Example sentences of "[coord] of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Briefly , it is how the composer , like the author of a sentence or of a line in a poem , groups his ‘ words ’ in order of importance so that they make sense . |
| 2 | The binary pixel information is compressed by RLL coding which can define repetitions of a single bit value , or of a repeated bit pattern . |
| 3 | To move from ‘ art ’ to ‘ craft ’ is rather plainly a further contraction , or diminution : and it will be radically misunderstood unless we remember that for Pound the level of craftsmanship ( not just in letters , but in supposedly humbler trades also ) is a register , a thermometer-reading , of the good or ill health of a period or of a society . |
| 4 | The more remote the locality from the main network of political and other communications , the more likelihood there was of unorthodox behaviour , whether of a passive kind , as in the recesses of the gubernii of Smolensk or Kursk , or of a more menacing nature , as with the Tambov and Siberian peasant revolts . |
| 5 | It is available smooth for spreading , or of a coarser texture for slicing when it may be heated before serving . |
| 6 | In short , local government 's future financial base will have to be a hybrid — either of two or more taxes or of a tax-and-grants kind . |
| 7 | We can form the idea of a golden mountain , or of a centaur , by combining and adapting others we already have from experience . |
| 8 | We speak of a judgement in a particular case or of a rule laid down in a judgement as being undoubtedly according to law , but as being ‘ unfair ’ or ‘ unjust ’ or ‘ inequitable ’ . |
| 9 | Historically there seems to be no doubt that the English Common Law required nothing for the celebration of a marriage beyond the declared agreement of the parties , which might take the form either of a declaration of present intention , or of a promise to marry followed by actual union . |
| 10 | By the making of a new will or of a codicil or other writing executed with the same formalities as a will , so far as such later document is inconsistent with the will . |
| 11 | A genuine but mundane antiquity can have its value increased enormously by the addition of a unique feature , or of a historical association such as a royal cipher . |
| 12 | the idea that every form of avoidance of expenditure quite indifferently of whether it consists of really wasteful expenditure or of a capital investment in developing the nation 's productive resources , is alike ‘ economy ’ … . |
| 13 | In this case , it is not unusual for them to decide to get another dog to keep their first dog company , and this is where the problems can arise — especially if the second dog is younger , or of a more submissive character . |
| 14 | You could become the owner of a Ford Popular for a down payment of £4. 8s. 5d. or of a refrigerator for £3. 3s. 3d. , with years to pay . |
| 15 | Exultation comes and goes , but here again for the while I suppose it has returned to me in preparation for that step back into the radiant arc of omnipotence which is only given on this earth to the narrator in or of a novel . |
| 16 | The examination of all the images produced during a particular period or of a selection of images over a longer period will often provide a good idea of how the relevant state or regime wished to represent itself . |
| 17 | He has known no want either materially or of a mother 's love for you have supplied both abundantly and he will be reminded of this all his life you can be sure . |
| 18 | He might have the custody of a single royal forest , or of a group of forests : the ‘ Warden of the King 's forests between Oxford and Stamford bridges ’ kept the forests of Shotover , Bernwood , Whittlewood , Salcey , Rockingham and Huntingdon , in the counties of Oxford , Northampton , Buckingham and Huntingdon . |
| 19 | There is no cure for mental handicap , but there is prevention , or at least the taking of considered and intelligent precautions to reduce the risk of giving birth to a mentally handicapped child , or of a child becoming mentally handicapped . |
| 20 | It is certified that the transaction effected by this Assignment does not form part of a larger transaction or of a series of transactions in respect of which the amount or value , or the aggregate amount or value , of the consideration exceeds 30,000 . |
| 21 | Occasionally there is no more than an indication of the family 's ancestry : of migration from Ireland , or of a strain of distinction . |
| 22 | The presence of a significant number of such pupils in the ‘ integrated ’ schools would ensure that the manner and style of those places would change : there would be no risk of new pupils simply being absorbed into the mores of the upper classes , or of a repetition of the kind of conflict from which a working-class minority had suffered in grammar schools . |
| 23 | Society at large is naturally uneasy with the notion that doctors — even if acting humanely — may put an end to the life of a terminally ill person , whether young or old , or of a malformed baby with no prospects of survival . |
| 24 | If Midland Life is required to make any payment under the Policyholders ' Protection Act 1975 ( or any enactment amending or replacing the same or of a similar nature ) or if there is any change in the law or Inland Revenue practice affecting a Guaranteed Capital Bond the benefits provided by such a Bond may be varied by Midland Life in such manner as the Midland Life Actuary considers appropriate . |
| 25 | The therapist did not think that Tony was suffering from a psychiatric disorder , or that there was a risk of suicide , or of a further act of self-harm in the near future . |
| 26 | It is on the capacity of an institution or of a society in its political traditions and mechanisms to successfully manage protest that so much depends . |
| 27 | The word unbelief is usually used of a wilful refusal to believe or of a deliberate decision to disobey . |
| 28 | There is considerable evidence that the multitudinous aspects of SLE may be the result of deficiencies of two members of the prostaglandin group of substances and excesses of others , which could be the result either of one or two related defects in the prostaglandin pathway , or of a single basic defect . |
| 29 | The most deeply spontaneous , the gut reaction , from every viewpoint except the destitute , or of a criminal ready to pay for the advantage of robbing by the risk of himself being robbed , or of the kind of anarchist who acclaims private theft as a blow to the oppressive institution of private property , is of being threatened . |
| 30 | There is also the ‘ running head ’ or ‘ running title ’ , which is the line of type , consisting of the title of the book or of a section of it , above the text . |