as severe as the Godfather analogy suggests . |
| 14 | Thus , it was argued , whatever effect upon the market the authorities might have , it would be confined to a very narrow spectrum of assets and interest rates . |
| 15 | At the lower level of sounds , there is little difference between humans , dogs and cats — this is not where it counts , if you are a hunter of small rodents and birds . |
| 16 | The lower level of wives ' earnings is accounted for , in one sense , by women 's lower hours of work and lower rates of pay per hour . |
| 17 | The 30-nation talks in Geneva failed to bridge the gap between countries such as Germany and the Nordic states , which are seeking a 79 per cent cut in emissions by the end of the decade , and those like the UK and France which want a lower level of cuts over a longer period . |
| 18 | It quickly became apparent after the offer had closed that the take-up rate was just 38% — ‘ a lower level of acceptances than we had anticipated ’ and enough for newspapers to call the issue a flop . |
| 19 | They have a lower level of seats , like the new East Stand , but instead of an upper level of seats they have executive boxes for the assorted reptilia who frequent such places . |
| 20 | The continued armed presence of Palestinians , defending the camp areas but also renewing their attacks on Israel 's northern border , destroyed much of the remaining solidarity offered by the Sunni Muslim and Druze communities . |
| 21 | This award will , I trust , help dispel the old perception of Rentokil as merely a woodworm and pest control company , and to help to give it the recognition it deserves — for what it is today — a major multi-national company with a broad base of services of wide-ranging benefits ’ . |
| 22 | London Transport has launched a free distribution colour tabloid for the capital , London Direct , aiming to appeal to the broad base of consumers . |
| 23 | These were to ensure accountability , limit influence of contributors , provoke competitiveness , support the two party system , encourage a broad base of contributions , control the burdens of fund-raising , ensure campaign communication , and to protect political freedom . |
| 24 | We are able to give him the support necessary to ensure a comprehensive service for his broad base of clients . ’ |
| 25 | Thus we can see that there is a broad variety of approaches which we may group under the heading of ‘ natural law theories ’ because they all rely on something other than state law to constitute the valid rules of a legal system . |
| 26 | The colourful and graceful paintings depict scenes of everyday life in Thera , with fishermen , sailors , boxers , priestesses and warriors among the cast , as well as a broad variety of animals and plants . |
| 27 | As we have seen , the realization of this objective requires that a broad variety of mechanisms are institutionalized so as to ensure that the business of government is conducted in accordance with the rule of law . |
| 28 | There are what economists call ‘ efficiency ’ reasons , in addition to the obvious grounds of equity , to be concerned about the relative economic weakness of women . |
| 29 | The average weight of cows is 400–450kg and the average milk yields , with very little feeding of concentrates , are about 4,000kg . |
| 30 | This ensures that we can supply the complete spectrum of materials to all our customers in the building trade . |