Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] of [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not used for reasons of catchment area and likely cost . |
| 2 | The drug , called ‘ compound X ’ for reasons of wartime secrecy , was given in doses which Gilman later described as ‘ a most fortunate guess ’ . |
| 3 | If , for reasons of litigation strategy or for a total failure to address the question , an available remedy was not tried , then the claim would be inadmissible . |
| 4 | Where densities need to be even higher for reasons of land availability or cost , the combination of traffic segregation with an attractive living environment is more difficult still to achieve , for it usually implies construction of grade-separated routes for pedestrians and motorised traffic . |
| 5 | Such issues have been particularly popular with banks ( partly for reasons of asset matching ) and sovereign issuers . |
| 6 | Far away from the usual round of interviews for reasons of record promotion , he was etching his personality into the minds of the readers . |
| 7 | In situations of this sort the exchange may need special rules , or even powers , which allow it to act for reasons of market integrity alone , and in order to preserve investor confidence , regardless of whether the parties involved are at fault . |
| 8 | The communication strings now declare that other devices are accessible from the manager , although the number of parties on the network is limited for reasons of network efficiency . |
| 9 | However , they did not seek to achieve these ends merely for reasons of age prejudice , though this was always an important consideration ; indeed , many of the other reasons grew out of this prejudice . |
| 10 | Positive deviations occur for two reasons : First of all , attractions or bonding between molecules of components A and B are weak . |
| 11 | Bonding between molecules of components A and B can be represented bby A … |
| 12 | Letters and packets for personnel of HM Forces are exempt from additional postal charges for redirection when sent to a BFPO overseas . |
| 13 | Fourth , discounts for ‘ full line ’ ordering and commodity bundling are best interpreted as forms of price discrimination . |
| 14 | The invention and development of the material means of cultural production is a remarkable chapter of human history , yet it is usually underplayed , by comparison with the invention and development of what are more easily seen as forms of material production , in food , tools , shelter and utilities . |
| 15 | The evidence of three recent controlled studies indicates that clients with bulimia nervosa can benefit to a similar degree from treatments which can not be regarded as forms of Cognitive–Behaviour Therapy ( Fairburn and Cooper , 1989 ) . |
| 16 | Finally , there have been changes over time in the rates of divorce and marriage , although the significance of these for patterns of kin relations may be not so obvious as it first appears . |
| 17 | There is minimal information about patterns of USO pressure in children with problems believed to be related to oesophagopharyngeal reflux . |
| 18 | Measurement has been used to examine the nature of variation between pairs of saucer brooches , particularly the ornament variation ( Dickinson 1982 ) ; the study was based on 52 pairs of cast saucer brooches , but a number of problems were encountered with what might have seemed a straightforward piece of research ( ibid. 22–3 ) . |
| 19 | In one study a comparison was made between pairs of Aphelocoma coerulescens unassisted by helpers and those that were . |
| 20 | If you have any general observations on safety within the University or specific recommendations for improvements of safety procedures you should submit these to the Safety Committee through the appropriate officers of the Students ' Union . |
| 21 | In particular , I needed to gain access to teachers ' appointments panels within the school where it would be possible to observe appointments procedures , collect documentary materials such as copies of application forms ? curriculum vitaes ? references and job descriptions and follow up my investigation by interviewing candidates who had applied for posts after their interview had taken place . |
| 22 | The entries in the diary should be supported , wherever possible , by evidence such as copies of staffing schedules , menu sheets , stock records , reports , etc. produced during the working day . |
| 23 | Reuters Between chimes of Jingle Bells , the Holly and the Ivy and other festive tunes , we Brits nibble our way through the equivalent of nearly half a billion 50g packets of nuts from October until the New Year . |
| 24 | The tracks can be thought of as patterns of gene activity and the ball as a developing cell . |
| 25 | In an effort to combat the chronic air pollution affecting Mexico City , the Mexican government on March 18 ordered the immediate closure of the country 's largest oil refinery , responsible for emissions of carbon dioxide , sulphur dioxide , benzene and other pollutants . |
| 26 | In late March tripartite talks between the government , car manufacturers and trade unions ended in a historic agreement whereby the price of cars was reduced by 22 per cent on the domestic market and the unions agreed to wage increases tied to monthly rates of inflation in return for pledges of job security . |
| 27 | Bomber Command 's losses reached 5% per raid before the introduction of a radar jamming device known as ‘ window ’ , the code name for strips of aluminium foil which the crews jettisoned from their aircraft when over Germany to confuse the night fighters . |
| 28 | It was normal for pairs of waggon doors to face each other on opposite side walls of the barn ( Plate 2 ) , but in some barns the threshing floor could be approached only from one side , there being a blank wall opposite . |
| 29 | From Airton the Way follows a peaceful riverside path to pass below Kirkby Malham and come close by Aire Head to Malham itself , dominated by the great scar of the Cove , which for generations of Yorkshire folk has been a place of pilgrimage and picnic . |
| 30 | Over the next decade a succession of ‘ Aldwych farces ’ would run for at least 200 performances each , and some for many more : A Cuckoo in the Nest ( 1925 ) , Rookery Nook ( 1926 ) , Thark ( 1928 ) , and Plunder ( 1928 ) alone occupied the years from 1925 to 1929 , and to them all Lynn would bring his own unique brand of wistful stooging : essentially he was the Stan Laurel [ q.v. ] to the much more bluff Hardy of Tom Walls , but Lynn 's timing , notably on staircases and when suddenly finding himself in the wrong room with the wrong people and quite often the wrong name , was a lesson in comic technique for generations of stage actors . |