Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] of [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ culture of contentment ’ — Galbraith might equally have used the phrase ‘ culture of complacency ’ — is the prevailing majority of electors in the US , UK and other advanced economies . |
| 2 | In this latter condition , gluten ( which is also found in oats , barley , and rye ) produces damage to the lining of the bowel , preventing normal absorption of nutrients from the diet . |
| 3 | The 30-nation talks in Geneva failed to bridge the gap between countries such as Germany and the Nordic states , which are seeking a 79 per cent cut in emissions by the end of the decade , and those like the UK and France which want a lower level of cuts over a longer period . |
| 4 | There is usually no great profit on these transactions , despite the high rents achievable on the right kind of homes in the right areas for incoming expatriate employees of firms like his own . |
| 5 | Correspondence between P.Gordon , S. Rosie , and Councillor Mrs B. Brereton re use of courts after 11.00 pm and destructive activities of children during the day . |
| 6 | How could a human being experience such total contrast of feelings in a matter of seconds . |
| 7 | The Council for National Academic Awards was to be established to validate degrees in this rich variety of institutions within the public ( that is , the Local Education Authority-controlled ) sector . |
| 8 | Delegates emerging from eight hours of talks by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna said that the proposals could remove up to 1.4 million barrels from the present combined production of about 25 million barrels per day ( bpd ) by cartel members . |
| 9 | They tested the comprehension and recall of matched groups of subjects on a simple passage . |
| 10 | In Pomerania , where in practice serfdom was to last almost a generation longer than in any other corner of Europe , the Prussians were able to prevent even a narrow coincidence of interests between the Polish nobles and peasants by inviting the nobles to leave and by inviting the peasants to become Prussians . |
| 11 | A multinational base of contributors as the relevance of bibliometric indicators to national scientific and engineering policies is perceived . ’ |
| 12 | From the passenger 's viewpoint the first things that are different are the plug-type sliding doors , improved welcoming entrance vestibules and a seating layout with some facing pairs of seats in the standard class at tables for four , with others in twos having a face-to-back arrangement . |
| 13 | The treatment is based upon a discovery , made in Oxford , that absorption of fluids from the intestine of the rat is stimulated and improved by adding these sugars to the intestine . |
| 14 | However , the clinical applications may be limited by the gradual erosion , or desorption , of the antithrombotic group or , as is the case for heparin , haemolysis and the strong interaction of platelets with the modified interface . |
| 15 | The government-sponsored Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups ( Sekretariat Bersama Golongan Karya or Golkar — an alliance of groups representing farmers , fishermen and the professions , but with a strong presence of members of the Indonesian Armed Forces — ABRI ) secured a large majority in the April 1987 elections , providing a continued nominally civilian basis for President Suharto 's military regime . |
| 16 | Opportunities to achieve better or more cost-effective removal of contaminants from the aqueous waste due to the higher initial concentrations . |
| 17 | It has been suggested that alkaloid level fluctuations may affect the feeding patterns of orang-utans through the day . |
| 18 | Example 2:1 Parcels clause of office suite ALL THAT suite of rooms on the floor of the building known as ( excluding the outer faces of the walls enclosing the said building and its roof and roof structure but including the structure supporting the floor of the said rooms ) and for the purpose of identification only edged in red on the attached plan Example 2:2 Parcels clause of open land ALL THAT parcel of land in and numbered on the Ordnance Map ( 1968 edition ) for the said district a copy of which is attached hereto ( including the entirety of the hedge and ditch on the western boundary of enclosure number but excluding the entirety of the hedges and ditches on the northern boundaries of the said enclosures and the entirety of the road on the southern boundaries thereof ) Example 2:3 Parcels clause of building excluding airspace ALL THAT building known as shown edged red on the attached plan but excluding the airspace lying above the existing roof of that building together with a right for the tenant with or without workmen to enter that airspace for the sole purpose of inspecting the building or carrying out any works for which the tenant is liable under this lease Example 2:4 Parcels clause with details of boundaries ALL THAT the floor of the building known as ( " the property " ) including ( i ) all non-loadbearing walls situated wholly within the red edging on the attached plan ( ii ) one half ( severed vertically ) of all non-loadbearing walls separating the property from any other part of the building ( iii ) all plaster or other decorative finish applied to any wall bounding the property and not included in paragraphs ( i ) or ( ii ) above or applied to any column or loadbearing wall within the property ( iv ) the whole of all doors door frames windows window frames ( including mastic joints or seals ) bounding the property ( v ) all ceilings bounding the property and any void between any suspended ceiling and the structural slat above ( vi ) all floor finishes and floor screeds including raised floors and floor jacks supporting such floors ( vii ) all light fittings and air conditioning units incorporated in any ceiling but not any other part of the air conditioning system |
| 19 | Here four young Scottish practices present ideas across a broad spectrum of subjects from the design of armchairs to buildings and skyscrapers . |
| 20 | An alternative way of examining harmonic distortion is to display the total spectrum of frequencies on an oscilloscope ( Fig. 4 ) . |
| 21 | Finally , in part three , Lowe concludes his study by offering a brief interim assessment of developments in the welfare state since 1976 . |
| 22 | Because of a relatively low level of applications to the Open Door Scheme , the Committee decided to begin a number of regional promotions . |
| 23 | Kemira is not seeking a complete ban of imports from the East . |
| 24 | Kemira is not seeking a complete ban of imports from the East . |
| 25 | We concentrated on the three largest groups of workers in the oil industry ( ‘ oil workers ’ ) in northern Scotland in the late 1970s : construction workers of the oil terminal at Sullom Voe ( Shetland ) ; construction workers of the Flotta oil terminal ( Orkney ) ; and offshore workers on rigs and platforms . |
| 26 | The most controversial change of auditors of the past two years took place at Prudential Corporation . |
| 27 | Richard North , a local environmental health officer who has been advising the nuns , said that contamination of eggs through the shell via the faeces had never been considered a serious risk either by the working party who had submitted evidence to the Select Committee on Salmonella in Eggs , or by the Public Health Service Laboratories . |
| 28 | As part of the study of the emotional response of families to the early diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy we are also interviewing those families whose boys have undergone the later traditional diagnosis . |
| 29 | The only subject open for debate will be the Union 's motion advocating a complete severance of links with the Republic . |
| 30 | In theory , but not usually in practice , the total mass of products of a chemical process should equal the total mass of reactants used in the process . |