Example sentences of "about the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It became obvious to the social worker that the man was quite beyond the reach of modern opinions about the education of girls . |
| 2 | They were hugely amusing on the television , it was a wonderful series , but we 're actually talking about the education of children here , not high farce on the telly . |
| 3 | See also Chapters 5 and 11 for further information about the education of children with special needs . ] |
| 4 | The rest of this chapter provides data about three different dimensions of inequality : sex , ethnic group and social class ; it also gives some information about educational achievement in independent schools , and about the education of children with special needs . |
| 5 | An advertising campaign that went on about the law of averages did n't seem to help when much of the press criticism rounded on the Escort as exactly a car for Mr Average . |
| 6 | Domestic policy he tended , with a few exceptions such as social security ( where he would reprise his old refrain about the law of averages coming to the rescue of the millions ) , to regard largely as a matter of ‘ drains ’ . |
| 7 | Oddly , the majority of books available about the cultivation of waterlilies tend to display pictures and descriptions of the rarer and more unusual varieties . |
| 8 | He was clearly right about the battle of ideas . |
| 9 | A series of parliamentary questions has been asked about the funding of books in education . |
| 10 | Ask about the energy-consumption of gadgets when you buy them . |
| 11 | Chairman I would like to pick up on this point about the identification of sites . |
| 12 | The Prime Minister 's decision to refuse funding for a survey of sexual behaviour to further research about the spread of Aids , and a new way of counting people in the poorest category of the population which reduced the number by one million , caused controversy . |
| 13 | The decisions follow two recent cases over which the Government was widely criticised — the Prime Minister 's refusal to fund a survey of sexual behaviour to further research about the spread of Aids , and a report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies which showed that the Government 's new way of counting people in the poorest category of the population had reduced the number by 1 million . |
| 14 | Stories abound of the Phoenix Guard arriving at the very instant that the council decides upon a new king or at the moment that life leaves the old king , lending weight to the legends about the Chamber of Days . |
| 15 | From this initial thought the sociologist goes on to consider baptism as a ‘ rite of passage ’ and scans the library in both the sociology and the social anthropology sections for previous writings which will give more information about baptism in other cultures and also about the significance of rites of passage in both primitive and advanced societies . |
| 16 | It is difficult to assess market value particularly in relation to goodwill ; much time can be spent in arguing about the measure of damages when the parties ought to simply concentrate on establishing whether or not the breach occurred . |
| 17 | If you 're gon na ru talk about the comedy of humours you ma more than likely gon na be talking about Johnson . |
| 18 | He talks about the look of plants and has even managed to find some advantages to being blind . |
| 19 | Evolutionary game theory is a way of thinking about the evolution of phenotypes when fitnesses are frequency-dependent ; i.e. when the best thing to do depends on what others are doing . |
| 20 | There have been complaints about the cost of holidays at . |
| 21 | and are , are employing and paying people to work them but they do n't ever seem to come to any let's say reportable conclusion about the cost of operations . |
| 22 | Leakey said he tells farmers who complain about the cost of chemicals to employ labourers to clear pests . |
| 23 | Gordon Grant , for example , suggests that CMHTs play a crucial role in assisting the development of voluntary sector services , although he is cautious about the ability of teams to unlock " an unlimited capacity for care amongst voluntary groups or family carers The developmental function here clearly picks up on the prominence given to the involvement of voluntary groups and parents in the service planning process in Wales , where Grant and his colleagues are monitoring aspects of the All-Wales Strategy . |
| 24 | My hon. Friend has raised an important point about the ability of prisoners relatives to travel around the country . |
| 25 | A variety of difficulties were foreseen about the ability of fundholders to continue making savings . |
| 26 | Although all expressed alarm about the lack of resources for facilities , only eight , the most autonomous in the group , felt that there was a need for activities specifically concerned with independence training and rehabilitation . |
| 27 | It is concerned about the lack of Windows technical expertise and the effect this will have on specification schedules . |
| 28 | It is concerned about the lack of Windows technical expertise and the effect this will have on specification schedules . |
| 29 | Concern was also expressed about the lack of rights for trainees — they often find themselves in a vulnerable situation . |
| 30 | But pressure group Transport 2000 expressed concern about the lack of controls on maximum distance ; it is calling for the lorries to be restricted to designated routes . |