Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the slopes are grassy , and thickets of brambles , stands of alexander with dark , shiny green leaves , clumps of elder and the Japanese spindle , offer shelter to migrating birds . |
| 2 | The German Federal Bank raised its discount rate from 6 to 6.5 per cent on Jan. 31 to combat the risks of inflation and the costs of unification . |
| 3 | On the whole she has been more attentive to the requirements of the arts of self-presentation and the requirements of the mass media and public relations than other leaders like Heath , Callaghan , and Foot . |
| 4 | Much is now known about the biological characteristics of pathogens and the epidemiology of infection , and successful methods have been developed which can inhibit the growth and spread , and harmful effects of these organisms . |
| 5 | Fiat countered by proposing to merge Alfa with its own Lancia subsidiary and claimed that : ‘ Our aim is to create a company specialising in high performance prestige cars with the sporty , aggressive characteristics of Alfa and the luxurious comfort of Lancia ; a company which can put itself and Fiat at the top of the European car market . ’ |
| 6 | Thus the old tradition of pilgrimage , peregrinatio , spawned or became united to the new kind of military adventure we call the crusade ; and the resources of the roads and waterways of Europe and the Near East were strained to the uttermost to meet the insatiable demands of these adventurous travellers . |
| 7 | These soft facts include the sorts of things that the people in the problem area are worried about , the social roles which the people within the situation think are important , and the sort of behaviour which is expected of people in these roles . |
| 8 | Well , there was a time when it was a bolt from the blue , yes , I mean I 've known for a week or two , but we were delighted to receive it , er we do n't er , it is something that we said months ago that we supported the N H S Lottery because we do feel that money can be raised in this way painlessly towards particularly research and the sorts of things that the N H S on the whole has never really supported fully . |
| 9 | Well er we , we 've taken a , a , a policy view over the years because the group has a number of er very attractive er products and , and , and , and shareholders have frequently asked if was possible erm , to have concessions in all sorts of areas and the view we 've taken is that it involves a , a , a , a , a great deal of administration and that our real job is to er increase the profits of the business er , a as well as we can and then to pay dividends to the shareholders erm who will er , er , then use that money er , hopefully to buy a good number of our products . |
| 10 | The sorts of activities that the Bible warns us against would include : |
| 11 | Except in their occasional introductions , science textbooks do not describe the sorts of problems that the professional may be asked to solve and the variety of techniques available for their solution . |
| 12 | This practice supports T. S. Kuhn 's ( 1963 ) argument that science textbooks ‘ do not describe the sorts of problems that the professional may be asked to solve and the variety of techniques available for their solution ’ but rather they ‘ exhibit concrete problem-solutions that the profession has come to accept as paradigms ’ which the student is expected to solve for himself ( or herself ) in the laboratory . |
| 13 | That centre for one of the staff who work there , make quite profound impact on the quality of life for many people living on our estates and I can not see anything more short sighted than denying access to the sorts of services and the sorts of pleasures that people can get from use of a community centre like that by cutting back on staffing so that we ca n't actually use the capital resources that we 've b the capital that we 've invested in facilities like that . |
| 14 | Try experiments to find out how well you can eliminate outside influences , using all sorts of conditions until the technique is perfected . |
| 15 | There was two of them w wi with a Range Rover the other morning er with all sorts of notices and the following morning they had a motorcyclist er hidden behind the hedge as it were er that seemed to obviously put things right for a couple of days . |
| 16 | Counselling can help all sorts of crises and the reactions they cause . |
| 17 | Surely you see a difference between me , who wrote long , incoherent , and enthusiastic letters , enjoyed perfectly the songs of birds and the sight of a sundown , believed in the possibility of perfect happiness , perfect beauty , perfect purity , and a perfect world , all perfected , too , by that thing Nature which was so real to me ; a difference between me then and thus , and what I am now , dull unenthusiastic , unimaginative , but more coherent and prudent , though still imprudent enough to write such things as that Sonnet , which even you esteem bad , I think … . |
| 18 | Those were the days before the songs of support and the concerted chanting . |
| 19 | ‘ Within that secure framework for a free press , Parliament can settle without conflict such issues as intrusions of privacy and the definition of the public interest , and self-regulation can maintain the proper day-to-day relationship between the press and society . ’ |
| 20 | The great stone Cathedrals of Apulia have suffered from neglect over the centuries of impoverishment since the Norman civilisation crumbled , also from alterations and additions in eighteenth century Baroque work . |
| 21 | Deaf people in particular aggrieved and angered by centuries of neglect and the slowness of their advance in more recent times , were beginning to demand changes in their conditions as their right and no longer as an act of grace . |
| 22 | His cries became screams of pain when the branch whipped against his face , causing blood to spurt from his nose , staining his shirt with crimson raindrops . |
| 23 | She was lavishly dressed in costumes by Yves St Laurent of Paris and Valentino of Rome , and the film was shot in the beautiful settings of Cannes and the French Riviera , but Crawford soon realized that his co-star was no actress . |
| 24 | ‘ I hate being called Kate , ’ said Catriona in Jean 's accent , flicking her fingers and pouting , which inspired a rash of imitations of Rose-Marie and the French in general . |
| 25 | The demand must include an explanation to the debtor of the purpose of it and the fact that if he does not comply with it , bankruptcy proceedings may be commenced against him , the time within which and the methods of compliance and the right to apply to the court for the demand to be set aside . |
| 26 | Changes in methods of firing and the growing popularity of Raku have altered all this , and whether you immerse the object in sawdust , and then set fire to the lot , or just sprinkle sawdust on the newlyfired and still hot piece , the subtleties in surface texture can be extremely rewarding . |
| 27 | The controversy regarding treatment should not be allowed to detract from screening as improvements in current methods of treatment and the introduction of new strategies in management are likely to emerge ; it serves to make the point that a randomised controlled trial comparing the different methods of treatment and non-treatment should also be instituted . |
| 28 | We 've er added extra staff in , in er credit control departments where it 's been necessary and by a process of education , at every Pearson seminar we rang home the message of the importance of cash and James provides examples of different methods of operating and the effect it has on cash and what happened to market share ? |
| 29 | During the engagement a ‘ control log ’ should be maintained which includes details of the parties identified , those contacted ( or responding to advertisements ) , the dates and methods of contact and the proposed next step . |
| 30 | The majority of contemporary social anthropologists regards the distinction between " primitive " man and man in general as anachronistic and untenable , yet to the newcomer it must seem that their methods of research and the themes to which they devote most of their attention take this distinction for granted . |