Example sentences of "[am/are] [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The research aims to describe how police authorities give effect to this duty and to analyse what the consequences of their adopting different strategies — formal consultative committees , public opinion surveys , informal liaison etc — are for the work of police authorities , for policing priorities and for police management practice .
2 Proposals should be carefully worded to emphasise that our costs are for the provision of services , rather than equipment , whose ownership could be the subject of later discussion .
3 Orders commonly sought are for the delivery of pleadings and particulars , and for discovery , and , as may be appropriate , for the following : ( 1 ) Amendment of pleadings and change of parties where leave is necessary .
4 In other words , sacramenta procta hominas the sacraments are for the good of men and woman , of course the hominas in Latin includes both , it 's inclusive language for the sake of er well of certain persons who will be picking me up
5 Remember : Crowns are about the range of services and facilities .
6 Remember : Keys are about the range of facilities and equipment .
7 Here the individual pixels are about the size of characters and you can Set and Reset them at will .
8 They are of the substance of dreams and of an intangible reality — hybrid ideas of the mind .
9 if you feel tired or unwell , fatigue can cause serious accidents , never drive if you 're under the influence of drugs or medicines , it can seriously affect your driving ability , always ask your doctor whether it is safe for you to drive when taking prescribed medicines .
10 WE 'RE IN THE SUPER-LEAGUE OF NATIONS .
11 As we 're on the subject of complaints , I might as well say that we 've had one from Naomi Marks .
12 For another thing , the region is one of the edge of things if I may so put it and that 's why I 'm down here I mean as , as I know when we 're up there we 're at the centre of things , but lots of people do n't
13 You have a one in six chance of coming a cropper on the slopes — which is trebled if you are under the influence of tranquillisers .
14 So let's just have a look then at what our statutory rights are under the Sale of Goods Act .
15 Ethologists may reply that they wish to discover which achievements are within the grasp of chimps , beavers , and bees .
16 The categories used pre-determine empirical investigation as the ‘ facts ’ produced are within the structure of concepts used .
17 My practice has not encountered serious practical problems different from those of other fundholders and it seems to remove some of the difficulties of the existing scheme in that it resolves the problem of what referrals are within the range of services that can be purchased .
18 Yet double , triple and even multiple stars are surprisingly common in space , and some of them are within the range of binoculars or even the naked eye .
19 Barring very special circumstances , these events and patterns are within the control of individuals and couples that possess the knowledge and means of family planning .
20 Of the MPR 's members 500 are from the House of Representatives ( Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat — DPR ) , the country 's legislative organ , and the remaining 500 are government appointees ( often from the armed forces ) , delegates of regional assemblies and representatives of parties and groups , the latter appointed in proportion to their elective seats in the DPR .
21 We seem to be unaware of our true essence , unable to express that essence authentically , and therefore unable to embody who we really are in the sight of others .
22 If any are in the category of persons provided for in Section D of Department 's 279 of March 31 they should not be repatriated to the Soviet Union unless they affirmatively claim Soviet citizenship " [ this referred to Balts and Poles ] .
23 While Deutsche Bundespost Telekom views its joint venture with France Telecom , Eunetcom , as the ‘ foundation for our world activity , we think it is necessary to have a partner from the US and from the Pacific Basin , ’ said Dieter Gallist , a member of the board of management for Telekom at the Networked Economy Conference in Paris : ‘ We are in the middle of discussions so I wo n't say any more , however , ’ he added ; Gallist added later that Bundespost Telekom is also ‘ looking strongly in the direction of software alliances . ’
24 SOCCER : Harwich and Parkeston manager Martin Head is currently thinking over his future with the Jewson League club , which suggests he will have left by the start of next season.Head says , ‘ Both the club and myself are looking to next season and we are in the middle of talks .
25 As for any impending agreement with Mitsubishi , she said , ‘ We are in the middle of negotiations , but nothing has been concluded yet . ’
26 In speech development , for example , it is important that they are in the company of children with normal speech when their speech patterns develop — generally around the age of five .
27 Benjamin sat on the side of his bed shaking his head ‘ You could use your wits , ’ he replied sharply , ‘ and keep a close mouth when you are in the presence of princes .
28 His response is to try to see clearly what we are in the scale of things :
29 Reading an article in a trade journal reminded me of how far behind we are in the use of fluids in this country , by embalmers whose end product never varies and , therefore , their cases look the same and last the same , and funnily enough the noses and around the mouths grey off — the eternal question again !
30 Details of some of the programme are in the Calendar of Events .
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