Example sentences of "be [verb] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to a summary table some specific examples are given of questions and the results they produced . |
| 2 | Everyone knows why the riots began : 27 years after the Watts rebellion , 12 years after Ronald Reagan took office , south central LA has been drained of jobs , services , and hope . |
| 3 | For the coarser particles sieve screens are formed of plates or strong wire of stainless steel or brass , and finer wire meshes are used for smaller particles . |
| 4 | A further way of obscuring diatonic chords is by using counter parallelisms , in which every move in the upper part(s) is reflected by inversion in the lower : In ( a ) the upper and lower parts are formed of triads with an added note in the upper part . |
| 5 | Pardy was right and he could n't prove handwriting , because the letter had been formed of scraps of newsprint in the classic way . |
| 6 | In a situation in which the Crown can only act on the advice of her ministers and where the Lords have been stripped of powers , the Commons is the pre-eminent part of Parliament . |
| 7 | The key to FABMS is the technique whereby atoms , having first been stripped of electrons to allow them to accelerate in a magnetic field , subsequently have their electrons replaced by passing through inert gases . |
| 8 | However , overloading of certain services remains a major problem , and reports have been received of passengers having to stand from Birmingham to Aberystwyth ! |
| 9 | Here we are reminded of studies carried out some years ago in Germany on the personality characteristics of a large group of professional painters and sculptors . |
| 10 | Libraries both public and institutional are disposing of books without any public debate , apart from a few over-heated outbursts in local newspapers and professional journals , forgotten as soon as read and never taken seriously . |
| 11 | Perhaps the most serious worry is that these institutions too are disposing of books . |
| 12 | Putting aside any cynical thoughts that it 's a bit more than just communication which is needed here , I am reminded of views expressed by Prof Tony Ridley : ‘ The job of the professional is to assist the politician and clarify the issues for him . |
| 13 | ‘ The highest standards of personal morality are expected of bishops , clergy and all Christians who have personal responsibility for others . |
| 14 | Norms , in this context , are common standards of social and work behaviour which are expected of individuals in the group . |
| 15 | that it is crucial to draw attention to fundamental assumptions in our society , and to keep open for pupils the options of accepting , modifying or rejecting these views ( Chapters 2 – 3 ) ; 2. that the purpose of RE is pupils ' self-education , engaging in depth upon the meaning and truth-claims of religions in a way which is relevant to their total experience of life ( Chapter 4 ) ; 3. that space needs to be given in which pupil involvement has a chance to develop , together with creativity , a sense of wonder and the cultivation of inner quietness ( Chapters 5 and 6 ) ; 4. that teachers need to model a positive , fair and balanced approach to the diversity of religious traditions and outlooks , and the controversy which these can generate ( Chapter 8 ) ; 5. that in a spirit of critical affirmation it is important to develop skills of evaluation and criteria for discernment ( Chapters 7 and 9 ) ; 6. that the crucial need is to put persons first , to establish genuine relationships which are affirming of pupils , believing that they have something to give , and so listening to them and responding to them — and in the light of this to encourage their capacity for self-assessment ( Chapter 10 ) ; 7. that the distinction between education and dogmatic teaching is all-important and that , provided this is borne in mind , opportunities for stillness and possible worship can be an invaluable aid to education ( Chapters 6 and 11 ) ; 8. that RE can relate in a dynamic and creative way to all other areas of the curriculum ( Chapters 12 and 13 ) . |
| 16 | Constructed in a hexagon shape , it had been built of logs , now darkened with age . |
| 17 | As for the mentioned activity , an attempt must be made to understand it in a way consonant with what has been said of contents and objects , that they are not states of affairs or ordinary things , and also with a further fact , that there are various modes of consciousness . |
| 18 | Through such corporate crimes as bribing foreign and domestic governmental officials , price-fixing , mergers and take-overs , fraudulent advertising , espionage , and patent violation , some competing corporations are forced into bankruptcy , others ' capacity to compete is impaired , and still others are robbed of resources vital to maintaining their market position . |
| 19 | He had resigned from his political offices in September 1990 [ see pp. 37719-20 ] after evidence had been uncovered of irregularities in the city budget and of personal tax evasion . |
| 20 | Their castles are built of skulls ! |
| 21 | Many of the older houses and walls are built of cobbles from the sea shore , and there is a fair amount of new building to accommodate young people and those who wish to retire here . |
| 22 | However , an alternative approach might argue that , if learning does involve making structural changes at synapses , and the synapses are built of proteins and packed with molecules of neurotransmitter , then learning must itself involve the synthesis of new proteins and transmitters . |
| 23 | However , occasional use has been made of groups of voices ( e.g. all the sopranos ) singing together , supported by a quiet background of the other parts . |
| 24 | Use has been made of CAI for training at the Library of Congress in the use of the SCORPIO ( Subject Content Oriented Retriever for Processing Information Online ) and MUMS ( the Multiple-Use MARC System ) . |
| 25 | She realized that she was feeling it too , frozen to the marrow in this bitter East wind which kept whipping her cloak off her shoulders as contemptuously as if it had been made of pocket-handkerchieves instead of tablecloths , her stomach hollow and aching , her head feeling light and aching a little too . |
| 26 | While a number of useful studies have been made of changes in particular fields , there has been no detailed and comprehensive review of all the changing assumptions , policies and practices of the last 40 years . |
| 27 | That last bomb had taken out those houses as if it had come with a great grasping fist and scooped them up and crunched them into rubble as easily as if they 'd been made of matchsticks . |
| 28 | In writing the last line use has been made of identities such as which result from changing a repeated suffix , in this case . |
| 29 | Marland ( 1986 ) and Tickle ( 1987 ) point to the limited extent to which ethnographic study has been made of arts classrooms to enlighten knowledge of arts teachers ' practices . |
| 30 | Two studies have been made of police records relating to suspicions , one in the Lothian and Borders region in 1982 and the other in the Thames Valley in 1984 . |