Example sentences of "[conj] an [noun sg] of [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if we admit that an element of calculation usually enters into racist practices , rather than blind hatred , it is clear that this model ignores the deeper reaches of the racist imagination , the structures of feeling and phantasy which are embedded in even the most rationalized forms of racist argument and action . |
| 2 | Studies by others on stained tissue using the electron probe and the proton probe , which is more than an order of magnitude more sensitive , have failed to confirm these findings . |
| 3 | The discovery of tablets , syringes , strips of silver foil , small folded paper envelopes , strange pipes and various other items of paraphernalia associated with drug use may be no more than an indication of experiment rather than addiction . |
| 4 | The UltraNet RS/6000 Network Processor is claimed to deliver effective application performance in excess of four times that of a standard block multiplexer mainframe channel , and an order of magnitude faster than other RS/6000 network connections such as Ethernet , Token Ring and FDDI — in other words it runs at 1Gbps or over 100Mbytes per second , coming close to matching network bandwidth with computer bandwidth . |
| 5 | When we talk of the in-love state , we are usually including strong sexual passion and an intensity of emotion not experienced in other affectionate and loving relationships . |
| 6 | And an age of empire past , it has waited for the world to come to it . |
| 7 | As seen , Lord Greene M.R. in the Wednesbury case conceived of unreasonableness in its substantive sense , as a long stop and a fairly extreme one at that : if an exercise of discretion successfully negotiated the hurdles of improper purpose and relevancy it could still be invalidated on the altar of substantive unreasonableness if it was so unreasonable that no reasonable body could reach such a decision . |