Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of the newly desperate and ruined petit bourgeois , and those faced with crushing poverty on the dole , Le Pen , the Lombard League and the German neo-Nazis have refound the classic base of racism and fascism . |
| 2 | The presence of vitamin D 3 receptors in normala nd malignant colorectal tissue , together with the increased colonic absorption of calcium after small bowel resection , had previously suggested that the colon could be a target organ for 1,25 ( OH ) 2 D 3 . |
| 3 | Although there were no differences in faecal bile acid concentration in those patients with colorectal cancer , total daily excretion was significantly lower than in patients with polyps , an increased colonic absorption of bile acids may in part account for this . |
| 4 | It is tempting to try to cram as much information as possible on to the page , a solid mass of print is unattractive to the eye and is unlikely to be read . |
| 5 | Its influence in the United States was largely the result of the work of C. S. Peirce , William James , and John Dewey who , by challenging the prevailing conceptions of knowledge , tried to redirect the course of philosophy . |
| 6 | When you see a cheap little bird carved in China you realise that language is an unnecessary part of play . |
| 7 | As we fail to remember our previous situation , a slow and subtle change of heart takes place . |
| 8 | While they do not mark a return to a prescribed curriculum ( like that which applied to schools in England and Wales before 1926 ) , they do signify a subtle change of direction . |
| 9 | As well as the normal forms of engagement letter the following should also be considered if acting as a lead adviser : |
| 10 | Children or adolescents who become absorbed by a particular topic , a specific branch of science or period of history , are exercising their imagination . |
| 11 | The farm worker is as likely as not to be found standing shoulder to shoulder with his employer defending the farm and its game — a literal case of poacher turned gamekeeper . |
| 12 | Emilia was tallow-pale , a frail parcel of flesh , shedding a life that was her own and not her own . |
| 13 | These include passivity and intellectual slowness ( motivational deficits ) , a belief that one 's actions are doomed to failure ( cognitive deficits ) and the emotional component of depression . |
| 14 | How can one communicate the importance of culture , the painstaking values of scholarship and of science in a society dominated by the superficial values of consumerism ? |
| 15 | To the extent that a given CR , separately acquired to each of two CSs , is likely to be evoked with particular vigour when the two CSs are presented together so the conditioned response of inattention will be especially strong when A and B have separately undergone latent inhibition training . |
| 16 | According to Rado , its specific origin is to be found in the blissful unity of mother |
| 17 | Each stage of the occupation had its specific brand of collaborator . |
| 18 | Remembering the bloody tide of revolution in France , paid informers and Government agents lured leading revolutionaries into a trap at Bonnymuir that was to end in transportation for life to the antipodes … |
| 19 | For example , after a series of late nights and lie-ins ( holidays for example ) , it might be time to get back to our normal hours of work ; alternatively , on retirement , a lifetime of early morning rising can be altered . |
| 20 | Briefing on business matters should include basic details such as normal hours of work as well as information on the structure of the work-force , including the nationalities of which it is comprised and where , if any , skill shortages exist . |
| 21 | Employees visiting clients away from the workplace , particularly outside normal hours of duty |
| 22 | The characteristic that courses for career women , courses reclaiming the curriculum on behalf of women 's history and culture , and courses providing useful knowledge and skills for women reconstituting their traditional roles have in common is the recognition that some women at least have expectations , aspirations and preoccupations which are not well catered for in the mainstream provision of adult education . |
| 23 | Thus , while the principal economic function of state enterprises is usually quite well-defined and stable over time , they also perform many other economic functions which may place complex and often contradictory demands on them . |
| 24 | More generally , the ambivalent obverse of the elder 's curse is the evil-eye — one of the most condensed and concentrated forms of witchcraft . |
| 25 | It is produced from raw beef liver , and once in its dried form is one of the most concentrated forms of food available . |
| 26 | Narrow definitions of money only include items that can be spent directly : items such as cash and current accounts in banks ( since they can be spent directly by using cheques ) . |
| 27 | Narrow definitions of money include items that can be directly spent : cash and money in cheque-book and debit card accounts . |
| 28 | First , history is a coherent story of progress . |
| 29 | What is the normal function of insect orientation detectors ? |
| 30 | Small units like bricks and crazy paving have to be bedded on a solid base of hardcore , with the finished paving bedded in concrete . |