Example sentences of "[adj] as [noun sg] of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point at which this happens depends on a number of factors such as complexity of requests in terms of Boolean conditions , speed of access of the medium in use , and size of data file . |
| 2 | The term ‘ cloning ’ refers to a method of asexual reproduction , such as grafting of varieties of apples , whereby all offspring are exact genetic replicas of the parent stock . |
| 3 | Product-container compatibility includes all possible interactions between product and container such as absorption of constituents of the product by the container , leaching of constituents of the container by the product , corrosion or other adverse effects of the product on the container and the barrier properties of the container ; that is , its effectiveness in protecting the contents from the adverse effects of atmospheric oxygen and/or water vapour and in retaining water and other volatile constituents of the product . |
| 4 | This will not , however , address the deficiencies of local storage facilities on those occasions , such as immunisation of children at school , when vaccines need to be transported to other sites . |
| 5 | In addition to deposition , events such as activation of components of the complement or clotting factor cascades can occur , which lead to generation of moieties which interact with other cell types — eg neutrophils , lymphocytes and macrophages — involved in inflammatory processes . |
| 6 | In general , silvicultural techniques include the regulation of regeneration , species composition and growth and may be designed to enhance aspects of forestry , such as improvement of habitats for wildlife , that are not related to timber production . |
| 7 | Finance ministers of the European Communities ( EC ) and European central bank governors held an informal meeting in Luxembourg on May 11 as part of negotiations on economic and monetary union ( EMU ) under way since December 1990 [ see pp. 37905-06 ] . |
| 8 | On Oct. 30 the party declared its assets currently to be worth DM4,000 million as result of increases in property values . |