Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun] is the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commercial fishing has recently been developed and the export of prawns is the principal foreign exchange earner ( providing US$39,400,000 of a total of $101,100,000 in 1989 ) . |
| 2 | Access : High in the NW of Scotland is the thriving fishing port of Lockinver and turn off as for Stoerhead lighthouse . |
| 3 | The association of ideas is the cement that forms the fabric of the human intellect ’ ( p.56 ) . |
| 4 | And since the perception of fairness is the acid test for democracy — the very basis of its legitimacy — the unfairness argument overrules all others . |
| 5 | The mental progression from creativity to the perception of beauty is the essence of the peak experience . |
| 6 | It may be that under certain circumstances one of the alternative methods of valuation is the most appropriate . |
| 7 | Neo-conservative philosophers asserted that ‘ the consciousness of nationhood is the highest form of political consciousness ’ ( see Gilroy , 1987 , p. 44 ) . |
| 8 | It is important to understand this context of Paul 's teaching , for a deep understanding of the adequacy of Christ is the setting in which these relationships are meant to function and grow . |
| 9 | A SUCCESSION of flowers is the life-blood of most gardens but the foliage of trees and shrubs , together with perennials and grasses , can give colour and texture throughout the year . |
| 10 | Section 15(1) enacts that ‘ notwithstanding anything in any other enactment , a claim under the Act shall not be entertained after the expiration of 30 years from the date of the occurrence which gives rise to the claim , or , where that occurrence was a continuing one , or was one of a succession of occurrences all attributable to a particular happening ’ on a particular site , the date of the last event in the course of that occurrence or succession of occurrences is the relevant one . |
| 11 | The President of Iceland is the Grand Master of the Order . |
| 12 | But the most serious fault with the modern legend of Eleanor of Aquitaine is the contrast drawn between her and her husband . |
| 13 | But theft of clients is the norm in the industry , and is rarely the reason for anyone being sacked . |
| 14 | One of the uncertainties of the assessment of future loss of earnings is the future rate of tax . |
| 15 | But just as the loss of self is the precondition for the discovery of a more ‘ real ’ because unconflicted , unrepressed self , so the precondition for pastoral sublimity is the loss of history , and once again the landscape which crystallizes desire , in such remarkable images , is also effaced by it : |
| 16 | But perhaps the loss of Speed is the biggest worry , his late runs into the box , power in the air and explosive finishing have resulted in the goals from midfield completely drying up . |
| 17 | Loss of esteem is signalled by his derisive laughter and loss of security is the words ‘ You 're fired ’ . |
| 18 | Although the main result of dyslexia is the inability to read , there is a hidden problem in the damage dyslexia does to a child 's confidence , said Mr Bland . |
| 19 | The Centre was established in October 1983 and the overall direction of the five-year programme of work is the responsibility of Professor David Robinson , at the University of Hull and Professor Alan Maynard at the University of York . |
| 20 | The study of evolution is the study of history , not of the working out of some mathematical programme of progress towards complexity or a Teilhardian urge to evolutionary perfection . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , the very fact that the study of inequality is the central issue means that there have been a great variety of competing theories and concepts attempting to describe and explain it . |
| 22 | At the heart of the study of history is the question , " How do I know this is true ? " |
| 23 | An often neglected part of the study of policy is the examination of its implementation . |
| 24 | Sometimes the concept has connotations of exploitative leadership , as in Lasswell 's famous definition : ‘ The study of politics is the study of influence and the influential … |
| 25 | for if the cases of which Goodman v. Mayor of Saltash is the type are to be retained as legally charitable — and there is good a priori reason for retaining them — public benefit is the inevitable foundation of this head of charity . |
| 26 | Perhaps more depressing than actual shortages of provision is the tendency to alienate the old in contemporary society . |
| 27 | The variability of Q is the subject of Chapter 19 . |
| 28 | The variability of V is the subject of this section . |
| 29 | A lack of response would suggest that the high concentration of alcohol is the principal factor . |
| 30 | It is also a vindication of the lesson Weill , though one of Berlin 's most intellectual musicians , had taken from his mentor : ‘ My teacher Busoni , at the end of his life , hammered into me one basic truth which he had arrived at after 50 years pure aestheticism — the fear of triviality is the greatest handicap for the modern artist , it is the main reason why ‘ modern ’ music got more and more removed from reality . ’ |