Example sentences of "an element of [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the whole , they were not favoured in the allocation of regional selective assistance where there was an element of discretion on the part of the Department of Industry . |
| 2 | ‘ Why not try to stop with a friend and add an element of competition to the task . |
| 3 | Once an arm of the Post Office as a government department , telecommunications was first re-located ( 1969 ) in a public corporation and is now experiencing a ‘ liberalisation ’ phase as the present government has introduced an element of competition into the provision of telecommunication services through re-definition of the British Telecom monopoly . |
| 4 | Not only did real or supposed elements of Japanese tradition — or simulations of such traditions — serve to focus national feeling and efforts , but a continuing assertion of the importance of ‘ things Japanese ’ also served to retain an element of self-respect in the face of foreign cultural pressures and the threat of cultural , economic and political imperialism . |
| 5 | If military training can incorporate an element of preparation for the emotional experience associated with active service abroad which prevents even a small number of psychiatric casualties , it may well also help to maintain the morale of others and be cost-effective in these terms . |
| 6 | The scheme was funded out of general taxation , though an element of payment for the health service remained in the national insurance contribution , creating a confusing illusion that this was what paid for the service . |
| 7 | However only 55 per cent of DGMs ( 60 per cent of UGMs ) thought the market concept would work successfully in the NHS , so there was an element of support for the purchaser–provider split which was independent of ideas of competition and the market . |
| 8 | This expectation has rather been confirmed than otherwise by the superimposition in the last two years of an element of graduation in the contribution , the additional yield of which for many years to come will mainly help to finance the standard pension but which creates a right to additions to it which will gradually build up over the next forty years on an actuarial basis . |
| 9 | They are intended to complement one another and provide an element of variety for the note-maker . |
| 10 | Something vulnerable in her manner brings out an element of sadism in the way the long final act teases her endurance ; but it also makes the denouement extremely touching , and the part lies well for a voice that has managed Janacek 's Capture as well as Verdi 's Violetta . |
| 11 | In this sense there was an element of autarchy in the planning of Kensington and Chelsea , responding to local market conditions . |
| 12 | There is an element of despair in the public 's reaction to the apparent spread of the disease , though the current political and moral debate about crime in general may hold out hope of an antidote . |
| 13 | ‘ It constitutes an element of credibility for the multi-annual plan that I am going to submit to our shareholder in order to consolidate our recovery . ’ |
| 14 | There has always been an element of surprise at the discovery that Britain is not wholly urbanised . |
| 15 | The next bit relies on an element of surprise for the full effect . |
| 16 | There is an element of assessment of the interpersonal skills used during the module and students will be asked to express their feelings and reactions to the experience as a whole . |
| 17 | There was also an element of romance in the story as he wanted to create a fragrance especially for Laura . |
| 18 | It could well be that for some musical purposes the above result may contain too great an element of consonance in the form of triads . |
| 19 | This is particularly likely to provoke hostility when it is believed that there is an element of wilfulness in the old person 's responses . |
| 20 | 3/The next stage is to introduce an element of depth into the painting . |
| 21 | The next stage is to introduce an element of depth into the painting . |
| 22 | No-one would believe they had a recession on in Japan when they have time and resources to devote to dreaming up and creating things like this : Toshiba Corp has just launched a line of word processors with sound effects — ‘ to introduce an element of fun in the workplace ’ according to Reuter — they bark when you write ‘ dog ’ , moo when you write ‘ cow ’ and make the sound of pouring when you write ‘ beer ’ , and if you recall a text file word-by-word at reading speed , they repeat these and 26 other pre-programmed noises , from sleigh bells to sirens , as the words come up — and it no doubt laughs like a drain when your boss sends it an electronic message telling you you 're fired for being a disruptive influence . |
| 23 | there is an element of abuse on the part of some debtors — it can be simply one way of not paying the debt |
| 24 | Furthermore the creditors receive an element of protection in the hiatus period between presentation of the petition and the making of the winding-up order insofar as any transactions which take place in that period are void against the liquidator . |
| 25 | Some people have an element of spirituality within the emotional aspects of life which should not be forgotten , but which is easily overlooked in a secular society . |
| 26 | There is , accordingly , an element of uncertainty about the educational processes in higher education . |
| 27 | She said there was already an element of compulsion in the benefit system . |
| 28 | There may appear to be an element of paradox in the notion of semantic relations between lexical units whose meanings , at least on the strong version of the contextual view , are partially constituted by those very relations . |
| 29 | It seems that work on the use of relevance feedback can not help but include an element of research in the design of adaptive systems . |
| 30 | Thus , the subject should be given particular emphasis within programmes of post-initial in-service training for further education teachers ; consideration should be given to the possible inclusion of an element of introduction to the subject at the initial teacher-training stage ; and emphasis should be given to the provision of short courses . |