Example sentences of "a [noun] of [n mass] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In certain areas , particularly on islands and in places where there are species which are not at all adapted to cope with cats as predators ( and that includes the whole of Australia ) , there have been dramatic adverse effects on populations of a variety of species of small animals because cats are allowed to roam around . |
| 2 | That there should be such a variety of species of one kind of creature astounded him . |
| 3 | By contrast , in " pre-industrial " societies there are often a variety of media of exchange which circulate in different social spheres but which are not interchangeable in any straight-forward fashion . |
| 4 | I had found it really gratifying to hear from a variety of people of the high regard held for our staff . |
| 5 | A loan will be repayable when the student 's earnings reach a level of 85% of the national average wage , and a period of 5 to 10 years allowed for the repayment ( CIPFA , 1989 , p. 17 ) . |
| 6 | Maintenance contracts now give the company a cushion of £1.5m of income . |
| 7 | So you have a kind of ethics of violence ? |
| 8 | Where cover is Third Party only the Policy will be entirely suspended and on renewal a refund of 80% of the pro rata premium will be allowed . |
| 9 | Upon notice being given to the Corporation that the motor car described in the Schedule is to be laid up and out of use for a period of not less than four consecutive weeks ( otherwise than as a result of loss or damage covered by the Policy ) and subject to the relative International Motor Insurance Card ( Green Card ) being returned to the Corporation the Policy will be automatically suspended as from the date upon which such Card is received by the Corporation except as regards loss of or damage to such motor car by fire lightning explosion theft or attempted theft and on renewal a refund of 75% of the pro rata premium for the suspended period will be deducted from the renewal premium . |
| 10 | The prospect of a deficit of 8% of GDP has driven the Treasury to look for new cuts in public spending . |
| 11 | There were simply a succession of species of bigger dimensions . |
| 12 | On the matter of size of library budget , Parry commented that a figure of 6% of total university expenditure was ‘ not a very large proportion in relation to the significance of the library within the university ’ . |
| 13 | A further £7,500 ( approx ) will be added as a result of sales of this issue : just over 10p of the cover price now goes directly into the fund . |
| 14 | A broad pulse structure , with a width of 35% of the phase , was seen in the primary observation , and the phase plots of the secondary observations are consistent with that distribution in both phase and width . |
| 15 | This means that each of these filters only has a capacity of 80% of the size stated , in imperial gallon terms . |
| 16 | Design of a range of means of gathering assessment evidence , eg. self and peer-assessment procedures , supervisors ' reports etc . |
| 17 | That is , you can have a shoal of bream of one size at or near the bottom of a water , and a shoal of bigger or smaller bream above them . |
| 18 | Allow a lead of 10% of the rate-of-climb. 2 . |
| 19 | Besides , works can gain by the company they keep in a museum collection , a landscape being in a group of works of similar date and intentions , or a portrait seen among contemporaries . |
| 20 | Public libraries ( without a captive audience ) average a membership of 30% of the population . |
| 21 | He came back with a brace of fish of a species she could n't put a name to . |
| 22 | Second , he proposed to turn the budget deficit of 7% of GDP in 1989 into a surplus of 2% of GDP . |
| 23 | The proponents of the law had proposed a fee of 5% of the sale price of the object to be paid to artists or their survivors for fifty years after the artist 's death . |
| 24 | Police in north India , meanwhile , said they had found a cache of 6lb of RDX plastic explosive , similar to that used in the Bombay bombs . |
| 25 | Thompson and West in a study of preferences for sheltered housing which included a sample of people of all ages who suffered from rheumatism and arthritis , found among these respondents ‘ a strong feeling of not wanting to impose on relatives ’ ( Thompson and West , 1984 , p. 318 ) , and the older respondents were even less willing than the younger to consider the option of being cared for by kin . |
| 26 | German research showed that a dose of 800mg of dried garlic powder a day lowered cholesterol levels significantly , and the British Medical Journal has reported garlic 's beneficial effect on blood coagulation , blood fats and the dilatation of blood vessels . |
| 27 | Launching a week of sales of modern and contemporary art on the evening of 30 November , auctioneer Charles Allsopp swayed back and forth in his rostrum like the captain of a ship in a storm , conjuring bids from collectors and chandeliers in equal measure . |
| 28 | However , there would be additional seats allocated to parties on a regional basis , a minimum of 5% of the vote in any area of allocation being necessary to obtain any additional seats . |
| 29 | For example , the West Midlands Regional Health Service has set itself the target of achieving a minimum of 33% of women non-executive directors who will advise on and develop the Regional Health Authority 's policy . |
| 30 | A soakaway should have a minimum of 150mm of topsoil on a concrete cap . |