Example sentences of "great [noun sg] of [noun] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great variety of form of the hard parts surely shows that trilobites were adapted to a wide range of habitats and life styles . |
| 2 | The great wave of privatisations of the 1980s removed a large number of bodies , mainly nationalised industries , from the schedule of public record bodies to which the Act applied . |
| 3 | Moreover , the great majority of members of the fishing communities of the United Kingdom were either not affected by the Act at all or severely disadvantaged by it . |
| 4 | The great majority of nationals of the member state in question are resident and domiciled in that state and therefore meet that requirement automatically , whereas nationals of other member states would , in most cases , have to move their residence and domicile to that state in order to comply with the requirements of its legislation . |
| 5 | Terry 's family , unlike he himself , had n't had a great deal of experience of the world outside the States , so Peg had had an awful lot to learn . |
| 6 | I mean I think the er se , emphasis on society is still o , very much on the nuclear family and there is a a great lack of recognition of the extent to which families have changed and I think there 's still er , hoping that erm mothers and children are going to continue to be supported by the parent and that 's evidenced with the governments er , child support bill , that it 's erm introducing at the moment . |
| 7 | Since the blend of the wind-group is not so perfect as that of the strings , owing to the greater uniformity of tone of the latter , passages of which the texture can be resolved into its component patterns , each of which suits the individual character of some particular instrument or small group of instruments , ‘ come off ’ best on the wind . |
| 8 | The greater degree of digestion of the isolated teeth is due to their greater exposure to digestion while still in the predator 's stomach ( as suggested earlier for the molars ) . |
| 9 | Respondents commented on the greater sense of ownership of the new courses , of opportunities to tailor the courses better to the needs of local candidates and employers , and of greater flexibility , particularly in assessment arrangements . |
| 10 | Not surprisingly one finds a greater number of narratives of the miracles of dead saints in France than in Germany , because they were more needed there . |
| 11 | This results in much thinner material at the joints and greater possibility of separation of the glue due to less surface contact . |