Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | The four most common reasons for resistance to change are : |
| 2 | If the advantages of decentralization of decision making are to be preserved , firms must be able to operate within a set of rules for competition that enable them to identify what strategies are likely to attract scrutiny , and what strategies they can pursue without hindrance . |
| 3 | Hard work , thrift , and the enjoyment of income earned are the hallmark of the " protestant work ethic " that is still characteristic of many western societies . |
| 4 | The effects of exposure to light are difficult to accelerate in the laboratory . |
| 5 | Yet the amounts of money involved are small — the 66 per cent APR represents a charge for credit of only about 10p to 20p a week , on the amount commonly borrowed . |
| 6 | Details of any errors which may occur and the possible course of action to follow are given in Section 10.2.7 . |
| 7 | Details of any errors which may occur and the possible course of action to follow are given in Section 10.3.7 . |
| 8 | Details of any errors which may occur and the possible course of action to follow are given in Section 10.4.7 . |
| 9 | If curricular decision-making can be described in this way , then we need to consider whether the processes of review advocated are suitable for such a fundamental task . |
| 10 | The problems of criterion referencing are considerable in relation to the benefits claimed : a structuring of the learning environment for pupils ; a focusing on objectives for teachers ; providing more information about what pupils know and can do . |
| 11 | The results obtained in the surveys should allow forecasting of the usage for a works in which the processes and the type of fabric treated are known . |
| 12 | Factors such as the amount of exercise required are important , because if the dog does not receive adequate exercise it is likely to become destructive and bored around the house . |
| 13 | The mosque of the sixteenth-century Al-Ghouri , the last of the great Mameluk sultans , is in very poor condition : the minaret has moved and many areas of marble facing are loose . |
| 14 | Other cases of blend dare are not so easy to categorize . |
| 15 | Of course , not all cases of vehicle taking are so serious : our whole approach to sentencing — brought to fruition in last Session 's Criminal Justice Act — is to have a range of custodial and exacting community penalties graduated to fit the seriousness of the offence . |
| 16 | The principles of law involved are discussed in section 8.3 of this chapter . |
| 17 | The defences that have been used to justify the campaign of law breaking are disgraceful . |
| 18 | But the structures of inference involved are not so easily captured by the dualistic thinking spoken of earlier . |
| 19 | On the debit side of the cash book all amounts of cash received are shown in the cash column , and all amounts banked are shown in the bank column . |
| 20 | The source , immunoglobulin subclass , and dilution of antibody used are shown in Table II . |
| 21 | The sources of metal used are very difficult to determine . |
| 22 | However , the forms and levels of deviation mentioned are those likely to occur — on the surface or as underlying factors in many cases which come to the attention of social services . |
| 23 | to state what documents relevant to the proceedings to which the Letter of Request relates are , or have been , in his possession , custody or power ; or |
| 24 | Of course , often when moral arguments such as the above favouring the regulation of insider dealing are advocated , those who support unfettered dealing shift the emphasis to questions of economic efficiency , proof , and enforcement . |
| 25 | Techniques of consumer targeting are an important additional input to market analysis , segmentation and planning . |
| 26 | These techniques of consumer targeting are now so widely applied that a separate chapter must be devoted to them . |
| 27 | Clearly , therefore , factors other than the cumulative amount of alcohol consumed are involved in determining which patients develop liver disease . |
| 28 | Clearly some sensory input is necessary , but this and the amount of thought required are rather small in comparison with the motor response required . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , it is likely that the qualitative features of DNA binding are the same . |
| 30 | the styles of music making are wide ranging and adequately cater for ethnic/folk and Scottish music , thus dispensing with the need to have separate descriptors for these categories ; |