Example sentences of "of the [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prices of the operations from fillings to complicated bridge work were set by independent experts so dentists would receive a fixed income set by the Doctors ' and Dentists Review Body . |
| 2 | One of the properties of particles of matter is that they influence each other . |
| 3 | In this respect , the study of the properties of objects in the social sciences is quite dissimilar to equivalent studies in physics or chemistry , where statements about these properties take the form of law-like propositions . |
| 4 | The main purposes of the Bureau , which was established in September 1983 , are to improve the accessibility of macroeconomic models ; to promote general understanding of the properties of models of the UK economy ; and to allow comparisons between models to be made more easily . |
| 5 | In order to appreciate this strong feminist stance that is being taken it is necessary to understand a few of the problems of women in the Developing World . |
| 6 | Not only then do about a quarter of respondents cite pavement parking as one of the problems for pedestrians in that they object to the loss of pavement space to the vehicle and the obstruction caused by it , but they are then subjected to considerable accident rates as a result of the broken slabs and uneven surfaces that result ( Figure 8.3 ) . |
| 7 | The more common form shows the hands in an attitude of prayer , centre-chest height , with the fingertips touching and , occasionally , the thumbs crossed ; the second position involves the crossing of the arms with fingertips at centre chest , the right arm being placed over the left and the fingers of both hands remaining closed but outstretched ; finally , there is the attitude of total repose , legs slightly parted at the knees , the shoulders down and the hands placed over the groin , again with the right hand over the left and the fingers together yet unclasped . |
| 8 | The choice of rent structures involved therefore a weighing of the interests of tenants as a whole ( including impoverished tenants ) with those of the general body of ratepayers . |
| 9 | Some stress that capitalism benefits a key group of workers — as in the theory associated with Lenin of a labour ‘ aristocracy ’ whose loyalty is bought by special privileges , or in O'Connor 's ( 1973 ) account of the interests of workers in the monopoly capital sector . |
| 10 | Economists may think of the interests of nations in terms of wealth , and lawyers in terms of adherence to legal rules working to one 's advantage . |
| 11 | In the former case , it can sometimes be brought within the scope of the rules on payments by way of compensation for loss of office . |
| 12 | There are few rules laid down , apart from not smoking in the classroom and informing the staff if they ca n't come in , and the rest of the rules about things like washing up and cooking are made and implemented by girls themselves . |
| 13 | However , Mr Baron also ordered a review of the rules regarding disturbances in parliament sessions to ensure that tougher sanctions can be applied to members causing disruptions in future . |
| 14 | Hence debates had an antiquarian tone : little was heard of the rights of man , a great deal about the rights of the crown of Aragon , of the Councils of Toledo and Leon , of the Goths as founders of liberty . |
| 15 | Another contender is Mike Glasgow who represents the Portobello Road Street Traders ' Association — this is in recognition of the efforts of stallholders in keeping an inner city market alive . |
| 16 | It decided to question the validity of the Regulations in proceedings for judicial review but to avoid adverse publicity which might arise if it was the only building society failing to pay in accordance with the Regulations and to avoid the danger of being charged penalties , it paid three instalments as required by the Regulations but without prejudice to its right to recover those sums if it was correct in its contention that the Regulations were void . |
| 17 | The grant will support the transfer of the documents from individuals to a central collection , transcription of nearly illegible photocopies etc . |
| 18 | Hot off his guest appearances with the Levellers on the New Model Army tour , his solo set could almost share a bed with blues singers were it not for the updated landscapes : from illegal bare-knuckled boxers and the closing of the mines to adventures in Hackney dole office , all delivered with a street-urchin charm that visibly shocks the one or two tweeders who 've mistaken tonight for a ‘ folk ’ evening . |
| 19 | Hot off his guest appearances with the Levellers on the New Model Army tour , his solo set could almost share a bed with blues singers were it not for the updated landscapes : from illegal bare-knuckled boxers and the closing of the mines to adventures in Hackney dole office , all delivered with a street-urchin charm that visibly shocks the one or two tweeders who 've mistaken tonight for a ‘ folk ’ evening . |
| 20 | There should be ‘ more active involvement of the shareholders in matters regarding the audit ’ . |
| 21 | A large part of the interest in nonlinear dynamics arises from its applications : there is a strong belief that an understanding of the patterns of bifurcations in dynamical systems provides a means of understanding natural phenomena . |
| 22 | Whilst there is no great dis difference in the distance of any of the sites in terms of , in aggregate , all the journeys which would be attracted to Cambridge , bearing in mind the role of the new settlement in serving Cambridge 's development needs , would be substantially higher in money terms and in the use of energy than most of the alternative proposals . |
| 23 | His interruptions therefore coincide with his rejection of the principles of politeness to which he has hitherto adhered quite consistently . |
| 24 | Between the forms which accommodate features diagnostic of an individual workshop and those which show only a structural similarity to other mosaics in the region , a picture of the developments of patterns in the wider context of south-western England emerges . |
| 25 | So , even though I was young and inexperienced , I felt that I could appreciate some of the feelings of men like Captain Robins , and now this strange and kindly doctor , ‘ happily ’ married to a woman rich enough to live in a big house facing Wimbledon Common while he preferred a far-off island ; each partner more in love with a way of life than with one another . |
| 26 | Without an art school training , Romanowski , now in his late 20s , has taught himself the methods of the masters through reproductions in books and paintings hanging on gallery walls . |
| 27 | This is in keeping with my comments about Galileo 's construction of the origins of mechanics in the previous section . |
| 28 | This may simply be a matter of explaining once again the implications of the diseases in terms of any personal relationships , giving advice about contraceptive clinics , or just lending a sympathetic ear while the patient unburdens his or her problems . |
| 29 | These are some of the findings of Trends in Journals Subscriptions 1990 and 1991 , compiled by Priscilla Oakeshott . |
| 30 | The Oxford Survey of Childhood Cancers compared the job histories of the fathers of children with cancers to those of the fathers of healthy children and found that those who worked with nuclear materials were at risk . |