Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the loss of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It was reported on Sept. 15 , 1990 , that 21 families had accepted out-of-court settlements for the loss of relatives in the UK 's worst helicopter disaster in 1986 .
2 The immediate political context was framed by the central issue of the strike itself : the National Union of Mineworkers ' ( NUM 's ) opposition to pit closures and their implications for the loss of jobs and the demise of mining communities .
3 High on the list of anxieties expressed at pre-retirement and over-50s discussion groups — and sometimes ahead of worries about financial problems and ill health — are fears about the loss of relationships and loneliness .
4 Another consequence of modern farming has been a change in the types of farm buildings , which may have affected Barn Owl and Swallow numbers by the loss of sites as traditional Sussex barns disappear .
5 What it did was to compensate working citizens for the loss of wages or earnings they would otherwise have suffered .
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