Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubts could arise only about matters of , as it were , taste , such as manners and morals , where simple quantitative accumulation provided no guidance There could be no question that men in 1860 knew more than ever before , but whether they were ‘ better ’ could not be demonstrated in the same way . |
| 2 | The problem does not arise merely through lack of moral fibre . |
| 3 | If you have been successful in treating the interview as a two-way communication then much of what you hope to say will arise naturally as part of the interchange between you . |
| 4 | The exclusion of parts of the centre " let or constructed or adapted for letting " is fair and reasonable , but quite often an exclusion will relate only to parts of the centre " not let on the same terms as this lease " which could result in the occupying tenants paying part of the service charges for unlet premises . |
| 5 | The scientific evidence may be lacking , but there is a colossal body of anecdotal evidence in favour of ESP — and there are few people who , in honesty , can not recall one or more instances in which they themselves have had an experience which they can explain only in terms of it . |
| 6 | Bush repeated on Oct. 24 the comparison of Iraqi President Saddam Hussain with Hitler and denounced the " rape of Kuwait " and Iraqi " crimes against humanity " , while at a rally on Oct. 30 ( campaigning in support of Republicans in the mid-term congressional elections on Nov. 6 ) he gave warnings of the possibility of a US military offensive , urging the US public to " stay together in support of our kids halfway around the world " . |
| 7 | But for a beetle who can think only in terms of two dimensions , it does appear to shrink . |
| 8 | It seems clear then that life , at least as we know it , can exist only in regions of space-time in which one time and three space dimensions are not curled up small . |
| 9 | And do not expect them to be up to date — if you carry on reading Practical PC you might soon know more about state of the art computing than the tutor . |
| 10 | If she had given him time he would have been able to show her passion , he knew , but it was hard for him to relax and act confidently after years of being cowed in a stern loveless household . |
| 11 | Stop , as you can see I have warned them to let Haven Mouth know well in advance of the collection period for all the obvious reasons . |
| 12 | No longer can a company survive simply in terms of immediate market pressures but only in terms of an international market place and the general and well distributed creation of wealth . |
| 13 | This is something which we can only discuss vaguely in terms of chance and probabilities , or if we believe in divine determinism dismiss fatalistically as God 's will . |
| 14 | We found that basal-subtracted EC 5 does fall significantly on eradication of H pylori , suggesting that the infection initially present did indeed decrease the sensitivity of parietal cells to gastrin . |
| 15 | During this period the contribution of oil will fall significantly from 73% of demand in 1983 to 51% in the year 2000 . |
| 16 | In his attempt to determine whether the methods and concepts of ecology and physical geography can contribute effectively to analysis of urban issues in the context of the city as an integrated open system of living things interacting with their physical environment , Douglas ( 1981 ) argues that an attempt must be made to link the city as a habitat or an ecosystem with the city as a social system and he develops an ecosystem approach to the study of cities . |
| 17 | If it were mine and I wanted to make serious use of the bass , I 'd probably take the E and A drones off , as one could argue that they do n't do enough on top of the heavier bass strings , which might be better used for playing ‘ proper ’ bass lines . |
| 18 | As General Managers , Dave McCoy and Mike Hooper said ‘ We are confident that this move will contribute greatly in terms of future growth , profitability , security and promotion opportunity within the Division . ’ |
| 19 | Eventually specified to be a 20-way symmetric multiprocessor , Dragon will initially appear only in configurations of two , four , six and eight SuperSparc CPUs with volume deliveries beginning in April . |
| 20 | If you would prefer to renew your licence starting a new period , rather than have a duplicate or replacement showing the same period as the original licence , you may do so on payment of the full licence fee . |
| 21 | The IWC is not required to work for more humane killing methods , but it can do so by virtue of the fact that it can recommend particular catching methods that are better than others . |
| 22 | But he would do so by virtue of his position in the kinship network not because of his personal qualities . |
| 23 | It is important to note that these authorities remain free to demand more stringent standards of the companies for which they are responsible , but may not do so in respect of those firms trading in the member state but authorised in another member state . |
| 24 | The supervisory authority is not able to grant an exemption from the information required , but may do so in respect of additional information that it has requested . |
| 25 | The Americans , called on to prove their sincerity , could only do so in terms of the number of Hawks and TOWs that had already been shipped . |
| 26 | This is not the place to enter into a detailed discussion of different electoral systems and their advantages and disadvantages ; but it should be noted that those who oppose the general principle of proportional representation do not usually do so in terms of arguments about democracy and representation , but more often stress the need for strong and stable government . |
| 27 | Give up smoking : You can smoke only on flights of more than two hours , and soon smoking will be banned on all domestic flights . |
| 28 | But it pointed to fears that asset quality would deterioriate further in view of the continued weakness of the property market and the slowdown in economic growth . |
| 29 | They can therefore land directly on top of models , in the middle of a unit , etc . |
| 30 | The experience of other advanced economies would lead us to expect the increasing dominance of larger manufacturing firms who can benefit more from economies of scale as the level of output and capital investment increases . |