Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | More particularly , pupils should compile a folder of coursework containing writing of a range of types on a variety of topics for different and clearly specified audiences . |
| 2 | So unpleasant is the experience that nations adopt a variety of devices for coping with it . |
| 3 | The length and complexity of the sentences in the above extracts , and hence the potential difficulty of tracing participants , makes it necessary to use a variety of devices for establishing cohesive links in both texts . |
| 4 | Celgene has developed a patented method of isolating left- and right-handed versions of compounds known as amines , used as building blocks in a variety of drugs for cardiovascular diseases and central nervous system disorders . |
| 5 | Since retiring as a GP he has continued to perform a variety of tasks for the Order . |
| 6 | They are made very dependent on a variety of specialists for information and advice … and in fact so are the parents . |
| 7 | Illustrated newspapers were produced in a variety of languages for distribution abroad ; and from late in 1915 films began to be used as a propaganda medium . |
| 8 | There is a variety of models for teaching , perhaps as many as there are teachers , but the one that provides the most logical context for objectives is the systems model illustrated in diagrammatic form in Figure 4.1 . |
| 9 | At Sussex , we have analysed a variety of models for population genetic that make different assumptions about ( 1 ) the grouping patterns of prey , and their breeding systems , degree of conspicuousness and palatability , ( 2 ) the ability of predators to learn and remember , and ( 3 ) the population densities of predator and prey . |
| 10 | One of the most elementary and important lessons to be learned from model theory is that , even when we are tightly constrained by external correlations , it is still generally possible to construct a variety of models for a given set of data ( cf. the extremely useful comments on model construction and evaluation in connexion with language in Sternberg , 1963 ) . |
| 11 | There may be one scheme that applies to everyone in the organisation or there may be a variety of schemes for different grades of employee . |
| 12 | The radio spectrum is being used in a variety of countries for ancillary broadcasting in the shape of outside broadcasts and electronic news gathering . |
| 13 | To do that you must use a variety of clubs for chipping , from the sand wedge to the 5 or 4-iron . |
| 14 | A variety of options for building the stake are being examined including an issue of new shares in return for GM injecting between £200m and £600m . |
| 15 | We 've put together quite a variety of articles for your pleasure/disgust/ abuse ( delete as appropriate ) . |
| 16 | Opened a major leisure centre at Blackbird Leys with a variety of activities for all to use . |
| 17 | Numbers will be restricted to 40 people on each day , and there will be a variety of activities for you to carry out individually , in pairs and in groups , with plenty of opportunity for discussion . |
| 18 | Write in a variety of forms for a range of purposes , showing some ability to present subject matter differently for different specified known audiences . |
| 19 | This division enunciated in 1897 stayed with Pareto in a variety of forms for the rest of his work , and is the source of his later arguments about the importance of ‘ residues ’ , the common basic sentiments which determine human conduct and which are the basic unit of analysis . |
| 20 | Individuals with poor assertiveness skills create a variety of problems for themselves . |
| 21 | There are a variety of reasons for this , which may be deeply rooted in our past . |
| 22 | There are a variety of reasons for this , but one of them is that buying and selling shares is considered not only to be something for the rich but also to be very complex . |
| 23 | You will find a variety of reasons for the differences , none of them anything to do with yourself ( and of course you may be right ! ) . |
| 24 | track , because it it , no other transport business er has er does has to have a business , which op owns both the track it 's operating on and the operating er facilities themselves , so the we 're not doing anything new here , what we are actually doing , and incidentally the German government and other governments are going down the same route now because it 's not true to say that others are n't privatizing , what we 're doing is saying that we are having a separate track authority , and there are a variety of reasons for that , er but the an and that means actually less investment by the franchisee himself , but he will have control over the th the track operations , because he will have a contract , with Rail Track , to deliver certain services , and if Rail Track does n't deliver them then he 's able to claim penalties so |
| 25 | There are a variety of reasons for a belief that structural adjustments to the EC budget are not over . |
| 26 | The kitchen has a cook-chill routine which allows chef Jim Dick to prepare a variety of dishes for the vending machines , and these can then be cooked to order in microwaves . |
| 27 | The Automobile Association and the Royal Automobile Club provide a variety of benefits for their members which includes legal advice . |
| 28 | A number of linguists have suggested a variety of strategies for resolving the tension between syntactic and communicative functions in translation and language learning . |
| 29 | He was plagued by ill health in his youth but recovered to enter the vellum bookbinding trade , with which he was associated in a variety of capacities for nearly forty years . |
| 30 | His honesty and loyalty is a model to everyone who wishes to be an authentic representative of the people he served in a variety of capacities for so many years . |