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

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1 In a later elaboration of his perspective , Anderson argues more generally that kin relations must always be understood in terms of the kind of calculations people make , and this should provide the starting-point for any analysis : ‘ if we are to understand variations and patterns of kinship relationships , the only worthwhile approach is to consciously and explicitly investigate the manifold advantages and disadvantages that any actor can obtain from maintaining one relational pattern rather than another ’ ( Anderson , 1972 , p. 226 ) .
2 The data given in figure 10.2 can be re-expressed in terms of the ratio of men 's hourly pay to women 's , which fell in the mid-1970s from the traditional level , around 1.67 , to 1.45 in 1977 and after .
3 An alternative method , useful in some cases , is to express frequency in terms of the ratio of occurrences of one category to occurrences of another : for example , the ratio of nouns to adjectives .
4 Research which has investigated performance hierarchies in the school years has generally done so in terms of the performance of groups of learners .
5 Individual role relationships will tend to be normalized in the calculations which organization agencies make and so management control will be expressed far more in terms of the accountability of individuals .
6 The study of equilibrium growth paths , on the other hand , takes as given that investment and full employment savings are equal , and proceeds typically by analysing development over time in terms of the behaviour of savings .
7 Section 5.2 measures the performance of LA in terms of the percentage of words correctly recognised .
8 I have already discussed the more particular validation of ideas as they bear upon issues in language pedagogy in terms of the evaluation of principles in respect to transfer value .
9 The first was in terms of the invisibility of women who were ignored , or under-represented .
10 Language itself is even more complex , rooted in culture and context and involving an active negotiation between sender and receiver in terms of the transformation of signs into meaning .
11 Details of the team 's full caseload , in terms of the location of clients at the point of referral , the nature of the challenging behaviours and progress with the design and implementation of Individual Service Plans for clients in each of the referring districts is available elsewhere ( Special Development Team , 1988 ; Emerson et al. , 1987 ; 1988 ) .
12 Where changes to text take place ‘ before and after figures ’ are given which reflect the change in size of the entry in terms of the quantity of tags .
13 ‘ I have sent an 11-page dossier to Patrick Chillery of the disqualification unit asking that the two be disqualified under the terms of the Disqualification of Directors Act 1986 , ’ said Mr Bell .
14 The results of most family studies of Crohn 's disease have been expressed in terms of the proportion of probands with either affected first degree relatives or with a positive family history over all relatives investigated .
15 India , for example , when measured in terms of the proportion of students in higher education per 10,000 of the population comes out at 58.4 in 1982 , compared to only 11.4 in China ( Cleverley 1986 : 245 ) .
16 Added to which , the UK was by no means out of line internationally in terms of the proportion of employees in the public sector .
17 The bureaucracy developed fast — not only in terms of the proportion of officials to subjects , but also in terms of education , efficiency , and levels of pay .
18 Though Cognitive–Behavioural Marital Therapy has consistently been found to be as or more effective than any other type of marital therapy , nevertheless in terms of the proportion of clients that actually improve , the results are quite modest .
19 Now in this particular period if you were looking at these figures just like this , what would be your automatic reaction in terms of the type of holidays we ought to be providing ?
20 In addition there is an aim to enhance public accountability of schools and teachers by making the results of regular assessments available to parents and public , not only at the individual level for the parent , but more widely in terms of the achievement of schools and local education authorities .
21 Problems may arise in terms of the hierarchy of professionals , in that the medical profession may attempt to adopt a prescriptive role towards a social service department , reluctant to accept the judgement of a different agency on priorities .
22 Lévi-Strauss had already described the fundamental structure of society and language in terms of the exchange of women , which he saw as the basis of all exchange :
23 The precedent for this approach lies in the successful theory of quantum electrodynamics ( QED ) , which describes the electromagnetic force in terms of the exchange of photons .
24 Accident prevention can not be viewed only in terms of the elimination of hazards .
25 To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what account he takes of the national interest in terms of the viability of businesses and the retention of jobs in deciding on the exercise of the functions of his Department in respect of Inland Revenue responsibilities .
26 This then allowed not only the efficient re-cycling of nutrients , enhancing plant growth , but also the opening of a ‘ Pandora 's Box ’ in terms of the exploitation of plants by animals .
27 Another problem is the sheer eclecticism of progressive rock , both in terms of the variety of sources on which it drew and the range of styles contained within the genre .
28 They continued to proliferate in the Ordovician , although many of the Cambrian kinds had died out ; in terms of the variety of forms present this period was perhaps their heyday .
29 You think of , I mean the obvious great power , the one superpower that 's left now is the United States compare the United States with let's say Fiji enormous difference in terms of the range of interests it has , erm the things in which in there 's hardly anything in the world takes place without some claim of the United States to have an interest in it .
30 The welfare state has grown steadily since the Second World War , in terms of the range of services offered , the number of people covered and the cost of provision .
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