Example sentences of "result of [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Furthermore , some of the changes happening in those schools visited were not due purely to the introduction of financial devolution , being in some cases the result of a change of personnel at senior level .
2 The object is to establish the change in hours supply to the labour market ta ; H as a result of a change in wages δW , which , other things equal , generates an income effect ( y ) and a substitution effect ( s ) , as follows ( assuming that the only tax is the introduction of a proportional one on labour income and it is this that is causing the change in W :
3 But the demands these placed on industry were not imposed from outside but were the result of a scale of priorities which placed international responsibilities ( or illusions ) before domestic economic reform [ Cairncross , 1985 ] .
4 If the first British-born generation of Caribbeans can be said to date from the period around 1960 , then it began to reach its Creole-speaking adolescence around 1972 — as a result of a coincidence of factors which may or may not have something to do with the popularity of Jamaican music around that time .
5 This growth in membership , which had been fairly rapid since about 1906 , was the result of a variety of factors , particularly the improved economic conditions , the high demand for labour and the high wages which were paid in war time .
6 The failure of the strikers to achieve their aims was the result of a variety of factors , but to the fore amongst these was the way in which the police and the law were employed against them .
7 The high rate of diversification and evolutionary turnover in mammals is thought likely to be the result of a variety of factors , such as strong competitive interactions leading to specialisation in feeding methods , limitations on food supply , high mobility and energy use , interspecific aggression and territoriality .
8 Already there is evidence that some firms which have introduced microelectronic production technology have experienced difficulties as a result of a shortage of engineers , technicians and programmers .
9 Manpower shortages were acute in agriculture , textiles and coal-mining — the last of which had not performed well during the war mainly , though not entirely , as a result of a shortage of miners and an ageing labour force .
10 All commercial banks were forced to restrict cash withdrawals from April 20 as a result of a shortage of banknotes .
11 The national keg brands were the result of a wave of takeovers and mergers in the 1960s and early 1970s that created ‘ the Big Six ’ combines — Bass , Allied , Watney/Grand Met , Whitbread , Courage and Scottish & Newcastle .
12 Some schools are likely to close as a result of a decision by teachers to strike in protest at plans to shed a hundred and fifty jobs in Gloucestershire .
13 Do you have arguments which are largely the result of a clash of views , or do you use arguments to clarify actions or values ?
14 My becoming homeless was not a result of my dropping out of a system which probably would have supported me until retirement age ; it was the result of a chain of events which took place much , much later .
15 Other leakages include : ( a ) the holding of excess reserves by banks — that is holding more than the minimum reserve requirement ; ( b ) an increase in the public 's desired cash holdings ; and ( c ) a net outflow of currency overseas as a result of a balance of payments deficit .
16 This will decrease in 1993 , despite production increases in Colombia , as a result of a number of disposals made during the year .
17 As a result of a number of miscarriages , we are scrutinising our system of justice .
18 This might be the result of a number of factors , assuming , of course , that urban dwellers are not inherently more devious and criminal than rural dwellers :
19 He insists , rightly , that the way in which technology is used is the result of a number of factors , not least of which is the political process between management and workers .
20 Horizontal linkages have been particularly important in Italy , probably more than in any other European country , as a result of a number of factors .
21 Increased capital mobility was a result of a number of factors .
22 This is a result of a number of factors such as the much larger proportion of part-time work , the artificial restriction of female overtime by male-dominated trade unions , and social measures against women at work in general .
23 The growth of venture capital funds in the UK has been substantial in the 1980s and is the result of a number of factors .
24 It focuses on systems , such as the family , considering them to be an entity , a whole , rather than merely the result of a number of contributions from independent parts or individuals .
25 The result of a ballot of workers at Birmingham on taking strike action over the crisis will be announced tomorrow .
26 Helix destabilisation induced by d 3C A is almost certainly the result of a combination of effects and those that are likely to be significant include :
27 Mrs Thatcher 's unwilling departure was the result of a combination of factors .
28 The failure on the part of the sufferer to appreciate that solutions might exist may be the result of a combination of factors including ignorance , apathy , complexity of the situation , generality of the problem and the extent of financial or physical resources required to rectify matters .
29 Instead , place the emphasis on the more straightforward reasons for leaving , after all few decisions are the result of just one factor but are usually the result of a combination of circumstances .
30 Hence , the increasing complexity of the flow can be interpreted as the result of a sequence of instabilities , each giving rise to a new pattern which is stable for some Rayleigh number range but which itself becomes unstable at higher Ra .
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