Example sentences of "of an [noun sg] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it would undermine the essential certainty of an approach which sees the abolition of the GLC as an integral part of an attack on local autonomy . |
| 2 | Cut off two , inch long pieces of gummed tape and , moistening no more than one-quarter of an inch on each strip , stick them on the top edge of your cartridge paper by holding the brown paper hinges and give it a good shake . |
| 3 | Pickets handing out leaflets to passers by may thereby cause harassment , alarm or distress , but they should not be held to be guilty of an offence on that account alone . |
| 4 | Her father recounted his latest golf tournament , Guy talked to Charles about sailing , then opened up the conversation by introducing a surprisingly shrewd appreciation of the arts into the debate , when it became clear that in addition to racing yachts around the Isle of Wight he made frequent visits to see the RSC at the Barbican , and was something of an expert on modern ballet . |
| 5 | Whereas I , wrote Harsnet , have become something of an expert on real endings , on true endings . |
| 6 | Alfred Walter is something of an expert on Viennese music particularly that of the Johann Strauss era . |
| 7 | ‘ You seem to be sort of an expert on this kind of thing , ’ Sam says . |
| 8 | An application for a judicial review of an inquest on three fishermen drowned when their vessel foundered in the Irish Sea in September 1988 will be lodged in the High Court in London today . |
| 9 | Where teaching was unsatisfactory this was because of an over-dependence on formal lectures . |
| 10 | On 12 November he decided in favour of an election on 6 December . |
| 11 | This is part of an insistence on greater transparency in company dealings . |
| 12 | We now think of an insistence on grammatical correctness as a conservative position . |
| 13 | Even so , King argues that his theory has the advantage of also explaining why a lump-sum grant has less of an impact on local spending than does an equal value-matching grant — another result evident in empirical work . |
| 14 | In order to accomplish this , and to place the deaf before the public in their true light and proper position , as useful members of the community at large , the formation of an Association on American lines is most desirable . |
| 15 | However , though not much of an advance on existing antiseptics , it is still included in some antiseptic lozenges for sore throats . |
| 16 | ‘ So it came up with the idea of an amnesty on illegal weapons . ’ |
| 17 | A meeting at ministerial level between the European Communities ( EC ) and the Group of Rio countries in Luxembourg on April 26 took place in the framework of an accord on inter-regional co-operation signed in Rome on Dec. 20 , 1990 [ see p. 37915 ] . |
| 18 | While some use will be made of an article on early ensemble direction by David Camesi , it is the case that the author did not primarily concern himself with French evidence . |
| 19 | He added that he had made that decision in spite of an embargo on similar junctions after the Bellgrove train crash two years earlier . |
| 20 | On April 13 the USA had announced the lifting of an embargo on humanitarian links with Vietnam [ see p. 38865 ] . |
| 21 | Other intergovernmental contacts during the year included the visit to Spain of the then Polish Prime Minister , Tadeusz Mazowiecki , in September 1990 ; informal contacts between González and King Hassan of Morocco in Rabat on Aug. 19 ; the signing in Rabat on Nov. 15 by the Spanish and Moroccan Interior Ministers , Corcuero and Driss Basri respectively , of an agreement on flexible visa arrangements for Moroccan citizens wishing to visit Ceuta and Melilla ; an official visit to China on Nov. 22-24 by Fernandez Ordoñez , returned by his Chinese counterpart , Qian Qichen , on Feb. 25-27 , 1991 , in which talks centred on bilateral trade and on the development of a new line of Spanish credit worth $450,000,000 for new mixed enterprises in China ; and the visit of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia to Venezuela and Costa Rica on April 14-21 . |
| 22 | On Dec. 16 Gen. Dogun Gures , Chief of Turkey 's General Staff , arrived in Sofia for a five-day visit culminating in the signing on Dec. 20 of an agreement on military co-operation . |
| 23 | At least defeat by a mere 172 runs represented something of an improvement on earlier games . |