Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [conj] of [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Model Contract Conditions set out fairly and succinctly the principle obligations of the solicitors and of the authority . |
| 2 | If the heir was a child , he was in wardship to the lord : the lord was his legal guardian and had control of the estates and of the person of the ward until he came of age . |
| 3 | Small time offenders in need of psychiatric help are being jailed by the courts because of a rundown of psychiatric hospitals . |
| 4 | Mr Allan was also found liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Committee as the same might be taxed on a Solicitor and Client basis . |
| 5 | Mr Soper was also found liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Committee as the same might be taxed on a Solicitor and Client basis . |
| 6 | ‘ Now , I ca n't build on the south or the east side of the houses because of the sea . |
| 7 | Two further contributory factors to the decline of the industry have been : the lowered earnings of energy companies giving rise to spending cutbacks ; and the dampening of government enthusiasm for the projects because of the abundance of crude oil . |
| 8 | Ferguson is prepared to risk Robson because another of United 's Englishmen , Lee Martin , is unlikely to face the Russians because of a stomach bug . |
| 9 | She was wearing a pair of off-white trousers , which she had cuffed as much as she could at the ankles because of the heat , and a plain navy-coloured T-shirt , neither of which sported designer labels . |
| 10 | Even I find it hard to sleep in the bedrooms because of the damp . ’ |
| 11 | This , of course , influences the tides because of the importance of its gravitational pull on the world 's oceans and seas . |
| 12 | There are differences among the units because of the need to adapt the standard model to the specific conditions of each site , such as its cooling capacities or degree of earthquake risk . |
| 13 | If we assume that some investors within each group were " not interested " in an activity made more profitable by the construction of a canal but only in dividends or , after 1790 , in speculative profit , and that this was almost wholly true of women investors , substantially so of the clergy and of the majority of those from the professions , then it is clear that overall at least a quarter of investment in canals was drawn from a net cast unprecedentedly widely . |
| 14 | The summons of wider groups , because matters affecting the common good were at stake , in no way diluted Innocent 's conceptions of the role of the clergy and of the laity , of bishops and of lower clergy , of kings and of lesser laymen , nor of his own position in leading the Ecclesia or " congregation of the faithful " . |
| 15 | Then the silence was broken by the sound of metal on metal at the far end of the Cages and of a gate being opened , followed by the heavy remorseless tread of Men 's feet . |
| 16 | To do justice to Byrd 's songs an ensemble needs technique , stamina , teamwork , an intelligent understanding of the words and of the goal of the piece . |
| 17 | For — cutting straight through the recurring controversies about whether , because of the varieties of the arts and of the infinity of differences between different individual works , ‘ art ’ can be ‘ defined ’ — one thing , I think , is clear . |
| 18 | In a move designed to bring Andorra more into line with western European democratic states , the General Council unanimously agreed on June 18 , 1990 , to set up a commission , comprising representatives of the Co-princes and of the Council , to draft a written constitution . |
| 19 | The interests of the Directors and of the Company Secretary in the shares of the Company at the dates shown ( or from date of appointment if after 31 December 1991 ) together with particulars of their holdings and those of immediate families , were : |
| 20 | The pill 's more certain beneficial effects on benign breast disease and on cancer of the ovaries and of the uterus are less widely known . |
| 21 | Since neither [ defendant ] had at the time of the removal of the goods from the shelves and of the label switching assumed all the rights of the owner , there was no appropriation and therefore no theft . |
| 22 | These songs remind us of the deeds and of the character of God , as does the psalmist who sings : |
| 23 | Our neighbours , with whom we drank Metaxa and broke plates most evenings , thought they were trying to discourage tourists from venturing into the mountains because of the risk . |
| 24 | But I was also terrified of the geese because of a childhood experience — I was chased by a flock and the memory always stayed with me . |
| 25 | And in the religious music both of the Catholics and of every variety of Protestant . ’ |
| 26 | The opposition of Scipio Nasica to the destruction of Carthage figures so prominently in this account by Diodorus — and therefore by Posidonius — because he was thought to have foreseen the possibility of civil war in Rome if Carthage were to be eliminated : " but once the rival city was destroyed , it was only too evident that there would be civil war at home and that hatred for the governing power would spring up among all the allies because of the rapacity and lawlessness to which the Roman magistrates would subject them " ( 34.33.5 transl . |
| 27 | Investigation of the manuscripts and of the history of the transmission of the text of the Bible ( what was later to be called ‘ lower criticism ’ ) revealed a mass of variant readings , often with quite different senses . |
| 28 | If the scheme had not been available Renshaw says that she would have considered giving up work , which would have been difficult , or considered some other form of childcare , but it was never really necessary to consider the alternatives because of the availability of the career break scheme . |
| 29 | Sir : In the debate about the funding of higher education , it is essential that the purpose of the universities and of the education that they provide should not be neglected . |
| 30 | Also excluded from registration are ( i ) a charge on goods where the chargee is entitled to possession of the goods or of a document of title to them , ( ii ) a deposit of a negotiable instrument by way of security to secure payment of a book debt and ( iii ) a lien on subfreights . |