Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [noun] of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two December marches by right-wing women were important public relations exercises in support of hardliners in the government . |
| 2 | According to an official survey , the income needs in terms of dinars of a family of four in early 1987 varied from 17 per cent above the Yugoslav average in Slovenia to 18 per cent below the average in Kosovo . |
| 3 | The fourth merit of Johnson 's approach is that it allows for mobility of jobs between categories , although he does not attach as much significance as Hughes ( 1958 ) to the efforts of the ‘ professionals ’ themselves in this regard . |
| 4 | However , since then Mr Barnes has been considering starting proceedings under the 1976 Criminal Law Jurisdiction Act , which allows for prosecutions of individuals in the Republic for offences allegedly committed in Britain . |
| 5 | Among the nationals the Sun clearly predominates in mentions of attacks with over 50 per cent again as many cases as even its rival the Star . |
| 6 | BRITISH TELECOM ENGAGES IN BATTLE OF WORDS WITH AT&T |
| 7 | Porter also points out the importance of defining the SBU in terms of the complete network of a value chain within a corporate group irrespective of what that includes in terms of operations in different divisions . |
| 8 | If the voters ' expression of preferences leads to transfers of votes across parry lines , then proportionality of first preference votes and parties ' seats may be upset . |
| 9 | After going around edge of large bay ( ignoring path descending to beach ) , path keeps to edge of fields on seaward side and crosses three stiles ; |
| 10 | For a wide range of input and output patterns this system responds to removal of neurons in a surprisingly robust fashion , showing little degradation of function until a large number of neurons have been removed . |
| 11 | Most identified turning points in terms of crises in family relationships , often connected with a change in financial circumstances . |
| 12 | Once the immediate crisis of 1940 had been weathered and the country embarked upon the long haul of productive effort and austerity , groups like the ‘ 1941 Committee ’ pressed Britain 's war aims in terms of plans for the future . |
| 13 | The term " generalization " appears in lists of criteria in several assessment schemes for investigative mathematics which specify processes only , not content . |
| 14 | 4(5) This Act applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , and in respect of any such birth it replaces any law in force before its passing , whereby a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ; but in section 1(3) of this Act the expression ‘ liable in tort ’ does not include any reference to liability by virtue of this Act , or to liability by virtue of any such law . |
| 15 | But that Act only applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , that is to say 22 July 1976 . |
| 16 | ‘ This Act applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , and in respect of any such birth it replaces any law in force before its passing , whereby a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ; … |
| 17 | A similar situation applies to emissions of oxides of nitrogen , although gaseous oxides of nitrogen have a low dry-deposition rate , thereby allowing greater proportions to be converted to nitrate aerosols which are finally removed by rainout and washout . |
| 18 | The knowledge which research provides is most useful when it goes beyond description of events to providing a basis for future action . |
| 19 | Equally sums for loss of earnings in that year are claimed in the plaintiff 's claim . |
| 20 | In other words , the true date lies between TL 1080 and 1240 , with 95 per cent confidence , clearly demonstrating that the third alternative holds : the daub is broadly contemporary with the backfilling of the drain and coincides with clearance of buildings in the eleventh century AD to make way for the building of the priory church . |
| 21 | In fact while we find duces in charge of groups of civitates , they also appear as leaders of royal armies , without any clear geographical base , and they were to be found engaged in a wide variety of other activites , including diplomatic missions . |
| 22 | It 's this process ( the nitrogen cycle ) used in sewage farms , plus the fact that nitrates are used in fertilisers , that makes for excess of nitrates in our drinking water . |
| 23 | Whilst the first four roles provide the major inspiration and leadership , this role provides for implementation of ideas by the roleholders ' ability to translate general ideas and plans into practice . |
| 24 | Today 's talks on spending comes amid reports of splits in the Cabinet over the best way of meeting the £244.5bn ceiling for 1993-94 spending . |
| 25 | ‘ Natural philosophy ’ does not consist of ‘ knowledge ’ , which arises from perception of connections between ideas , but of ‘ opinion ’ ; and Locke still associates the word ‘ science ’ with scientia and ‘ knowledge ’ proper . |
| 26 | Confers new planning controls in respect of Sites of Special Scientific Interest , and extends the concept of management agreements between authorities and land owners and agents . |
| 27 | Most pupils have little creativity or imagination , except when it comes to thinking of excuses for not having done their homework . |