Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [verb] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | And thirdly the inducement in some countries for employers to federate was as a result of actual or threatened state intervention in the employment relationship , or sometimes because of the growing complexities of the legislative framework under which employers had to operate . |
| 2 | The impetus for employers to associate was particularly marked for those undertakings which operated in highly ( and often increasingly ) competitive product and factor markets , provided that most of the market could be covered . |
| 3 | The size of crowds assembled was considerable ; although the evidence is impressionistic they must have commonly numbered several hundreds and perhaps , on occasion , more than a thousand . |
| 4 | Attempts to organize a session of parliament — to sanction its own dissolution and call the new elections for April — failed , however , when the number of deputies attending was too small to produce a quorum . |
| 5 | Before the New World was discovered and Australian resources were opened up the only source of opals known was situated in the Libanka and Simonka mountains north of Kosice in eastern Slovakia . |
| 6 | In areas where cattle stealing was highly organized and ransoming common it is likely that the proportion of cases reported was very much smaller . |
| 7 | The quantity of animals killed was quite dramatic , and if one interpolates these figures into the nation |
| 8 | The number of sureties needed was in proportion to the sum borrowed , one housekeeper for £5 , two for £10 and so on . |
| 9 | ‘ The variety of entries received was staggering , ’ he said . |
| 10 | The sheer weight of dicta amassed was intimidating , but Mr. Ashworth conceded he could find no authority actually binding on me . |
| 11 | Bill Glazier was Palace 's aptly named and superb goalkeeper throughout most of our sojourn in Division Three , 1961–64 , and he was ever-present during our praiseworthy recovery under Dick Graham in the second half of 1962–63 , then in the magnificent promotion season of 1963–64 when the number of goals conceded was easily the lowest in our Division . |
| 12 | In the second case , the number of consonants recalled was expected to decrease as the delay increased . |
| 13 | In addition , the exact Ea copy number of the transgenic mice from other groups is not known , and/or the number of mice tested was not large . |
| 14 | As the number of Neons added was to be quite high , I decided to add them alone . |
| 15 | In the present study the number of statements required was cut to ten , because the test was just one item in rather a long interview . |
| 16 | But the number of elephants involved was 17 — not easily divisible in those proportions . |
| 17 | In comparison with the other two species of Ranunculus , R. acris and R. bulbosus present in the pasture , seed production and the numbers of seedlings observed was very small . |
| 18 | The number of years qualified was unrelated to initial skills . |
| 19 | It says the dose of steroids used was appropriate to achieve the anti-inflammatory effect required … it also says that the side effects were discussed . |
| 20 | The ratio of seats won was 17:9:1 , yet the spread of votes was much closer producing a rough ratio of 3:2 : 2 . |
| 21 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that those dramatic figures are eloquent testimony to the fact that under Labour the number of days lost was so dramatic that it resulted in near anarchy and that , as a result of our legislation , there are now proper secret ballots and democracy in the workplace ? |
| 22 | Almost always it was underlain by a passionate feeling that genuine rights were being trodden underfoot , that the structure of custom and tradition by which all but a small minority of Europeans lived was being wantonly shaken , that any increase in government activity must threaten the subject . |
| 23 | The mean number of problems mentioned was 1.5 . |
| 24 | The excitement of cattle stealing was thought by Charles Liesching to be ‘ as fascinating to the Sinhalese as to the Borderers of old ’ . |
| 25 | The attitude of more highly-educated persons towards cattle stealing was often less tolerant . |
| 26 | He assembled another group of protégés , named Bow Wow Wow , and , again with some help from Jamie Reid , launched them as ‘ pirates ’ with a campaign in support of home-taping — which the record industry was then spending thousands of pounds declaring was ‘ killing music ’ . |
| 27 | Whilst geological studies were employed during the last War , in surveys of landing beaches , roadway planning , water supply , bridges etc. , the number of geologists involved was very small , and the situation today is unlikely to be greatly different , although for security reasons the numbers are not published . |
| 28 | Whilst geological studies were employed during the last War , in surveys of landing beaches , roadway planning , water supply , bridges etc. , the number of geologists involved was very small , and the situation today is unlikely to be greatly different , although for security reasons the numbers are not published . |
| 29 | Frederica 's recall of things seen was very much less lucid and automatic than those of Stephanie or even Marcus . |
| 30 | A taste of things to come was the meeting of 258 national and European parliamentarians in Rome in November 1990 . |