Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In certain circumstances , the customer 's consent will never constitute a defence to breach of fiduciary duty . |
| 2 | The project aims to rectify this omission for England over the period 1650-1914 by the construction of national rent index , and then to investigate two further problems : a regional breakdown of the index to see of there was a space-related differentiated land market ; and secondly to focus attention on three periods of outstanding agricultural depression within the long run to see whether there was a time-related differentiation . |
| 3 | In contrast to breach of fiduciary duty , an action for breach of confidence would appear to represent a more effective anti-insider dealing deterrent . |
| 4 | Doolittle ( 1952 ) reconsidered Batschinski 's suggestion that the resistance to flow of a liquid depended upon the free-space available to a molecule rather than upon the temperature . |
| 5 | On the other hand he would have a much enlarged Aquitaine , to be held in sovereignty , the ‘ perpetual liberty ’ which he had instructed the Black Prince to demand of his royal prisoner in 1357 , and which would remove at a stroke the threat of confiscation . |
| 6 | The highly transient nature of the casual labour force in hotels and catering , and the low attachment to work of many casuals — itself often related to the fact that their jobs are very much part-time — mean that the unions ' task will scarcely be an easy one . |
| 7 | None of them have the wherewithal to conceive of a Reconciliation . |
| 8 | But if you have the luck to come of country stock then you should never sever your roots , no matter how great the temptation to ‘ improve ’ yourself , or to inhabit more glorious scenery , or to be nearer a railway station . |
| 9 | He created around himself at Hamilton Terrace a kind of family and it was this aspect of his life that allowed Susan Einzig to conceive of herself as a mother figure . |
| 10 | I would like readers to know of the excellent efforts you have made to stimulate community action in Wales . |
| 11 | He knew where his vote would go , expected no good to come of it and was n't worried . |
| 12 | It seems that any attempt to conceive of a content of a mental event , separately from its inherent subject , is in a way futile . |
| 13 | Thank you very much well it 's always a pleasure to hear of about the Seamanship Foundation and I 'm sure that , as you might be saying , and er the need for the foundation 's fundraising will be rather heightened this year as a result of last year 's drop but I 'm equally sure that you will get a tremendous amount of support from the members and on that note which I think is er also is an important method of concentrating our priorities and on the basis of we 're extremely lucky to be able to pursue a really very enjoyable pastime with relatively few problems and that if we can get those opportunities to many more , who would otherwise not be able to enjoy and in fact frequently do n't get to enjoy any other pastime , we should endeavour to do so and consider ourselves lucky that we can . |
| 14 | She was riding around town looking for George on his Bay Horse to hear of his encounter with the Dragon . |
| 15 | They allow a drawing to consist of several layers , equivalent to overlaid transparent sheets , each containing a different aspect of the drawing . |
| 16 | It is not unusual for Arabic paragraphs to consist of one sentence . |
| 17 | ‘ While public opinion is in favour of keeping tests for animals for medical research , there is a strong and increasing opposition to use of animals for cosmetics ’ , said the spokesman for the assembly 's Environment Committee , German MEP Mrs Dagmar Roth-Behrendt . |
| 18 | Even if we have few possessions or little wealth to give away , may we seek out opportunities to give of our time , our skills and our concern to those who need us . |
| 19 | It was a great deal to hope of anyone , particularly since the political and intellectual principles of the Welfare State were so utterly at odds with the privileged hierarchical structure which had the monarchy at its head . |
| 20 | It also approved the Democracy and the Individual review , proposing : To replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber ; Devolved assemblies for Scotland , Wales , and the regions of England ; Unification of Ireland only by consent of the majority in the North ; A Freedom of Information Act ; A Ministry for Women ; A Department of Legal Administration to run the courts ; Extend legal aid ; A statutory duty on local councils to provide integrated child care services for the under-fives ; A Children 's Commissioner to act as an ombudsman on childrens ' rights ; Firm opposition to reform of the voting system for the House of Commons . |
| 21 | Her opposition to control of the WSPU by the Pankhursts [ qq.v. ] led to her removal from this key organizational role in 1911 . |
| 22 | A romantic condition to die of . |
| 23 | Now they want doctors who deal wioth the physical side to think of the mental scars as well . |
| 24 | ‘ You know , Frome , it gives me a great deal of pleasure to think of you as head boy here next year . |
| 25 | Headley Feast with the national classified , one result to change of the local footballs in the Beezer Homes League , southern division , I 'm afraid it was a defeat for Witney ; Witney one , Canterbury two , that 's in the Beezer Homes League southern division ; Witney one , Canterbury two . |
| 26 | Very simply it presents , through its visual image of the Crucifixion and its present-tense appeal to passers-by to think of the uniqueness of the love it manifests , a sense of the issues of the Passion as a continual process : The final two lines complete the physical image but metaphorically signify that reality at the heart of Christianity , that through the experience of suffering the strength of love is made known . |
| 27 | How does a national party system arise from pre-existing allegiances to place of birth and social group ? |
| 28 | Of course it is right for people in the north-east to think of themselves as north-easterners . |
| 29 | By s.5(2) : [ w ] here property is subject to a trust , the persons to whom it belongs shall be regarded as including any person having a right to enforce the trust , and an intention to defeat the trust shall be regarded accordingly as an intention to deprive of the property any person having that right . |
| 30 | Does he agree that extending the experience of opera and opportunities to learn of opera to those who would not normally even think of it , or think of taking advantage of such concessions , would be a good thing ? |