Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe that the Minister will soon come to the London borough of Newham on an official visit to hear about our arts policy . |
| 2 | To test the assumption that patients will become unduly anxious if they are given detailed information about the risks of surgery in an attempt to obtain fully informed consent . |
| 3 | Elves are taught the arts of war from an early age and swiftly master the sword , the bow and the spear . |
| 4 | Although there is much to be said in favour of the notion of evolution by discrete jumps in plants , particularly through allopolyploidy involving small numbers of individuals , current orthodoxy holds that the greater part of speciation events occurs through the isolation of fragments of an initial population , the change of these fragments in response to the conditions in their isolation and , with the breakdown of isolation , the co-existence of the newly speciated populations in one locality . |
| 5 | In Third World countries , in particular , where governments are seeking efficient ways of adopting scientific and technological know-how , the characteristics of English as an international language already give it considerable advantage over others in the commercial competition to ‘ sell ’ such language training . |
| 6 | If we take these characteristics of perception into an organizational setting , then the verbal and non-verbal signals still provide data for interpersonal relationships . |
| 7 | That too is why we welcome the appointment by the Government of consultants to examine the feasibility of privatisation as an important step along the path of establishing ourselves as an independent business . |
| 8 | Indeed , the size of the increases , together with the publication of the Kinsey Report in 1948 ( which suggested that homosexual behaviour was more widespread than had been commonly thought ) and the media-highlighted prosecution of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu on an indecency charge in 1954 , culminated in what may reasonably be described as a ‘ moral panic ’ over homosexuality . |
| 9 | In a similar way , ‘ mat ’ might be a neutral word for you — unless , perhaps , you are a member of the Islamic faith when it may be associated with your religious observances , or ( at a lower level ) you may have just lost a great deal of money in an investment in floor coverings ! |
| 10 | Hawksmoor , who had already had a great deal of experience as an architect , was brought in as clerk of works and it is quite likely that the design was by both men . |
| 11 | Inadequate cleaning staff are in a position to do a great deal of damage to an organisation either through actual damage to the fabric or equipment or in terms of food product loss , reputation or image . |
| 12 | ‘ You can park here and see a good deal of stock in an hour or two , ’ claims Barbara Humble , who moved out from Bath two years ago . |
| 13 | Two centuries of silver from an outstanding Oxfordshire family firm . |
| 14 | It seems to be almost a perception of physics as an ‘ arts ’ subject ; indeed , Jane told me that she had been equally good at arts and sciences but had chosen sciences because of the job and university prospects . |
| 15 | In the crucial aspect of image-building , the TDC has had more to do than its regional partner in trying to alter the widely-held perception of Teesside as an area dominated by smoking chimneys . |
| 16 | His Novum Organum strengthens the perception of Hamel as an invaluable crucible of late 20th century musical thought . |
| 17 | The perception of Israel as an anti-Soviet bastion has persisted . |
| 18 | Fears of recession which heightened the perception of silver as an industrial metal and heavy over-supply over an extended period , caused prices to plummet to below $4.00 a troy ounce in mid-December for the first time in fifteen years . |
| 19 | This perception of Reagan as an ideologue had its beneficial side for ‘ the strong beliefs that made many voters fearful of Reagan also attracted voters to him , since they suggested leadership and decis-iveness — qualities widely felt to be lacking in the Carter presidency ’ . |
| 20 | Evaluations of Soviet society inevitably focus on whether a ruling group that does not own , but controls , property , receiving a salary rather than extracting surplus for its own use , can legitimately be called a ruling class in a Marxist sense in which class depends on the ownership of the means of production and the extraction of surplus from an exploited class . |
| 21 | These phrases do , however , have the ring of truth in an aesthetic sense — or rather there was an aesthetic process involved which had to some extent its own story . |
| 22 | There are three basic methods of communication within an organisation , and managers must decide which is most appropriate in each circumstance : oral ( meetings , telephone , lectures , interviews ) ; written ( letters , reports , telex ) ; or mass ( notice-board , news-sheet , magazines , tapes , slides , films ) . |
| 23 | Players were grilled about methods of payments in an exercise lasting over two hours . |
| 24 | I mentioned earlier that contempt is not solely concerned with protecting the administration of justice in an individual case . |
| 25 | Part II of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 , which consolidated existing powers of search and seizure and created some new powers , is to some the final demolition of the ‘ Englishman 's castle ’ , whilst to others it represents a balance between the individual 's right to privacy and the public interest in the administration of justice in an age of rampant crime . |
| 26 | Light , free manoeuvrability also helps to avoid the telegraphing of techniques to an opponent . |
| 27 | For example , the lord was entitled to payment on succession of land to an heir , and to the right of escheat if a tenant died without an heir , which meant that land reverted to him . |
| 28 | Cash warning : Police warned people not to keep large amounts of cash in their homes after the theft of £740 from an 84-year-old man kicked by burglars at his Bromborough Road , Bebington , home . |
| 29 | Furthermore , in times of economic constraints , the incorporation of aspects of an economics-based strategy may be beneficial . |
| 30 | ( An online search of the LISA database found no mention of Hand as an author , and it is therefore concluded that , unfortunately , Hand 's valuable work reported in his thesis remains unpublished ) . |