Example sentences of "nature and [noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This will describe the nature and operation of the Core Software of Adam & Eve described in Part 1(1) of this Schedule .
2 When assessing a village rug , first take into account the nature and complexity of the design .
3 The study aims to explore the nature and patterning of the variation in foreign language achievement in secondary schools as it relates to earlier first language development .
4 The developments traced in this chapter demonstrate very clearly a significant shift in the control of the school curriculum both north and south of the border : whereas responsibility for the nature and structure of the curriculum once rested with local authorities and individual schools it will now rest with central government .
5 It sets a guide value ( maximum ) for nitrate of 50 mg/litre but permits member states to apply for permission to grant ‘ derogations ’ ( exemptions ) where the levels arise from geological factors ( ’ the nature and structure of the ground ’ ) , or ‘ exceptional meteorological conditions ’ .
6 Time-limited exemptions for high aluminium , iron and manganese were granted to Northumbrian and Southern Water under the ‘ nature and structure of the ground ’ clause .
7 The most important factors in group behaviour are as follows : nature of the task , size of the group , leadership , cohesiveness of the group , nature and motivation of the group members , group norms ( standards ) , roles of individuals within the group , and , finally , nature of the environment .
8 Faith as I see it — by a Layman ’ ; and although there was first a certain amount of debate about what the nature and title of the broadcasts should be , Lewis began to do this in the late summer of 1941 , taking the train from Oxford to London every Wednesday evening , and broadcasting from 7.45 to 8.00 p.m .
9 Victorian scholars were divided in their views of the precise nature and order of the stages of man 's evolutionary progress .
10 Experiments will be carried out on the nature and development of the strategies that reasoners learn to construct , and on the sources of difficulty in making meta-deductions .
11 Using your own experience of job interviews , either as interviewer or interviewee , and before reading on , write down ways in which the status , role , and office of the participants affect the nature and development of the discourse .
12 An applicant in another state may be unaware of the nature and significance of the divisions within the country of destination , so it is expressly provided that he always has the right to address a request directly to the Central Authority itself .
13 And it is necessary to assess the nature and significance of the polarization between ‘ multiculturalism ’ and ‘ antiracism ’ in this field , especially given the left 's construction of antiracism as representing the more genuinely radical intervention in this field .
14 Diversity and complexity in living arrangements and family patterns in later life compel analysis of the nature and significance of the family , family networks and family system .
15 ‘ Implicitly , if not explicitly , the doctoral thesis has come to be thought of in some countries and institutions as simply the demonstration that a certain amount of research methodology has been transmitted and received , with much less emphasis than used to be the case upon the nature and significance of the topic explored . ’
16 Details of the nature and content of a valuation memorandum and its distinction from a valuation report are contained in Section 8 of the CFM .
17 The professional bodies gave a positive response to the Development Programme although requiring more detailed information on the exact nature and content of the HN units before giving their final decision regarding exemption policy .
18 The tutor 's guides should contain program information i.e. the nature and content of the program .
19 Haycocks III met with a mixed response so that although there was a general welcome for the appearance of the document , virtually all respondents were unhappy with the nature and content of the paper as it stood .
20 The nature and shape of the course will often be affected by those who plan and teach it , the nature of and changes in the student intake , and any indirect consumers ( such as employers or professional bodies ) it may have .
21 The research analyses the nature and performance of the electronics industry in the area and assesses its contribution to the development of the Corridor .
22 A number of basic steps are essential in obtaining project finance , irrespective of the nature and size of a project .
23 A civil claim is commenced in either the High Court or the County Court according to the nature and size of the claim .
24 nature and size of the business ( in terms of sales , net assets and employees )
25 Thus in considering whether there is a sufficient connection with this country the court will look at all the circumstances , including the residence and place of business of the defendant , his connection with the insolvent , the nature and purpose of the transaction being impugned , the nature and locality of the property involved , the circumstances in which the defendant became involved in the transaction or received a benefit from it or acquired the property in question , whether the defendant acted in good faith , and whether under any relevant foreign law the defendant acquired an unimpeachable title free from any claims even if the insolvent had been adjudged bankrupt or wound up locally .
26 The main virtue of the Donnison Report ( eventually published in 1970 ) lay in its cool and thorough analysis of the nature and pace of the movement towards more openness in secondary education .
27 We can get a somewhat clearer idea of how enzymes work if we distinguish between two kinds of chemical bond , which differ in the nature and magnitude of the forces holding the atoms together .
28 A report by the Worldwide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) has set out in detail the changes to the nature and composition of the seabird communities in the North Sea as a result of human activity .
29 To complement these curricular changes the nature and timing of the examinations have been changed .
30 The nature and timing of the punishment would vary .
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