Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , to some extent it can be said that it fulfils some of the functions of the preambles in Community texts to which I have just referred . |
| 2 | It stands right by the banks of the mighty Rhine and is close to the centre of Boppard itself . |
| 3 | These are usually longer term support needs due to the vulnerabilities of being homeless . |
| 4 | Paul , from South Bank , Middlesbrough , opened an exhibition at Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum , near Redcar , which exposes some of the tricks of his trade . |
| 5 | Her account has some of the qualities of myth in validating shared beliefs and providing a charter for social action . |
| 6 | The announcement of room temperature fusion in 1989 has some of the hallmarks of a detective mystery where appearances deceive . |
| 7 | The general principle ( line 3 ) uses the world ‘ all ’ , the implication being that a potential X has some of the rights of an X. This is true of anyone a mere heartbeat from the monarchy . |
| 8 | It should perhaps come as no surprise that the Assessment of Performance Unit ( APU ) in England and Wales has some of the characteristics of the National Assessment of Educational Progress ( NAEP ) in the US ; or that new moves in the UK to establish procedures to make incompetent teachers liable to sanctions ( reported in the Times Educational Supplement . |
| 9 | If the Soviet state machine , the process of production and the producers , are directed by the party-state nomenklatura officials , who recruit by co-option from among the beneficiaries of higher education , and who in various ways benefit from privilege , it follows that this ruling stratum has some of the characteristics of a ruling class , though not that of ownership , except possibly in some collective sense . |
| 10 | To be sure , Guatemala has some of the virtues of a poor Latin American democracy . |
| 11 | A study from the Policy Studies Institute , Women into engineering and science — employers ' policies and practices , highlights some of the problems of combining a career and a family . |
| 12 | The example of the national parks illustrates some of the consequences of negative development control planning , but positive planning may also have serious implications for local communities . |
| 13 | A method of reconstruction which incorporates some of the advantages of both physical reconstruction and reconstruction drawings is the scale model . |
| 14 | Introduced specifically for tournament and advanced players , the Pro Staff Hammer , which incorporates all of the benefits of the Hammer system — superlight weight , exceptional feel , increased control and power — complements the wider audience of players currently using the Profile Hammer . |
| 15 | [ P. 392 ] Formen contains many of the elements of Marx 's evolutionary theory concerning pre-capitalist systems , and it also contains much about the more immediate origins of capitalism . |
| 16 | The delusion that democracy … is a progressive form of government , lies deep within the convictions of a particular political school ; but there can be no delusion grosser … |
| 17 | Prince Charles has many of the powers of a king , particularly in the Queen 's absence , and to a diminishing extent so do the other princes , princesses and minor royalty , at further removes from the throne . |
| 18 | Her own glass has many of the merits of the historic Arts and Crafts stained glass artists , such as Harry Clarke and Wilhelma Geddes , whom she greatly admires . |
| 19 | Although youth work has many of the functions of social work , it is primarily an education service . |
| 20 | The new pseudo-science of ‘ counselling ’ , which seems to have taken over from the greater absurdity of analysis , may not be as destructive as its predecessor but it , too , has many of the characteristics of an enclosed cult like the Plymouth Brethren or the Moonies . |
| 21 | It has many of the characteristics of a great ecclesiastical building ; it has vast arches , void spaces , coloured lights , and above all , it has recurrence of ritual . |
| 22 | The Commission has many of the characteristics of an international administrative authority and is the organ through which the governments act in all matters to do with the concession . |
| 23 | Gambling has many of the characteristics of drug taking — a euphoric high , and a craving in the addict . |
| 24 | Even though this is a DOS program is has many of the characteristics of a Windows user-interface — drop down lists , dialog boxes and so on — and it is very easy to use with a mouse . |
| 25 | More advanced is creative thought which also has many of the attributes of purposive thought . |
| 26 | Bill has less of the symptoms of the expensive-toy syndrome . |
| 27 | Rather than being a case of feudal vassaldom , this has more of the characteristics of a military alliance between two states , an unstable one , it is true , and between partners of very unequal power . |
| 28 | However , at a more basic level it was also influenced by research which examined the nature of the problem of caring for dementia sufferers at home ; this section , therefore , looks first at the problems of care , and then at other innovative projects . |
| 29 | Young nobles from the court , their horses ' harness shining in the sunlight , rode through with hawks , falcons and peregrines perched on their wrists , cruel faces hidden by small leather hoods , jesses tinkling like the bells of a tiny church . |
| 30 | This route to the Jabri Nullah proved elusive and highlights one of the problems of doing anything in the Himalayas : poor maps and strange local information . |