Example sentences of "of [noun pl] is [prep] " 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 | First , the barrier is often a lack of theological understanding that the Spirit-filled life as described in the book of Acts is to be anticipated as the experience of believers today . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | If limitation of inputs is of primary importance , then the birth of calves to coincide with grazing peaks will determine dates . |
5 | This theme of administration in the landscape has not been studied to any great extent , and yet we have already seen that definition of estates is of critical importance in understanding the local landscape . |
6 | Plan is defined as " any hierarchical process in the organism ( student ) that can control the order in which a sequence of operations is to be performed " . |
7 | In many European cities , and more recently in the USA , it has been accepted that the only efficient and cost effective way of moving people in and out of cities is by rail . |
8 | However , most of the work involved in the identification of objects is to be carried out by independent groups of experts handling archives , libraries , museum collections and legal matters . |
9 | Moreover , the fact that experience of objects is to be had only under the form of space and time ensures the applicability of mathematics to the whole or the phenomenal ( and hence physical ) world . |
10 | That is shown to be wrong by yesterday 's announcement from British Telecom that the cost of calls is to be frozen , although phone rentals are rising . |
11 | Since our sample was self-selected it is impossible to say what proportion of the total number of self-evaluation activities it represents , or whether the range of activities is in any way typical . |
12 | This attitude of shared acceptance of rules is to be contrasted with that of an observer who records ab extra the fact that a social group accepts such rules but does not himself accept them . |
13 | Whereas research groups in each area are to conduct surveys of workers , the parallel survey of employers is to be conducted centrally for all the areas by the Policy Studies Institute , but in close collaboration with the local research groups . |
14 | His statement on the handling of prisoners is worth quoting in full : |
15 | A statement of accounts is to be prepared , including : |
16 | The mastery of skills is of little use if they can not be applied . |
17 | The greatest number of forms is to be found in the group loosely called the Japanese type , Acer palmatum . |
18 | A useful division of plans is between strategic plans and tactical plans . |
19 | In Bath ( Chris Patten , party chairman , majority 1,412 ) the biggest chunk of homes is in the top band . |
20 | Nor can it be said simply that " this " in language A means " that " in language B. If the meaning of words is to be determined accurately , the following basic principles of semantics ( " the science of meaning " ) must be understood and applied : 1 . |
21 | Determining the meanings of words is by no means as simple as one may think . |
22 | This must be born in mind if and when the allocation of units is under consideration . |
23 | The value of precedents is as a source of ideas . |
24 | The major source of funds is from its borrowings in world capital markets , but the Bank obtains a substantial flow from its retained earnings and the repayment of loans . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | 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 . ’ |
27 | On the other hand , if one assumes that the main source of savings is through wage-earners making provision for retirement , then and the indirect responses ( via increased k ) reinforce the effect of the transfer . |
28 | The full list of entries is to be announced on Friday , but organiser Wally Lord has already promised a line-up ‘ equal to that at Barcelona last year ’ . |
29 | As is clear from the foregoing account , perhaps the most complex and difficult task which faces many , if not most , directors of polytechnics is in establishing good and effective relationships with their local authorities . |
30 | The response to the dilemma by a growing number of schools is to completely abandon the sale of food at breaks and to look to other means to generate funds . |