Example sentences of "of [noun] [prep] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They estimate an average annual consumption of 15 litres of whisky per head of the adult population . |
| 2 | from the wilds of whitewater we 're off to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire for the start of our action round up … there we 're meeting up with greyhound trainer Tony Meek … and his two dogs … |
| 3 | Is the concept of unity of life in the New Testament such that the salvation of man involves the liberation of nature ? |
| 4 | ‘ Britain has the second highest level of taxes on alcohol in the EC and many are suffering as a result , ’ she said . |
| 5 | In his absence the regents made concessions to the magnates in return for grants of taxes in aid of the war with Scotland . |
| 6 | WHILE ENJOYING the high quality of play by England during the recent New Zealand tour and latterly the World Cup , and appreciating the fitness they displayed , I could n't help but wonder about the current medical practices being used to prepare players for matches while still injured . |
| 7 | The state of play in Aotearoa at the moment is : so now everyone knows about the inequities in paradise , what are we going to do about it ? |
| 8 | Venous blood samples ( 5 ml ) were taken at 10 , 20 , 30 , 60 , and 90 minutes after the start of injection of isotope for measurement of the isotopic enrichment of plasma free leucine . |
| 9 | Essentially , the position which Anselm established lasted till 1920 , despite the heroic struggle of Gerald of Wales in the early thirteenth century to establish an archbishopric at St Davids . |
| 10 | Midland , Birmingham & Wolverhampton Junction Railway ( from junction with the Midland Railway & L.N.W.R. at Willenhall and a north & south facing junction with the Stour Valley Line of the L.N.W.R. , south of Wolverhampton via Bridgnorth to the Central Wales Railway and the Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway at Craven Arms and branch to the Bishop 's Castle Railway near Cheney Longville . |
| 11 | This is essentially the conclusion drawn by Salmon ( 1987 ) in his survey of decentralization in France in the early 1980s . |
| 12 | In continuation of the policy of decentralization in progress over the past few years , Prime Minister Edith Cresson announced on Nov. 7 that the École Nationale d'Administration ( ENA ) , the elite civil service school , was to be transferred from Paris to Strasbourg by 2000 to strengthen links with Europe . |
| 13 | The expedient of the withholding of manifestations of love from the very young child amounts to the instilling of the first tiny measure of fear , and fear , used in conjunction with reward provides the fundamental tools which the adult population must have if it is to maintain steady progress towards the civilisation it desires . |
| 14 | It is based upon a general review of progress towards integration in the UK and detailed case studies of integrated and competitive services . |
| 15 | But the short version points to a promise of progress in experience beyond the stage of penitent sorrow . |
| 16 | Thus , in a cumulative response , consensus , dissensus and , possibly , conflict of opinions on matters concerning the management of change and on curriculum theories in action , could be examined between and within the different groups . |
| 17 | But behind the vast explosion of discourses on sexuality since the eighteenth century there is no single unifying strategy , valid for the whole of society . |
| 18 | Treatment for all these patients was standardised and consisted of correction of dehydration by the administration of World Health Organisation glucose oral rehydration solution supplemented by parenteral fluids where necessary . |
| 19 | Beyond that , however , there are clearly certain factors which have acted to throw a kind of cloak of invisibility around the semantic contribution made by syntactic constructions . |
| 20 | The result suggested an increasingly fragmented political scene , confirming the importance of the regional Lombardy League and providing further evidence — following on from the referendum on electoral reform in June 1991 — of the erosion of support for power-sharing between the DC and the PSI . |
| 21 | Having achieved this , they provoked disquiet in two quarters : first , those concerned with the defence of Basrah , up the river to the north , and the nearby port of Umm Qasr ; and , second , the government of Kuwait ( an important source of support for Iraq throughout the war ) , which had already suffered air attacks and was to be struck again before the fighting was over . |
| 22 | It is arguable that the Swedish policy of support for parents in the labour force , as well as similar measures in Eastern Europe , have put a brake on fertility decline and perhaps reversed it . |
| 23 | The overall level of support for independence among the republics ' ethnic-Russian and other minorities was higher than expected , especially in Latvia ( minorities constituted over 36 per cent of Estonia 's population and around 47 per cent of Latvia 's ) . |
| 24 | Seasonal workers do not have the security of full-time employment , since they must seek other means of support for part of the year . |
| 25 | THE Foyle Civic Trust has sent a message of support to members of the Armagh Civic Trust after the town centre bomb attack destroyed historic buildings . |
| 26 | Lets hope Community Care will be a constant companion and source of support to Thompson in the future . |
| 27 | How have patterns of support between members of the same kin group changed in Britain over time , and especially over the past two centuries ? |
| 28 | Proceeding with due caution therefore , we can ask : what do we know about patterns of support between kin over the past two centuries ? |
| 29 | How are we to reconcile or decide between these competing and very different accounts of the basis of support between kin in the past ? |
| 30 | A message of support from Thatcher for the Conservative candidate was delivered through the voters ' letter-boxes and several leading Tories , including Party Chairman Kenneth Baker , visited the constituency to support the election campaign . |