Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] of life " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Twentieth Century-Fox agreed to this but made Crawford sign a legal document making him personally responsible for any resulting injury or loss of life . |
| 2 | The intellectual stance that is taken by a friend on various issues of life should be understood because meaningful friendship is difficult between people who do not know , do not care about or can not comprehend the other 's thoughts or philosophy of life . |
| 3 | The concept of consciousness as the fluid , or fuel of life , forms the solid foundation upon which Eastern esoteric wisdom is constructed . |
| 4 | There was no sound or sign of life other than the scolding of blackbirds and the sudden dash of a startled fawn that had been grazing absorbedly on the fresh grass at the forest edge . |
| 5 | The interest which is most frequently , though not exclusively , excluded from participation is one based on feelings of ‘ public concern ’ , for example , over the environment , or quality of life , as opposed to private , property-related interests , or the public interest , which is articulated by professional public administrators . |
| 6 | For example , with scant evidence that either length or quality of life is enhanced by coronary artery bypass surgery , American surgeons are four times more likely than Canadian surgeons to perform this procedure on patients aged over 75 . |
| 7 | Most of these minor illnesses last only a few days or weeks : what are needed , therefore , are the measures quality of life days or quality of life weeks . |
| 8 | In summary , chemotherapy is effective in a small proportion of patients with gastric cancer , but does not provide substantial improvements in the length or quality of life in most . |
| 9 | Organisers of the Women 's Festival are looking for the woman who has done most for the welfare , health or quality of life of women in the town in the last year . |
| 10 | If your actions or way of life are , in fact , the ones which seem best and most appropriate , then do ignore all other opinions . |
| 11 | A common function or way of life often demands the same or similar structure . |
| 12 | ‘ I work with 15 other Turks , and we do n't talk about our work or way of life to anybody . |
| 13 | The relativism of values seems so sensible and convincing until we reflect on what this implies , namely that what we feel passionately about with regard to truth or justice or purpose of life has no justification apart from the fact that we happen to think like this . |
| 14 | I wanted it to be over , to return to the innocence and freedom of life before the kidnap , for John to be safe , for us all to know some kind of certainty instead of this constant doubt and anxiety , to be able to think of the future again . |
| 15 | Concern about the destructiveness of human nature is paralleled by awareness of the enormity of global evil and suffering , aggravated by the potential powers now within human grasp , and has been augmented by the speed and change of life and the challenges and displacements this brings . |
| 16 | Consequently , the doctor may appear to play the role of God , the giver and taker of life . |
| 17 | She will be able to give you a great deal too , if you are prepared to open your mind to her memories and experience of life , realising the significance of her ‘ past ’ to your ‘ present ’ ; and when you understand that the old are by no means always on the receiving end of their relationships , then you are ready to assemble the love , time , patience and energy you have to offer , and decide on the best way of presenting them . |
| 18 | In 1947 , three particularly spectacular shipboard explosions occurred , two in Texas City and one in Brest , with massive damage and loss of life . |
| 19 | As well as the extreme distress and loss of life this condition can cause , the hospital costs of dealing with the fractures are some £160 million a year , and a fifth of orthopaedic beds are occupied by such cases . |
| 20 | Obviously it was not abolished , and there were further reports of revelling and drunkenness , not to mention bloodshed and loss of life . |
| 21 | Normally referred to as ‘ incident reporting systems ’ , the basic reasoning is that incidents warn of shortcomings in aviation practice which will develop into possible accidents and loss of life or injury if preventive action is not taken . |
| 22 | These are causing massive suffering and loss of life in Angola , Ethiopia , Liberia , Mali , Mozambique , Somalia , South Africa , Sudan , Togo and Zaire . |
| 23 | In 1953 , the coastal region was the site of one of Britain 's worst natural disasters when the tide surged in and caused extensive flooding and loss of life . |
| 24 | Secondly , the imprint of the First World War , with its wholesale destruction and loss of life , stamped the survivors with a strong conviction that such a war must never happen again . |
| 25 | A reservoir 1,400 feet above sea level and holding 200 million gallons of water burst and caused great devastation and loss of life . |
| 26 | Demonstrations and disorders continued , some of them involving firearms , explosives and loss of life ; the decision of the Congress of People 's Deputies to elect an Azerbaijani as well as an Armenian to represent the region in the new Supreme Soviet aroused particular indignation . |
| 27 | The streets of Cairo , the squalor of its slums , the pain and ineptitude of life , find no echo here . |
| 28 | If therefore , there were cycles within the greater Mind itself , geared towards a regulation and administration of life upon our planet , then we can begin to see how enigmas such as apparent geographical inheritance can be understood . |
| 29 | President Carter 's background and philosophy of life made him ill suited to the demands of presidential government . |
| 30 | A different approach to evaluating the balance between quality and quantity of life is to ask the patient . |