Example sentences of "of [noun] [noun pl] around the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has also examined the well-publicised cluster of leukaemia cases around the Dounreay nuclear plant and concludes it is likely to have been caused by exposure to incoming oil workers rather than radiation from the plant . |
| 2 | The recent discoveries of horse burials around the site of the original find of 1653 , and probably to be associated with it , have , however , provided further indications of paganism . |
| 3 | Correct exposure for dull quartz usually results in serious over-exposure of feldspars , with development of halation areas around the grains , while correct exposure of feldspars produces marked under-exposure of quartz grains . |
| 4 | The occurrence of leatherback turtles around the British Isles is n't as rare as was once thought ( Questions , October ) . |
| 5 | The simple reason for which they failed to make the headlines and fire up the imagination of rugby pundits around the world is that they were blacks and coloureds in an apartheid-ridden South Africa . |
| 6 | He would prefer to turn a blind eye to the problem of asylum seekers around the world . |
| 7 | There are hundreds of specialist archives around the country . |
| 8 | Mr Mandela , who is on a three-day tour of powderkeg areas around the Natal provincial capital Pietermaritzburg , said earlier he planned to attend tomorrow 's funeral . |
| 9 | AFTER INTENSE PRESSURE FROM BRUCE HARRIS AND THOUSANDS OF AMNESTY MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD , POLICEMEN IN GUATEMALA HAVE BEEN RECONVICTED FOR THE MURDER OF NAHAMAN CARMONA LOPEZ |
| 10 | Durham Wildlife Trust already owns scores of nature reserves around the county . |
| 11 | These are the design clues that spell ‘ Ferrari ’ to the countless thousands of sports enthusiasts around the world . |
| 12 | My right hon. Friend set out the Government 's policies some time ago in a clear document that was fully backed by the CBI , which believes that we have the right policies to improve our competitiveness and to take advantage of lower inflation and of business conditions around the world as they improve . |
| 13 | Memory ignites a garland of fairy lights around the shifting folds of fabric , teases me knowing your nipples ' strawberry centre , the soft heat of your naked breasts . |
| 14 | Government rhetoric and the proliferation of development corporations around the country assumes that the UDC model provides a winning formula for regeneration . |
| 15 | The distribution of advice agencies around the country leaves large areas ( especially the rural districts ) without some of the basic agencies , and even within urban areas it is unusual to find solicitors , in particular , located in the districts with the greatest density of population . |
| 16 | advance notice of beer festivals around the country , and discounted admission |
| 17 | Completing this substantial work are appendices on the approval procedures for homebuilts adopted in France , the UK and USA , a contact list of homebuilding associations around the world , and a comprehensive guide to homebuilt types , again with contact addresses . |
| 18 | There was a time , no doubt — it must have been before 1948 , when the United Kingdom itself abolished allegiance as the basis of citizenship — when the pretence of daughter monarchies around the globe was harmless and even arguably beneficial . |
| 19 | But there are all sorts of reasons why we do n't get that news , one guy said well if we wanted to do it I know if we wanted to make the news that , according to the level of human suffering we 'd start off with Ethiopia then we 'd have the Kurdish problem and you know just made a living of disaster areas around the world , he said we might of finished up with a light hearted discussion on the poll tax , you know as the , as the light , the lightener at the end of the news if you like , and our , what news we receive here depends on our perception of the world , but mainly it 's the other way round our perception of the world is , is what , you know what it , or rather the news that we get actually manufactures our perception of the world . |
| 20 | At the turn of this century , when the United States occupied the islands , the Moro tribesmen exacted such a deadly toll of American soldiers by their throat-cutting tactics that the commander-in-chief , General ‘ Blackjack ’ Pershing , instituted the wearing of leather thongs around the necks of the American marines . |
| 21 | Small clods of soil are thrown on the surface and also small quantities of animal excreta around the holes . |
| 22 | This , as we have noted , is closely linked to the question whether something like classes have always existed , because the Marxist theory of history centres around the notion of class . |
| 23 | MILLIONS of TV viewers around the world witnessed Mr Mellor as he tried to humiliate an Israeli army colonel who arrested a Palestinian boy . |
| 24 | And though Cannes gets all the attention , there are hundreds of film festivals around the world , all keen to ‘ premiere ’ the latest hot American independent . |
| 25 | His other projects include the establishment of trauma centres around the country , more institutions for the mentally ill , centres for the crippled and more orphanages . |
| 26 | The Town Hall , afraid of bad publicity , sent a convoy of refuse trucks around the shanty towns the day before the campaign . |