Example sentences of "[det] a variety of " in BNC.

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1 To this a variety of solutions were given at different times .
2 Far example , madam , my life ; my life , madam is a perpetual stream of pleasure , that glides through such a variety of entertainments , I believe the wisest of our ancestors never had the least conception of any of 'em .
3 There was such a variety of activities and competitions for all ages — tennis , windsurfing , dinghy sailing , table tennis ( some of which had free instruction ) .
4 It is no fault of that industry that such a wide variety of soils and circumstances exist which dictate in turn a need for such a variety of products .
5 No other building type secured such a variety of examples .
6 Henry 's wholehearted displays in such a variety of roles , allied to his self-effacing modesty , combined to endear him to all Palace fans of the mid-1980s .
7 It is sometimes said that Watkins adopted such a variety of markers , including features of all types and ages , that his ideas can be discredited on this point alone .
8 Despite the breeding of dogs into such a variety of shapes and sizes that an alien visitor to our planet would be forgiven for thinking them all to be different species , yet these miscellaneous varieties all exhibit the same essential behavioural tendencies as their wolf ancestors .
9 Modern avionics items exhibit such a variety of failure modes and are so reliable that the tradesman often forgets how he cured a particular type of fault when he experiences another of the same type .
10 There is such a variety of good literature available for inclusion in syllabuses that we want teachers to have the freedom to make their own choice of suitable books within our broad guidelines .
11 ‘ There 's such a variety of landscapes , it 's like a new world . ’
12 There is such a variety of textured yarns available today that it would be a pity not to be adventurous with them .
13 This too has been conspicuous in all the areas of business which we have examined ; but never before when when he was likely to be confronted with so much debate and such a variety of decisions .
14 The provision of such a variety of telecommunication and travel facilities makes it impossible for any community however large or small to develop in isolation .
15 This vacillation arises , in part , from the fact that such a variety of phenomena are classed as événements .
16 Similarly , in the context of economic transactions , we should doubt the compatibility of such a variety of tests of responsibility with a liberal respect for personal autonomy .
17 That there should be such a variety of species of one kind of creature astounded him .
18 With such a variety of similar instruments and competitive rates it is difficult and costly in time for all participants to know exactly the best terms and rates .
19 There is now such a variety of welfare systems as would amaze you and Shelley .
20 Probably there is no unique process for the origin of slugs in this range ; a large disturbance can take such a variety of forms .
21 With such a variety of floral devices it is inevitable that many comparisons with other second century mosaics are possible .
22 At Woodchester and , to a lesser extent , at Stonesfield , we find such a variety of motif and patterning that the pavements themselves could well mirror a page ( or the page ) of design : at Woodchester especially , they comprise an array from which all other instances of closely related pavements could have been taken .
23 When we looked at the Telegraph and the Times things seem so samey , there 's just this uniform effect everything seeming to look the same whereas here they 've really used such a variety of styles the curly , the straight , the blocked plus your black blocks across the bottom .
24 Direct interaction of CREB with other cellular proteins is certain to play an important role in allowing CREB to have such a variety of effects on cellular transcription .
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