Example sentences of "some of the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The spotted eagle owl and European eagle owl assemblages again have more damage than other species , and the kestrel and hen harrier , together with the short-eared owl and some of the mammalian carnivores , are more extreme still . |
| 2 | In the case to which Gourevitch is referring , it seems , in a pluralist description , that the existing , formal authority is actually less modern than some of the peripheral strata . |
| 3 | Hanson has been built up into one of Britain 's leading companies over a period of twenty years based on an acquisition philosophy which involves a reduction in the acquired company 's bureaucracy , devolution of responsibility to local managers , a tight control of capital expenditure and a disposal of some of the peripheral assets which are not part of the company 's ‘ core activities ’ . |
| 4 | The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes . |
| 5 | Although insufficient to provide the full service , these bogie cars were worked hard on the main line and sometimes worked to Thornton Heath but never to Addiscombe or Penge , where they might have been too long for some of the passing loops on these lines . |
| 6 | Their presence has done much to inhibit some of the wilder excesses on both sides . |
| 7 | Some of the wilder fluctuations can be explained by changing patterns of party contestation . |
| 8 | Some of the wilder suggestions included a ticket puncher , a herb chopper and a concertina . |
| 9 | But with Anthony Summers 's new book , Official and Confidential : The Secret Life of J Edgar Hoover , we have at last everything everyone says about J Edgar Hoover , including some of the wilder tales . |
| 10 | Bolts have also been used on some of the wilder walls of Cheddar Gorge to establish , bolts notwithstanding , some of the most challenging climbs in the region . |
| 11 | Some of the wilder allegations involve the colourful Mr De la Rosa , who resigned from Torras in May 1992 , with , he says , glowing praise from KIO for a job well done . |
| 12 | And some of the fragrant molecules are inhaled , thus stimulating smell receptors connected to the part of our brains which control our emotions , well-being and many other bodily functions . |
| 13 | We have ended some of the petty things like routine censorship of letters , and we have increased family visits . |
| 14 | A consequence had been the loss of some of the not-so-bright children of local tradespeople or farmers ( who now looked to the independent schools ) , and some alleged decline in the social standing of the school within the town . |
| 15 | Some of the overall costs are due to meat inspections , but not all of them . |
| 16 | This Report focuses on some of the immediate problems , and suggests some possible solutions , but it must be emphasised that no single component of RBGE can hope to deal with all of these issues . |
| 17 | Secondly you must consider the environment within which the work is done ; is it based on PCs or is there a free choice of machines , will data files come from one program or many and are they the same type are just some of the immediate questions here . |
| 18 | She considers the studios a supportive and professional working environment which , with the additional opportunity to make exchange visits to studios abroad — last year she spent several months in Russia — has alleviated some of the immediate pressures on leaving college . |
| 19 | In the short term , disappointment at this result may be tempered by the knowledge that we do not yet have the burden of the large numbers of additional students already taken by some of the immediate winners in this competition . |
| 20 | SELLAFIELD 'S nuclear reprocessing plant , due to be in operation by the end of the year , is already storing some of the 7,000 tonnes of material it will recycle in its first decade . |
| 21 | Over the last seven years to the end of 1991 , some of the emerging markets have realised quite startling returns : Turkey 3,124% in dollar terms , Chile 2,831% and Mexico 1,978% . |
| 22 | His was the strangest of trials , with a conviction gained by evidence from some of the sleaziest characters to take a witness stand . |
| 23 | We shall add , however , another treatment of the model , due to Zener , which brings out some of the thermodynamic aspects . |
| 24 | Abrams attempted to account for some of the striking variations in ‘ neighbour behaviour ’ which he found in different areas . |
| 25 | However , after reading several copies of Ideal Home , I felt inspired to paint and decorate using some of the striking designs and techniques illustrated in the magazine . |
| 26 | It was rather to identify some of the concrete problems which would have to be faced in any such exercise . |
| 27 | He says : ‘ I simply tried to do what I observed in my career in the straight theatre with some of the finest directors , particularly Peter Brook . |
| 28 | According to Colin Russell of Russells Cellars , this new branch will keep a selection of some of the finest wines , beers and spirits available in Belfast . |
| 29 | Indeed , in those busy days , our servants ' hall would often witness a gathering of some of the finest professionals in England talking late into the night by the warmth of the fire . |
| 30 | The company had some of the finest ships afloat , on board which pay and conditions were far better than on regular ships of the line . |