Example sentences of "[vb base] a [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The above observations involve a variety of routes to chaos . |
| 2 | Case studies involve a variety of methods : observation , participant observation , interviews , perusing documents . |
| 3 | Understand and use transactional language effectively in a variety of situations which involve a range of audiences . |
| 4 | Other types of switch involve a change of code from Creole to London English and back to Creole within a single turn . |
| 5 | One accepts , of course , that the sheer volume and intractability of the subject matter render resort to delegated legislation to some degree inevitable ; but , by the same token , those very factors of volume and intractability almost necessarily involve a degree of perfunctoriness in parliamentary scrutiny . |
| 6 | They involve a life of self-denial and sacrifice . |
| 7 | The point I am trying to make is that both suicide of the schizoid type and anorexia nervosa involve a denial of reality which depends upon an acceptance of a split between self and body , and is only possible through paradox . |
| 8 | These games involve a lot of reading . |
| 9 | Genetic algorithms involve a lot of computation . |
| 10 | A variety of reforms to build greater flexibility into the system are feasible , but they involve a balance of advantages and disadvantages . |
| 11 | In addition hierarchies involve a stratification of authority and the following of rules . |
| 12 | Confusion and muddle resulting from mislaid books and materials involve a waste of time for any pupil , but are even more of a nuisance for one who sees poorly . |
| 13 | To suggest that some oral forms of education involve a use of words that lack ‘ classificatory and analytic isolating functions ’ , as Greenfield does , is meaningless . |
| 14 | Both exhibitions result from the 1990/91 bursary awards and involve a combination of performance and photography ( 7 Mar–12 Apr ) . |
| 15 | Other queries involve a spot of detective work , such as trying to identify a particular type of fibreboard needed for refurbishment work . |
| 16 | Sampling procedures , then , necessarily involve a series of compromises . |
| 17 | Write unc Then unc as may be checked by evaluating unc It is to be noted that , although these formulae involve a number of multiplications , only two reciprocations , B-1 ( of order m ) and unc ( of order n — m ) are involved . |
| 18 | Fully-organised rabbit shoots involve a number of people . |
| 19 | The formalities of putting the Shell account into operation involve a minimum of paperwork . |
| 20 | Some radioactive methods , like uranium series dating , involve a chain of decay : one radioactive element decays into another which in turn decays . |
| 21 | The following criteria would have to be satisfied : ( i ) the disposition would have to be contained in a will and be charged on the heir under that will ; and either ( ii ) involve a sum of money , or ( iii ) involve property but be heard by a provincial court . |
| 22 | Combined results for community studies suggest a reduction of 30% ( 95% confidence interval 21% to 38% ; two tailed p<0.0000001 ) in all cause mortality . |
| 23 | Even so , recent re-estimates of their weighting suggest a degree of caution in evaluating their contribution . |
| 24 | The Teacher 's Notes suggest a variety of activities which take learners back to the video " text " several times . |
| 25 | On the face of it , such high commissions suggest a lack of price competitiveness , but as noted above , large institutional buyers are able to force distributors to share all or part of the selling concession , and prices may thus be lower than they appear . |
| 26 | The client wants an adviser who can interview sympathetically , ascertain the facts , analyse the problem and suggest a course of action . |
| 27 | In the midst of those terrifying complaint stories in Numbers is another chapter concerned with the offerings to be made once the people have occupied the Land , offerings which suggest a life of plenty waiting to be enjoyed there ( ch. |
| 28 | In Starlust , Fred and Judy Vermoral suggest a life of pop as a flood of tears , semen , saliva , love-juice , breath , sweat , fantasies of licking whipped cream out of Clem Burke of Blondie 's bum . |
| 29 | Bell and Newell ( 1971 , Chapter 2 ) suggest a pair of notations for describing computers ; ISP ( Instruction Set Processor ) for descriptions at the instruction level , and PMS ( Processor-Memory-Switch ) for an over-all view of hardware components making up a complete computer system . |
| 30 | The 10-feet high palings , with their broad central gates and twin gas lamps , may not be as imposing as the metal fence around Buckingham Palace , but they do , in their modest way , suggest a sense of grandeur appropriate to a leader who has held office for 10 years . |