Example sentences of "'s [noun] [conj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of both the Reeve 's Prologue and of his Tale , a measure-for-measure attitude to the governing of human affairs , and , most significantly , human relationships , is enunciated : and : with no sense anywhere of grace , mercy or forgiveness , the essentials for human salvation in the Christian view . |
| 2 | The combined effect of Perot cutting into Clinton 's support and of evidence that Bush 's standing in the polls was showing some signs of improvement rejuvenated the President 's campaign in the final days of the contest and forced the Democrats to concede that the election could be much closer than had earlier been thought likely . |
| 3 | Appearing as witnesses in court , some physicians have suggested that it is foolhardy to jeopardise a person 's livelihood because of a laboratory report when the worker appears to be performing his job normally . |
| 4 | The circumstances of Goldberg 's case and of the present case were distinguishable from those of The Palermo , and of Watson v Cammel Laird in the way indicated in Watson v Cammel Laird when explaining the decision in Chadwick v Bowman . |
| 5 | Such haste inevitably resulted in cursory recording being a characteristic of research at this time , which is particularly regrettable in Faussett 's case because of the scale of his activities in Kent . |
| 6 | To dismiss them out of hand is a sign either of defective knowledge or lack of imagination on the reader 's part or of the author 's incapacity to convince . |
| 7 | Criticism of subcommittee 's proposals and of UK attitude towards democratization |
| 8 | Rallies began in Dushanbe , the capital , organized by the " united bloc of democratic forces " ( the opposition parties now included in the government coalition ) , demanding Nabiyev 's resignation because of his poor control over the situation . |
| 9 | There can be little doubt , however , that a sense of God 's presence and of the supernatural in general were long-standing characteristics of Irish popular religion , along with magical and semi-magical local religious practices . |
| 10 | Maybe they simply see the ark as a visible guarantee of God 's presence and of victory , but that understanding of it is no better , for then they turn it into an idol , ascribe to it magical powers , and leave us asking why they did not take it into battle in the first place . |
| 11 | 5.21 Sale of reversion etc To permit [ upon reasonable notice ] at any time during the Term prospective purchasers of or agents instructed in connection with the sale of the Landlord 's reversion or of any other interest superior to the Term to view the Premises without interruption provided they are authorised in writing by the Landlord or its agents This is a normal provision and the only comment to make is that it could be disruptive to a tenant 's business , although one would hope that the frequency of a sale of the reversion would be limited . |
| 12 | Yet , if Durham had special strategic and political features which made Fordham unacceptable there in the eyes of the Crown 's opponents and of key northern lords , Ely was notoriously the rich neo-sinecure of English bishoprics , and for Fordham a homecoming . |
| 13 | Mr Lyon believes he will be able to discover Thomson 's plans because of an agreement giving his union the right to discuss any relevant employment or investment matter with senior managers . |
| 14 | It was his eighth goal in 10 games of a season in which he has been badly affected by injury and left out of Taylor 's plans because of a question mark over his match-fitness . |
| 15 | A live match on Mondays was part of the Premier League 's plans because of the success in the United States of the televised NFL American football game . |
| 16 | At about the same time several young Ragusan aristocrats were writing love poems in Croatian , in the manner of Petrarch 's Canzoniero and of the troubadours who followed the Tuscan tradition . |
| 17 | Adenauer went along with de Gaulle 's views because of the renewed pressure upon Berlin by the Soviet Union during the same month and his fears of a wavering United States commitment : strong French backing would be highly welcome . |
| 18 | Tearing each other 's hair but of course the forewoman would come on the scene and she would settle it . |
| 19 | Yet so striking was the colour of the child 's hair and of that which showed beneath the flat straw hat of the woman as to appear like distorted jogging lights in the dimness . |
| 20 | In their defence the party leadership could argue that they had been hampered by the lack of a parliamentary majority ; the choice had been hanging on by the skin of one 's teeth or of giving up and holding an election in the face of adverse opinion polls . |
| 21 | All of these aspects of the production of the text affect its meaning , both from the point of view of the author 's intention and of the most probable interpretation , even before we consider the wider social situations in which it may be encountered . |
| 22 | Wimbledon had been expected to bear the brunt of the FA 's displeasure because of their past record . |
| 23 | Gillian Avery stopped writing children 's books because of interference . |
| 24 | Lucien found it hard to doubt Azmaveth 's words because of the zeal with which she spoke , but he still had difficulty believing her . |
| 25 | Communication is not a matter of trying to " put something " into the other person 's perception but of arranging for that perception to , temporarily , coincide with one 's own . |
| 26 | I did , but possibly too strong a word , but certainly I think erm , I think the struggle in the last couple of years with regard to the parish council , has been to , to actually introduce it to people 's perception as of anything but importance . |
| 27 | I love Sally 's pictures because of a certain magic and charm she brings out in every thing she paints . |
| 28 | In addition to virtually dissolving the Army — a measure described by contemporary witnesses as " completely crazy " — the Prime Minister , Casares Quiroga , refused to distribute arms to the political and trade union organizations of the Left , evidently more afraid of the Republic 's supporters than of its enemies . |
| 29 | Faced with those kind of possible reductions in service , if there is a penny one penny more than necessary spent on administration and bureaucracy wherever it is in the youth and community programme that is gon na be less money for front line vision and the Labour group can have to think very , very carefully about that and the issue is gon na be that if we 're spending too much money or if they 're coming back to supplementary estimates which wo n't be available er given the financial situation next year if we 're having two heads of centres or whatever when we could have one that is gon na mean less money for front line services to the people of Highfields and there 'll only be one group that will be responsible for that , if that does come about and I think that 's something that we all need to bear in mind because what we were told as members of that committee is that the youth and community budget is gon na be in for some very serious times in the future and it 's mainly the government 's fault because of the way they 've decided to re-organise the situation it 's going out of our hands into the control of an unelected body and like most members of this council I think we would oppose that but that 's the reality of the situation and I could not support any increase of funds er for any community centres if I knew it was simply gon na be spent on administration . |
| 30 | He breezed through the ‘ school cert ’ ( which he had to take in UCS 's cellars because of the air raids ) got a First and a doctorate at Imperial then went on to research posts here and in America . |