Example sentences of "to the development of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have cast this account in the past tense in order to relate it to the developments of the late 1960s , although I know that much of this shape and many of these assumptions have survived . |
| 2 | Britain 's growing involvement in the highly profitable slave trade from the middle of the seventeenth century gave further impetus to the spread of racist caricatures and subsequently to the developments of the more systematic racial classifications and doctrines of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries , which added a pseudo-scientific legitimation to earlier myths ( Banton and Harwood , 1975 ) . |
| 3 | However , the bulk of new housing has been built on a straightforward commercial basis and corresponds to the developments of the 1930s . |
| 4 | Taken together , this evidence indicates some of the complexity of cultural responses to the developments of the fifth century , even though it relates to only one particular section of society . |
| 5 | Within this statement , which is rhetorical for some but deadly serious for others within the GAA , lies precisely the reason why the protestants of the North are so opposed to the development of Gaelic games and seek to oppose their extension if and when they can . |
| 6 | There are two things fatal to the development of any artist , Leiris said , one is success and the other is failure . |
| 7 | Berkeley 's theory gave rise to the development of modern externalist theories of mental content . |
| 8 | David Edward Hughes , whose experiments with the ‘ printing telegraph ’ led to the development of an efficient microphone during the 1870's , has been honoured with a plaque at his former lodgings . |
| 9 | Exactly how long Hughes lived at 94 Portland Street , London , is uncertain but the first experiments which led to the development of the microphone were conducted here during 1878–80 . |
| 10 | But since 1987 there has been added impetus to the development of the Taurus programme , triggered largely by the post-Big Bang boom in share dealing and the subsequent crash in 1987 . |
| 11 | He looked forward to the development of the country |
| 12 | here , the pressure of population growth within the confines of a small island of only 29 square miles led to the development of an innovatory , intensive system based on very effective soil conservation techniques — including the integration of fodder and arable crops and livestock . |
| 13 | However , such dynamic and far-sighted traders and producers did not operate in a context which was generally favourable to the development of wage-paid labour or the accumulation of capital . |
| 14 | Rome and Greece , for Engels , develop classes ( slaves ) in response to the development of agricultural techniques and the growth of manufacturing , both of which cause an increase in the division of labour . |
| 15 | It was not regulation , but the decisions of individual consumers , and industry 's response , which had led to the development of ozone-friendly products , bio-degradable plastics , and phosphate-free detergents . ’ |
| 16 | John Beishon , director of the Consumers ' Association You could argue that food difficulties proceed and contribute to the development of sexual problems … |
| 17 | The use of high frequency sound should have led to the development of sound-processing pans of the brain , although it is not clear whether any extinct form had as large a brain cavity as seen in some modern delphinids . |
| 18 | It was crucial to the development of the plot to have a character — in this case balding , in a mackintosh — who would defend the prerogatives of Congress , rehearse the finer points of democracy and say , in answer to North 's ringing endorsement of the theory that the end justified the means , ‘ But that 's not what America is all about , Colonel . ’ |
| 19 | So the psychology of the course was created and this has been integral to the development of the tournament . |
| 20 | During this period he was active in public service in Wales , and devoted himself to the development of scouting , and became a friend of Sir Robert Baden-Powell , the founder of the Boy Scout movement . |
| 21 | A TREND in the pharmaceutical industry towards designing drugs specifically to interact with certain molecules in the body is creating a new industry sector devoted to the development of ‘ one-handed ’ molecules . |
| 22 | It had been of considerable importance to the development of the District 's confidence and reputation in East Anglia in the early twenties . |
| 23 | In October of that year , Hickson and Jacques joined forces and met the Director of Education over the possibility of a combined approach to the development of adult education which would reflect the recommendations of Circular 1444 . |
| 24 | The playschemes not surprisingly led on to the development of holiday and weekend breaks , but other social and leisure activities also came to the fore . |
| 25 | Whilst most parents ' groups continued to focus on mutual support , these examples of service provision represent a considerable net addition to the facilities available in the County ; they also reflect the powerful moral and practical support given to the development of parents ' groups by the CMHTs . |
| 26 | The expression ‘ no acid , no ulcer ’ dominated the approach in the 1980s to the development of antiulcer drugs . |
| 27 | Improved knowledge of the basic mechanisms of gastric secretion led to the development of synthetic drugs such as cimetidine and ranitidine which block the action of histamine , by occupying the histamine receptors in the parietal cell ( H2receptors ) . |
| 28 | The rational approach has led to the development of PPBS ( planning-programming-budgeting systems ) and ZBB ( zero-based budgeting ) systems . |
| 29 | We will implement the 1986 Disabled Persons Act in full , giving priority to the development of advocacy schemes . |
| 30 | Kent 's contribution to the development of the high potencies established an extension to remedy preparation based on the guidelines given by Hahnemann in the 5th edition ( published in 1833 ) , namely the centesimal potency scale . |