Example sentences of "and a [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consistency of attitude and a degree of persistence in time creates confidence . |
| 2 | The T'ang 's own cooks sat idle in her kitchen , watching with suspicion and a degree of amazement as she single-handedly prepared and served the meal . |
| 3 | Provision must be made for emergencies and a degree of flexibility maintained to allow for changing circumstances , such as the introduction of a new subject or course . |
| 4 | Each embodies a core of 20 weeks ' accounting , linked with auditing if necessary , and a degree of flexibility to accommodate work experience programmes in taxation , financial management , insolvency and information technology — the last two having been hitherto restricted to the post-qualification stage . |
| 5 | Certainly there are broad similarities and a degree of categorisation is possible but with detailed analysis there are always differences . |
| 6 | ‘ The notion of ‘ business ’ , ’ it said , ‘ implied repeated activity , and a degree of organisation which had as its aim the realisation of profit ’ . |
| 7 | The major external factors which limit development potential will have to be lifted and a degree of protection for certain areas , commodities or social groups will be essential if the rehabilitation of agriculture is to take place . |
| 8 | A group has some central purpose , temporary or permanent , and a degree of self-awareness as a group . |
| 9 | There was bitterness in his voice , and a degree of loathing . |
| 10 | First , that the avant-garde movements have , typically , a metropolitan base ( where ‘ metropolitan ’ must be distinguished from both ‘ urban ’ and ‘ national capital ’ definitions , its key factors being a relative [ especially cultural ] autonomy and a degree of internationalization , itself often related to imperialism ) . |
| 11 | To create a quality of life that is admired by all your friends who do not live alone , demands thought , planning , perseverance and a degree of practicality , although in essence all of this is determined by the will to live rather than merely exist . |
| 12 | There also has to be a clear purpose and a degree of co-ordination to ensure coherence . |
| 13 | There may be time lags and a degree of sub-optimality in the correspondence between relations of production and legal relations , but otherwise law is functional for the economic base . |
| 14 | The aim has been to combine the old architecture with new building that relies on traditional materials and a degree of craftsmanship . |
| 15 | There had been some reduction in transport costs and a degree of commercialization in the early part of the century , but not enough to break the recurrent cycle of harvest failure , food shortage , price increase , misery , and unrest . |
| 16 | This is no easy task when we consider that what is required is some competence in a range of applications software and a degree of sensitivity to the data modelling and analytical problems that historical source material and historical research involve . |
| 17 | It also incorporates disk mirroring and a degree of fault-tolerance , as well as virtual array disks . |
| 18 | The two further major reservations that must be made are first that the service is moulded chiefly by the doctrine of ministerial responsibility with all that flows from it — anonymity , one collective viewpoint , secrecy and a degree of isolation from the rest of the community . |
| 19 | The feeling is growing that since the occupiers of rural land benefit considerably from tax-payers ' money then tax-payers should have access to , and a degree of control over the use of such land . |
| 20 | Most librarians prefer to divide orders amongst a number of booksellers in order to give themselves greater flexibility and a degree of control over the standards of service , and also to make use of the specializations of different dealers . |
| 21 | Interactivity in an information system gives the user some influence over access to the information and a degree of control over the outcomes of using the system . |
| 22 | But the shed at the side of the road had been unlocked , and when he peered into it the outline of the covered carriage he had been able to make out in the darkness promised adequate protection and a degree of comfort . |
| 23 | The bad feelings turned to relief , and a degree of comfort , when , after a moment 's pause , she heard Johnny answer from the kitchen . |
| 24 | This tradition of fostering decentralised decisions and a degree of buccaneering , safeguarded by a highly conservative balance sheet , has enabled Hongkong Bank to prosper in the fast-wheeling markets of Asia . |
| 25 | Kirov turned the brief list over in his mind , and a degree of optimism returned . |
| 26 | This would provide incentives to employees and a degree of continuity for the business . |
| 27 | This could lead to the implementation of recommended standards and a degree of regulation . |
| 28 | In the event the army of officer corps on the Spanish mainland divided roughly equally between rebels and loyalists : 75 per cent of divisional generals , 70 per cent of brigadier-generals and a majority of colonels stayed loyal , but lower-echelon and particularly younger officers sided overwhelmingly and enthusiastically with the rebellion . |
| 29 | To imagine what a girl 's prospects actually were , we should bear in mind three by now well-established points about the employment of women in general : by and large women were doing different work from men of similar age and class ; women were concentrated in unskilled and low-paid jobs ; and a majority of women in paid work were young and unmarried . |
| 30 | On July 18 , employers and a majority of trade unions agreed to raise their contributions to Unedic , the unemployment benefit body , by 0.4 per cent each until the end of 1992 and to reduce payments made to those out of work for over four months . |