Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In vivo and in vitro animal studies have shown that ethanol alters the morphology and/or function of membranes of hepatocytes , erythrocytes , intestinal microvilli , and brain microsomes . |
| 2 | This may either affect the integrity of the complexes ( DMS also methylates proteins ) or , depending crucially on the composition of the binding buffer , strongly decrease the solubility and/or diffusibility of DMS and thus interfere with the final yield of the modification reaction . |
| 3 | Many of these arbitrations are about the quality and/or condition of commodities like rice or coffee . |
| 4 | Thus , a settlement might have a church , a manor house , a village green , road junction , and/or pond as foci . |
| 5 | Occupations , ethnic and religious groups , and most importantly styles of life are accorded differing degrees of prestige or esteem by members of society . |
| 6 | In some families , the question of the child 's health becomes entangled with other problems — a tense relationship between husband and wife , for example , or friction with grandparents or other relatives . |
| 7 | It is possible that there was a connection between the idea of bird epiphanies and the sacred tree cult ; birds descending from the heavens as messengers or transformations of deities were seen to alight in trees , which conferred sanctity on the trees as the act suggested that the gods themselves had chosen the trees as their shrines . |
| 8 | Under the theme ‘ Marginalisation or contacts across frontiers — the role of independent media ’ , participants passed a resolution to ask the Romanian government to issue provisional licences to community radio stations . |
| 9 | It left him sharply aware of the dichotomy Jamaica represents : between travel-folder romanticism and pleasure beaches and a watchfulness peculiar to the tropics , ‘ a disquiet that is potent and nameless ’ ; between colonial elegance and the dusky faces lurking inside dark doorways , the sudden low laugh or flash of teeth . |
| 10 | Generally a trend of sick leave or requests for transfers by other women who have worked for this person will emerge . |
| 11 | This is obviously true whether the bereavement is caused by death or separation or change of circumstances . |
| 12 | All three are inter-related , however , since State fiscal problems are in general greatest in the South , where discrimination against blacks has traditionally been greatest , and where the electoral situation for long favoured one party . |
| 13 | ( a ) a director or member of the body is or has been a director or member of a recognised body which has been the subject of an order or direction under paragraphs 18 or 21 of Schedule 2 to the Act or the recognition of which has been revoked under Rule 10 of these Rules or has expired under Rule 9 of these Rules ; or |
| 14 | Some have criticised him for not doing more to help urban California , where 80% of Latinos live . |
| 15 | At the same time , the powers of the Court or Board of Governors , with its lay representation , are being reasserted , while , in universities at feast , new small planning committees under the chairmanship of the vice-chancellor are being established . |
| 16 | It must be the concern of the minister , the church council or board of deacons , the range of organisations , the home groups and the membership as a whole . |
| 17 | A voluntary group which is a company may be regarded as ‘ influenced ’ by the local authority where both 20% or more of its voting members or board of directors are associated with the local authority and 50% or more of its business . |
| 18 | These are the four exordia or openings to books one , three , seven and nine . |
| 19 | buying or selling as agent for a client , options , future or contracts for differences unless the transaction is effected with or through and Authorised third party |
| 20 | However , assuming the properties are significant assets , a full investigation of title is to be preferred to either reliance upon a certificate from the vendor 's solicitors that the vendor has a good and marketable title ( since certificates of title are qualified and their benefit depends upon the status of the firm of solicitors providing them ) or reliance upon warranties and indemnities alone since the purchaser would rather have problems disclosed before the purchase than have to rely upon a right to sue under warranties which will be subject to general limitations . |
| 21 | The small size of the protector means that it is practical to leave radioactive tubes in it at all times , even during vortexing or addition of reagents . |
| 22 | Putative simplification strategies ( see Chapter 1 ) , such as substitution , omission , distortion or addition of phonemes . |
| 23 | Rapid agreement by the park committees and boards is the norm : the majority of proposals are approved without question : and in most other cases , negotiations lead to the agreed retention or addition of Features of conservation value . |
| 24 | Salomon Brothers Inc was lead manager with Lehman Brothers and Needham & Co as co-managers . |
| 25 | The areas of experience necessary for the full satisfaction of the Test requirements have proven very difficult to acquire over the two-year period , since what is available to the candidate is conditional upon the type of practice he is in and the volume and the quality or variety of commissions received . |
| 26 | Briefly , this meant the ability to ‘ take his work and leave it ’ : to start and finish the ploughing ; that is , to pen and shut up a furrow and leave every stetch , or parcel of furrows , straight and level and without a wrinkle to mar the whole length of it . |
| 27 | Without words , children could not use language to convey their intentions or attitudes to others . |
| 28 | For we may not be able to control the behaviour or attitudes of others , but we can modify our own responses . |
| 29 | It represented a 2.6 per cent decrease in real spending compared with the 1990 budget , and involved the recommended closure of 35 domestic military bases , the realignment or reduction of forces at a further 200 military facilities and the closure of 13 overseas bases . |
| 30 | In view of the financial risk we accept in making the guarantee we will not make any refund as a result of currency movements or reduction in costs . |