Example sentences of "and [noun pl] of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Diary of Bulstrode Whitelocke , 1605–1675 and Contemporaries of Bulstrode Whitelocke , edited by Ruth Spalding ( Oxford University Press for The British Academy , 1990 )
2 The economically equitable assumptions behind changes in the property law often , for instance , came into conflict with inherited beliefs about the proper division of labour in the family and ideologies of femininity — and the latter usually won .
3 In this way the homosexual writer is granted a dubious measure of liberal pity ( ‘ if only he had n't lived in such a repressive world ’ ) while at the same time the heterosexual critic distances the threatening possibility that a homosexual writer might have a great many insights into the codes , mechanisms and ideologies of heterosexuality itself .
4 These views rest on different assumptions about the power and ideologies of trade union officials and the aim of this research is to try to establish how powerful are local trade union officials in their relations with shop stewards , and what sorts of ideologies inform their behaviour in these relationships .
5 ‘ New Directions in Scandinavian Design ’ looks at the latest developments while ‘ Ethics and Aesthetics : design agencies of Scandinavia ’ examines the role and ideologies of Scandinavia 's design agencies and their achievements in the promotion of good design and better living and working environments .
6 Weber was impressed with the development and accomplishments of bureaucracy , and especially with the role of technical knowledge in bureaucratic administration which he regarded as the primary source of the superiority of bureaucracy as an organisation .
7 The carpet and chintzes accepted the merging of their colour and gentle rot as , in happy age , the mind obliterates the glories and cruelties of youth .
8 He revels in the memory of it , making it froth and lather all round the alleys and back-yards of youth very nearly up to the roof-tops .
9 The decision last week by Chris Patten , the Secretary of State for the Environment , to reject the scheme for a small new town among the gravel pits and conifers of north-east Hampshire is pure politics .
10 Jack is in overall charge of the LDP sales company and the reason for that is to ensure that the same standards and disciplines of product development , point of sale and , most important , profitability are applied to LDP as to Stoddard Templeton .
11 THE Association of Cricket Statisticians and Scorers of India has compiled its yearly bible of facts , figures , records , tables , scorecards , lists , quirks and curiosities scrutinizing the Indian season in microscopic detail , and leaving no statistical stone unturned .
12 The most comprehensive international survey of the functions and activities of employers ' associations is Windmüller and Gladstone ( 1984 ) .
13 Black people in particular were wary of the motives and activities of whites who wished to know more about them . ’
14 The British experience of the past two decades suggests a positive correlation between the anti-union sentiments and activities of government and picket-line disorder .
15 Since the newcomers are dependent upon them for neither employment nor housing , they are not inhibited by a web of economic and social ties from expressing their opposition to the opinions and activities of farmers or landowners hitherto considered locally omnipotent , Middle-class and well-educated , they even compete with farmers and landowners for positions of authority and local responsibility , disrupting or threatening to disrupt the customary hierarchy of dominance and status in the village .
16 The analogy must not be overstretched , but the fact that it can be made at all shows how integrated mass media were into the rhythms and activities of society .
17 Moreover , it reported some of the speeches and activities of Nyerere , who led the nationalist party ( TANU ) from its formation in 1954 .
18 It insists to the last on the existence and activities of opponents to Judas Maccabaeus , including the former High Priest Alcimus .
19 [ George Paston ( Emily Morse Symonds ) , ‘ A Spinster 's Recollections ’ in Side-Lights on the Georgian Period , 1902 ; Percy A. Scholes , The Life and Activities of Sir John Hawkins , 1953 ; J. Paul de Castro , ‘ Laetitia Hawkins and Boswell ’ , Notes and Queries , 18 December 1943 ; Bertram H. Davis , A Proof of Eminence : the Life of Sir John Hawkins , 1973 . ]
20 The decision was a gesture of sympathy and solidarity with the views and activities of employees , their unions , the union leaders and representatives in an industrial dispute which had arisen after the transfer of newspaper production to Wapping , a consequential strike and many subsequent dismissals .
21 This chapter concentrates largely on the fortunes and activities of Franklin Electronic Publishers and SelecTronics , the two chip-based electronic book publishers .
22 Thomas outlines the following kinds of observations and activities of HMI : observation of the exchanges between pupil and teacher , and pupil and pupil ; discussion with pupils as a group , or individually ; a look at current or past work of pupils ; requests to pupils to do some particular piece of written work ; discussions with teachers to find out aims and to check observations ; examination of schemes of work and pupil records ; a look at the quality of resources and how they are used .
23 Nothing could have been more perfect for someone who had to work , but desperately wanted to enjoy the sunshine and activities of summer .
24 By ‘ male-oriented ’ I mean that it exhibits a focus on , or a direction towards , the interests and activities of men in a gender-differentiated society .
25 In his report on the Hillsborough disaster , Lord Taylor , now Lord Chief Justice , said : ‘ The presence and activities of touts have a grossly anti-social effect , leading both directly and indirectly to disorder . ’
26 Bow-case and quiver , probably Nez Perce , of otterskin decorated with beadwork and pendants of ermine .
27 Personal ornaments , including ear-plugs , necklaces and pendants of jadeite , were also represented among the offerings at La Venta .
28 ‘ Guidelines for Teachers and Lecturers of Students with Special Needs ’ is intended to help teachers and lecturers who wish to deliver modules to students with special needs , whether these arise from a learning difficulty , a sensory impairment or from some other reason .
29 Is tightening to the pitch , and when the haze — ; The sighs and exhalations of earth 's night — ; Is breathed away , the long stop of the held note
30 In Slow Motion , that clear-sighted optimism is brought to bear on the advances made in men 's individual attitudes and behaviour , as well as state regulation and definitions of gender positions and possibilities .
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