Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first is what Hallam[00] has termed the ‘ Revolution in the earth sciences ’ ( the word ‘ revolution ’ in his title implying a Kuhnian view of the transformation ) : the acceptance of plate tectonic evidence for the movements of continents , and the opening and closing of oceans . |
| 2 | The first is what Hallam has termed the ‘ revolution in the earth sciences ’ ( the word ‘ revolution ’ in his title implying a Kuhnian view of the transformation ) : the acceptance of plate tectonic evidence for the movements of continents , and the opening and closing of oceans . |
| 3 | Over the centuries all the world 's religions have accumulated vast amounts of scriptures , as generation after generation struggled with the problems of defining an ever-growing variety of gods ; of endeavouring to explain the origins of the earth and the universe , ; of setting out independently the rights and wrongs of almost everything , ; of justifying caste systems and privilege by birth ; of seeking to instil a belief in an afterlife ; of explaining the complexities of simple and compound reincarnation , ; of building an hierarchy , sometimes with well-paid officers , ; of introducing rituals , rules and forms of worship , and combating ever growing scepticism until the whole world and all life would seem to be in existence solely for the purpose of providing space for this monstrous dumping ground for the products of centuries of speculative and ineffective effort . |
| 4 | In Devon and Cornwall indeed there seems to have been a long tradition of piratical and privateering activity in addition to legitimate trade , which may well have laid the foundation for the activities of seamen from this part of the country in the Elizabethan age ( 63 , pp.159–60 ) . |
| 5 | Established methods of keeping traffic out of residential areas have been avoided in the model towns , for the disadvantages of barriers and one-way systems are now well known . |
| 6 | Prices range from around £200 for the 24″ × 20″ × 12″ tank , cabinet and hood to around £800 for a six foot size . |
| 7 | Their religious faith has sustained them in sickness , and in health has prompted concern for the ills of others . |
| 8 | However , the general principle of liability for the acts of others to which my hon. and learned Friend referred is not at all out of line with the Theft Act 1968 . |
| 9 | How should society make plans today for the quantities of goods to be produced and consumed in the future ? |
| 10 | Travellers along the other road would recognise that , for the historical reasons identified by Dixon J. in Yerkey v. Jones , 63 C.L.R. 649 , equity has in the past treated married women differently and more tenderly than other third parties who provide security for the debts of others . |
| 11 | Organised in regular gangs or teams on the model of seasonal harvesters , led by an elected captain who negotiated terms and shared out the proceeds of the contract , poor peasants from Italy , Croatia or Ireland would criss-cross continents or even oceans to provide labour for the builders of towns , factories or railways . |
| 12 | It is necessary therefore for the providers of funds to understand the ploys that will be used to obtain funds in what some authors term ‘ the budget game ’ . |
| 13 | This implies that allowance must be made for the effects of changes in volume on price volatility when studying the volatility-maturity relationship . |
| 14 | He ruled that damages were due for the effects of surfactants but not for a small presence of phosphates . |
| 15 | ELEVEN people were treated for the effects of fumes after a truckload of chemicals caught fire yesterday at the M62-A1 junction in West Yorks . |
| 16 | Provision for the effects of transfers of employees and liabilities in respect of them under the Transfer of Undertakings ( Protection of Employment ) Regulations 1981 and transfers of pension rights . |
| 17 | We had a basic training for , for the , for the arms for weapons drill and erm , course none of us had ever er had a rifle in our hands until this , never mind fired one . |
| 18 | Since few agencies can readily bring such expertise together unless they frequently make different cross-sectional studies , there is considerable demand for the resources of firms providing market research and attitudinal survey expertise . |
| 19 | Simple strips , narrow or wide , make beautiful bound edges for the hems of skirts , necklines or sleeves . |
| 20 | Many initial questions concerned excessive transport congestion for the users of cities , and the renewed need for planned decentralization of people and growth . |
| 21 | For the users of products or services , clarity is the important aspect of corporate identity . |
| 22 | The road serves the village of Barashevo and sometimes the civilians have to stand behind the lines of the guards and wait for the columns of criminals to go by before they can proceed on their way . |
| 23 | A case could be made for a deep psychic need in people the world over for the manifestations of monsters in varying horrific forms . |
| 24 | Local authorities have three major sources of income : rates , payments for the provisions of services and government grants . |
| 25 | The rules for the cameras in committees are essentially the same as in the House , except that it is recognised that it is not possible to exclude shots showing the public , especially those sitting behind the witnesses in a select committee . |
| 26 | But these commissions , mostly for the originals of jokes and cartoons which Willis had managed in former times to sell to magazines , had grown fewer and fewer in the last ten years , as , indeed , had the drawings themselves . |
| 27 | This method is used for the reactions of metals and acids and the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide . |
| 28 | The rules of an artificial formal logic will not guide one in the search for the natures of things . |
| 29 | AMES began to win recognition as an organization , fighting for the interests of women from the exploited classes . |
| 30 | It constitutes an economic order which encourages trust and responsibility for the interests of others — a form of solidarity . |