Example sentences of "of [v-ing] at [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If couples learn and adopt means of spacing at adequate intervals , if breastfeeding is prolonged and if appropriate contraceptives are used during the period of lactation ( where abstinence is not practised ) , the result will not only be improved health and mortality conditions but also a concomitant spread of knowledge as to means of terminating childbearing . |
| 2 | Analysis of the alternative splicing in the fibronectin primary transcript , reveals that multiple forms arise because of splicing at three sites ; EIIIA , EIIIB and the variable ( V ) region ( IIICS ) ( 22–26 ) . |
| 3 | the skill of communicating at different levels without necessarily articulat-ing them . |
| 4 | Catalysts must have a high surface to volume ratio to be effective and a physical form which presents minimum resistance to high velocity gas streams and be capable of operating at high temperatures and often under high humidity conditions . |
| 5 | The figure shows that the cost disadvantage of operating at half MES depends upon the gradient of the average cost curve . |
| 6 | This may be of use in looking at early events , such as occur during the establishment of tolerance ; thereby facilitating the task of looking at low numbers of cells . |
| 7 | to Arthur I want a change from that flat I 'm sick of looking at four walls |
| 8 | ‘ We English have often had a different way of looking at such things from the French , Mr Lewis . ’ |
| 9 | I talked about the conditions that Normandin had described and kept repeating that it was n't a question of doing a deal , but of looking at other ways to get the hostages out . |
| 10 | This way of looking at causal laws is a delicate compromise . |
| 11 | Jean-Claude had a different way of looking at moral issues from the one in which I had been brought up , and judged correct . |
| 12 | We also explored alternative ways of looking at certain events . |
| 13 | Did this energy have some objective reality or was it merely a way of looking at known processes from a different viewpoint ? |
| 14 | Why not just call you back and tell you what they told me ? — what you obviously knew all along , that there 's no hope at all of looking at secret files . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Broadhurst 's Wager is the correct way round of looking at these things , an apt reversal of the sophistries of that anorexic apostate , scribbling on his Post-it notelets . |
| 16 | This method of looking at cultural objects , developed chiefly by German and American scholars at the turn of the century , assumes in its extreme form that complex and exotic techniques can only be invented once in the history of mankind . |
| 17 | Hayek suggests that there are two ways of looking at human activities and institutions . |
| 18 | ‘ But it 's a case of looking at several options before deciding the team . |
| 19 | Castleford were one of the clubs fined two seasons ago when an outbreak of brawling at several matches led to the League imposing new , stiffer penalties . |
| 20 | At the time of writing the Conservatives are taking these developments much further ; they plan for a centrally determined basic curriculum , with obviously a strong emphasis on the three Rs , a system of testing at various stages in the educational process , and the development of centrally funded schools removed from local authority control . |
| 21 | RAPHOE striker Johnny Weir had the rare distinction of scoring at both ends of the pitch in today 's Section Two encounter with a depleted Collegians side at Olympia . |
| 22 | A spokeswoman said : ‘ It 's just another way of getting at female employees . ’ |
| 23 | The survey people stressed the importance of neutrality and objectivity in research , and the participant observation enthusiasts argued that the essential thing about social life is what it means to those involved , and that the only valid way of getting at these meanings is to participate in the lives of those who shared them . |
| 24 | The peaks and pitfalls of buying at public auctions — Page 14–15 |
| 25 | The distinction between the two at this level , however , does not have as much meaning as such labelling might suggest , for there are many species that can use both methods of feeding at different times . |
| 26 | It is an early-maturing breed , capable of calving at two years old . |
| 27 | We have certain clues , such as the folklore tradition of dancing at key dates and times in the year , and the importance of the type of stone used , some for example being pure quartz . |
| 28 | A friend and I were driving in spring to Crarae gardens near Inveraray so I could salivate over the rhododendrons , but we grew tired of travelling at seven miles an hour behind clods in caravans and on reaching the Rest And Be Thankful pulled into the side to wander about at the base of Beinn an Lochain . |
| 29 | Gibbs and fullback Tony Clement were full of running at all times and , while B.C. led again 17–15 with another Graf penalty , Swansea were ultimate winners as outside-half Stephen Jones added a second winning penalty to his earlier conversion of Gibb 's score . |
| 30 | Leopold and Wolfgang followed their usual pattern of stopping at large towns , such as Innsbruck , Rovereto , Verona and Mantua , to give concerts and to allow sceptics to subject Wolfgang 's legendary abilities to stringent tests . |