Example sentences of "[noun] of a [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 We can do this by various systems of moving averages , whereby an observation is replaced by the mean of a number of observations centred on the one in question .
2 It is arrived at by calculating the mean of a set of values and measuring the deviation between this and each value .
3 It is arrived at by calculating the mean of a set of values and measuring the deviation between this and each value .
4 Gloucester has always been an important centre for the water-borne movement of goods , its quays dating back many centuries , and as far back as anyone can trace , the Severn has been used for both the import and export of a multitude of commodities .
5 These are insurance subsidiaries set up to insure some or all of the risks of a group of companies .
6 In practice , this method can be used for the isolation of a variety of tissues , even from quite advanced embryos , if the incubation period is varied according to the job in hand .
7 These developments were greatly facilitated and consolidated by the personal characteristics of a series of kings .
8 On March 28 President Yoweri Museveni announced a Cabinet reshuffle as well as the reorganization of a number of ministries .
9 There is no difficulty in explaining how a structure such as an eye or a feather contributes to survival and reproduction ; the difficulty is in thinking of a series of steps by which it could have arisen .
10 The shameful episode of a fistful of dollars
11 A Gestalt is a mode of perception of a group of objects — say of the dots in a printed picture — so that they are seen as one thing .
12 The papers presented at TEP'92 describe the objectives , content , learning strategies and assessment methods of a number of courses currently being mounted and all concerned with aspects of EP .
13 A Contracts Specialist with Scottish Nuclear since 1990 , Gordon will be involved in the setting up and administration of a range of contracts for assessment studies for work to be carried out at the Kozloduy Power Station .
14 Giving explanations is vital for children 's training because discipline is not merely the administration of a ragbag of cuddles , cuffs , sermons and lectures .
15 Consciousness of a conflict of interests , particularly on the part of the rich and propertied , had become too acute .
16 Some changed their paper-types , and others were persistent readers of a myriad of papers with individual readerships too small for us to analyse ( the Scotsman , the Glasgow Herald , and regional English papers , for example ) .
17 The research involves an investigation of the historical geography of a group of communities in the Cambridgeshire fenland for the period 1600-1914 .
18 He later confessed to having taken part in the theft of a quantity of goods including hi-fi equipment , a television , a leather jacket and a carriage clock , totalling value of £1,222 , from the bedsit next door to the one which he then shared with a fridge at Spitalhatch , Alton .
19 A gas leak caused a partial collapse of a block of flats .
20 Hence , a black hole formed out of the collapse of a collection of baryons would forget its baryon number and radiate equal quantities of baryons and antibaryons .
21 The government had in November 1989 ( after the incorporation of a number of modifications to the detail of the new scheme ) indicated that the average community charge per person for 1990-91 in England would be £278 , with a corresponding average of £173 in Wales .
22 Since he took up the position in 1987 , closures of geriatric hospitals , partnership with the private sector , nurse regradings , NHS trusts and a review of maternity and acute services , which will cut over 1,000 hospital beds and possibly lead to a closure of a number of hospitals , are among the controversies which have raged .
23 Even with the other symptoms , the loss of a couple of pounds in a week seemed fine .
24 Some clog easily on sticky ground , others are so shallow that the loss of a couple of millimetres due to fair wear and tear produces considerable loss of adhesion .
25 A claim for the loss of a set of dentures would be covered under the Baggage and Personal Effects section of the policy .
26 This economic activity requires less than half the labour needed in banana cultivation and therefore must result in the loss of a number of jobs ( LAWR 1983 ) .
27 A LEADING Ulster travel firm has ceased trading with the loss of a number of jobs , it emerged today .
28 it would involve the loss of a number of trees and this would be detrimental to the character of this part of the village .
29 For the empty command of a gang of thugs and for a government that 's just using you . ’
30 In command of a squad of sub-agents I was subordinate to the late Captain P. W. Keating , 2nd R.U.R. ’
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