Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [n mass] ['s] " in BNC.

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1 Two-thirds of wing chun 's active principle is based upon hand manoeuvres and subtle , shifting footwork .
2 Up-to-date valuations of such properties had not been undertaken for many years previously , partly because of business people 's complaints that any revaluations of commercial properties could inevitably lead to an increase in their total tax bill .
3 Mead says that over the next several years it will move from a mainframe-centric architecture to a more flexible Unix environment , and Hewlett products are being incorporated as components of Mead Data 's internally developed Lexis and Nexis legal , business , financial and medical databases .
4 The split , which will be effected by issuing one share of Control Data Systems for every four Control Data held , is contingent on the agreement of Control Data 's bankers .
5 Chair of Local People 's Congress : Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme .
6 Moreover we see both bomber forces gaining weight and flexing muscle ; Harris with his 100 bomber squadrons in sight ( but still painfully short of the Chief of Air Staff 's promised 3,500 aircraft ) , and the General commanding the Eighth Air Force in no better state , having to fight and fight hard to arrest the diversion of his build-up in aircraft to other theatres .
7 The course also includes special training in communication skills , which is an important part of care staff 's work .
8 RealityEngine2 is an enhanced version of Silicon Graphics ' existing RealityEngine subsystem — VTX is aimed at users that need supercomputing performance but less graphics power .
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