Example sentences of "has [verb] [prep] a series of " in BNC.

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1 Families and the law Investigators : Dr R W Dingwall , J M Eekelaar , M Maclean The Centre 's work in the field of family law has developed through a series of related projects clustered around a clearly focused concern with the interests of children as members of families and as individuals and with the economic and other consequences of marriage breakdown .
2 The sloop apparently ran straight on to the top of the bank under sail in spite of the fact that the top of the bank is 10 m ( 30 ft ) above the level of high spring tides.Jutson ( 1939 ) has pointed to a series of generally narrow platforms cut mainly in almost horizontal rocks in New South Wales and extending up to a height of 10 m ( 30 ft ) or more .
3 However in the past few days Hanley has come through a series of rigorous tests , and his return was hastened by the absence of Andy Goodway , who broke a finger at Headingley last Saturday .
4 But the move has come after a series of blows , including poor livestock sales and lower wool prices .
5 An example of this more sophisticated biological approach is the work of Hans Eysenck , who has argued in a series of studies , that there is a link between genetically based personality characteristics and criminal behaviour .
6 Mr Appleby said : ‘ This is a long-established business with a reputation for quality workmanship which has suffered from a series of bad debts and disputed accounts . ’
7 This has led to a series of attempts to reinscribe a place for , and a relation with , the other as other , outside the sphere of mastery and therefore , logically speaking , both infinite and beyond the scope of knowledge .
8 As we shall see , its policy of financial retrenchment has led to a series of major changes in the financing of public sector higher education , as advanced further education has increasingly come to be called .
9 POLICE have applauded members of the public whose information has led to a series of arrests .
10 POLICE in Darlington this week applauded members of the public whose information has led to a series of arrests .
11 Improved handling has resulted from a series of innovations most of which have been related to aerodynamic efficiency .
12 His first Philippines gasifier model was made in 1967 ; and through the 1970s his research has resulted in a series of models of increasing practicality , simplicity and cheapness .
13 Like most other cities with a long history , Milan has evolved as a series of concentric rings .
14 They have charted complex changes since 1000 BC , showing that even in the last 1500 years the area has evolved from a series of tidal inlets , through the development of spits and dunes , to the triangular area that it is today , with the vast recent pebble dumps of Dungeness .
15 More significantly , for the long term future of the industry , it has launched into a series of alliances , including a development partership with long-time rival Apple , with chip maker Motorola thrown in for good measure , and former IBM allies Intel and Microsoft left out in the cold .
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