Example sentences of "the presence of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The presence of managers as well as potential students is strongly encouraged , so that the full range of facilities and student requirements can be discussed and properly sorted .
2 Yesterday , sealed bids from England and the sub-continent were opened by ICC officials in the presence of lawyers at Lord 's , and both English and Indian administrators intend to issue statements tomorrow outlining their bids .
3 While it is well known that machair may extend as much as 2 km inland in South Uist , less well known is the altitude to which blown shell sand exerts an ecological influence : the dunes at Luskentyre Banks ( NG 0699 ) are up to 35 m high , while the presence of large amounts of wind-blown shell fragments is evident from the presence of charophytes in lochs on Tairaval ( NB 1135 ) ( Angus , unpublished NCC report ) and at Mangersta ( NB 0131 ) ( Biagi et al 1985 ) , both sites being more than 50 m above sea level .
4 There are obvious analogies to the immune system , including the fact that these proteins can be induced and that there are extremes of individual variability often related to the presence of polymorphisms that can lead on occasion to hypersusceptibility to the effects of environmentally derived agents .
5 The quantitative comparison of EC 5 s is debatable since the two in-vitro assays are very different , especially in the proportion of red blood cells and the presence of leucocytes in which the drug concentrates preferentially .
6 In return for the presence of players at various corporate functions the RFU 's elite sponsors would contribute monies to the development of the game as well as to the players ' pool .
7 What struck every sensitive observer was the presence of beggars on the streets of every Spanish town .
8 That you sprawl , in the presence of ladies ? ’
9 It was a sign of their anxiety that no one noticed this strong language despite the presence of ladies .
10 In addition to the changes resulting from the move to become co-educational St. George 's was also in the process of reviewing its curriculum and pastoral structures , both in the light of the different demands that the presence of girls would make , but also as part of a city-wide review of secondary schools resulting from the effects of falling rolls , and the expansion of TVEI .
11 This may suggest that he travelled , but the presence of texts in foreign languages among his songs is by no means conclusive , for in some cases it can be shown that the words are not original .
12 Thirdly , is the inevitable consequence of good arrangements the presence of cheats , including mimics , thieves , parasites , parasitoids , nectar-robbers , toxin-users , and , of course , the whole pyramid of carnivores based on the herbivores , some of which ( as in the case of the hapless fig-wasps ) have been mentioned above , notably birds and ants .
13 Tanberg had for some time been interested in the way that hydrogen behaves in the presence of metals such as palladium .
14 Diagnosis is based on clinical signs , and in infections with the adult worm , on the presence of faeces of the yellow-brown , ovoid eggs , with thick mamillated shells .
15 For example , the presence of transactions costs may mean that the basis can change within the appropriate no-arbitrage band , while changes in taxation may also affect the basis .
16 Finally , it must be recognised that adjustment may be less than instantaneous , both because production processes take time and because the presence of transactions costs and other risks leads to a world in which contracts exist and expectational errors have real effects .
17 It is difficult to assess , in the period under review , whether the Ottomans made any systematic attempt to ensure the presence of muftis in the various cities and towns of the empire .
18 The colour of the reefs is derived from the presence of algae .
19 The reason for including R in the picture is that , at least in all existing organisms , successful recombination requires the presence of enzymes , which in turn must be coded for by genes ; it is such a gene that is symbolized by R. The symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective in bringing about recombination .
20 The reaction is speeded up by the presence of enzymes , hence the name enzymic browning .
21 Although the existence of defences is being used here as the criterion for the presence of elements in the provincial administration , the reverse may not always be true .
22 They are , likewise , employed to limit the losses in efficiency that can arise from the presence of elements of monopoly .
23 If this theory is right , then the presence of tigers in Siberia today is accounted for by the fact that when the ice relented and moved northward again , the tiger , complete with its new stripes , followed in search of fresh fields and new sources of prey .
24 The WWF is calling on governments to set up conservation programmes which take into account the needs of local people , and ensure that they can draw direct benefits from the presence of tigers in their area .
25 The presence of wings is one of the most characteristic features of insects , and their dominance may be attributed to the possession of these organs .
26 Products of the chain reaction were fractionated by size in agarose gels to detect the presence of insertions or deletions .
27 a new general classification scheme for all waters , which would incorporate standard key chemical tests used in previous water quality surveys together with , for rivers , a new biological measurement based on the extent to which the presence of invertebrates in a water body falls short of what would be expected in a clean or unpolluted system .
28 The presence of non-linearities create so-called virtual incomes like those illustrated as Y 1 and Y 2 in Fig. 12–2(c) .
29 Both Weston and Olson , for instance , found that teachers involved in the Schools Council Integrated Science Project ( SCISP ) , breached the project 's guidelines by teaching from the board and encouraging pupils to revise — and that these teachers referred to the presence of examinations as the reason for their continuing use of these transmission-like styles of teaching .
30 For some teachers , then , the presence of examinations seems to constrain them in their approach to classroom teaching ; it limits innovation and inhibits their willingness to explore new teaching strategies .
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