Example sentences of "degree of [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The drafting of the Convention brought out interesting differences between the common law and civil law countries as to the degree of acceptability of consuls and commissioners . |
| 2 | Instead of using a fixed percentage , Cubbin and Leech argue that a shareholder or group of shareholders can be regarded as having control where it is likely that they would win a contested vote , but that this can be determined only by examining the degree of dispersal of shareholdings within the individual company concerned . |
| 3 | ‘ Recent experiments suggest that there exists an ‘ interconnectiveness ’ of the human mind with other minds and with matter — that the human mind may be able to obtain information independent of geography and time … ’ and concluded that ‘ … a general recognition of the degree of interconnectiveness of minds ( and matter ) could have far-reaching society and political implications for the nation and the world . ’ |
| 4 | A recent paper by Norman , Quinn and Malin ( 1988 ) expresses concern as to the degree of involvement of nurses in the resource management process . |
| 5 | Classical criminology clearly allows for a loose association between antecedent variables and outcomes : the probability of crime varies according to the degree of rationality of individuals and the efficiency and consistency of the criminal justice system . |
| 6 | Convergence ( not to be confused with phyletic convergence ) refers to the degree of resemblance of faunas in different regions increasing from an earlier to a later period , and divergence refers to the reverse phenomenon ( Fig. 18. 3 ) . |
| 7 | There were natural concerns about ensuring a degree of parity of gradings and structures between and within Colleges , not least to avoid industrial relations disputes ; it was also necessary to take due account of the frameworks and levels of expertise that then existed and evolve a strategy for change , rather than take radical action . |
| 8 | ( Although it was as long ago as 1884 that Marx wrote of the shift from worker as producer to worker as consumer , the degree of expendability of goods and their constant replacement by better and newer models has markedly increased during the latter half of this century . ) |
| 9 | It is reasonable , however , for Thompson to ask why such a degree of compartmentalisation of objectives should be presumed to have been the case in 1812 , when war had been largely continuous over twenty years , when trade unions were under the interdict of the Combination Acts , when the hand-loom weavers and knitters were suffering a catastrophic drop in earnings and when high food prices were producing widespread and severe hunger . |
| 10 | In recognition of his contribution to the development of the Association over the years , and in particular the efforts he has made to keep graduates in touch through the Airthrey Journal , James MacGlone will be honoured in July by the award of the honourary degree of Master of Arts . |
| 11 | The use of multi disciplinary teams or alternatively the degree of specialisation of sections within the Exchequer Division . |
| 12 | Yet the war also led to a degree of development of facilities . |
| 13 | It may also involve , as in banking , a degree of deregulation of markets . |
| 14 | The Government are right not to rule out progress towards that , and to point out that a high degree of convergence of economies will be necessary before any single currency can be contemplated , agreed by this House , or sustained thereafter . |
| 15 | The degree of concentration of bones from such accumulations of prey depends on the habits of the predator more than the habits of the prey animals . |
| 16 | This has in fact occurred in the advanced capitalist countries , and one main consequence has been to limit industrial conflict primarily to economic issues , as against larger issues of the control of the enterprise , and to bring about a substantial degree of integration of workers into the existing mode of production . |
| 17 | As well as looking for associations between the degree of volatility of operations and the use of temporary workers , we were able to consider a number of performance indicators for establishments . |
| 18 | Anthony CLEAVER , Chairman and Chief Executive of IBM United Kingdom Holdings Limited , will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws ( LLD ) . |
| 19 | Roger GODFREY , President of the Council of the University of Nottingham , will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws ( LLD ) . |
| 20 | Jonathon PORRITT , campaigner on green issues , will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws ( LLD ) . |
| 21 | Professor David WILLIAMS , Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge , will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws ( LLD ) . |
| 22 | The University will be conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Professor Gregory next February . |
| 23 | HIS Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama , Tanzin Gyatso , is to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of St Andrews on 14 May at a special ceremony in the Younger Graduation Hall . |
| 24 | Iona OPIE , the oral historian of childhood and , with her husband , of many books including Lore and Language of Schoolchildren ( 1959 ) , The Oxford Book of Children 's Verse ( 1973 ) , and A Nursery Companion ( 1980 ) , will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters ( DLitt ) . |
| 25 | After receiving an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters , she delivered her speech in a mature and confident manner . |
| 26 | In 1989 he was visiting fellow of Trinity Hall , Cambridge , and in 1992 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters at Cambridge fro work in modern and medieval German and Celtic studies . |
| 27 | Mr Magnusson , who presented two editions of the Mastermind television programme from the Barony Hall this month , will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters . |
| 28 | In our culturally and ethnically mixed society the degree of emancipation of women was uneven . |
| 29 | And in the culturally and ethnically mixed community in which we live , the degree of emancipation of women is uneven . |
| 30 | De-differentiation of what elsewhere are more likely to be imperatively co-ordinated functions will lead to a lessening of the degree of specialization of functions subordinated to the missions and goals of an organization . |