Example sentences of "and [noun] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Considerable stress is laid on the accessibility and approachability of the landlord organisations , especially given that most tenants stated a preference to speak rather than write to housing staff about their problems . |
| 2 | The mid-1960s were the watershed of postwar society , and the creativity and anarchism of the period left nothing untouched . |
| 3 | The film is sentimental , but is saved by some smashing performances , in particular the statuesque Geena Davis as down-to-earth Dottie Hinson , star player and backbone of the team , who completely overshadows kid sister , Kit ( Lori Petty ) . |
| 4 | Over the years a small number of programmes have come from lesbians and gay men : the Scottish Minorities Group 's ‘ Glad To Be Gay ’ in 1976 , and coverage of the Clause 28 debate . |
| 5 | This required physicians to notify parents within 48 hours of an abortion for a minor , and spelled out well-defined exceptions to this rule — notably medical emergencies , court approval of the minor 's right to abortion and coverage of the issue by state laws . |
| 6 | Also known as Hela , the goddess of the Ninth Earth and guardian of the Underworld in Norse mythology . |
| 7 | In therapy some of the sources of his rage were exposed , particularly the lack of love within the alternating violence and apathy of the parenting he had received . |
| 8 | The character and reliability of the colour is not the only attraction of the Polychromos Pastels . |
| 9 | Doubts over the safety and reliability of the PWR pressure-vessel design were a key reason for the initial rejection of the PWR for the British nuclear programme . |
| 10 | Yet there is significant concern for the quality and reliability of the output of this examination system . |
| 11 | Before deciding to stock any wine , Winemark look extensively at the quality and reliability of the winery , but when it comes down to it , it 's the taste that makes the difference . |
| 12 | But easily the most impressive aspect of this year 's dominance was the sheer consistency and reliability of the car and its engine . |
| 13 | For example , although softening is a well proven and relatively simple process , the quality and reliability of the product will be dependent upon the quality of the components used and the design and manufacturing expertise of the supplier . |
| 14 | What is mainly required thereafter is to verify the authority and reliability of the list itself , and to update the content by evaluating works which have appeared since its publication . |
| 15 | On the afternoon of September 11 , 1991 a Lancaster , Spitfire and Hurricane of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight ( BBMF ) were in transit from their home base , RAF Coningsby , to Jersey to take part in the Jersey Air Show . |
| 16 | The magazine calls for a retrial on the grounds of the new evidence of the alleged Mail on Sunday payment , the ‘ excessive ’ amount of damages awarded , and misdirection of the jury by the judge on the amount of ‘ aggravated damages ’ they could award . |
| 17 | [ 7 ] The survival of documents has always and substantially will still depend upon the needs and compulsions of the document creators , as well as upon the survival of the organizations that guard these documents . |
| 18 | Some Conservatives also suspected that the welfare ethic — by removing the risks and disciplines of the market , providing a cushion for failures , and undermining incentives for the ambitious — weakened enterprise . |
| 19 | The Department of World Mission and Unity of the Church of Scotland continued its presentation of files relating to colonial , continental , Jewish and foreign missions , 1939–85 ( availability as always is restricted for those records less than 25 years old ) . |
| 20 | Monopoly of assessing administrative and economic performance , which creates a temptation to cover up all sorts of organizational divisions , contrary to the uniformity and unity of the system which were regarded as important advantages of the centralized hierarchical administration ( Hirswowicz 1976 , p. 268 ) . |
| 21 | Alan Jones , managing director of TNT Express UK and chairman of the Education and Training Working Party , reported that research had indicated a clear need for the creation of an umbrella body to make sense of and , ultimately , simplify the current maze of qualifications . |
| 22 | During a full meeting of the convention later , Councillor John Connolly , of Central Region and chairman of the COSLA water and sewerage committee , said that since a great deal had been heard about taking stock it was time Mr Lang faced up to the fact that he had completely lost the argument for privatised water and sewerage services , including a franchise arrangement . |
| 23 | John Cox , director of Blackwells ' Periodicals Division and chairman of the Air Transport Users Committee , receives an OBE for services to air transport . |
| 24 | This was the assessment of RDS by Johnny Beerling , controller of BBC Radio 1 and chairman of the EBU Programme Experts Group in an introduction to a special issue of the EBU Review — Technical devoted to radio data system ( RDS ) . |
| 25 | Two years ago , she and John Orbell , archivist of Baring Brothers and chairman of the Council 's Liquidations and Rescue Support Group , were tipped off by a friendly Extel employee about the news agency 's imminent takeover by United Newspapers . |
| 26 | Plenty of people turned up , including Mark Lennox Boyd , one of the influential and able new generation of Conservatives , and MP for ITE Merlewood , the Father of the House , John Parker , who has been campaigning on the environment and forestry since 1935 , and a Green troika of David Clark , Opposition spokesman on environment , Peter Hardy , author of a book on badgers , and chairman of the Council of Europe Agricultural Committee , and me . |
| 27 | On the 25th anniversary of the removal on Oct. 15 , 1964 , of Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the CPSU and Chairman of the Council of Ministers [ see pp. 20389-90 ] , Moskovskaya Pravda drew parallels with the current situation — economic shortages , radical reforms and a " crisis of authority " . |
| 28 | The warning , which followed an appeal by the government for people to refrain from storming installations of the National People 's Army , came as the disgraced former Communist leader , Mr Egon Krenz , stood down as head of state and chairman of the country 's Defence Council . |
| 29 | The warning , which followed an appeal by the government for people to refrain from storming installations of the National People 's Army , came as the disgraced former Communist leader , Mr Egon Krenz , stood down as head of state and chairman of the country 's Defence Council . |
| 30 | The warning , which followed an appeal by the government for people to refrain from storming installations of the National People 's Army , came as the disgraced former Communist leader , Mr Egon Krenz , stood down as head of state and chairman of the country 's Defence Council . |