Example sentences of "of [noun pl] was [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His scale of values was that of few men , and it is hard to point to any of his successors who carried on his work . |
| 2 | When the notion of Competences was first put to business , the main objection was not just how do you really assess ‘ honesty and relationships ’ but what about the knowledge and understanding to put such capabilities into practice . |
| 3 | I actually thought that his technique for unpacking the hidden history of products was despicable . |
| 4 | The pollen stratigraphy indicates that Salix -dominated vegetation , with a wide variety of herbs was prominent until about 6000 B.P. At about this time Empetrum and Calluna heath , grassland with abundant Plantago lanceolata and P. maritima , and fern-rich vegetation became widespread . |
| 5 | With the wide coverage and freedom given to pupils to develop their own individual lines of inquiry , the identification of a large an detailed collection of keywords was one of the major tasks at the design stage . |
| 6 | The distribution of seats in the Congress of Deputies was Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 175 seats , combined opposition parties 175 . |
| 7 | The Chamber of Deputies was last elected in April 1987 [ see p. 35180 ] ; the next legislative elections are due in 1992 . |
| 8 | The mix of titles was excellent , but people were trading down — buying the same in volume but spending less on each item . ’ |
| 9 | But after the Norman Conquest the defensive role of cities was ambivalent . |
| 10 | The Hague school of artists was rife with theories about ‘ pure ’ art . |
| 11 | This new generation of artists was quick to see the advantages of the , exciting paints . |
| 12 | The Egyptian system of courts was one of the most complicated in the world . |
| 13 | The mix of calls was confusing , but Edward Jackson talked us through . |
| 14 | Results showed that the DNA content of the epithelium of the upper one third of crypts was diploid in both FAP and SCRC cases , and that proliferative fractions with diploid peaks were present in the lower two thirds of the crypts in both groups . |
| 15 | When a batch of orangs was ready for return to the forest they were put in crates and carried by porters up the banks and along the bed of the Bohorok river — the forest there is far too dense to walk through — and released at least 15 miles ( 24 km ) from the station . |
| 16 | Certainly she was indurate against Knox 's sermonizing , and their clash of ideologies was one of the factors leading to passionate outbursts against Mary whenever one of her enemies wished to force her into an awkward situation . |
| 17 | As this was a retrospective study retrieval of notes was difficult , especially for the earlier years , and information from case notes was patchy . |
| 18 | An instruction was issued by the Seamen 's Union that members were not to engage on ships whose captain and officers were not members of the Certificated Officers ' Union and any doubts among the majority of shipowners that a national organisation of employers was necessary to protect their interests disappeared . |
| 19 | In that case it was held that a journalist lacked standing for an order ( of mandamus ) that the chair of the justices should reveal the names of the magistrates who had heard a particular case , but that he did have standing for a declaration that a policy of not disclosing the names of justices who heard certain types of cases was contrary to the public interest and unlawful . |
| 20 | The male to female ratio of cases was lowest ( 1.2:1 ) in 1987 , subsequently rising to 2.1:1 in 1990 . |
| 21 | An early group of cases was concerned with deprivation of offices , requiring notice and a hearing prior to the deprivation . |
| 22 | Meanwhile a huge cauldron of vegetables was simmering for the curry . |
| 23 | Since 1950 the pro-European parties had declined in strength in the legislature , and even without the EDC dilemma , governmental survival at the best of times was problematic . |
| 24 | A softening of attitudes was one thing ; achievement of the union 's objective was another . |
| 25 | He found the distribution of returns was non-normal , with leptokurtosis and positive skewness . |
| 26 | By 1884 it was announced that Murchison 's interpretation of a simple succession of strata was untenable . |
| 27 | Unfortunately the choice of subjects was bad , autumn grass is already stressed , and this effect could have overlaid any effect due to the cutting . |
| 28 | His range of subjects was enormous ; his prose distinctive , lucid , and distinguished . |
| 29 | The mean age of subjects was 43 ( SD 7 ) years . |
| 30 | A very limited number of guards was apparent around the centre . |