Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is a collection of heterogeneous tasks which demand a variety of skills and kinds of action . |
| 32 | There are further areas which in time year will allow that trend to continue , I 'm aware of the fact that there will probably be in the course of the evening that suggest that greater efficiencies can be found in a variety of areas whether it be in or wherever else . |
| 33 | This activity is doubly advantageous in that it helps to meet the needs of the more elderly for a variety of services and also helps to give the younger elderly person a sense of usefulness , a strong interest and in some cases a degree of insight and preparation for the inevitable transition to a greater ageing that must be faced . |
| 34 | I tried a variety of electro-acoustics as well as a solid electric guitar through the amp and was impressed by the clarity and purity of the sound . |
| 35 | She demonstrated her culinary skills with a splendid Chicken Kiev and Dauphinoise potatoes , and he kept her entertained with a variety of accents and theatrical reminiscences . |
| 36 | She was able to appreciate the problems they might be having dealing with English spoken in a variety of accents and dialects after learning it in a purely academic setting . |
| 37 | Task-based listening units feature short dialogues between receptionists and guests and give practice in understanding a variety of accents and with authentic reading texts ( telexes , letters , notices ) . |
| 38 | But these are not just shoelaces — use them to be different ; plait , twist , braid or cord them for a variety of looks and purposes , from bracelets , necklaces , hair bands , bag cords or to brighten up a pair of trainers . |
| 39 | A variety of Government and company schemes are outlined . |
| 40 | In this context , it should be noted that the rapid demolition of the colleges of education which followed was made possible by a unique regulator placed in the hands of the Secretary of State ; unlike the universities which are protected by a degree of autonomy and the polytechnics which are subject to a variety of controls and influences , overall teacher-training numbers and their distribution between individual institutions are directly controlled by the DES . |
| 41 | Although it takes many years for a child to master the process of reading , once acquired , the skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) . |
| 42 | However , once mastered , these skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material , in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) . |
| 43 | Despite these research findings all of us do spend time in groups and a variety of processes and procedures have been developed by researchers and consultants to improve the effectiveness of decision-making in groups . |
| 44 | The use of children to tutor other children has been widely acknowledged as a successful teaching strategy in a variety of curriculum and ex-curriculum subjects . |
| 45 | Inside , encased in plastic holders were ten small ampoules , containing a variety of drugs that were all strictly controlled and monitored by the government . |
| 46 | Pain can be controlled through a variety of drugs and by keeping the mind on other things . |
| 47 | The function keys allow you to call up a variety of viewpoints but , despite this , it was sometimes hard to tell what was going on . |
| 48 | It serves as a kind of browsing tool for designers , providing access to textual , graphical , photographical and video data across a variety of systems and networks , on one workstation and via one user interface . |
| 49 | He underlines Nithard 's insistence on what nowadays might be called line-management : he reveals that a manager 's problem in the Carolingian palace was the maintenance of good order and morale among the often unruly yet indispensable " crowd " of young noblemen who were deployed on a variety of tasks and errands , especially of a military sort . |
| 50 | All family health services authorities are funded equally to purchase professional advice on prescribing , but evaluation of the success of medical advisers has been impeded by a variety of changes that have affected prescribing . |
| 51 | Haslet is a pork meat loaf , which is flavoured with a variety of herbs and spices . |
| 52 | To replace the depleted vegetation a range of species were planted on the island in the nineteenth century , including the maritime pine ( Pinus pinaster ) and blackwood ( Acacia melanoxylon ) , as well as a variety of herbs and shrubs which have now established specific vegetation zones . |
| 53 | Further research is required if we are to understand better the process of early retirement in a variety of circumstances and thereby build a sounder basis for policy . |
| 54 | He used a variety of lures and even took a few fish on fish baits . |
| 55 | A variety of exercises that draw on the student 's own experience and creative imagination . |
| 56 | Now , if that were right , that is , here 's our bodily bit here , that 's what individuates them , right , Socrates is shorter than Plato , Plato is a bit taller than Socrates , Socrates has funny bulgy eyes , erm Plato must have been rather a normal looking person , a variety of things that differentiate them , but they 're not different in respect of being human beings . |
| 57 | As it turns out , a variety of studies that have identified adjacent users or producers in different ways suggest that spillovers associated with R&D expenditures can be fairly large . |
| 58 | Other international agreements , for example on the control and reduction of volatile organic compounds , are currently being discussed by a variety of authorities and organisations . |
| 59 | Those would include the raising of funds for the business default , bankruptcy or insolvency by customers and others , the acquisition , management and sale of plant equipment , computer hardware and software , sites , factories , shops and offices ; the employment and disciplining of staff ; industrial relations ; regulatory compliance under a variety of statutes and subordinate legislation including data protection , health and safety at work , customer protection and competition , as well as administrative compliance with companies legislation . |
| 60 | In the reflection of what is going on out of bed , people with relatively well-integrated personalities find that their sexual intercourse over the years represents a variety of feelings and moods . |