Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1920s and 1930s are just as notable for resistance to incursions from the peripheries of the discipline , as for the rise of Scrutiny . |
| 2 | The stars of either sex clustered in twos or threes , massing their power , or strode out alone , shining soloists , while the less attractive gathered for protection in groups outside the offices of some religious or political organization . |
| 3 | For instance , Tomsk , founded in 1604 on the orders of Tsar Boris Godunov , around 60 kilometres from the confluence of the Ob and Tom rivers , ‘ served as a defensive post for protection against attacks by the local population and for subjecting them to the payment of yasak ’ . |
| 4 | It also inhibits motor activity induced by rectal distention and increases sensory thresholds for defaecation in patients with the irritable bowel syndrome . |
| 5 | The European Commission has adopted draft legislation on integrated pollution prevention and control aimed at achieving " a balanced system for reduction of emissions from industrial installations into the air , water and soil " . |
| 6 | The domestic car manufacturing industry , heavily protected since the 1950s , had already begun to face some competition from imports when quotas were partially lifted in July 1990 [ see also p. 38002 for reduction in tariffs on imports ] . |
| 7 | The superhelical densities indicated correspond to those observed under the ionic strength conditions used in the transcription assays ( see Methods , section for preparation of plasmids with different superhelical densities ) . |
| 8 | To explore the feasibility and value of County-endorsed , criterion-referenced Certificates in Library and Study Skills for award for pupils in secondary schools . |
| 9 | Through exposure to children on school practice , through attending lectures , writing essays and being reasonably responsible in college we would ( he said ) be ready , in two years , to enter teaching . |
| 10 | Just as Chairman of governors of the local boys school , we 've er , as Mr knows only too well , have written on a number of occasions erm saying how soon will the er these measures be brought forward , and I welcome them and er hope that we will agree them . |
| 11 | It is tempting to compare the role of the Commissioner with that of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Commission for Racial Equality , bodies that are empowered to support individual cases in connection with complaints about discrimination on grounds of sex or race respectively . |
| 12 | Does this at least then mean a reprieve for ROI in terms of short-run performance measurement ? |
| 13 | The term ‘ cloning ’ refers to a method of asexual reproduction , such as grafting of varieties of apples , whereby all offspring are exact genetic replicas of the parent stock . |
| 14 | For change of parties on application , see Chapter 5 . |
| 15 | One does not get a sense of a strong need for support from parents to children to be reciprocated — certainly not in the short term , and possibly not in the long term either . |
| 16 | Abrams believed neighbouring to hang on a dilemma which those who live near to each other have between the need for support in times of crisis and the need for privacy . |
| 17 | If you are taking a year out , you may apply for admission via UCAS in the normal way during that year . |
| 18 | She was also a leader in the struggle for admission of women to fellowship in the London Chemical Society . |
| 19 | then entrance requirements for SCE candidates and GCE candidates separately : these include the normal minimum grades required for admission in terms of SCE Highers or GCE A-levels , and any specific subject qualifications required ( such as Higher or A-level Physics for entry to degrees in Engineering ) . |
| 20 | This will not , however , address the deficiencies of local storage facilities on those occasions , such as immunisation of children at school , when vaccines need to be transported to other sites . |
| 21 | In accordance with Section 384 ( 1 ) of the Companies Act 1985 , Grant Thornton offer themselves for re-appointment as Auditors of the Company . |
| 22 | In accordance with Section 385 of the Companies Act 1985 , Grant Thornton offer themselves for re-appointment as Auditors of the Company . |
| 23 | Product-container compatibility includes all possible interactions between product and container such as absorption of constituents of the product by the container , leaching of constituents of the container by the product , corrosion or other adverse effects of the product on the container and the barrier properties of the container ; that is , its effectiveness in protecting the contents from the adverse effects of atmospheric oxygen and/or water vapour and in retaining water and other volatile constituents of the product . |
| 24 | The sample will not be random , but will be selected to be representative of children in special schools for EBD in terms of social , gender distribution and behaviour problems described by teachers at the time of referral . |
| 25 | It is also understood that these Biros were capable of telepathically transmitting their cries for freedom to companions of their tormentors , with the result that these would remark , for no logical reason , ‘ You look a right prat with that thing hanging round your neck , throw it away . ’ |
| 26 | Every bootie is tested for freedom from leaks by inflating with compressed air while being stood in a bath of water , but damage by nipping or cutting can occur when the booties are being fitted into the boot . |
| 27 | I am writing in the reply to the ongoing correspondence and discussions between yourselves and various departments within the Council regarding your application for funding for repairs to the building in Garden Terrace Road . |
| 28 | McPherson , who has every intention of returning to Burnbrae next season , if he can manage it , turns out for West against Watsonians at Myreside tomorrow where the home side will have the considerable assistance of Gavin Hastings , who will spend a nail-biting weekend as he waits to hear if he is to captain the Lions , the squad being announced on Monday . |
| 29 | In thus questioning whether poverty should be defined as existence in conditions below the barest subsistence minimum , or whether a higher minimum standard should be established in the interests of humanity and of aiming for high national standards of comfort and efficiency , Bowley and his colleagues raised for the first time some of the problems concerning the definition of poverty , which have remained at issue ever since . |
| 30 | It prefers to publish Charters laying the onus for provision of services on others . |