Example sentences of "[adv] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | pungently aromatic , somewhat of cloves , still used in perfumery |
| 2 | For such manufacturers ( eg of foodstuffs , confectionery , footwear , clothing and soaps , to name but a few ) , middlemen are important links in the chain . |
| 3 | Many other contributions were of interest ! but it was strange to look on this picture and on that — to see on the same walls so many poor efforts at painting alongside of chef-d'oeuvres of artistic power . |
| 4 | You and your body have been through a lot of stressful experiences , both good and bad , and it could be as long as two weeks before you feel like doing anything except the most gently of runs . |
| 5 | Collaborative schools coped well with change , balancing it with the preservation of continuity , especially of values . |
| 6 | In social symptoms like these we have evidence of one of the most basic and dangerous erosions of all — that of the basic psychological restraints against the war of all against all ( and especially of sons against fathers ) which threatens to erupt once the fundamental processes of socialization begin to break down . |
| 7 | Affecting fibrous tissues and joints , especially of ankles when parts feel cold or numb and are better ( > ) cold applications . |
| 8 | People are leaving Paris at the rate of some 20,000 a year , chased out by soaring property prices and the shortage of rental accommodation — especially of flats big enough for a family . |
| 9 | His funeral , according to Calamy , ‘ was attended by a most numerous company of all ranks and qualities , and especially of ministers , some of whom were Conformists , who thought fit to pay him that last office of respect . ’ |
| 10 | Corrosive ingestion , especially of acids , is a very common causeof oesophageal injury and strictures in India ; and was reported to be the commonest aetiology in one study . |
| 11 | The important role of family , especially of mothers , in the area of primary health care should be recognized . " |
| 12 | In particular he made a study of natural history , especially of birds , with which he felt a strange affinity . |
| 13 | Two problems arise for the farmer : first , ferrous iron creates an iron pan , blocking soil fissures and root channels , and , worst of all , sealing pipes and drains ; second , the acidity of the soil reduces crop yields , especially of cereals . |
| 14 | But for many more the importance of relatives — especially of grandmothers — lies in their availability as people who can be called upon in a crisis , or as people to fall back on when other arrangements break down . |
| 15 | Such detailed analyses of aggradation deposits as this are not possible by purely geomorphological methods , but require considerations of stratigraphy and especially of fossils . |
| 16 | A rapid increase in exports , especially of phosphates , and of earnings from tourism , as well as a reduced food import bill , resulted in a sharp improvement in the trade balance , whose deficit stood at MD 9,560 million in 1988 ( for 1987 trends , ibid . ) . |
| 17 | Predominantly a disorder of young people , and especially of women , a psychosomatic element seems involved . |
| 18 | This , allied to poor training , poor supervision , and problems with recruitment ( especially of women ) , means that doctors are contributing to the criminal justice system less than optimally . |
| 19 | Having raised the hopes of friend and foe alike — and especially of Iraqis , witness the ecstatic scenes in Baghdad last week — by agreeing for the first time to contemplate withdrawal from Kuwait , he was unwilling to commit himself unequivocally . |
| 20 | Above all , be sceptical — especially of enthusiasts . |
| 21 | He dwelt on the pondus sacerdotum : the burden of priests , and more particularly of bishops ( and especially of archbishops ) , was that they would be responsible for the souls of kings at the Last Judgement . |
| 22 | ENVIRONMENTALISTS argue that the pricing of waste disposal , and especially of landfills , does not fully reflect its environmental costs . |
| 23 | It is vital that we minimise such risks by paying strict attention to security , especially of vehicles and stores . |
| 24 | Northland prospered in the 19th Century from the logging , especially of kauri trees , and the digging of kauri gum . |
| 25 | One must beware especially of solutions that are presented as if they were based on the results of rigorous experimental tests and bear the stamp of proof . |
| 26 | By insisting that ‘ with the exception of the instinct of self-preservation , the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper ’ he in effect undermined one of the basic assumptions of ensuing generations of archaeologists and more especially of prehistorians , namely that cultural advance can be adequately accounted for primarily in terms of utility at the level of subsistence and technology . |
| 27 | He urged the parliament swiftly to pass legislation including the abolition of trade monopolies , faster privatization ( especially of shops ) , agrarian reform and tighter credit and monetary policies . |
| 28 | In that case the conviction of three youths in 1972 was later overturned by the Court of Appeal in a judgment which by implication raised disturbing questions about police interrogations , especially of juveniles and the mentally handicapped . |
| 29 | ( See Table ) Peter Brooke , educated at Marlborough , Balliol College , Oxford and Harvard , is an old-school Tory known to have a keen interest in pictures and in conservation , especially of churches . |
| 30 | According to a WHO estimate , about half a million women die annually of illnesses associated with the process of childbearing ( WHO , 1985 , p. 5 ) . |