Example sentences of "of [adj] areas [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | So perhaps more instrumental in influencing the spread of environmentalism in England than the writings of apocalyptic ‘ doom-watchers ’ were such factors as the widespread construction of motorways — which , because they were routed around rather than through cities , shattered the peace of so many middle-class localities — and the changes in agricultural technology which altered the ecology and the landscape of extensive areas of rural England . |
2 | Many of these discrete estates made use of extensive areas of distant or upland resources of pasture or woodland . |
3 | This is why substantial vertical exaggeration must nearly always be employed in the depiction of extensive areas of relief in cross-section ( Fig. 2.6 ) . |
4 | First , the quality newspapers have been fragmented into sprawling modular structures composed of separate sealed-off sections and secondly , the development of older forms of bonding among staffers has been blocked by the collapse of apprenticeship structures and by the active fostering by management of a competitive ethos which flavours specialisation and the cultivation of narrow areas of expertise . |
5 | This advocated the idea of the conservation of coherent areas of townscape , rather than simply the preservation of individual buildings : from negative control to creative promotion . |
6 | Segregation of rural areas into large blocks of one class or price of housing ; |
7 | The fastest growing areas ( types 2 and 3 ) experienced both natural increase and migration gain , and included large areas of central England , the Welsh borders , north-east Yorkshire , and parts of central Scotland — all regions combining the traditionally high fertility of rural areas with the immigration of overspill populations from the conurbations . |
8 | Agreement to withdraw the proposals for the demarcation of rural areas on the 6,000 population criterion and a compromise over the provision of Chapter III courses was reached . |
9 | The Rural Economy and Society Study Group ( RESSG ) provides a forum for research discussion amongst those working in the social sciences on the social and economic formation of rural areas in the Advanced Societies . |
10 | Within these phenomena four main areas of study have been of interest to rural geographers ; first , and most enduring of all , the study of rural population change ; second , and more recent in its concern , the study of rural communities ; third , and of more general relevance to other chapters in this book , the classification and definition of rural areas by both their population and employment characteristics ; and fourth , the study of employment in rural areas . |
11 | Thus , we would caution against drawing general conclusions from analyses of specific areas of law , and we would argue that it is important to develop , not a theory of law , but a theory of the role of law in society to enable a clearer assessment of the extent or limits of law 's importance . |
12 | The possibility of ‘ practical utility ’ is currently the most pervasive and persuasive justification available in industrial societies for the development of specific areas of knowledge . |
13 | The structure , powers and resources of these companies vary , but they are all intended to achieve the regeneration of specific areas by combining the talents and attributes of the public and private sectors . |
14 | In contrast to the later subject-based discussions of the DES , this document proposed that the curriculum should be composed of eight areas of experience : aesthetic and creative ; ethical ; linguistic ; mathematical ; scientific ; physical ; social and political ; spiritual . |
15 | These officers had become aware of the enormous manpower potential among both captured Soviet troops and the civilian population of occupied areas of the USSR . |
16 | At the higher levels of education scientists , economists and others who may play a future role in policy making , research and administration must be helped to understand the problems of disadvantaged areas in relation to society and the economy as a whole . |
17 | But South Belfast councillor John Parkes objected to the call by Dr Hendron to have more checkpoints to monitor traffic in and out of loyalist areas of the city . |
18 | If Picon has his way , the statue will be a sign of things to come in that department : expansion of gallery space , conservation and display of long-unseen areas of the museum 's collection and an ambitious schedule of special exhibitions . |
19 | Regarding economic co-operation , Soviet sources reported that Shevardnadze had presented Baker with a 15-page outline of possible areas for economic and scientific co-operation between the two countries . |
20 | These have been used for surveys of ruined areas in North Africa with , in the view of the archaeologists , a success rate better than could be achieved by any other aerial platform . |
21 | Too many ‘ conservationists ’ fail to appreciate the value of captive studies and even of management in disturbed habitats — all approaches are very valuable , but the protection of adequate areas of natural habitat is paramount , These approaches , and the critical plight of South-East Asian wildlife , are well summarised in the epilogue ; Dutch primatologists are to be congratulated on their initiative in this venture , |
22 | Mesic ( its president ) responded by calling it unconstitutional , and said that those attending " will have joined the putsch " — a reference to the Serbian parliament 's adoption on Sept. 27 of a document on the future form of Yugoslavia , based on consultations between Serbia , Montenegro and representatives of Serbian areas of Bosnia-Hercegovina , which the parliament declared open to agreement by other republics . |
23 | It was Paula who , on the way back to the hotel , had dived into a shop , emerging with a folder full of Michelin road maps of different areas of Europe . |
24 | The exact implementation of different areas of the system will also depend on the particular application and will therefore need to be tailored . |
25 | To assist in the development of a plan for a systematic evaluation of different areas of WACC 's programme and activities . |
26 | It analyses the subjects of different areas of psychology , as intersections of discourses of different subjects : medical , legal , state welfare and popular , as well as psychological . |
27 | Social stratification , political institutions , religion , education , deviance , the sociology of industry and work , the family and marriage , and so on : these are , surely , just descriptions of different areas of human social life . |
28 | We support the policy of encouraging the retention of local hedge-laying styles as these contribute to the distinctive qualities of different areas of countryside . |
29 | Thus there is no world history , with clearly marked and universal stages of development , but only separate histories of different areas of the world ; and we are led to a conception like that of Max Weber , in which the unique features in the history of Western Europe , and especially those which gave an impetus to the development of capitalism , are emphasized . |
30 | to explore the interdependence or otherwise of different areas of cognitive growth , and |