Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As women are largely responsible for the emotional wellbeing of society , it is hardly surprising that the shop-talk of women is gossip . |
| 2 | Concerns of this kind , as Pamyat' demonstrated , could sometimes take a xenophobic or anti-semitic form , but they also helped to provide the impetus behind a growing environmentalist movement centred around issues such as the pollution of Lake Baikal in Siberia and the defence of villages that had been declared ‘ perspectiveless ’ by central planners . |
| 3 | At the council of Gumley in Leicestershire two years later , possibly as a response to some of Boniface 's criticisms , Aethelbald issued a grant of privileges to the churches in Mercia , conceding immunity from royal food-rents and from all works and burdens except the building of bridges and the defence of fortresses against enemies ( CS 140 , 178 : S 92 ) . |
| 4 | " Consideration should be given to the possible institution of a mechanism for the defence of citizens ' rights as regards Community matters ( " ombudsman " — a Danish proposal ) … " |
| 5 | Treurnicht also promised the support of his party in the defence of homelands threatened by the ANC . |
| 6 | On the matter of emphasising obligations rather than rights , Wringe argues that in the liberal tradition the citizen 's most important obligation is in fact the defence of rights . |
| 7 | The benefits offered by the AA are not as substantial as they may , at first sight , appear since the free legal representation scheme may be withheld altogether at the discretion of the Association ; the AA will not negotiate in respect of the defence of claims made against members ; the AA can not give advice or act where the Association or any of its subsidiary companies may be involved . |
| 8 | The same sentiment appears in Lagunas Nitrate Company v Lagunas Syndicate , where it is suggested , somewhat eccentrically , that effect might be given to it by allowing the directors to plead the defence of volenti non fit iniuria . |
| 9 | ( b ) As the deceased had been suffering from clinical depression which impaired his judgment , his act had not been voluntary and the defence of volenti failed . |
| 10 | The defence of volenti would fail as Brian may be aware that John is drunk but he did not consent to him driving negligently . |
| 11 | As this duty had not been broken there was no room for the defence of volenti non fit injuria to operate . |
| 12 | Asquith J stated that the defence of volenti was applicable where the plaintiff came to a situation where the danger had already been created by the defendant 's negligence . |
| 13 | The action was successful and the defence of volenti failed . |
| 14 | The defence of volenti was held to be inappropriate but the plaintiff 's damages were reduced for his contributory negligence in riding with a drunken driver and failing to wear a seat belt . |
| 15 | The defence of volenti succeeded . |
| 16 | At one extreme Diplock LJ stated in Wooldridge v Sumner : " The defence of volenti in the absence of express contract , has no application to negligence simpliciter where the duty of care is based solely on proximity or " " neighbourship " " in the Atkinian sense . " |
| 17 | However , in Morris v Murray the Court of Appeal held that the defence of volenti should have succeeded . |
| 18 | If this principle applies to the 1984 Act then it would mean that the defence of volenti will vary according to the category of entry . |
| 19 | The notice does not appear to operate as a warning and neither could it raise the defence of volenti non fit injuria ( Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 , s. 2(3) ) . |
| 20 | If the defence of volenti would have been available against the employee , it will be available against the employer ( ICI Ltd v Shatwell [ 1965 ] AC 656 . |
| 21 | Distinguishing Rex v. Clarke , 22 Cr.App.R. 58 and Reg. v. Hall , 43 Cr.App.R. 29 , Shelley J.A. , delivering the judgment of the court , observed that the defence is entitled to see such a statement , not by virtue of any general rule of law , but by virtue of the prosecution 's duty to inform the defence of statements in their possession made by a witness whose evidence at the trial differs substantially from what has been said in the statements . |
| 22 | Fujimori announced on June 23 the capture of three Sendero Luminoso central committee members , Yovanka Pardave Trujillo , Víctor García Castano and Tito Valle Travesano , a former president of the Association of Democratic Lawyers specializing in the defence of detainees on terrorist charges . |
| 23 | The defence of territories is a widespread habit among many kinds of animals . |
| 24 | The CNAA 's concern for the defence of standards throughout this period was a concern for institutional and course considerations and student access and outcomes . |
| 25 | The response of teachers is probably due to the conditioning they have undergone , both in school , and during their teacher training . |
| 26 | In the light of the response of teachers to the chaos of the assessment process devised by DENI — and its agencies — it can hardly be them ! |
| 27 | The upward slope of the function reflects the response of firms to an actual value for p which turns out to be greater or less than they had expected at the end of t - 1 . |
| 28 | A further restriction on the clinical use of alumina is the response of tissues to its implantation . |
| 29 | A significant clinical limitation of alumina is the response of tissues to the presence of the ceramic . |
| 30 | Furthermore , we need to enquire further into the factors governing the response of organisms to given disturbances of their environment , whether it involves migration to refuges or extinction and speciation . |