Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun sg] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Furthermore , the characteristics of pill users no longer observed were similar to never users no longer observed , so comparison between contraceptive groups also remains valid .
2 There can be little doubt that a GIS approach has wide applicability in all sorts of location problems where the goal is to minimize ( rather than , as conventionally , maximize ) accessibility to a population .
3 A sharp knife : There are all sorts of d-i-y jobs where a sharp knife is invaluable — laying floorcoverings , cutting electric flex , trimming roller blind fabric and the like .
4 It was in part dissatisfaction with the methods of elite theories as well as with its conclusions that led to the development of pluralism in political science ; this we now go on to consider .
5 But what comes across from the letters is an overwhelming ignorance about female physiology and sexuality , the difficulty of gaining access to information , and a lack of privacy in their homes that would have rendered the use of female methods of birth control extremely difficult .
6 The aim of this chapter is merely to draw the attention of the reader to some of the main methods of odour abatement currently available , bearing in mind that successful abatement may require a combination of the methods described below .
7 2 of the biggest manufacturers of video games both say they print advice on epilepsy with their games .
8 Can you recommend some manufacturers of baby carriers so that I can bring my son along too ?
9 The little blobs of phosphorus flare briefly as they fly off dangerously in various directions .
10 Anybody seeing this operation in the modern bottling halls of Champagne houses today will find it difficult to imagine that it was in regular use a hundred years ago , yet the two pioneers of the à la glace system , Moët & Chandon and Perrier Jouët , both introduced the process in 1891 , independently of each other , and five years before it was patented by Walfart on 14 November 1896 .
11 Not approvingly , because that world of brokers and bankers and speculators , piling their insubstantial castles of paper money ever higher , was foreign to him — and judging by the look on his face , anathema .
12 So , because of the silver mines which it controlled , Thasos was — considerations of league discipline apart — too important to be allowed to slip the leash ( 465 ) .
13 This success is something to share with the company 's business partners , host economies , shareholders , employees and , of course , drinkers of quality beers all over the world .
14 MARGARET THATCHER said yesterday she intends to maintain Britain 's opposition to sanctions against South Africa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference later this month .
15 If Mr Meacher is not the man to bang the heads of union leaders together , then surely Mr Kinnock is .
16 Finally he argues the need ‘ to bang the heads of union leaders together ’ to resolve these issues .
17 Mainstream teachers and heads of language departments often seem to be lacking in knowledge of their pupils ' languages .
18 The indomethacin induced increase in cyclosporin A toxicity to the pancreas is associated with raised whole blood concentrations of cyclosporin A possibly resulting from an interference with P-450 dependent hepatic drug metabolism by indomethacin .
19 Korean capital , has one of the highest concentrations of sulphur dioxide anywhere in the world .
20 The government was warned by scientists of the UK Photochemical Oxidants Group , responsible for the report on nitrogen oxides , that many urban , and some rural areas , have atmospheric concentrations of nitrogen dioxide greatly in excess of critical levels as set by the UN Economic Commission for Europe .
21 At the moment , though , understanding of the regional impacts of climate change really is not good enough to persuade countries to rush into costly agreements on strengthening food stocks .
22 People understand their own and other people 's lives not just in terms of class fractions or units of labour power even if they can be categorised as such .
23 In Chapter 6 , for example , we shall see that insurance companies can be very important traders of company securities even if their net acquisitions are small .
24 The spectre of drought looms over Bangladesh 's northern districts , with farmers and agriculture officials giving warning that thousands of acres of rice paddy in about eight north and western districts — the granary of the country — will be ruined .
25 But nobody knew how to make powerful pulses of radio waves less than 50cm long .
26 One of the most conspicuous aspects of Branch Banking to-day is the major problem which exists around Staffing Levels , Relief Staff and Key Posts .
27 Some aspects of gender identity also take longer to acquire than socialization theory predicts .
28 Other aspects of parallelism fall now to be compared to and contrasted with the parallelism of greater precision .
29 The implementation of policy leads us into many aspects of nature conservation not necessarily just on the Council 's own land but as you work for Fife Regional Council you will understand the ramifications of local authority influence .
30 Prior to the nineteenth century children were dressed as miniature adults , complete with all the external manifestations of masculinity and femininity ; exposed to the social aspects of adult sexuality earlier than modern children , they probably had much less difficulty in coping with their own biological changes .
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