Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [noun pl] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He criticised the way the selection of referees for the knock-out stages of the World Cup had been made , conveniently ignoring the fact that René Hourquet had been selected , only to turn down the appointment . |
| 2 | He concludes , therefore , that for the twin reasons of the capitalist 's desire to force high output from individual labourers and to prevent labourers from setting up in competition , a pattern of work organisation emerged in the early cotton industry that was characterised by intensive working in factories , with individuals performing fragmented tasks . |
| 3 | In other words , support for the education policies of the church were the quid the Irish party had to give in order to obtain the quo of the bishops ' endorsement of the party as the genuine political representatives of the Irish people or nation . |
| 4 | ESTEFANIA KNUTH , a former winner of the World Junior Championship , finished six shots clear of the other 31 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the French Women Juniors ' Championship , here yesterday . |
| 5 | Four of the victorious Walker Cup side qualified for the match-play stages of the U.S. Amateur at Merion . |
| 6 | Ironically , the best hope for the pilot whales of the North Atlantic is that they are becoming unsafe for humans to eat . |
| 7 | ( 6 ) In accordance with the constitution of the Labour Party the General Committee of this party or the executive committee of a nationally affiliated organisation shall by resolution formally accept responsibility for the election expenses of the prospective candidate selected and a copy of such resolution shall be attached to the application of the constituency party to the National Executive Committee for endorsement . |
| 8 | A telegram arrived saying I was booked on a flight the next day , to be filmed at Pinewood Studios for the title sequences of the James Bond film ‘ A View to a Kill ’ . |
| 9 | Now this is the centre for the government offices of the civil service , the law courts and the cathedral . |
| 10 | To some , street tranquillity signified popularity , deference , and respect , a ‘ thank you ’ for the service practices of the patrol officer . |
| 11 | Thank you for the sending copies of the above planning applications . |
| 12 | If I may speak for the Law Officers of the Crown , we are scrupulous in bearing that vital principle in mind . |
| 13 | ORRELL , the North West 's sole representative in Courage Division One , will this month exchange the lush turf of England for the sand pitches of the Middle East . |
| 14 | In 1904 the line was across the Zambezi and crossing Northern Rhodesia ( Zambia ) for the copper deposits of the Congo . |
| 15 | It is instructive to begin with to compare the stones listed by the Greek naturalist and philosopher Theophrastus ( 373/ 368–c.287 B.C. ) , in so far as these can be certainly identified , with those used for the stamp seals of the Aegean world during the second millennium B.C. and the cylinder seals of Mesopotamia as far back as the fourth . |
| 16 | Further the average score of 57.9 for the degree results of the non-standard entry mature students was significantly greater than the average score of 50 for all students . |
| 17 | Strategically , it was a victory for the union forces of the North . |
| 18 | Furthermore , the research process was to be used to train locals in obtaining the information they needed , and thereby develop a network of individuals and groups who would express their concern for the land issues of the region by an ongoing commitment to further action at local and National level using the results obtained from the study . |
| 19 | I thought first of all that I 'd wait for the newspaper reports of the killing and use those as an excuse . |
| 20 | The Conservative government of the early 1980s was committed to the replacement of domestic rates by a system of local taxation that improved the accountability to the local tax-payer for the spending decisions of the local authority . |
| 21 | The principles for the handling of personnel information defined by the Younger Committee were adopted as a basis for the confidentiality requirements of the system . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , the unfashionable explosion of popularity was just as well for the Kiwi growers of the world , unlike those previously mentioned victims of a passing fad , the madras cotton producers of India . |
| 23 | Typically , the program would look at the words from left to right , and test whether each word in the sentence was a likely candidate for the case slots of the main verb . |
| 24 | When will public finance in the United Kingdom stop being a ramp for the subsidy junkies of the south of England ? |
| 25 | Government support for the computer industries of the two Germanies and Hungary |
| 26 | Ramsey refused this invitation because if he were away it would be awkward for the holiday plans of the staff of Boston parish church . |
| 27 | Cricket now , and the draw has been made for the quarter finals of the Benson and Hedges Cup . |
| 28 | THE draw for the quarter finals of the Merseyside Competition Lever Cup is : Birkenhead St Mary 's v Prescot and Odyssey , Caldy v Aigburth , Ainsdale v St Mary 's College OB , Liverpool Nalgo v Irby . |
| 29 | If ever there was a place waiting for the missionary preachings of the energy efficiency industry it must be there . |
| 30 | ROYAL ENGAGEMENTS The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh visit Malaysia , and will be present in Kuala Lumpur for the Opening Stages of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting . |