Example sentences of "source of [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In trying to protect sources of water for drinking , the EC proposal is a step towards environmental purity rather than a sticking-plaster solution which does the minimum needed to avoid the worst nitrate pollution . |
| 2 | The major sources of mercury in Europe are Italy , Yugoslavia and Spain . |
| 3 | C. A. Moser in Survey Methods in Social Investigation identifies three sources of bias in sample selection : ( 1 ) the use of a sampling frame which does not cover the population adequately , completely or accurately ; ( 2 ) the use of a ‘ non-random ’ method of sampling , so that the selection of subjects is consciously or unconsciously affected by human judgement ; and ( 3 ) the refusal to co-operate among some segments of the chosen population . |
| 4 | She maintains that it is necessary to return to the ancient sources of healing with oils . |
| 5 | Whether in performing experiments , or in being directed to primary sources of evidence in history , or in becoming acquainted with the journal literature , or in designing artefacts to meet a design problem , we encourage students along the path of their own immediate experience . |
| 6 | Furthermore , ‘ social divisions of welfare ’ have been identified recognizing not merely that there are different sources of welfare for individuals but also that individuals differ in the access they have to different welfare systems . |
| 7 | One of the major sources of revulsion against offenders who profit from their crimes may arise from the practice of some sections of the media to pay an offender for the right to an interview or the right to publish her or his story , so-called ‘ cheque-book ’ journalism . |
| 8 | Components of variance are needed to obtain efficient estimates of mean effects ; to provide valid estimates of standard errors ; and to identify the magnitude of sources of variation in surveys . |
| 9 | There are many sources of variation in prey availability affecting the diets of predators . |
| 10 | They also point to other sources of variation in mate choice . |
| 11 | The centre has been in financial trouble before , but has always managed to find further sources of funding at times of apparent crisis . |
| 12 | It fails for the following paradoxical reason : our judges actually pay more attention to so-called conventional sources of law like statutes and precedents than conventionalism allows them to do . |
| 13 | This module enables the student to acquire a working knowledge of the sources of law in Scotland and of the courts and the role of the various members of the legal profession who practise in them . |
| 14 | In this factsheet we suggest possible sources of help for services or improvements to you home ; suggest ways of finding companions or live-in help ; and list some benefits which may assist you in paying for help . |
| 15 | Looking for additional sources of help for survival |
| 16 | The pattern of sources of help with shopping shown in the table was also typical of that for a range of other domestic and personal house-care tasks , including cooking , washing , and bathing ( Evandrou et al. |
| 17 | If you are forced to use a dingy side street , do you casually notice potential escape routes or sources of help like pubs , garages or occupied houses ? |
| 18 | All such bibliographies — and most reputable private presses have issued them — are of considerable value as sources of reference for booksellers and collectors and are paid for accordingly . |
| 19 | The history of welfare state legislation and of political interventions to manage economic development is interpreted as a fairly consistent chronicle of dominant business interests recognizing that government regulation protects their established position from new sources of competition at home or abroad , or fosters growth in demand which they could not secure by other means . |
| 20 | Consumers were likely to turn to their conventional sources of software for multimedia titles . |
| 21 | The use of the penal law against workers , especially when it involves imprisonment , or the possibility of imprisonment , is one of the most persistent sources of conflict between labour and management , and between labour and governments . |
| 22 | The fact of class conflict is not denied , but is seen as only one of several sources of conflict within society ; and perhaps most crucially of all , the stratificationalist approach to class is unlike the Marxist approach in that it is used in a fairly ad hoc way as an analytic tool , rather than as part of an integrated sociohistorical theory . |
| 23 | Expected sources of income on retirement |
| 24 | Expected sources of income on retirement |
| 25 | The lowlands thus required two sources of income for drainage : one to maintain the main river system , and the second for the back ditches . |
| 26 | They show how the market for solicitors ' work has altered with the development of criminal legal aid and the threat to established sources of income from divorce , conveyancing and personal injury claims . |
| 27 | The measure of ‘ other sources of income in employment ’ is calculated along the same lines as for unemployment income . |
| 28 | Thanks to the ample marble supplies at their disposal , they perfected their craft constantly and asserted their skills by producing all kinds of sculpture that blended earlier sources of inspiration with trends , styles and techniques of the times in which they lived . |
| 29 | They were nurtured by Qaddafi 's rhetoric of individual autonomy ; they survived and became sources of inspiration in Libyans ' conflicts with their state . |
| 30 | Continuous speech processing requires the application of very many sources of knowledge in order to decode the utterance . |