Example sentences of "[adj] of [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'd also like to come back on this of closed schools in that if we look only at chronological age , which puts a limit on ‘ O ’ levels , we are shutting doors , because many students — and I see this in the sixth form — are not ready for these examinations at the prescribed age . |
| 2 | I esteem the devoted service given by our royal family because they provide high standards clear of petty politics in an age when voluntary respect for authority — which is the foundation for democratic peace and social discipline — has been seriously undermined . |
| 3 | It means that any office development or commercial of this kind in this I twelve policy that was to occur in Harrogate would not be counted off the sixty hectares of em erm of I five allocation , it would be in addition to it , and that may be a very important breakthrough for us . |
| 4 | Nearly half of black teenagers in the city of Chicago fail to graduate from high school . |
| 5 | Almost half of 750 farmers in a survey were unaware that ADAs provided free public good advice . |
| 6 | And there 's half of baked potato in the fridge if you can scoop it out of the skin and heat it up . |
| 7 | Seeing how low she was , Anthony decided that she needed to get out of the house and gave her reluctant permission to spend half of each day in court . |
| 8 | Research also shows that many youngsters in residential care have experienced difficulties with schooling ; for example , over half of all boys in residential care have stayed down a class at least once . |
| 9 | On this measure , one quarter of all men in work , and half of all women in work are now in the sector offering numerical flexibility ’ ( p. 93 ) . |
| 10 | These cause half of all deaths in infancy and one in 10 childhood deaths in hospital . |
| 11 | Is it not astounding that half of all crime in Britain is committed by people under the age of 21 ? |
| 12 | The Government Actuary 's 1983 and 1987 surveys show that , during the years since the 1975 survey , about half of all men in private sector employment had access to occupational pension provision . |
| 13 | He said the issue of knife carrying was a major concern to Scottish people and the police and that recent statistics showed that half of all murders in Strathclyde had involved knives . |
| 14 | Nearly half of all schools in England were closed . |
| 15 | Two weeks before the Department of Education publishes its nationwide league tables of school results , the Daily Post has compiled its own figures , with half of all schools in the region agreeing to participate . |
| 16 | Half of all children in care in the Netherlands are placed with foster families ( Kampen , 1988 ) , against only thirty-one per cent in Flanders ( Lammertyn and Antoons , 1990 ) . |
| 17 | By the end of the century about half of all children in Britain will have acquired at least one stepfather — however temporarily — by the time they are sixteen . |
| 18 | Half of these allotments in the East of Oxford are organically grown . |
| 19 | A 10-point programme for children 's rights adopted at the summit included ( i ) the reduction of infant and under-five mortality by one-third to 50 and 70 per 1,000 respectively by the year 2000 ; ( ii ) the reduction by half of severe malnutrition in children under five ; and ( iii ) basic and primary education for at least 80 per cent of children . |
| 20 | Labour believes a crackdown on youth crime , particularly burglary and car crime — which make up more than half of reported crimes in England and Wales — would free the police to tackle more serious offences , such as violence . |
| 21 | About one-half of all farms in Britain now employ only one farm-worker and quite a few , in fact , employ none at all ( the work being done by family members ) . |
| 22 | Three patients from the amoxicillin/omeprazole group complained of side effects ( 15.8% ; mouth burning : n=2 , pruritus : n=1 ) , whereas undesired effects were reported in 12 of 19 patients in the triple therapy group ( 63.2% ; diarrhea : n=4 , sleep disturbances : n=2 , dizziness : n=2 , paresthesias of the legs : n=2 , anal pruritus : n=2 , mouth burning : n=1 , nausea : n=1 , fatigue : n=1 ) . |
| 23 | I think it is naive of anyone to think that there are any clubs in the Irish League , who are completely free of sectarian elements in their support . |
| 24 | Thin the seedlings to 30–45cm ( 12–18in ) apart , and keep free of competing seedlings in the early stages . |
| 25 | Although she acknowledged the contribution to the nation 's power supply of existing nuclear power stations , Doi stated that the party would promote energy conservation to render the country free of nuclear-generated power in the future . |
| 26 | Conversely , sixteen-petalled flowers , of a similar style to those in the semi-roundels of the Lion and Stag pavement , are , at North Leigh , found in a square immediately above the canthari , a position which is free of floral decoration in the former . |
| 27 | Nearby ( at left ) are some of finest views in England |
| 28 | The association would do better to invest some of that money in advertising to attract a larger audience to the annual meeting . |
| 29 | No doubt one could find some of that ilk in the Labour party , but I am sorry to tell Ministers , who greatly outnumber their indians seated behind them , that defence will not figure prominently in the next general election . |
| 30 | If Durham spends some of that cash in Darlington the Government should be able to help in the second and third year of development . ’ |