Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of [v-ing] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now what has happened here is that on the previous public enquiry over the Tetsworth site , Tetsworth , Great Milton and various other Parish Councils have the defence of producing sites which they think are appropriate or better than their own site , and they mentioned Wheatley . |
| 2 | The addition of learning skills and the intelligent construction of knowledge through exploration gradually becomes a predominant feature of the transactional style . |
| 3 | In 1985 , ESP also added testing of submersible motors to their list of services — a list that has since grown by the addition of testing protectors , PSIs and cable . |
| 4 | The addition of networking capabilities will mean a significant level of additional complexity and will require a proprietary and probably expensive support package . |
| 5 | Visiting researchers will be given the opportunity of submitting papers arising from their work here to this journal , or to other journals , with the advice and assistance of supervising scientists , and with in-house editorial assistance from trained and experienced staff . |
| 6 | In addition the strategic role of the health authority in assessing the health needs of their population , and purchasing services to meet them , gave them the opportunity of restructuring services in ways which produce greater net benefit . |
| 7 | All Governments like to have the opportunity of introducing guillotines at certain times , but that desire should be resisted for the good reasons put forward by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton , South-West ( Mr. Budgen ) . |
| 8 | Although the examiner appointed by the court may submit a report which accompanies the deposition , this is merely intended to give him the opportunity of recording facts , including incidents during the examination ( for example , that the witnesses fainted or rose up and tried to assault cross-examining counsel ) ; the examiner can not indicate his opinion as to the credibility of the witness or his own impressions of the witness 's demeanour . |
| 9 | In the latter case , as has been stated , each member will have the opportunity of making observations on the recommendations and of moving amendments at the council meeting . |
| 10 | The goldsmiths noticed that a large proportion of the gold was not withdrawn from the vaults and as a result they seized the opportunity of making profits by granting loans through the issue of ‘ receipts ’ in excess of actual gold deposits . |
| 11 | If the Secretary exercises such right the Lead Organization will notify the Party affected so that it may have the opportunity of making representations to the Secretary of State . |
| 12 | It can not be an informed decision unless the person who has provided the specimens of breath knows that there are two possible specimens which can be substituted for them and has been given the opportunity of making representations as to which of the two types of specimen it should be . |
| 13 | As a Back Bencher , I need the opportunity of raising questions at Scottish Question Time . |
| 14 | On at least four ritual occasions in the life of a young person — baptism , confirmation , first communion and marriage — the parents have the opportunity of asking friends to sponsor them , thus becoming their godparents . |
| 15 | After a lifetime of university teaching I have ceased to believe that the desire to sit at the feet of many masters is a powerful motive with the majority of wandering scholars . |
| 16 | An investigation undertaken in the past few years by the United Nations found that ‘ … in the majority of reporting agencies , computer staff … have chief responsibility for management policies relating to e-mail communications … |
| 17 | The majority of wintering birds favoured open downland with small woods for roosting , but there were records for open country from Chichester Harbour and Graffham to the Midrips . |
| 18 | It must be borne in mind that the majority of coding decisions will be taken by junior members of staff . |
| 19 | Although the majority of weaving groups today use chemical dyes , they are still used by a number of nomadic and village groups . |
| 20 | Information on numbers of elderly and disabled households and of the supply of suitable accommodation , together with adaptations carried out , is provided annually by local authorities to the Department of the Environment , yet the majority of housing departments stated that this information was not available . |
| 21 | In practice the majority of planning authorities do consult the relevant environmental health department either directly or indirectly by an informal system whereby all planning applications are automatically scrutinised by environmental health officers , thus enabling them to comment , when the need arises , on any with prospective odour problems . |
| 22 | District councils receive and decide the majority of planning applications , with the exception of a small number which refer to county matters , the most relevant of which , from the point of view of odour pollution , being waste disposal applications . |
| 23 | Chris said : ‘ The majority of cycling deaths are due to head injuries . |
| 24 | Reference has been made , in the context of the Cadbury proposals , to the ineffectiveness of accounting standards before real enforcement powers were put in place to back them up . |
| 25 | We felt that it would be more interesting if the Conference participants experienced to some degree the complexity of weighing requests , one against the other , for what are always limited funds . |
| 26 | The government is making £40 million available to councils over the next three years for the funding of recycling schemes . |
| 27 | 9.2 The Funding of Housing Associations |
| 28 | In Textermination the variety of reading experiences is ensured by the fact that for each reader the ‘ gaps of indeterminacy ’ will be different . |
| 29 | Some of these are specifically for project schools and focus on the variety of learning materials available in particular curriculum areas as recommended by county advisers . |
| 30 | The children must have impressed upon them the need for personal cooperation within the classroom as essential to the variety of learning situations with which they will be faced . |