Example sentences of "[adv] of [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd gain if you avoided putting that down as a score draw , especially of course if it did n't turn out to be a score draw . |
| 2 | Is it ethical for man to interfere with the genetic constitution and physiological functions of living organisms , especially of man and the higher animals , in order to make them perform in a different way ? |
| 3 | The report to which I have just referred states : ’ Reserve depletion , especially of oil and gas , must still be a concern for the long-term , but in the medium-term , constraints of supply security and the environment are more worrying than is depletion of the resource base itself . |
| 4 | For heavy goods , especially of timber and stone , it still seems likely that water transport , by river and sea and a little by canal , was cheaper and more expeditious than long-distance travel by road — and that there was sense as well as sentiment , for example , in the devotion the Norman builders showed in England for their native stone from Caen . |
| 5 | Offers of assistance , especially of food and medical supplies , came from a number of countries . |
| 6 | and erm Marilyn will come down of course when she 's at , she 's worried as well about whether she 's going to get a job , cos er , I mean they need to have erm a second income I should think |
| 7 | The overgrazing of livestock and cutting down of brush and trees for firewood are held responsible . |
| 8 | I think a good example to use with younger people with er pe with pensions as well is that the , the er the cutting down of funding that the government is making and it 's going to be hitting like the younger people and another important thing is like with the , with the Australia issue , I mean in Australia now it 's compulsory for everybody under the age of twenty five to have a personal pension and that r and that age rise is going to , that age limit is going to rise each time because they want to abolish the State pension completely and it was only , what , what about two months ago that there was , that there was er articles in I think it was The Times about them doing a similar operation in this country , you know ? |
| 9 | Thus Goody & Watt ( 1963 ) and Goody ( 1977 ) suggest that analytic thinking followed the acquisition of written language ‘ since it was the setting down of speech that enabled man clearly to separate words , to manipulate their order and to develop syllogistic forms of reasoning ’ ( Goody , 1977 : 11 ) . |
| 10 | However , the change in safety regulations and the harder line taken is not sufficient compensation for the curtailing and running down of health and safety inspections , nor the differences in health and safety regulations which exist between companies operating on land , and those , such as contractors on off-shore oil rigs who are at sea . |
| 11 | The provision in respect of the write down of oil and gas assets [ £232 million ] , the net releases of tax provisions [ £78 million ] and the loss on sale of Ultramar 's downstream business [ £302 million ] partly offset by profits on other disposals [ £30 million , net of tax ] have been treated as exceptional items . |
| 12 | It was soon realized that more than one reservoir was required in order to avoid the slowing down of timekeeping that occurs with the falling pressure-head in a single vessel . |
| 13 | Erm , I 'd like to welcome you to the Industrial Training Board , I spent about four and a half years with training scheme , and I actually originated in er , engineering , so er , I 've got a long track record , perhaps of training and er , an even long track record working , so I wo n't give you too hard a time . |
| 14 | The multiplier of 8-12 is obviously of interest if it is at the top of its range ( 12 x £900,000 less tax £7 million ) . |
| 15 | We believe , as did the Ancient Greeks who originated the word ‘ aristocracy ’ , that every man with the right attitude and talents , regardless of birth or riches , has a capacity of reaching … that status in its true sense . ’ |
| 16 | The priority is the provision of an adequate ( in terms of social participation ) flat-rate pension regardless of history or gender . |
| 17 | The Air Staff sought battlbattle-winningormance in an aircraft that would do virtually everything in all weathers from long-range nuclear deterrent strike , through all the phases of reconnaissance , down to close battlefield support for the Army , almost regardless of cost since it was to be their capital aircraft . |
| 18 | An interesting finding which may also be relevant is that there have been reports of a triglyceride-enriched LDL present in diabetics , regardless of type and treatment ( Schonfeld et al , 1974 ; Mancini et al , 1980 ) . |
| 19 | The committees that consider Bills are in no way specialized ; they consider new legislation in rotation regardless of subject and do not do any separate investigatory work . |
| 20 | Any lexicographer may obtain entry text for read only or for proofing regardless of ownership or the status of the on-loan flag . |
| 21 | The wartime bombers did n't seem to care what went up ; by contrast the PIRA did and cared so deliberately as to set out selectively to destroy what is now an illusion — the sanctity of hospital in which , regardless of loyalty or background , so many thousands of victims of our vicious little civil war have received care since those nights in August 1969 . |
| 22 | A safe and efficient working environment for your employees is paramount in importance to every successful food service venue , regardless of menu or operational size . |
| 23 | We will seek a reform of the CAP which brings agriculture closer to the market ; reduces the costs to taxpayers and consumers ; is implemented at a pace which the industry can bear ; affects all Community farmers equitably , regardless of size or location ; and recognises the importance of environmental protection . |
| 24 | Furthermore , the Exeter guarantees renewal up to any age regardless of size or number of claims made . |
| 25 | The Save a Can Scheme run by the Can Makers Association provides skips around the country which accept all types of food and drink cans , regardless of size or metal content . |
| 26 | It is easiest to discuss these in terms of the human requirements upon notation ; indeed , even with computer-based catalogues and indexes , people will be required to use and write or remember notation ( at least until the day when document arrangement is no longer relevant , or when machines are widely available to re-file information , regardless of size or form ) . |
| 27 | This ratio gives investors a common yardstick to measure the attitude of the market as a whole to all companies regardless of size or industry by reducing the comparison to the simple question ‘ How much is the market willing to pay for a unit of earnings ? ’ . |
| 28 | The burden of reform must be borne fairly throughout the Community , both between and within member states , regardless of size and location , bearing in mind the paramount need to ensure the survival of the most efficient producers . |
| 29 | Anyone foolish enough to put their hand into the liquid suffers one automatic Wound per round of contact , regardless of armour and Toughness . |
| 30 | Its activities are open to all people , regardless of caste and creed , but the main beneficiaries are tribal and Dalit groups . |