Example sentences of "of [noun sg] and [pers pn] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today the functions of a local authority almost invariably involve the expenditure of money and it is clearly established that a local authority may not spend money unless it has statutory authority to do so . |
| 2 | It is a large sum of money and it is especially favourable to Maidenhead and not to his constituents , I will give him that . |
| 3 | Structural reform by itself , however , is unlikely to deliver the required change of direction and it is certainly not a substitute for the commitment of inside reformers to shape policy and practice . |
| 4 | Now we 're doing a little bit of reversion and it is much regret by God for five years I have negotiated budgets with the Labour group against intense opposition to Conservatives and central government to improve the services in Oxfordshire . |
| 5 | Planting is chosen for ease of maintenance and it is particularly useful to use the two trees , birch and sorbus provide vertical emphasis , helping to counteract the steep slope . |
| 6 | There has been no wholly satisfactory explanation of the aetiology , or primary causes , of homosexuality and it is probably multicausal . |
| 7 | Demeter 's symbol is the ear of corn and she is also linked to the bee in Classical literature , due to her industrious nature and nourishing function . |
| 8 | ‘ There is a lot of denial and it is very difficult to talk about the abuse when it is happening to you , especially if you are a researcher as you do n't have much contact with the person on a regular basis , ’ Ogg says . |
| 9 | All these matters were basically concerned with the maintenance of acceptable standards of safety and it is only fair to acknowledge the fact that the high standard of safety in public transport aircraft today results to a large extent from work done by ICAO . |
| 10 | Suppose that rectangular Cartesian coordinates are drawn to cover a rectangular sheet of paper and it is then rolled up to form a cylinder . |
| 11 | The theories in question arose originally out of a joining together of empirical research and clinical observation , some of which go right back to the very earliest descriptions of schizophrenia and it is therefore instructive to consider , first , what Bleuler himself believed to be the essential features of the ‘ disease ’ that he had named . |
| 12 | Joy and delight is part of the essence of life and it is there in the depths of the soul waiting to be found . |
| 13 | This is certainly so of memory and it is so of art . |
| 14 | Thus , many manic-depressives , even in their ‘ up ’ phases , describe feelings of depression and it is probably more correct to think of their psychotic state as a whole as a rather peculiar co-existence of irritable moods . |
| 15 | Life has always been on a razor-edge of survival and it is surely important to understand those moments in the past when the organic world seemed closer than usual to obliteration . |
| 16 | ‘ Like the sonata , the concerto also has the same seriousness of purpose and it is very definitely large-scale in its emotional and musical content , in spite of being set in just one single movement . ’ |
| 17 | These acts violate the ICC Code of Conduct and it is now for the referee to take action . ’ |
| 18 | But armed forces are not known for being bastions of sentiment and it is definitely true that had the SAAF really needed to replace both types , it would have found a way to do so . |
| 19 | Royle added : ‘ Olney has taken time to settle in but he is full of running and he is now doing okay . |
| 20 | This could be dangerous from the tenant 's point of view and it is far better to settle the form of the guarantor 's covenants at the outset . |
| 21 | That is the first ground of appeal and it is obviously well founded . |
| 22 | These were the only elements on the council between which there is any contemporary suggestion of hostility and it is thus significant how evenly they were balanced on the commissions . |
| 23 | These were the only elements on the council between which there is any contemporary suggestion of hostility and it is thus significant how evenly they were balanced on the commissions . |
| 24 | There are many techniques of distraction and it is very important that you practice with different methods to discover which one works best for you . |