Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] of [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though intimidation was not discussed in the case it can not be that B could have avoided the binding nature of the contract by the simple device of counterclaiming for damages for intimidation and it seems therefore that for the purposes of intimidation the plaintiff should be required to show unlawful coercion at least of such a degree as would enable him to avoid a contract . |
| 2 | For the purposes of calculation the term will then run from the date on which it is expressed to begin , although the tenant 's interest will not vest until the date on which the lease is actually executed ( Cadogan ( Earl ) v Guinness [ 1936 ] Ch 515 ) . |
| 3 | For the purposes of analysis the children who received adenotonsillectomy were grouped with those receiving adenoidectomy alone . |
| 4 | In Mexico , during the Wars of Independence the Virgin of Guadalupe protected the nationalist forces while the Spaniards placed their trust in the Virgen de los Remedios . |
| 5 | During the hours of darkness a lone torpedo-bomber attempted a daring attack on the battleship ‘ Queen Elizabeth ’ , which was sailing with Force ‘ H ’ but was destined as reinforcement for the Mediterranean Fleet . |
| 6 | Moreover , the findings challenge conventional assumptions about the amounts of time the different subjects should be allocated . |
| 7 | The gamble is that the more people know about the workings of behaviour the more they will use it skilfully to benefit themselves and others . |
| 8 | Through the fruits of office a significant proportion of the payments imposed on the taxable population flowed to the nobility . |
| 9 | In the development through the years of adolescence the number of foreclosure pupils will diminish , hence the recruitment of boys into science would be cut . |
| 10 | I had been wept on by so many boyfriends that , had Home Sister known , she would have warned me of the dangers of pneumonia every time I went out on a date . |
| 11 | In the generation of the inventors of red-figure the Lysippides ( Andokides ) Painter and a companion of Psiax , the Antimenes Painter , head the principal workshops , specialising in neck-amphorae and hydriai , shapes not much used in early red-figure . |
| 12 | Shortly after the English army 's murderous assault on Berwick , in 1296 , Bothwell fell into English hands and for the remainder of the Wars of Independence the castle passed to and fro between the opposing forces . |
| 13 | Upon receipt of the proceeds of sale the trustees must invest them for the tenant for life and that person 's successors in title . |
| 14 | These are voluntary statements of the standards of business the trade association expects from its members . |
| 15 | This will give you a clearer idea of the kinds of problem the individual children have ; and anyway , it may be right ! |
| 16 | It was as if a harvest festival were enacted daily , for throughout the hours of market the church bell tolled quietly . |
| 17 | But the sonnet also provides a glimpse into the dilemmas of identity the Renaissance articulated . |
| 18 | UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF SOCIALISM EVERY MAN WHO LEAVES THE PATH OF LABOUR IS ABLE TO RETURN TO USEFUL ACTIVITY . |
| 19 | From the mists of antiquity the spirit of the most ancient of Irish healers , Dian Cecht must surely be calling to you to ponder on what you have done . |
| 20 | Whereas in The Languages of Love the pun is indicative of the tragic breach between the human and the divine , in Thru it is described as ‘ free , anarchic , a powerful instrument to explode the civilization of the sign and all its stable , reassuring definitions ’ ( 29/607 ) . |
| 21 | The legal profession is not always entirely blameless in these matters , for there is often left in the minds of interested people the suspicion that , in the courts of law the scoring of points and the winning of cases takes precedence over the desire to administer justice and establish truth . |
| 22 | The following is an example of a suitable clause : It is hereby agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Articles of Association the investor shall be entitled at any time after Completion to transfer all or any part of the investor 's shares to another investor or investors approved by the Managers ( such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ) to the intent and effect that any such investors shall be entitled to the benefit of all such provisions of this Agreement and Articles of Association as the investor shall require and the Managers and the Company shall do or procure to be done ( insofar as it lies within their respective powers ) all such matters and things , including the execution of all such documents as shall be necessary or which the Investors shall reasonably require for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this clause . |
| 23 | Being more selective in the areas of work the Council undertakes ; and |
| 24 | In the interests of security the government refused to countenance labour organizations and strikes were a criminal offence . |
| 25 | After an arduous five-year apprenticeship in the disciplines of war the twenty-one-year-old Duke had produced his masterpiece . |
| 26 | In the corridors of Congress the name ‘ Hauser ’ was whispered behind closed doors . |
| 27 | It was enabled to continue in office until May 1979 and in the recriminations of defeat the Conservative Party polarised into the Thatcher and Heath factions , the implications of which are still only partly worked out on the political scene . |
| 28 | Even in the depths of winter the sea ice is never a complete cover . |
| 29 | In the sciences of course the possibility of pure objectivity has been a convenient and fruitful assumption , which has only recently run up against its limitations . |
| 30 | R is not beyond the realms of contemplation the Parliament should seek , infused by a reforming zeal , to rationalise the court structure of the United Kingdom , incidentally abolishing the Court of Session . |