Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [adv] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it has been well established that some animals , such as pigs , are capable of completely consuming animal bones , along with other kitchen waste , so that even the sample of animal bones from a site may not give a true picture of diet . |
| 2 | Larger and smaller weights than the gram are built up exactly as they were in the system of length measurement , so that again the table of weights follows the place values of number and decimals . |
| 3 | ( viii ) Finally , the terms under which economic development can be undertaken by new States have been radically changed , so that today the programme of economic liberation has become separated from that of political freedom . |
| 4 | But the sovereigns from Queen Victoria onwards turned consultations with the archbishop into a constitutional convention ; so that now the Archbishop of Canterbury had the principal say in the choice of bishops and had a right to be consulted on the choice of his own successor ; or , if he had not a constitutional right , at least he had every right to proffer advice to the prime minister whether the prime minister asked for it or not . |
| 5 | The front leg also bends at the knee , with the heel raised from the ground so that only the ball of the foot touches the floor ( a sort of tip-toe position ) . |
| 6 | A number of Community Mothers and parents have become more involved in community activities such as mother and toddler groups and Adult Education programmes involving literacy and personal development as a result of their contact with the Community Mothers programme , so that once the process of change and empowerment has begun for them it develops a momentum in other directions . |
| 7 | This defeat of Ecgfrith represented a decisive stage in the delineation of the frontier between Mercians and northern Angles — so that henceforth the power of the king of the northern Angles was more narrowly defined as north-Humbrian — and went some way towards redressing the débâle of Wulfhere 's last year or so . |
| 8 | As has been seen above the Council was organically and functionally the creation of the member States with no separate existence outside their control . |
| 9 | " Improve constantly and forever the system of production and service , to improve quality and productivity and thus constantly decrease costs " ( Deming 1986 : 23 ) . |
| 10 | Mr Major keeps his elbows on the table , and claps his fingers together but not the base of his hands , which makes him look rather like a seal . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Perhaps she had begun to realise that she had been the victim of an unhappy marriage , rather than simply the cause of one . |
| 13 | The foundation of this approach was a positive conception of liberty ; freedom as an actual capacity for doing or enjoying something rather than simply the absence of external constraint : |
| 14 | This form of consciousness aspired to a representation of the world in its entirety rather than just the sphere of practical action ( Marx and Engels 1974 : 52 ) . |
| 15 | Where you could have more of a character study , rather than just the kind of erm , capping the unconscious , as it were |
| 16 | Second , as regards durability , the goods should last for a reasonable time and any breach should be regarded as occurring at the time of supply rather than when the lack of durability became apparent . |
| 17 | Erm I have to say that that these are largely my personal views of the member of the regional office , rather than obviously the Secretary of State at this stage in the proceedings . |
| 18 | Now I do n't think many people realized that asking for the maintenance of standards , rather than perhaps the changing of standards , was asking for something that was almost diametrically opposed to asking for an educational system that was more geared towards preparing children for adult life and productive work . |
| 19 | This style of writing focuses on facts rather than abstractions : this explains the differences in the views of Dicey and Jennings on the subject of sovereignty ; it is the reason for the disagreement between Dicey and Robson over whether or not we have administrative law ; and it is reflected in Willis 's argument against Hewart that the test of the existence of the ‘ new despotism ’ was to be found in the way in which the powers were actually used rather than how the form of the power cut across abstract constitutional principles . |
| 20 | It focuses on systems , such as the family , considering them to be an entity , a whole , rather than merely the result of a number of contributions from independent parts or individuals . |
| 21 | Charlemagne 's throne , which may still be seen in the basilica at Aachen , gave all the kings of western Europe sooner or later the idea of regarding a throne as an essential symbol of royal greatness . |
| 22 | Sooner or later The Course of Time it 'll |
| 23 | Just as linotype operators at the Sun were breaking out the champagne to celebrate the arrival of £1,000 pay packets for a three-day week , the realization was beginning to dawn that sooner or later the power of the print unions would be broken by the introduction of new technology . |
| 24 | Her flesh fell away and only the impression of her face was left upon the wood . |
| 25 | The rain drains easily and even the wind of mid-winter can not penetrate the deeper burrows . |
| 26 | In other words , verbally and visually the emblem of the yoke has strong resonances in Spain and Mexico . |
| 27 | Slowly and surely the truth of what had happened came out , and slowly and surely the Elves rallied to the side of Caledor . |
| 28 | I fully accept that if I want to know everything a top luthier knows then I should go away and make a serious study of the subject , but I would be quite happy to read a dedicated magazine each month from which I can learn about what 's new , who 's up to what , what new guitars are like to play etc. etc. and also the meaning of the industry 's technical terminology . |
| 29 | And my hair was gingery , more or less the colour of the map you know , or a little darker than the colour of the map . |
| 30 | As we have seen , some of the earlier and more enthusiastic apologists for pluralism , such as Dahl and Plamenatz , did suggest both that the spread of pressure and interest groups covered more or less the whole of society and also that such groups competed with each other on a roughly equal basis . |