Example sentences of "[adj] deal of [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ahi sā , in its positive form , reflects a great deal of the teaching of the New Testament on love and it is not really surprising that Jesus should be referred to as one who manifested ahi sā in its perfect form . |
| 2 | Yet in Europe , as in the Pacific , a great deal of the art of amphibious warfare was learnt from these two operations . |
| 3 | A great deal of the discussion of such topic markers has been concerned with the sentence-internal organization of information as given ( or the topic ) vs. new ( or comment about the topic — see Gundel , 1977 for a review ) . |
| 4 | Kubla Khan possesses a great deal of the confidence of Frost at Midnight , but lacks its tranquillity , not only are the creative forces violent : |
| 5 | But in a way the nineteenth century was the century of history , because it was erm thought at that particular period of time that in order to understand what was going on in contemporary life , you had to have some historical appreciation , knowledge and perspective , and erm a great deal of the explanation of other subjects in the nineteenth century was , erm if you like , historical in character . |
| 6 | As there are few opportunities for making it by oneself , a great deal of the effort of those in low-income groups goes into working out how they can maximize their income within the existing rules . |
| 7 | This was not quite ready when Mozart set off for Munich and so Mozart 's letters to his father , who acted as intermediary between him and the librettist , reveal a great deal of the process of writing . |
| 8 | If you have succeeded in fully engaging the sympathies of your readers you will probably have produced for them a main character who is something more than a stereotype , who has about him or her a good deal of the complexity of real life . |
| 9 | As a result the north-east corner of the island had become much more distinctly Protestant in population than the rest , though Protestant landlords owned property in a good deal of the rest of the island . |
| 10 | As far as the provision of books , materials , tools and other educational facilities are concerned , a good deal of the cost of provision falls on families . |
| 11 | A good deal of the care of them is common sense , but it is extraordinary what an uncommon quality that is when it comes to books . |
| 12 | Sceptics might feel that they betrayed a lack of informed thought on the issue of objectives ; and certainly a good deal of the time of the economic planners , the Treasury , the Ministry and the industry over the following decades was to be devoted to the search for more meaningful objectives and standards of performance to supplement these minimal statutory requirements . |