Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last , but not always least , came a desire to emulate Western nations for whom the securing of concessions in East Asia and elsewhere was an indicator of Great Power status . |
| 2 | All 72 of the privatised National Bus Company subsidiaries left the best scheme , which was for them the equivalent of TOPS and broke the link between pension rights and the rise in the cost of living . |
| 3 | All 72 of the privatised National Bus Company subsidiaries left the best scheme , which was for them the equivalent of TOPS and broke the link between pension rights and the rise in the cost of living . |
| 4 | The increase in the proportion of remarriages reflects the implementation of the Divorce Law Reform Act in 1969 , after which the number of divorces rose sharply . |
| 5 | He predicts that this cancellation effect will last into the 1990s , after which the effect of CFCs will dominate at least in mid latitudes of the northern hemisphere . |
| 6 | Both of these sequences epitomise an experiment with geometries , during which the use of figures was refined , apparently as an adjunct to a general development of arrangements . |
| 7 | Before considering the various methods which various owners and developers have adopted to achieve the satisfactory conversion of church buildings to domestic use , it is important to be aware of the procedure through which the majority of churches become available for conversion . |
| 8 | It is even harder to generalise with any accuracy about the legal forms through which the occupation of houses was arranged … |
| 9 | Can he confirm that there will be no discrimination against state schools , for which the majority of parents still exercise a preference , or in favour of the segregated education system that the Roman Catholic Church and most Catholic parents want to maintain ? |
| 10 | Maps and statistical descriptions of the large-scale distribution of galaxies , from the QDOT IRAS redshift survey , along with the COBE measurements of the microwave background fluctuations have recently transformed our understanding of large-scale structure , for which the growth of fluctuations is linear and well understood . |
| 11 | According to one crime rate , for which the number of offences is counted , seven crimes were committed . |
| 12 | Under another widely-used method , for which the number of persons accused is used , there were twenty-three offenders . |
| 13 | In cases such as that of a personnel file , for which the number of attributes is relatively low and the same for each record , a bit-pattern index can be a compact way of storing information about the file . |
| 14 | Thus , for both of them the theory of forms excluded all possibility of evolution . |
| 15 | I saw in all of them the potential of poets and mystics . |
| 16 | Adopt a written constitution , of which the Bill of Rights will form the centrepiece . |
| 17 | To most of us the location of boundaries is self-evident but , surprisingly , boundaries of an object are far from obvious in the raw visual image which consists of a continuously varying distribution of light intensities across the retina . |
| 18 | It is also most helpful in providing a yardstick for proper administration against which the resolution of problems can be measured . |
| 19 | To cancel unc to its lowest terms : Notice we neatly cross out the 18 and 27 and put above them the number of times 9 goes in to each . |
| 20 | Indeed , only one unpublished study has referred to the activities of this group and the concern with which the Board of Deputies of British Jews viewed it . |
| 21 | demonstrate the ease with which the outcome of proposals can be evaluated |
| 22 | While the primates comprise only one of the several orders into which the class of mammals is divided , the group is of surpassing significance because man himself is classified within this order . |
| 23 | The government and the two largest guerrilla groups , the Surinamese Liberation Army ( SLA , commonly known as the Jungle Commando ) led by Ronnie Brunswijk and the Tucayana Amazonas led by Thomas Sabajo ( Commander Thomas ) , signed a draft peace treaty on Aug. 1 under which the surrender of weapons would be supervised by the Organization of American States ( OAS ) . |
| 24 | She was highly critical , however , of the terms under which the League of Nations was set up in 1919 , partly because the League was permitted the use of force and economic sanctions , and partly because it was committed to supporting the Versailles settlement , which she regarded from the start as an unjust and unstable peace . |
| 25 | You may remember , Mr. Speaker , that last year I raised with you the problem of coaches parked in and around Parliament square , which makes it impossible for the Sessional Order to be complied with . |
| 26 | Although there had been considerable Russian settlement in Asia before the railway age , it was not until the building of the Central Asian and Trans-Siberian lines that settlement , and with it the exploitation of minerals and other natural resources , really took off . |
| 27 | Breakfast was difficult , bringing with it the aroma of kippers and the sight of poached eggs quivering on plates , but by the time our lunch flask was delivered , people were perking up and looking forward to the task ahead . |
| 28 | Thus it was that youth unemployment brought about , or at the very least greatly hastened , ‘ the new FE ’ , and with it the spread of courses for students with moderate learning difficulties . |
| 29 | Bangladesh 's first ever democratic elections in February this year promised a freer media environment bringing with it the relaxation of curbs on communication activities by Christians and other minority faith groups ( see Action March/April 1991 ) , but the political situation has changed very little leaving Christian writers and publishers in a vulnerable position . |
| 30 | To achieve this , there would have to be a period during which growth slowed down , and with it the growth of imports . |