Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [is] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above all , the congregation will hear the voice of the Lord through the preaching , but what kind of preaching is desirable in these new churches ? |
| 2 | My hypothesis is that the conditions of work are such that one mode of relating is that of schizoid withdrawal which means that individuals have to take on some of the characteristics just described . |
| 3 | I can not do better than compare a shoal of bream to a troop of soldiers : a compact , neat , orderly and efficient body of fish that patrol a water when the business of feeding is foremost in their minds . |
| 4 | A phenomenological exploration of topic-directional modes of experiencing is essential to a clarification of the structure of reference . |
| 5 | The amount of slashing is optional for the time being . |
| 6 | By contrast , the stance of doing is concerned with acting upon those phenomena to bring about change , although the capacity to react or respond to phenomena may be a precondition of successful action in some cases , for example in the diagnosis of human problems and situations , as Ryan ( 1984 ) points out in relation to medicine . |
| 7 | Arthur Eddy , an American critic who in 1914 produced the first book in English on Cubism , Cubists and Post-Impressionism , wrote that ‘ the comparison that Picabia is fondest of making is that of absolute music ’ . |
| 8 | Their method of working is sympathetic to the environment , but 20th century economic realities have put all but a handful out of business . |
| 9 | Equally , a crude general rule condemning all acts of killing is preferable to any other possible rule . |