Example sentences of "of the [noun pl] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dollar series shows steady growth throughout most of the last two decades , with the exception of the periods around the two major stock market declines in 1974/5 and late 1987 . |
| 2 | Such observations may help to explain the protracted sense of crisis in the humanities ; but the model also offers the possibility of regrouping the traditional concerns of the humanities around the notion of ‘ being ’ , if that concept can be allowed . |
| 3 | The Duchess said : ‘ There are very few people who can fail to be moved by the tragic plight of the refugees around the world . |
| 4 | The further the animal 's centre of gravity is off the ground , the more work is demanded of the muscles around the joints and girdles , and like all metabolic activity this must release heat . |
| 5 | But yesterday Norman Bainbridge , of Cleveland Avenue , said students regularly ignored restrictions and parked on both sides of the roads around the college , causing havoc for motorists and blocking driveways . |
| 6 | During the day the bed is moved into the shade of the arcades around the courtyard where you sit or lie upon it outside your door , and catch whatever breeze is going . |
| 7 | As some of the leaders of this effort moved into top positions , they began to strengthen the division leadership and to exert their influence in various meetings of the leaders of the businesses around the world . |
| 8 | Sgurr a' Chaorachain and Beinn Bhan rise to the north of the road , the latter being especially worth a visit for a dramatic view of the cliffs around the Coire na Feola . |
| 9 | Some of the structures around the compound were rebuilt and the enclosure extended westwards , beyond which were a series of six additional buildings erected along the ridge . |
| 10 | Because of the regular placement of the chairs around the fire , they were quite close together — and yet the small spaces between them quickly became boundaries . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I guess I agree with the committee 's original view that we should not put any major new investment in the UK , ’ Klepner replied , knowing full well that this line would be supported by Mueller and most of the Americans around the table . |
| 12 | The government should bear in mind that Virgin did not have permission to fly 95 per cent of the routes around the world ; it was unfair for British Airways to fly a ‘ loss leader ’ on the one route where Virgin did have permission . |
| 13 | The same could be said of the routes around the west of London . |
| 14 | Most of the important taxonomic features are found on the ventral side particularly the arrangements of the plates around the jaw ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 15 | They had already put several million pounds into a launch of the products around the world . |
| 16 | Many of the swamps around the flood plains of African rivers turn to hard sun-baked mud during the dry season , yet one fish , the lungfish , manages to live in them and survive from season to season by breathing air . |
| 17 | To this day a few of the fields around the village tell of its past history . |
| 18 | While many of the animals around the vanished Olduvai lake resembled those of today , the fossils attest to some bizarre creatures . |
| 19 | Between August 6 and 12 the NOAA satellite registered 11,904 fire points in the Amazon basin , with most of the fires around the fringes of the forest . |
| 20 | After that I did a lot of arranging of the parts around the dynamics , and we recorded the whole thing at Eel Pie ( Pete Townshend 's studio ) . |
| 21 | And , of course , as children erm , er so I think I can speak for the rest of the children around the base , the erm cigarettes , er not cigarettes , beg your pardon |
| 22 | your invitation erm on Friday , I 've prepared a very brief statement on erm our analysis of the relative erm suitability of each of the sectors around the Greater York area to accommodate a new settlement . |
| 23 | Inevitably , many of the men around the Shah blame the Queen and her circle for the debacle that befell the monarchy in 1978 . |
| 24 | Most of the men around the Shah were tied to him by fear , by devotion or by the tentacles of corruption . |
| 25 | Projenor was established in response to fears about the corridor effect and aims to promote the economic , cultural and environmental restructuring of the regions around the Tunnel . |