Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] of [noun pl] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Conditional ’ and ‘ Credit ’ are commonly used to describe contracts of sale of goods where the price is payable in instalments . |
| 2 | Moreover , the bill purchases were due to a large extent to overfunding of the PSBR through sales of gilts so the Bank was effectively carrying out a maturity transformation in the market and one which , at times , entailed a " cost " ( as bill yields were lower than gilt yields ) . |
| 3 | to the allotment of equity securities in connection with a rights issue in favour of shareholders where the equity securities respectively attributable to the interests of all shareholders are proportionate [ as nearly as may be ] to their holdings of such shares subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors may consider necessary or expedient to deal with fractional entitlements , statutory restrictions or legal or practical problems under or resulting from the application of the laws of any territory or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or stock exchange in any territory ; and |
| 4 | This last proposition is based on experience of systems where the intervention requires complex manipulative activity , for example a surgeon dealing with an emergency during an operation or an aircraft pilot taking over manually . |
| 5 | The resulting public pressure led the government in 1985 to remove the right to compensation , as it applies to blocks of flats where the proposal is for an increase in the number of dwelling units ( not for an increase in height ) . |
| 6 | At the other end of income distribution , 47% of families with children with an employed mother received £425 or more per week , compared to 21% of families where the mother was not in work ( Family Expenditure Survey 1989 ) . |