Example sentences of "[adj] of local [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poll tax has succeeded in making ordinary citizens suspicious and resentful of local taxation . |
| 2 | On the coast tuna and swordfish are among the most popular of local dishes . |
| 3 | Remember in such circumstances to be careful of local food and water supplies — even cleaning your teeth in bottled water if in doubt . |
| 4 | All too often , in my experience , lack of finance frustrates the good intentions of even the most supportive of local authorities . |
| 5 | It lies on an estate run by the Ital-Reding Foundation , and its main building is the Ital-Reding mansion , built in 1609 , which combines features that are typical of local farmhouse architecture with baroque trends befitting the town houses of families of that era which had " done well " in mercenary service abroad . |
| 6 | What what what we have is a serious of local plans which include policies for protecting land and they are working perfectly well in achieving that objective . |
| 7 | Governments choosing weaker competitors , precisely because they were more accommodating of local demands for , say , ceding some of the ownership of the venture , have later regretted the choice when the firm failed in the global contest . |
| 8 | This obsession with changing its environment sometimes causes the Beaver to fall foul of local authorities , particularly when the end result obstructs the migratory routes of Salmon or leads to the flooding of woodlands and highways . |
| 9 | If America 's ‘ trade ’ balance is measured on the basis of nationality of ownership rather than residency ( ie , adding the sales , net of local purchases , of overseas subsidiaries to the recorded trade balance and deducting all intra-firm flows to avoid double counting ) , then in 1986 America 's recorded visible-trade deficit of $144 billion is transformed into a $57 billion surplus . |
| 10 | From April next year , further education and sixth form colleges will be independent of local government control . |
| 11 | On April 1 this year the college became independent of local education authority control , and since then the college 's management has been trying to introduce new employment contracts , as recommended by the College Employers ' Forum . |
| 12 | Partly by way of compensation , the government lent its favour increasingly to the allegedly more cost-effective polytechnics ( now made independent of local authorities ) , and to more practically or vocationally orientated institutions such as business schools . |
| 13 | Funding for polytechnics and colleges of higher education ( both now independent of local authorities ) comes from central government via the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council . |
| 14 | Allowing schools to become independent of local councils , by applying for Grant-Maintained status if the parents involved so wish . |
| 15 | This would also give each Park its own authority , independent of local councils ( thereby extending a system applying presently in the Lakes and the Peak ) . |
| 16 | Ours have been selected as real Italian enthusiasts , highly trained in all aspects of travel , experienced and experts in their field — full of local knowledge . |
| 17 | The winner of the Queen 's gold award for the best architectural projects of the year , Mr. Stansfield Smith — for Hampshire county council schools as it happens , an authority that is proud of local provision by an in-house organisation — has described the programme as being as much about ’ cheap politics as about cheap buildings ’ . |
| 18 | In Scotland until 1989 and in England and Wales until 1990 , the only local tax capable of local adjustment was the rate levied on occupied property . |
| 19 | Brownlow was felt by many in the group to be typical of government sponsored community economic development initiatives in that it was unrepresentative of local people in so far as local people felt excluded from the processes that were happening , even though substantial resources were being made available through the initiative . |
| 20 | It is important that expatriates be fully aware of local customs and their effects on life style . |
| 21 | The polytechnic says they 're fully aware of local objections and have revised the plans to account for them . |
| 22 | The building control officer will often be aware of local ground conditions and at the early stage of site investigation his advice will be invaluable in determining probable additional costs . |
| 23 | In office each party wants to enforce its views irrespective of local opinion ; in opposition , it is convenient to uphold the right of local councils to make their own decisions . |
| 24 | But in many booths the presiding officer is in cahoots with the capturers , or may be too terrified of local toughs to protest . |
| 25 | But the record shows clearly that they were definitely more expensive and at least as disruptive of local village life … as the earlier British programs had been . |
| 26 | Those who know anything about art are in a small minority ; those who represent the most local of local interests , the majority . |