Example sentences of "[subord] in [adj] [noun pl] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except in rare cases of torpor or hibernation ( neither is generally used in polar environments ) , homeotherms in cold climates show no special adaptations involving temperature control . |
| 2 | He never scolded except in passing fits of irritation . |
| 3 | ‘ Power ’ is not central to orthodox elite analysis ; structures , constraints , functions and ideology all may play their part in elite theories , but ‘ power ’ ( except in self-confessed revisionists of pluralism like Presthus and Bachrach ) , if not quite the grand absentee , is understood as given in a particular way . |
| 4 | The greatest changes in sleep in humans take place during the first year of life , with the normal one-year-old showing essentially the same patterns of sleep as the adult , although in different proportions of stages , and with a recognizably different EEG . |
| 5 | A. abyssorum differs from A. otteri in the arm spine number , the lack of any terminal hook to these spines and a lack of tentacle scales on the tentacle pore , although in some specimens of A. otteri tentacle scales may be insignificant or absent from many pores . |
| 6 | When chemical reactions occur energy is usually liberated as heat ( although in some kinds of reactions heat is absorbed ) just as the ball loses potential energy as it moves downslope . |
| 7 | This classic Provençal sauce is traditionally served with poached or boiled fish although in some parts of Provence it makes an unusual but excellent accompaniment to roast or grilled lamb . |
| 8 | Kerswill 's interest is in distinguishing different types of variable rather than in developing methods of quantification which give different kinds of insight into sociolinguistic patterns . |
| 9 | The summer season is consequently shorter than in southern parts of Britain , and the ‘ timing factor ’ for breeding birds is that much more critical . |
| 10 | The steering group 's proposals may seem a touch elaborate but , for two reasons , appraisal in education is bound to be more complex than in other areas of life . |
| 11 | There 's a neatness and conciseness , however , about Still Image work which makes this easier to achieve than in other areas of drama . |
| 12 | The ratio is low , even though it is higher than in other areas of information technology ; for instance , in minicomputers , British firms are heavily outnumbered by foreign companies . |
| 13 | more than in other parts of north Derbyshire . |
| 14 | There is much permanent grass and more dairy cattle than in other parts of East Anglia . |
| 15 | The proportion , or percentage , is high because there are fewer people in manufacturing industries in this region than in other parts of Britain . |
| 16 | D. From long experience the Wills family know that cereal crops ( wheat and barley ) normally grow better in this region than in other parts of Britain . |
| 17 | Why is there more irrigation in East Anglia and the Fens than in other parts of Britain ? |
| 18 | A. There are many more people living in the countryside and many more farmers per km² ; in Northern Ireland than in other parts of Britain . |
| 19 | Homelessness , unemployment , poverty and debt form the background to many people 's lives , and ill-health , single parenthood , drug and alcohol abuse , crime , vandalism , outbreaks of civil disorder and poor community relations , especially between the police and ethnic minorities , are more prevalent in the inner urban areas than in other parts of Britain . |
| 20 | The carrying capacity of much of the land was greater than in other parts of Wales hence the predominance of full-time units . |
| 21 | It was further reported ( Danas , 10 November 1987 ) that in the first nine months of 1987 there were 17 rapes in Kosovo , every one of which was between two members of the same ethnic group , and that in this period the incidence of rape in Kosovo was lower than in other parts of Yugoslavia . |
| 22 | Under Ord. 53 these procedures can only be used if the court so orders , although it is said that such an order should be no less readily made than in other types of proceedings ( by originating summons ) where such an order is needed . |
| 23 | This necessitates , in turn , a far more numerous and ubiquitous police presence than in other kinds of area , far more frequent unpleasant contact with the public as potential suspects , and far greater opportunities for police misjudgment or abuse . |
| 24 | The habit of moving around in large groups is much commoner in fish than in other kinds of animals . |
| 25 | But , in the policy on nationalities , hypocrisy was no more extreme than in other sectors of policy . |
| 26 | The risks are thought to be very small : ( 1 ) because the balance of the natural environment is primarily controlled by the species already present which appear to operate to the detriment of new introductions ; and ( 2 ) because in new releases of microorganisms to date , all very closely monitored , there has been no evidence of any of them getting out of control or adversely affecting the environment . |
| 27 | Whereas in most parts of England , thatched roofs were made of locally available straw , in the lowlands , especially in East Anglia , the common reed was used — the same plant which provides a home for a whole hierarchy of warblers , moths , and bees . |
| 28 | It 's astonishing how some formalities have stayed on , even through the mean and hungry 1980s , for no apparent reason than that they were always done , while in other areas of activity important people are treated with the utmost disdain — or worse , with complete new-fangled insincerity . |
| 29 | In southwestern Scandinavia it will be 80–90 per cent , while in some parts of Europe the deposition is four times as great , indicating a reduction above 90 per cent . |
| 30 | No telegraph or telephone , just as in early days of railways , when nobody knew where a train might be until it arrived ; a track laid with rails and chairs which in some cases were dated 1865 and ballasted with earth ; semaphores of antique pattern , dropping into the post for ‘ all clear ’ and appearing to be operated on no principle at all … ’ |