Example sentences of "of [noun pl] is [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wider issue of the extent to which the judiciary may naturally favour certain types of values is outside the scope of this book . |
| 2 | The book of Acts is about the spread of Christianity after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus , through the giving of the Holy Spirit , empowering Jesus 's followers in making his good news known . |
| 3 | In Bath ( Chris Patten , party chairman , majority 1,412 ) the biggest chunk of homes is in the top band . |
| 4 | If loss of amenities is for the rest of the plaintiff 's life the court will need to take into account in assessing damages his age and his expectation of life . |
| 5 | It talks of anecdotal evidence in 1991 that the carrying of knives is on the increase among young people and it quotes Detective Chief Superintendent Roger Stoodley , who works in east London , as saying : ’ I have never known so many people to be carrying these weapons . ’ |
| 6 | The most marked change however which is obviously connected with the smaller number of candidates is in the number of lost deposits which were only 35 against 64 . |
| 7 | The main differences between specialists studying different types of finds is in the scientific methods of analysis available . |
| 8 | The resulting list of functions is of the kind used as the basis of functional language courses — the ones which use the term in any meaningful way rather than because it was fashionable — and this is the connection between functional courses and functional approaches to linguistics . |
| 9 | A second set of concerns is with the structuring of the organisation and the way in which it groups its activities . |
| 10 | The battle of ideas is about the very categories to be used in policy debate . |
| 11 | The question of the Rent Acts ' regulation of tenancies is in the main irrelevant , since this legislation applies primarily to domestic tenancies , and business tenancies are outside the scope of the Rent Acts . |
| 12 | Whether Congress and the President behave in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is beside the point . |
| 13 | That theory holds that the possession of social decision-making power by companies is legitimate ( that is , there are good reasons for regarding its possession as justified ) only if this state of affairs is in the public interest . |
| 14 | Amendment or modification of treaties is within the exclusive competence of the parties . |
| 15 | The railway company 's coat of arms is on the western portal of local stone , while a plaque at the other end records the name of the engineer who built it , Josiah Jessop . |
| 16 | The main formal channel of representation of interests is through the elective process and the organization of political parties around programmes and ideologies . |
| 17 | Quite naturally the focus of teachers is on the classroom , their principal concern is the business of teaching and learning . |
| 18 | But if the average level of prices is above the level generally expected , P , then , as we have shown , the quantity of output will be above its natural level , whereas if the general level of prices is below the level expected , then aggregate output will be below its natural level . |
| 19 | But if the average level of prices is above the level generally expected , P , then , as we have shown , the quantity of output will be above its natural level , whereas if the general level of prices is below the level expected , then aggregate output will be below its natural level . |
| 20 | You check it through , like all good workmen do , and come to the conclusion that a range of totals is in the wrong place . |
| 21 | Watford , among other clubs , have tried a similar initiative , though re-creating ‘ organic ’ communities of spectators is beyond the scope of well-intentioned clubs . |
| 22 | But this balance of opposites is at the very heart of the High Elves ' concepts of rulership — being ruled by a single all-powerful dictator would be unthinkable to them . |
| 23 | The most important bias of dictionaries is to the written rather than the spoken word . |
| 24 | Listening to the news through a set of headphones is at the core of the work and for the last year there has been monitoring of television broadcasts by satellite . |
| 25 | This range of tasks is within the capacity of a large secondary school 's staff . |
| 26 | I am convinced that the subordination of women is at the root of the distribution of power within any society . |
| 27 | The usual sequence of events is for the otter to dive and then surface clutching both a mollusc and a rock . |
| 28 | The usual order of events is for the employer to open the proceedings by making a short opening address . |
| 29 | In the former the tectonic movement and the migration of troughs is to the south and southwest . |