Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] of [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | This is obviously true whether the bereavement is caused by death or separation or change of circumstances . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Putative simplification strategies ( see Chapter 1 ) , such as substitution , omission , distortion or addition of phonemes . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Secondly , a company 's articles could not require more than a 50% majority for the appointment or removal of directors , nor confer on holders of a particular class of shares an exclusive right to nominate directors . |
| 16 | Below the ‘ tambour ’ was a sliding panel which could be raised and lowered ‘ to facilitate the addition or removal of conveniences without disturbing the traveller . ’ |
| 17 | The exclusion of wills and conveyancing originated in a recommendation of the Legal Aid Scrutiny that public money should be directed towards the enforcement or defence of rights and not simply to enable clients to arrange their own affairs . |
| 18 | It is often possible to effect change by apparently recommending the continuation or intensification of interactions that are at the root of family problems . |
| 19 | It has to be admitted however , that the evidence from the former site is not clear enough , or the obvious affinities specific enough , to posit a direct ( i.e. physical link , of travelling craftsmen , or swapping of drawings ) link between the two sites . |
| 20 | They were composed of three members : a chairman and two members , one a representative of workers , the other drawn from a panel of persons appearing ‘ to have knowledge or experience of conditions in the area to which the panel relates and of the problems of people living on low incomes ’ . |
| 21 | Members are appointed by the President from those considered to ‘ have knowledge or experience of conditions in the area and to be representative of persons living or working in the area ’ ( Social Security Act 1975 , Sched. 10 , para. ( 2 ) ) . |
| 22 | If you are a teacher , put a copy of the catalogue on your notice-board an give one to your colleagues , head teacher or chairman of governors . |
| 23 | Billig 's research ( 1978 ) on adult National Front members revealed a complexity of attitudes and practices which belies what is , ironically enough , a social scientific stereotype of the strongly prejudiced individual who operates with a rigid set or framework of categories . |
| 24 | That makes nonsense of the planning procedure and adds to the difficulties of the local objectors , which already include the 9 kg of paper produced by the roads directorate in Scotland , so that no proper analysis or preparation of arguments can be done in advance . |
| 25 | This together with the oldest farmsteads and cottages is built in whole or part of cobbles . |
| 26 | The term " trade description " is defined comprehensively in s2(1) as follows : A trade description is an indication , direct or indirect , and by whatever means given , of any of the following matters with regard to any goods or part of goods , that is to say , ( a ) quantity , size of gauge ; ( b ) method of manufacture , production , processing or reconditioning ; ( c ) composition ; ( d ) fitness of purpose , strength , performance , behaviour or accuracy ; ( e ) any physical characteristics not included in the preceding paragraphs ; ( f ) testing by any person and results thereof ; ( g ) approval by any person or conformity with a type approved by any person ; ( h ) place or date of manufacture , production , processing or reconditioning ; ( i ) person by whom manufactured , produced , processed or reconditioned ; ( j ) other history , including previous ownership or use . |
| 27 | Substitution items can be whole words , or part of words where affixes form part of the frame as in following example from Xavante ( Brazil ) : In this example , is the frame , meaning " this is " , and meaning " my " , and being a possessive affix to the substitution item . |
| 28 | No book or course of lectures can substitute for experience , but as you learn the vernacular and gain confidence in your practical ability , you can derive both inspiration and a sense of direction through reading the works of wise men . |
| 29 | This is only a bar to registration if the first mark is registered in respect of " the same goods or description of goods " . |
| 30 | Central to any definition of apraxia is the idea that any paralysis or weakness of limbs is insufficient to account for the movement disorder . |