Example sentences of "of [pron] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the evidence suggests that PRP is discriminatory against women and ethnic minorities , both of whom are strongly represented in nursing . ’ |
| 2 | Even feminists , most of whom are traditionally opposed to pornography , have voiced approval for what the amateur performers are doing . |
| 3 | In the Stormont debate on the events of 5 October , Craig referred to NICRA as ‘ an omnium gatherum made up of members of the Londonderry Housing Action Committee , the majority of whom are also members of the Connolly Association , of the Republican Party which includes well-known members of the IRA and Sinn Féin , of the Young Socialists and of the Communist Party ’ . |
| 4 | But for the painful bout of constipation , the aesthetics of mass eating — coping with hospital food when sharing a table with sixteen others most of whom are also carrying some form of umbilical , from blood to urine — everything was fine . |
| 5 | The Scottish Select for tomorrow 's match includes Carol Maclean ( Livingston ) and Debbie Strang ( Glasgow City Brightsiders ) , both of whom are also in the national squad preparing for internationals against Wales at the end of March and the Home Countries Championship in Glasgow in April . |
| 6 | I , I , I would wonder if Mr 's questions need to be erm , taken up with the chief public health inspector , because I think that that , or it , that appears to be , or possibly the trading chi=standards , trading standards officer , neither of whom are here . |
| 7 | Altogether eighteen artists took part , all of whom are either practising or have been carpet designers in the past . |
| 8 | Her condition is irreversible and she writes , ‘ this is not so much news as an appeal to Somervillians who might bring the existence of these neuropathies to the attention of the public , some of whom are probably in the early stages . ’ |
| 9 | The opponents maintained that the secondary market serves only a tiny fraction of American artists , most of whom are already quite rich . |
| 10 | But if the problems of training staff and investing in the necessary hardware and software systems are proving burdensome to national institutions , they will surely place an intolerable strain on the budgets of local archival services , many of whom are already faced with reduced hours of opening and the like simply in order to survive . |
| 11 | The long hours — most of his staff are working 18 hours a day — and the pressure are taking their toll on his campaign team , many of whom are clearly very tired . |
| 12 | The famous names of this generation include Robert Rauschenberg , Jasper Johns , Jim Dine , Roy Lichtenstein , Andy Warhol , Claes Oldenberg , James Rosenquist and Ed Ruscha , all of whom are prominently featured in Schimmel 's selection by works of art created at the beginning of their careers . |
| 13 | WHO now has some fifty staff in the area , half of whom are locally engaged . |
| 14 | How can we appeal to part time workers and convince them that we can change things for the better , many of whom are home workers who are working in appalling conditions and often for less than fifty pence an hour ? |
| 15 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 16 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 17 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 18 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 19 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 20 | Its programmes are presented by well-established ‘ personality ’ broadcasters , some of whom are very music-oriented . |
| 21 | But it intends to protect the incomes of the smallest European producers , many of whom are only part-time farmers . |
| 22 | A relative in the same village had goods valued at no more than 6s. 8d. , though enjoying an income of £3. 6s. 8d. from land , which , in this poor region , may , rather than £5 , have been the minimum for gentlemen , many of whom are only identifiable by their landed incomes . |
| 23 | They are Mr Sisulu , Andrew Mlangeni , Raymond Mhlaba , Ahmed Kathrada and Elias Motsoaledi , all of whom are more than 60 years old . |
| 24 | The 1983 Water Act reduced local authority representation on Regional Water Authorities and the new boards have fewer members , all of whom are now appointed by the Environment Minister . |
| 25 | Combining taught material with individual project work this course is complimentary to the existing MSc ( Eng ) in Water Resources Technology which since 1965 has produced more than 300 graduates , many of whom are now in senior positions in the water industry throughout the world . |
| 26 | The aluminium smelter at Bandar Abbas employed 40 staff at its peak during the summer , some of whom are now working on the major refurbishment of the News International printworks at Wapping which is in its early stages . |
| 27 | The nature of the Premier League club chairmen , most of whom are highly successful businsessmen , not without confidence in their own judgement , makes it almost impossible for them to give others carte blanche . |
| 28 | In December the City Committee of the Belgrade Party ( which is the largest city organization of communists in Yugoslavia , with nearly a quarter of a million of members , many of whom are highly influential federal and Serbian bureaucrats ) elected as its new president Professor Radoš Smiljković , professor of political science at Belgrade University . |
| 29 | The definition of the Confederation of British Industry of the United Kingdom work force as ’ under-educated , under-trained and under-qualified ’ ironically does not apply to the majority of refugees , many of whom are highly qualified and skilled . |
| 30 | It is assumed that provisional agreement has been reached between prospective partners , all of whom are fully qualified solicitors ; that the firm name has been chosen and premises identified ; that certificates and licences have been obtained as necessary in relation to specialist aspects of the work of the practice and registration obtained for VAT ; that the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund has been informed of the existence of the new practice ; and generally that there is no legal or professional obstacle to accepting instructions from clients . |