Example sentences of "and [noun] [subord] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remarkably , it is commonly the sufferer himself or herself who breaks off social relationships and activities because of a feeling of not being properly appreciated or understood . |
| 2 | They should not be denied atoms and molecules because of a lack of primary school laboratories . |
| 3 | You may also expect more love and support than of late . |
| 4 | In a society where lesbians and gay men are a small but significant minority , and where individuals experience various forms of oppression and discrimination because of their sexuality , fair representation is only likely to take place within some form of public service broadcasting . |
| 5 | According to the book 's author , Zhang Yong Jie , himself a young man in his twenties , they were forced to find short-term solutions to long-term problems and they lacked well-established beliefs and values because of the rapidly changing nature of Chinese society . |
| 6 | He would have said , Did n't it work out with you and Fernando because of their baby ? or something like that . |
| 7 | Millions of workers have been sacked from plantations and mines because of their companies ' losses ; farmers cultivating export crops on their own have suffered severe cuts in living standards . |
| 8 | Marks and Spencer is to stop selling organic fruit and vegetables because of a lack of demand . |
| 9 | The city is well placed for many excursions to well known Swiss beauty spots and cities because of its excellent road and rail communications . |
| 10 | Would the existence of the quota scheme undermine the moral argument that disabled people deserve equal treatment and opportunity as of right rather than by concession ? |
| 11 | It is more a battle of style and speed than of brawn or luck . |
| 12 | Mr Driscoll said the Russians liked the television series and books because of their ‘ innocence and non-violent message ’ . |
| 13 | The object of bereavement work with the elderly can be more one of continuing supportive intervention and understanding the old person 's need to look back over the past years and relationships than of expecting them to ‘ work through ’ their grief to its resolution . |
| 14 | The last council yes and why not and this council and we have n't heard the end of it yet , well I 'll be coming to that bit do n't rush , do n't rush me We did ask the Secretary of State not to impose V A T on fuel and light because of the hardship it would impose on the people and in particular elderly pensioners , sick and invalids . |
| 15 | Currently one in workers suffers from depression in Northern Ireland , and absenteeism because of the condition exceeds that even for ulcers , diabetes , high blood pressure or arthritis . |
| 16 | Another consideration is that the process of economic management , involving the use of instruments to achieve objectives via some set of intermediate target variables , is subject to delay and uncertainty because of the existence of various lags . |
| 17 | Housman Overseas ( 0702 206281 ) says that UK buyers are absent both in Portugal and Spain because of the harsh UK economic climate and the imposition of high UK interest rates four years ago . |
| 18 | From the small and poor downland churches like Coombes to the grander Wealden settlements , there is an almost uniform simplicity of styling , the product as much of local pride and parochialism as of poverty in the small communities , often with limited building materials . |
| 19 | The Independent of Feb. 20 also reported that al-Nouri had estimated that 18 million people were threatened with epidemics of cholera and typhoid because of damage to water and sewage systems . |
| 20 | And according to one study of young black mothers , they are often deterred from attending clinics and classes because of judgemental and discriminatory treatment by hospital and community staff . |
| 21 | She and Ellen between them had turned out the dining-room , giving it extra spit and polish because of Christmas . |
| 22 | The positive value attributed to thin bodies is dependent on definitions of fat as disgusting and diseased : fear and hatred of fat pervades contemporary Western cultures ; fat women are excluded from many activities and possibilities because of our size . |
| 23 | He unnerves and often offends colleagues on the Legislative Council , many of whom believe their institution is safer in the hands of appointees and amateurs than of populists . |
| 24 | In other words , your horse 's coat is a reflection more of his health and diet than of the number of hours his owner spends with a body brush . |
| 25 | I have had many letters asking for advice and questioning the use of bark and shavings because of coral spot fungus appearing . |
| 26 | Maybe there 's so much more pressure and stress because of the big money stakes they are playing for . ’ |
| 27 | I was tempted when examining these drawings to propose a hypothesis that some of these artists had been attracted to formalism and minimalism because of its supposed neutrality ; the absent author was , after all , without gender . |
| 28 | Arguments and problems because of drug abuse can lead to family disputes and breakdowns . |
| 29 | The UK conservation designations have not in the past been sufficient to curb considerable losses of upland grasslands and moorlands because of agricultural ( and forestry ) development . |
| 30 | If the client takes more of the risks , the contractor 's tender prices may be lower , but the clients may have to pay extra sums as the contract proceeds and the risk becomes quantifiable in the light of claims and variations because of events such as unforeseen ground conditions . |