Example sentences of "[vb infin] in the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As mass consumption , a particular array of objects may be found to represent and assist in the construction of perspectives relating to control over production or rivalry between consumers , but also to wider issues concerning morality and social ideals . |
| 2 | This should assist in the formulation of meetings and course programmes . |
| 3 | It did , however , assist in the concentration of bombers on route to the target and was invaluable in getting aircraft back in conditions of bad weather , GEE 's most important occasion was perhaps the 1,000-Plan , when nearly 1,000 aircraft passed through the target area in about 90 minutes , making Koln a watershed in the history of the British Bomber Offensive . |
| 4 | Comprehensive and accurate information on antecedent offences will assist in the prosecution of cases and in sentencing , and it will help the prison service to determine the appropriate prison regime . |
| 5 | By day it 's very much a ‘ let's get a sunlounger and lie on the sand ’ sort of resort and the sandy beach is well equipped with everything you 'll need in the way of bars , restaurants and shade , and there are several places to waterski , windsurf and parascend or try your hand on the wet bikes . |
| 6 | The important thing is that a gene for a stage in pathway 1 will flourish in the presence of genes for other stages in pathway 1 , but not in the presence of pathway 2 genes . |
| 7 | Unemployment steals from them the economic conditions which supported the new wave of feminism in the sixties and early seventies , but the welfare state , the provision of child benefit , minimal as it is , and supplementary benefit , mean they can survive in the absence of jobs and wages of their own . |
| 8 | What I 'm suggesting really , is let's get it on the agenda for budget review whenever the next meeting is , to be considered in depth , and if that gives an extra couple or three weeks for officers to write the report , fine , if it goes beyond the next policy and resources a week or two wo n't matter in the scheme of things , it 's detailed consideration I 'm looking for , rather than a fast fix in ten minutes at the next P and R. |
| 9 | As late as 1658 Edward Topsel , in his serious work on natural history , followed detailed descriptions of the cat 's anatomy and behaviour with the solemn comment that ‘ the familiars of Witches do most ordinarily appear in the shape of Cats , which is an argument that this beast is dangerous to soul and body . ’ |
| 10 | Gods and goddesses could appear in the form of boulders , trees , birds , snakes , or pillars , but we can be sure that an appearance in human form had the greatest emotional impact . |
| 11 | Although slowing the traffic down it is unlikely to reduce the volume , and the pinch points will result in the tailback of vehicles waiting to get through . |
| 12 | Hybridisation may result in the expression of traits that are characteristic of one or the other parent , but genome mixing occurs regardless . |
| 13 | Many companies hoped that the end to uncertainty would result in the release of orders held back because of the election . |
| 14 | In this context , the Springvale Project was cited , a project which will result in the removal of jobs from West Belfast and a further reduction of the industrial base . |
| 15 | Inactivation of the p53 pathway will result in the survival of cells exposed to mutagens , and may thus have a pivotal role in the development of cancer . |
| 16 | More precise knowledge of control of colonic motor function , coupled with basic research into the pathways that control colonic muscle , should eventually result in the development of drugs for modifying colonic motor function . |
| 17 | Sudden changes in funding may also result in the withdrawal of systems , the sudden deletion of information by creation date alone to create space , or uncontrolled over-retention as the result of expenditure on new memory capacity . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , all three activities can adversely affect the environment and if uncontrolled they can result in the destruction of landforms , fauna and flora that first motivated the activity . |
| 19 | On Feb. 5 at the East German round table discussions ( held also on Feb. 12 , 19 and 26 — see pp. 37108 ; 37170 for December and January discussions ) Christa Luft , the East German Economics Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister , had warned that an immediate introduction of the West German deutschmark in East Germany would not narrow wage differentials or stem the exodus of people , would result in the closure of enterprises and in job losses , and would mean the loss of currency sovereignty and the possible devaluation of savings . |
| 20 | Collisions with satellites , rings and exospheres can also result in the loss of particles from the magnetosphere , and also , by sputtering , to the ejection of new ones . |
| 21 | However according to one Sinn Fein member recent RUC successes have sent shock waves through the IRA and could result in the murder of informers in this part of the city . |
| 22 | Mutations may result in the activation of oncogenes or the inactivation of tumour suppressor genes , leading to abnormal or unregulated cell growth . |
| 23 | Smokers , stop as quickly as possible and do not smoke in the presence of others . |
| 24 | It can also occur in the handling of exclamations . |
| 25 | Ordering of this kind will probably occur in the arrangement of goods in the ‘ shop ’ , or books and boxes on the class shelves , or play with different sized dolls and clothes . |
| 26 | While fights may occur in the context of displays of rivalry , the exhibition of the character in question is often sufficient . |
| 27 | ‘ Lucien , do you believe in the power of dreams ? |
| 28 | When , as in the case of insurance , West Germany contemplated the competition from the City of London which would follow in the wake of measures to ensure freedom to supply insurance services , the unanimity rule provided ample scope for postponing the evil day . |
| 29 | How does this work in the case of theories of racism ? |
| 30 | We shall meet in the course of things , I think , and we will do so on just the footing we have always known . |