Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [conj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Gloucestershire they have a rather more generous settlement for education than in Oxfordshsire . |
| 2 | I 'm growing hair for charity but in many respects that 's probably an excuse . |
| 3 | On the surface , the Conservative victory of 1979 seemed to blunt the case for change and in a 1981 Commons debate on the British constitution the minister of state at the Home Office boldly put the case for no change , arguing that " this is a time when we should stand up for our great tradition of parliamentary democracy … |
| 4 | Further , the growth of Federal expenditure , in support for agriculture and in the expansion of the aerospace and defence industries ( see above ) have all favoured the South . |
| 5 | In the case of other loss or damage , a person can not so exclude or restrict his liability for negligence except in so far as the term or notice satisfies the requirement of reasonableness . |
| 6 | This states that in respect of loss or damage other than arising from death or personal injury ‘ a person can not so exclude or restrict liability for negligence except in so far as the term or notice satisfies the requirement of reasonableness ’ . |
| 7 | Such a clause has much the same effect as one which excludes liability for breach and in Anglo-Continental Holidays Ltd v Typaldos Lines ( London ) Ltd [ 1967 ] 2 Lloyd 's Rep 61 Lord Denning MR indicated that he would not be prepared to allow a party to rely on such a clause to change the whole nature of the contract . |
| 8 | Besides , how valuable is the freedom of speech involved in promoting a dangerous drug for profit and in the process corrupting the language by using words like ‘ mild ’ , ‘ smooth ’ and ‘ luxury ’ to describe it ? |
| 9 | Tissues were obtained at open lung biopsy or at the time of transplantation , and fixed in formalin for immunohistochemistry and in 4% paraformaldehyde in phosphate-buffered saline ( PBS ) for in-situ hybridisation . |
| 10 | An engineer , Thomas Drummond of Edinburgh , saw the possibility of using the effect for illumination and in 1828 created the Drummond light , usually known as the limelight . |
| 11 | A superiority in either the perception of shape or in the perception of direction , if in fact these functions are dissociable , can account for the left hand advantage in Braille reading found for both experienced blind subjects ( Hermelin & O'Connor , 1971 ) and blindfolded normal subjects ( Smith , Chu and Edmonston , 1977 ; Harriman and Castell , 1979 ) taught to read Braille . |
| 12 | We will consider two distinct but related issues : the units involved in the perception of speech and in reading , and the units involved in the storage of written and spoken language in memory . |
| 13 | With × 20 it is not hard to locate , somewhat to the northwest of Zeta and in the same field with it ; I can glimpse it with × 12 and suspect it with × 8.5 , though I have never been able to see it with any lower magnification . |
| 14 | The Code will have to be given the force of law and in some respects detailed adjustments may be necessary to conform with the requirements of the Directive . |
| 15 | The report concluded ‘ the capacity of the catapult is at present somewhat restricted , and other mechanical means of launching aircraft may have to be adopted by force of circumstance unless in the meantime aircraft designers find new means of lessening the length of take-off required ’ . |
| 16 | Thirdly a real and sustainable push is necessary on the use of technology , not just in the administration of education but in its use to augment the role of the teacher . |
| 17 | Control medium was prepared with a similar dilution of alcohol and in a pilot study had no obvious effect on proliferation . |
| 18 | Earlier sections of this chapter have indicated the existence of recent , major changes within manufacturing in the UK economy , in the geography of manufacturing and in uneven development more widely ( for uneven development can not be considered only in relation to manufacturing — and later chapters will add to this wider picture ) . |
| 19 | It is not inconceivable that a dedicated Marxist might be more interested in the long-term plan for the collapse of capitalism than in the survival of the corporation with which he works . |
| 20 | Entrenched positions may be established easily between the two with the result that claims are prepared and argued merely to prevent loss of face when in reality the matter could and should have been settled by discussion on site when the problems arose . |
| 21 | It has proposed a community-based programme of punishment but in order to sell this to both the judiciary and its supporters it has constructed around it a rhetoric of toughness . |
| 22 | There is no a priori assumption that the state ( whether local or national ) acts either as an agent of capital or in response to pressures from other classes . |
| 23 | The cult of monarchy which they so strenuously and even sometimes grotesquely encouraged made very good political sense ; it was a visual demonstration of monarchy as in theory envisaged , and therefore a substantial basis for monarchy as in practice exercised . |
| 24 | In democratic states , and even in those which see themselves as having a so-called information society ( even we define it as a society which offers increased access to information ) , some forms of censorship will be as much a part of the fabric of society as in a despotic state . |
| 25 | Kuwait was invaded and annexed by Iraq in August , a move which in January 1991 led to the outbreak of war and in late February to the defeat and expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait . |
| 26 | The main approaches to the scientific detection of fakes are : the study of composition and methods of construction to see if they match the supposed age of the object ; examination for evidence of aging , such as the formation of a patina ; and the application of archaeological dating techniques , which can at least give an indication of age and in some cases an actual date . |
| 27 | How about a candle on a piece of toast or in half a grapefruit ? |
| 28 | At one point he rephrases the central dilemma of innovation and in so doing he implies that the most important characteristic of a school 's internal organisation is a ‘ collaborative professional relationship ’ among teachers . |
| 29 | During this dual placement students meet children and their parents in the traditional setting of school and in the less structured setting provided by a youth club or city farm . |
| 30 | All items must be determined on a prudent basis and should err on the side of caution and in particular : ( a ) Revenue and profits must not be anticipated , but should be recognised by inclusion in the profit and loss account only when realised in the form of cash or of other assets , the ultimate realisation of which can be assessed with reasonable certainty . |