Example sentences of "and [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lamarck is presented to us as a man misunderstood , misrepresented , undeservedly neglected and as the subject of calumnies that made him appear as ‘ the enemy of religion and teleology , even as a mechanistic materialist ’ . |
| 2 | I was present , of course both in a capacity as future commander and as the reporter of events for " Coastlines " . |
| 3 | And as the kind of girls you seem to prefer would think a job like mine utterly boring , I do n't see how you can possibly say I 'm just like them . |
| 4 | And as the number of women appointed to the judiciary increases , we feel certain that the definition developed will be in the best interests of the victim ’ |
| 5 | The former dean of the faculty of science at Addis Ababa University , Tewolde B. G. Egziabher , adds that in the book Johanson ‘ makes remarks about Ethiopian politics and culture and about the behaviour of officials in government — bribes and ignorance and so forth . |
| 6 | The rest of this chapter provides data about three different dimensions of inequality : sex , ethnic group and social class ; it also gives some information about educational achievement in independent schools , and about the education of children with special needs . |
| 7 | Nevertheless a peculiar social blindness easily affects environmental judgements : we hear much more about the ‘ detrimental character ’ of refreshment kiosks than of boathouses and about the erosion of footpaths than the more severe ecological impact of persistent horse-riding or ski-ing . |
| 8 | It would be a pity because these books have something special to say about the human condition , about being human beings , and about the power of words and images . |
| 9 | Inasmuch as teachers by tradition are more closely associated with the planning and delivery of the curricular components of education than with arguments about priorities and about the distribution of resources , curriculum development has been a prime element of professional management . |
| 10 | History and Philosophy of Science , and Logic and Philosophy of Science focus on problems about the growth and nature of the various sciences and about the validity of arguments . |
| 11 | From Lillebonne and Mienne , France , we have some evidence for a master/apprentice relationship and for the existence of workshops ( officinae ) . |
| 12 | For example , in April 1978 , the Bank of England asked banks to provide finance ‘ for both working capital and fixed investment by manufacturing industry and for the expansion of exports and the saving of imports ’ . |
| 13 | And for the majority of users , vector format clip-art has proved a quick and easy way to produce simple , bright graphics to enhance a form or letterhead . |
| 14 | We readily accept the need for digging the soil to open it to the air , for good drainage and manuring , for the elimination of weed competition and for the provision of nutrients for our plants . |
| 15 | We will continue to struggle , using all means at our disposal , for an immediate stop to this war and for the opening of negotiations before the conflagration spreads more and more . |
| 16 | There is much concern in schools and local education authorities for the speed of implementation of the programme , about the need to protect the educational entitlement of all young people during the period of implementation and for the level of resources being made available during the period of change . |
| 17 | The device also enabled the lord to mitigate the rigour of primogeniture and make provision for younger sons , for daughters , and for the endowment of Masses for his soul and the souls of members of his family . |
| 18 | As several WACC documents point out , it is a fundamental human right because it corresponds to a basic human need both of the individual and for the development of communities and societies . |
| 19 | Finally , we have shown that our results have implications for the evolution of human chromosome 10 and for the organisation of genes around its centromere . |
| 20 | That is good for morale and for the user of services . |
| 21 | ( 1 ) the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( ’ Exchange Act ’ ) governing trading while in possession of material , nonpublic information are , as required by such Act , necessary and appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors . |
| 22 | This facility is available on some modern pipe organs and can be used as a tool for students , and for the recording of pieces or hymn accompaniments by a competent organist , to be reproduced later when the player can not be present . |
| 23 | Typically OCR systems are used in offices to create electronic copies of letters received from other offices , and for the inclusion of spreadsheets and tables in printed reports . |
| 24 | A few months later , in the White Paper on adult offenders , the Home Office brought out proposals for the abolition of the special sentences of corrective training and preventive detention , and for the release of prisoners on parole , without making any mention of the Commission . |
| 25 | of local authority expenditure were financed centrally , it would be disastrous for the future of local government and for the linkage of powers between central Government and local authorities . |
| 26 | Why are the U-shaped glaciated valleys suitable for water storage and for the building of dams ? |
| 27 | The means of negotiation has profound implications for our democracy , for the accountability of Europe to the electorates of Europe and for the accountability of Ministers to their national Parliaments . |
| 28 | Paragraph 29 of the statement of claim alleges that the third and fourth defendants and through them , the fifth defendant were ‘ knowingly concerned ’ in the breaches of section 3 , 47 , 56 and 57 in four specified respects , namely , ( i ) in authorising the transfer of a sum of U.S. $250,000 out of an account in the name of the second defendant into which investors ' money had been paid ; ( ii ) in making arrangements during the postal strike in September 1988 for the collection from investors of their cheques and for the distribution of advertisements inviting investment in Euramco ; ( iii ) in paying investors ' cheques into Pantell S.A. 's bank account ; and ( iv ) in attempting to set up an account at Barclays Bank 's Holborn branch for another company , also called Pantell S.A. |
| 29 | This view allowed room for disagreement between prophets and for the recognition of limitations in the human factor . |
| 30 | He called for more imaginative use of alternative energy , particularly solar technology , and for the adoption of practises involving " living thriftily , saving energy , repairing , re-using and recycling " . |