Example sentences of "account of the [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall start with a misunderstanding which the method of explanation adopted here is likely to give rise to among readers used to philosophical explanations of concepts such as authority being presented as accounts of the meanings of words . |
| 2 | The oldest stories in Indian mythology are after all love stories , accounts of the relationships of lovers , and specifically of married couples . |
| 3 | By ‘ social action ’ Weber refers to action ‘ which takes account of the behaviour of others and is thereby oriented in its course ’ . |
| 4 | The distinction is not clean and complete , partly because the umbrella has some social significance and is not customary everywhere , partly because some behaviour , like avoiding other people when wanting to be alone , takes account of the behaviour of others without exactly being social . |
| 5 | Elsewhere in this issue , Isabel Wolff reports on the inspiring life of Rigoberta Menchu , a indefatigable defender of human rights of indigenous people in Central America ; Ian Williams describes his experience in Somalia while working there as a nurse during the worst of the 1992 famine ; and we publish an extract from The Princess , an anonymous account of the treatment of women in Saudi Arabia . |
| 6 | It is not possible or necessary to consider this question fully here , but a consideration of the texts of Scaevola shows that in fact he too took account of the scientia of buyers when considering the availability of missio . |
| 7 | The law 's requirement for information on entry is an attempt to take account of the variety of policies operated by schools . |
| 8 | The view of the House of Lords in Davies v Sumner [ 1984 ] 1 WLR 1301 failed to take sufficient account of the variety of situations in which the phrase " dealing in the course of a business " appear . |
| 9 | The developments which followed are too recent and perhaps too elaborate to belong in this essentially historical account of the discovery of drugs . |
| 10 | This personal and inner satisfaction gives way at the next stage to taking account of the viewpoints of others , and the experience of others . |
| 11 | LEAs will continue to be able , as now , to respond flexibly to local demand and to the needs and circumstances of their local communities , taking account of the ability of students to pay fees . |
| 12 | There is implied the possibility of a break in this functionalist account of the determination of ideas , beliefs and actions . |
| 13 | The second is that coalition or minority government involves taking account of the views of others and even , perhaps , having to compromise . |
| 14 | Taking account of the views of parents , employers , teachers , pupils and the recommendations of the Higginson Report , we will establish a five-subject A level and bring it together with technical qualifications into our new Advanced Certificate . |
| 15 | Decisions should take account of the views of customers . |
| 16 | When in pursuit of personal ambitions and interests , take account of the interests of others . |
| 17 | A number of English and Commonwealth decisions have recognised a duty ( owed to the company ) to take account of the interests of creditors where the company is insolvent or on the verge of insolvency . |
| 18 | Some stress that capitalism benefits a key group of workers — as in the theory associated with Lenin of a labour ‘ aristocracy ’ whose loyalty is bought by special privileges , or in O'Connor 's ( 1973 ) account of the interests of workers in the monopoly capital sector . |
| 19 | When it was decided that the literature committee should take more account of the interests of readers , she chaired a committee to take soundings . |
| 20 | Short courses or one-day events can be scheduled to avoid peak holiday periods and should take account of the presence of learners in patient areas . |
| 21 | But Coun Jan Blythin , environmental spokeswoman for the council 's Labour group , said the study was inadequate as it took no account of the influence of currents or tidal conditions . |
| 22 | This analysis has recognised the wider context within which expenditure decisions have to be made and the need to take account of the responses of households and firms . |
| 23 | This method is also deceptive because it takes no account of the timing of receipts . |
| 24 | It is now commonly agreed that a better way of appraising projects is to use a method of discounting such as discounted cash flow ( DCF ) or net present value ( NPV ) as rate of return takes no account of the timing of receipts . |
| 25 | The trouble by this stage , however , is that an adequate account of the effects of admonishments , threats and exhortations would enmesh one further in the semantic question posed by the original problem . |
| 26 | I have given here only a superficial account of the business of signatures but sufficient , I hope , to indicate something of their history , use and worth . |
| 27 | The dissolution , taking an account of the distribution of assets , should normally be provided for in the partnership deed . |
| 28 | This includes an account of the organization of services and a critical evaluation of initiatives resulting from the growing dissatisfaction with residential care over recent years . |
| 29 | Like the poll tax , the council tax would also take account of the number of adults in each household . |
| 30 | For all practical purposes it is necessary to run simulations on a computer , on account of the number of times it is essential to rerun the model under different conditions . |