Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] in [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The size of the dish or plate we use affects quantity as well , and this mainly accounts for the variation in quantities of breakfast cereals . |
| 2 | The main reason for the fall in profits at Sekers has been the unsettling effect on world markets for silk products of the unprecedented 75% retroactive rise in raw silk prices from China since April , as reported at the AGM in September . |
| 3 | Secondly , the increase in world oil prices has been responsible , if only in part , for the increase in prices of many of the products of Western economies . |
| 4 | Petrol sales at the pumps have dropped by fifteen percent — is that bad news for the government in terms of revenue ? |
| 5 | That there would be little support for the self-appraisal in terms of any provision of time perhaps emphasized the low priority accorded to it . |
| 6 | In this case it may be possible to define the main task for the subject in terms of the demands necessary for driving the car . |
| 7 | Early sociologists such as Ferdinand Tonnies ( 1855–1936 ) and Émile Durkheim ( 1858–1917 ) tended to bemoan the loss of community in the face of modern urbanism ; there is a wistful longing for the past in aspects of their analysis of the modern world . |
| 8 | There is no single reason for the rise in numbers of claims . |
| 9 | The main parties also agreed on constitutional changes to stem the influx of immigrants , one of the main reasons for the rise in attacks on foreigners . |
| 10 | It needs to be granted , certainly , that in speaking of a thing 's properties one is not always speaking of individual properties , and that the proponents of more traditional solutions to the problem of universals , unsuccessful though they have been in their own proposals , have made trouble for the solution in terms of individual properties . |
| 11 | Moreover the multinational corporations are responsible for the investment in plants around the globe , establishing new capitalist , industrial operations in each country with each plant performing a part of the labour that goes into producing commodities . |
| 12 | One reason for the interest in rates of home ownership among the older age groups is the potential of realizing the asset and using it to pay for care . |
| 13 | The deep reasons for the difference in numbers of species are unknown — assuming , that is , that there are deep reasons . |
| 14 | This relationship does suggest that the syndrome of class-differentiated response styles ( and the related question of class-differentiated norms of feminine domesticity ) may be responsible for the difference in mentions of the housewife role by class . |
| 15 | Designated Objective 2 regions presented more of a problem for the Community in terms of reaching agreement on the specific criteria for the definition of industrial decline , and hence upon the particular regions to be assisted . |
| 16 | The project has been disastrous for the bank in terms of public relations , and has divided Bank 's own officials . |
| 17 | So presenting the centre line and okay we 're going to come on to the eye contact as well in a moment , presenting the centre line with eye contact means that it feels much more positive for the audience in terms of the delivery . |
| 18 | As an example , Toshiba says it will ask $1,330 for the PC , $1,610 for SC and $1,932 for the MC in quantities of a thousand during the first half of 1993 . |
| 19 | ( b ) If the death takes place after 12/11/74 and before the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , any estate duty is to be claimed under the said Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) or ( ii ) , but the duty is payable at CTT rates , any agricultural relief is given on full estate duty terms , there is no timber relief but taper relief can be claimed , and in the case of a surviving spouse the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , can apply ; and the persons accountable for the duty in terms of Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 , can pay such as relates to qualifying property by instalments . |
| 20 | Wishing to be faithful to the whole biblical tradition ( unlike many moderns ) , the church fathers insisted that Satan was a rebel but that he was also somehow connected to God 's purposes and plans for the world in terms of both judgment and deliverance . |
| 21 | The net result was that the High Authority , and hence the ECSC , did not seem to have any grand strategy for the future in terms of planning and coordinating coal and steel output . |
| 22 | You need also a course to be provident for the future in terms of ensuring that you will be able to continue to discharge your responsibilities in years to come . |
| 23 | A separation of science from religion has also been seen in a diminished authority for the Bible in matters of natural philosophy . |
| 24 | 1990 was a year of substantial achievement for the Association in terms of development of welfare facilities and in fund-raising . |
| 25 | During the incident in questions to Scottish Office ministers , Mr Marshall , 51 , said : ‘ There are horrific weapons of war widely available in shops . |
| 26 | The major task tonight was congratulating three dogs which had outshone all others during the year in areas of saving lives , devotion to duty and pet of the year . |
| 27 | I mean , for example , the French , my impression is that we actually offended De Gaulle quite considerably during the war in terms of his pride as a Frenchman |
| 28 | Holdings of around one third were common in the 1970s , but the proportion fell during the boom in equities in the 1980s and is now down to 9% . |
| 29 | Other studies elsewhere have linked changes in trophic-level populations to acid deposition effects , such as the decline in goldcrests in coniferous forests where trees suffering lost needles support fewer spiders on which these birds depend for food in winter . |
| 30 | It named the Minister of Education ( who became the Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1964 ) as the arbiter in disputes between LEAs , LEAs and governors , and LEAs and the public . |