Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] [noun pl] under " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ranulf strained his ears , trying to ignore the sounds of the forest , the chatter of the birds and the rustle of the wood creatures under the thick green bracken . |
| 2 | On 14 October US reconnaissance planes provided photographs of the missile sites under construction . |
| 3 | Pro-Gaullist sentiment was building in North Africa , while inside France de Gaulle 's agent , Jean Moulin , was negotiating the unification of the resistance movements under Gaullist patronage . |
| 4 | The essential weakness of the guardianship provisions under the 1983 act ( sections 7 and 8 ) is that the guardian has the power to enforce attendance for treatment but not treatment itself . |
| 5 | The applicant may apply for a United Kingdom patent , a European patent to be granted for three or more countries under the European Patent Convention or a " world-wide " patent for one or more of the member countries under the Patent Co-operation Treaty . |
| 6 | There are also three other Directors who report directly to the Registrar for the sections of the University Offices under their charge , namely the Director of the Development Office , the Director of the External Relations Office , and the Director of Research Services . |
| 7 | The culture of the South Slavs under Ottoman rule |
| 8 | They do not represent a complete list of the ‘ traditions ’ in English curricula nor are they timeless entities ; they simply represent three clear constellations of curriculum styles which recur in the history of the school subjects under study . |
| 9 | Payment of any of the capital benefits under items 1–4 terminates cover under the Policy . |
| 10 | The parties might agree that , as against the vendor , Newco will take the benefit and burden of any deductions and payments under the capital goods regime which relate to intervals ending on the date of transfer of the capital items under the business sale agreement . |
| 11 | [ G. E. Aylmer , The King 's Servants , 1961 and 1974 ; idem , ‘ Charles I 's Commission on Fees ’ , Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research , vol. xxxi , 1958 ; G. Hammersley , ‘ The Revival of the Forest Laws under Charles I ’ , History , vol. xlv , 1960 ; E. S. de Beer ( ed . ) , |
| 12 | Besides , there was safety in the farm enclosure after the gates had been barred at night , whereas in the street below their apartment the way lay open in either direction , and presences palpitated unseen in the arches of the carriage doors under each house . |
| 13 | Major commitments in the concluding joint statement ( i ) ratified previous commitments made under the 1987 Esquipulas II or " Arias " peace process [ see pp. 35440-42 ] and welcomed new peace dialogues in El Salvador and Guatemala [ see below ] ; ( ii ) re-affirmed commitments to strengthen and consolidate democracy in the region and to respect human rights ; ( iii ) expressed satisfaction with the running of the recent Nicaraguan elections [ see p. 37236 ] and demanded an immediate start to the demobilization and disarming of the contra rebels under UN supervision which was to be completed by April 27 [ but see pp. 37370-71 ] ; ( iv ) agreed on a meeting of a joint regional security commission to take place in Costa Rica on May 15 ; ( v ) undertook to reorganize , strengthen and reactivate regional economic integration , to review foreign debt conditions and to urge the international financial community to provide additional resources under favourable terms ; and ( vi ) agreed on regional co-operation to eliminate illegal drug trafficking . |
| 14 | The National Union of Teachers fears that , because of its divisive potential , opting out will considerably weaken the educational system : ‘ What is proposed is really a means of reintroducing in a covert manner an elitist and centrally controlled system of direct grant schools on the lines of the grammar schools under the guise of increasing parental choice ’ . |
| 15 | This led to a review of the merchantability provisions under the SGA 1979 by the Law Commission and their proposals were published in Report No 160 on Sale and Supply of Goods ( 1987 ) Cmnd 137 . |
| 16 | You will require Marketing privilege to use the any of the Product options under index 5.0.0 . |
| 17 | You will require Marketing privilege to use any of the Product options under index 5.0.0 . |