Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] is [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The earliest recorded mention of Aksum is in the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea probably written in the second century AD .
2 If loss of amenities is for the rest of the plaintiff 's life the court will need to take into account in assessing damages his age and his expectation of life .
3 Though a study of fugue is beyond the scope of this book , a brief illustration of various forms of canon will be useful , as this is the form of counterpoint most used , apart from free polyphony based on a lesser degree of imitation .
4 A major way in which women are represented in the study of deviance is through the theory of ‘ feminine identification ’ , which is a common one in explanations of delinquency and criminality .
5 Although the biggest concentration of help is in the valleys , in total the programme will do much good , create many jobs and improve the environment throughout Wales .
6 ‘ The main differences between the two styles of cuisine is in the way the Chinese blend ingredients , how they introduce colour into the food , and that up to 90% of the work is done prior to cooking . ’
7 Like all art forms , music evokes emotion in the listener and whether or not the particular piece of music is to the listener 's liking is based on a number of factors .
8 The discussion will be confined largely to general principles of treatment which should be applicable in most hospital settings , because a comprehensive description of all aspects of treatment is beyond the scope of this book .
9 Now the Department of Energy is in the ludicrous position of trying to persuade the SSEB to accept responsibility for the Scottish plutonium , currently unseparated from the rest of the spent fuel , while the CEGB is under pressure to take responsibility for the Kent plutonium .
10 But here the main action of digitalis is on the heart , and the removal of excess water is a consequence of improving the circulation of blood and the transport of water .
11 However , your contract of sale is with the shop where you bought your carpet , and problems must first be raised with them .
12 Offering Encina as a single OLTP environment offering on the RS/6000 would 've been better , argues Data Logic , as 90% of Encina is in the CICS/6000 product in any case — CICS/6000 sits on top of the Encina toolkits — and only the monitor that is different .
13 This is despite the fact that its acreage of farmland is about the same as that of the United States , a nation that has become the world 's greatest grain exporter .
14 The arrow below the shaded rectangle representing the ATK locus shows the direction of transcription is toward the centromere , although the 14–6 cDNA is shown 5'3' from left to right ( by convention ) .
15 Translators are in a position similar to that of advanced learners of a language , and pitfalls of this sort become more common when the direction of translation is into the non-native language rather than the translator 's mother tongue .
16 This time the equilibrium level of income is above the full employment level and so can not actually be attained .
17 But if the average level of prices is above the level generally expected , P , then , as we have shown , the quantity of output will be above its natural level , whereas if the general level of prices is below the level expected , then aggregate output will be below its natural level .
18 But if the average level of prices is above the level generally expected , P , then , as we have shown , the quantity of output will be above its natural level , whereas if the general level of prices is below the level expected , then aggregate output will be below its natural level .
19 The social worker may be able to free up some complex feelings ; however the emphasis in this kind of work is on the impact of recent events , not on trying to unscramble past jealousies and conflicts .
20 This kind of discourse is at the opposite pole from storytelling as defined by Benjamin .
21 The integer declares what kind of information is on the next line , and the following lines gives a name or a numerical value .
22 Much of Czechoslovakia is mountainous and our holiday resort of Roznov is in the Radhost Highlands in the Moravian-Silesian Beskydy mountains .
23 The only course of action is for the doctor to make every effort possible to save the life of the child concerned , whether the parents approve or not .
24 Data for my research was obtained from four main sources : detailed interviews with ‘ samples ’ of front-line workers , such as social workers and health visitors ; a participant observation study of how a sample of new cases were investigated and managed ; examination of files and records ; attendance at case conferences , which are the meetings of professionals with relevant knowledge of a particular case to decide whether child abuse has taken place , and what course of action is in the best interests of the child , or children , concerned .
25 A FORMER slave who used to draw and paint on scraps of cardboard is at the centre of a multi-million pound legal battle .
26 I am convinced that the subordination of women is at the root of the distribution of power within any society .
27 This showed that the general public , school teachers and sixth form pupils all think that the University of Birmingham is in the top ten in the UK .
28 And second , the story of how Harry Messel came to create the astronomy department at the University of Sydney is in the wrong order ; in fact the tragic death of Colin Gum occurred before , not after , the department was established .
29 RESTAURANT group Simpsons of Cornhill is on the verge of being swallowed up by holiday and printing company Baldwin in a deal worth £1.7m .
30 The Diocese of Leeds is in the process of acquiring Myddelton Lodge , Langbar Road , Ilkley , from the religious Order of the Cross and Passion .
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