Example sentences of "any of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason we are reminded of these historical episodes , rather than any of a hundred others , comes clear only with the surprising and congested line that closes the quatrains about the Wars of the Roses : ‘ But oblivion , not thy forgiveness , FRANCE ’ . |
| 2 | There , a gale of competition swept Britain from a Soviet-style queueing system to one in which people could quickly and conveniently borrow as much as they were able to service , from any of a wide choice of lenders . |
| 3 | Much of the information was gathered by asking Free Church ministers if any of a list of local DUP people were members or attenders of their church . |
| 4 | Some horses buck or ‘ rear ’ and may do so for any of a large number of reasons . |
| 5 | This is not as objectionable though as the host of descriptions which virtually conceal the identity of the product and refer to it by any of a number of lurid , dramatic or pseudo scientific titles which bear little if any relationship to function . |
| 6 | They may wish to test any of a dozen or more hypotheses . |
| 7 | This initiating event may be either a rupture in the reactor 's coolant system that results in a LOCA , or any of a number of reactor transients . |
| 8 | If the cat is well and the food is good , then what we are dealing with is a problem in feline behaviour , and any of a number of factors may be operating . |
| 9 | They are not underground for any of a number of reasons — or they may be underground in another burrow system altogether . |
| 10 | There are systems of fitting a bead on one line into any of a series of keyholes on another but to date only for light loads on small kites . |
| 11 | However , when people were asked to say whether or not they thought any of a range of 12 comments applied to six main types of credit , their answers added an important qualification to this . |
| 12 | If you agree to be questioned , there is a good chance that the questions will be on your political opinions , your voting intentions , or on your preferences with regard to washing powders , or foreign holidays , or TV programmes , or any of a host of other possibilities . |
| 13 | The client worries about having a panic attack , or feeling sick , or not coping or any of a number of catastrophic consequences . |
| 14 | The data manipulation unit is capable of performing any of a fixed set of operations as signalled by the control unit . |
| 15 | An extension of this is for one field ( the emit field ) to hold a short literal value which can be gated ( under control of another field ) to any of a number of destination registers . |
| 16 | If suitable machines are chosen , these graphics facilities can include such things as multiple pages and views ( thus allowing very rapid animation of a short sequence of pictures ) , a large number of shades or colours to be used in one display ( thus allowing effects of shading , shadow and three dimensions to be shown ) , shades on the screen ‘ instantly ’ changeable to any of a large range of ‘ colours ’ available , and superimposition of two different graphic views , low-resolution graphics and text . |
| 17 | " Could be any of a dozen . " |
| 18 | Out of the substantial number of TV production companies available , some can be found who specialize in any of a number of areas , either of product type or of technique . |
| 19 | Instead of asking whether the owners of the enterprise will become better off as the result of the firm 's undertaking productive opportunities , the accountant asks whether society as a whole will become better off by undertaking this project rather than not undertaking it , or by undertaking instead any of a number of alternative projects . |
| 20 | The existence of such a rule of recognition may take any of a huge variety of forms , simple or complex . |
| 21 | We believe that what has been described as paradoxical pain is what we would refer to as ‘ opioid poorly responsive ’ pain and that opioid responsiveness is a continuum that may be influenced by any of a large number of factors related to the patient and the drug as well as the pain . |
| 22 | People were using any of a large range of software products to perform what appeared to be the same basic tasks . |
| 23 | The use of a mouse with its linked screen pointer to select programs , copy disks and carry out any of a thousand functions is now part and parcel of everyday computer life . |
| 24 | Equally , some heads were struggling to deal with colleagues who were challenging by any standards — individuals who were combative , touchy , recalcitrant , bitter , lazy or in any of a variety of other ways uncooperative . |
| 25 | 11 After another 2 miles ( e ) path enters woods ( f ) ; take any of a number of criss-cross paths , still following line of river , emerging at road 1 mile later . |
| 26 | On scenting an alarm pheromone , an ant may do any of a variety of things : it may run away from the source of the scent ; it may freeze and ‘ play dead ’ , or it may run towards the source of the scent and attack any nearby enemies . |
| 27 | Staff will probably move to different positions in the company and will ultimately leave for any of a number of reasons Information about such movements is particularly important in the assessment of personnel policies especially those relating to recruitment , training and deployment . |
| 28 | Clay formed from altered crystals might have greater damming power in any of a variety of detailed ways . |
| 29 | Weapons manufactured by companies in any of the advanced industrial countries may end up being bought by any of a wide variety of nations . |
| 30 | It had been established by the Post Office Act of 1711 that private letters could be opened on the warrant of a Secretary of State ; and in 1730 the Duke of Newcastle ordered the Postmaster-General to make copies of all correspondence passing through his hands addressed to any of a list of 112 people , including the sovereigns and leading statesmen of Europe . |