Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun] [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The association of factors such as psychiatric illness of parent , marital disharmony , overprotectiveness and abnormal thinking and communication may or may not be relevant to onset or relapse , or may simply be another result of the same genetic constitution which produced a child vulnerable to schizophrenia . |
| 2 | schemes restricted to an association of topics such as might be encountered in local collections in an industrial library or an archive . |
| 3 | I have spent a deal of time these past few years on cultivating you , submitting you to a species of metaphysical topiary , clipping , pruning , stunting . |
| 4 | Once an associate of criminals such as the Krays and Richardsons , he has a number of convictions for violent crime . |
| 5 | At one level this is what happens when we refine our perception of concepts such as ‘ insects ’ ( from which everything small that creeps or crawls to the more precise ‘ creatures with six legs and bodies consisting of three elements : body , thorax , and head ’ ) or ‘ the Victorian age ’ , or ‘ freedom ’ . |
| 6 | In Edinburgh , the agency plan to continue the regeneration of communities such as West Granton and Muirhouse , Niddrie , Craigmillar and Wester Hailes . |
| 7 | Around it , like a thronged ring of moonlets each with its own scenery , all the other facets squeezed . |
| 8 | I am not persuaded that any further calculation relating to enhancement of value such as that adopted by Mr in case is required . |
| 9 | Failure of these countries to join the convention and to register as pioneer investors would mean loss of privileges such as first pick on available mining sites and any priority in the allocation of production authorisations . |
| 10 | The 2 25 engine usually performs well in the 110 Check that the throttle linkage is giving full movement on both chokes of the carb As it is a progressive twin choke a small loss of movement such as a carpet tucked under the pedal can mean a big power loss |
| 11 | At the time of severe intoxication the memory function of brain ceases to work and later there is a hole or blank in the memory , ( Perhaps " blankout " is a better term in order to avoid confusion with other forms of loss of consciousness such as faints or epileptic fits ) . |
| 12 | If she walks within a few hundred yards of this building , she will see young people , whom the Government have deprived of benefit , sleeping rough and begging on the streets because of the total indifference of people such as the hon. Lady and Conservative Members . |
| 13 | However , compulsory education in Britain is essentially provided at a local level and the number of pupils at a particular school can be subject to rapid fluctuations as a result of factors such as changing economic circumstances or new housing developments . |
| 14 | It is as a result of fears such as this that members of the RUC are required to obtain official permission before they cam talk to outsiders , such as the Press and researchers , or face being sacked from the force . |
| 15 | Both can occur as syllabic , but only as a result of processes such as assimilation and elision that I have not yet described . |
| 16 | For some centuries , natural law theories have provided political and social groups , as well as individuals , with justifications for their actions ( Bloch , 1961 ) but for even longer they have also contributed to an understanding and legitimation of institutions such as the church , the monarchy and the state . |
| 17 | The general framework adopted is a " principal-agent " one , the manager being the agent of principals such as the shareholders . |
| 18 | The study of metalwork such as that from Sutton Hoo provides a variety of information about an individual site and the technical competence of the culture which created the artefacts : for example , suggesting the source of materials used , establishing the technology employed to prepare and alloy ( mix ) the metals , and determining how the artefacts were fabricated and decorated . |
| 19 | Evaluation can range from the study of details such as the use of given teaching methods or media , through the effects of specific courses , whole library instructional programmes , education within an institution , to the extreme of general educational systems . |
| 20 | Apart from exhibitions from its stock of artists such as Mary Cassatt , Maurice Prendergast and John Singer Sargent , which Adelson plans to hang in the new gallery , a show of contemporary sculptor Jim Ritchie will be on from 12 November to 5 December . |
| 21 | Speeches were given by the Chairman , again in Japanese , the Minister and the Mayor of Kitsuregawa all of which were extremely positive for the future of the Centre . |
| 22 | Human activities are increasing the concentration of substances such as oxides of nitrogen , oxides of hydrogen , chlorine and bromine , to the extent that , through catalytic cycles , these substances may be removing ozone at a faster rate than it is being produced . |
| 23 | There is a high rate of wife battering and child abuse on the estate , and a concentration of problems such as drug addiction and alcoholism . |
| 24 | The usefulness of treatments such as psychotherapy and hypnotherapy in treating IBS is entirely compatible with this view . |
| 25 | He expressed his scepticism about the usefulness of techniques such as the envoy . |
| 26 | But that law has upon it a rich gloss of practice , realism , and political sophistication which , I suggest , would preclude a repeat of events such as those which occurred in 1963 . |
| 27 | ‘ We 're hoping this will do a lot towards preventing the outbreak of illnesses such as salmonella , ’ said Coun Young , chairman of Darlington Council 's Works and Health Committee , which will discuss the issue today . |
| 28 | In the light of comments received ( including from CPRW ) ‘ The Working Party has suggested a number of amendments and it is the intention of report these to a Special Development Services Committee Meeting of the Council on 30th June 1992 ’ . |
| 29 | Often seen as a major stage in the humanisation of sexual relations and in the development of a single standard of morality , which was certainly the intention of feminists such as Josephine Butler , the changes nevertheless involved an extension of social regulation of sexual behaviour . |
| 30 | The most familiar example of this is when one wishes to break off a piece of metal such as a wire or the opened lid of a tin can . |