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

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1 Next day delivery of the large majority of products is offered in all their various pack sizes , from a computerised warehouse in Glossop .
2 No elector will wish to deny responsibility in respect of , and no elector will wish to avoid payment for , necessary and enlightened progress in Housing , Education and Recreation and especially with regard to the welfare of the large army of children committed to our care …
3 Privatisations , because of the large size of funds involved , have tended to include elements of both offer for sale and placings .
4 The bills were n't sequentially numbered or marked in any of the large variety of ways I could imagine .
5 In November 1990 the Ministry of Defence announced that not all of the 500,000-strong personnel of the NVA could be absorbed by the Bundeswehr , and that little of the large stock of weapons and munitions could be of use to the Bundeswehr .
6 Fine Swansea and Nantgarw porcelains are an important part of the large collection of ceramics
7 In view of the large number of requests made we are unable to advise you pre-departure if they can not be met .
8 In view of the large number of cases involved ( around 750 ) this will inevitably take some time .
9 This is because of the large number of molecules involved .
10 They are contained in a new Part N of the Building regulations , and have been introduced because of the large number of accidents involving many serious injuries , that have taken place in past years , involving broken glass .
11 The Republican Democracy Khmer Party is one of six fringe parties preaching the virtues of American democracy — a reflection of the large number of Cambodians living in America .
12 Unfortunately the CIG meeting on 14 July , at which it had been planned to discuss the revamping of the Infopack , had to be cancelled because of the large number of apologies due to holidays and sickness .
13 Unfortunately the CIG meeting on 14 July , at which it had been planned to discuss the revamping of the Infopack , had to be cancelled because of the large number of apologies due to holidays and sickness .
14 Rural Shires get slightly larger allocations for roads and there is generally small variation in the allocations for property and development , with Westminster again being unusual because of the large number of shops and restaurants requiring attention .
15 They had escaped detection from the air , in spite of the large number of vehicles involved , but had had to abandon the tanks which had become hopelessly bogged down in the sand .
16 After we at last say ‘ goodbye ’ to Funchal , turn right for Garajau ( so called by the island 's discoverers because of the large number of garajaus — terns — which nest there ) .
17 Q SHOULD I try to get rid of the large number of slugs and snails which have got into my compost bin ?
18 As a result , the alternative models proposed to deal with the needs of the large number of patients brought to general hospitals after suicide attempts have included a reassessment of the role of psychiatrists , physicians , and non-medically qualified therapists .
19 Simon told the commission that the military action constituted a ‘ second invasion ’ because of the large number of troops and military hardware employed .
20 The book disappoints , however , by its limited use of the large number of books written by or about Canadians in the two World Wars , in which that country made a contribution to Allied arms out of all proportion to her population .
21 The organization of the Council , borrowed from that of the universities , was by ‘ nations ’ ( principally in order to restrict the voting powers of the large number of Italians ) , but the French objected to the English existing as a separate nation from the Germans — significantly in the Arts Faculty at the University of Paris the English and the Germans were included in the same one .
22 As a result of the large number of markets to select from , Templeton finds risk can be reduced by diversification and at any time some markets offer value .
23 Agriostomum vryburgi is a common hookworm of the large intestine of cattle and buffaloes in Asia and South America .
24 No doubt because of the large volume of applications in connection with rent reviews , the RICS and the ISVA have established more formal procedures .
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