Example sentences of "any form of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was his first double-century in any form of cricket , and he told a congratulatory gathering of Pressmen later that he was playing only because of the magical treatment on his injured knee administered by 76-year-old Dr Mohammad Aslam .
2 For a long time he remained bent over his hands without uttering any form of prayer .
3 Although I have to say that the implication in two eight three that Labour is flirting with workfare is misplaced , we 've said some harsh things about the Party this week , but there is no possibility that I know of of the Labour Party supporting any form of workfare whatsoever .
4 Most cities will have these policies in place before any form of road use charging is introduced in say 5 years time .
5 This would be incompatible with any form of neutrality or Western conceptions of non-alignment .
6 It may be true that the life we destroy is in the main of the lower orders or minute forms , but it is none the less destruction of life for all that , and since ahi sā involves doing no injury to any form of life , it follows that no matter how careful and compassionate and self-restrained a person may be he can not entirely escape committing hi sā .
7 Consider any form of life : how it starts as a single cell and grows and develops , with the specialization of different groups of cells to form tissues such as the supporting and connecting substances of the body and organs like the heart or liver .
8 Nevertheless , she could n't imagine herself in any form of intimacy with her employer , much as she liked him .
9 They think we are moving inexorably towards a merger situation without any form of discussion or consultation . ’
10 Did they have any form of inspection , like they did in factories ?
11 The resumption of any form of whaling would prove an embarrassment to the Norwegian fisheries minister , Oddrunn Pettersen , who is currently lurching from crisis to crisis .
12 Article 1 , Protocol 1 , requires the total absence of nuclear weapons , by prohibiting , inter alia , the receipt , storage , installation , deployment and any form of possession of any nuclear weapons , directly or indirectly , by the parties themselves , by anyone on their behalf or in any other way .
13 He must discipline himself to rigorously avoid any form of activity , be this mental or physical .
14 ‘ He also showed a remarkable capacity to look at any form of contract and identify both the things that needed taking out and what has been wrongly omitted .
15 According to Standard Life 's marketing manager Bruce Wallace , less than 18% of the UK 's working population has arranged any form of income protection , although one in five people are likely to be off work for more than three months during their working life .
16 On no account should you get involved in any form of intrigue around September 29th , when the Sun is challenged by the revolutionary planet Uranus .
17 There is no specific treatment for this disease and complete recovery from any form of hepatitis may take four months or longer .
18 She was never given any form of education , and spent much of her time secluded with her two sisters and her aunt , the Duchess of Rothesay .
19 This is particularly so in relation to the complex levels of benefits , grants and training allowances which distort people 's choice of course and too often act as a disincentive to any form of education or training .
20 We are not aware that a male preponderance has been previously seen in association with any form of pouchitis .
21 We are so lacking in any form of racism that we never actually noticed . ’
22 The relevance of these messages to any form of management , in education or elsewhere , is easy to see .
23 All samples in the facility are handled in a strict quality control regime designed to identify any form of contamination , potential or actual , that if undetected or uncorrected could lead to erroneous analytical data .
24 Apparently the paint will turn yellow in the dark as well as in daylight ; at the same time it is resistant to any form of solvent , making the restoration almost impossible to reverse without damage to the original .
25 Nobody took much notice of them or expected them to start up any form of conversation , so Charles was surprised when Eric addressed him by name .
26 I 'm fine , ’ Laura mumbled , so used to silence first thing in the morning that she was finding it incredibly difficult to carry on any form of conversation .
27 Between Levels 2 and 3 , and 3 and 4 , the grounds for any form of ordering are unclear .
28 The Council of Mortgage Lenders emphatically rejected any form of capping , citing as their reasons :
29 Shunning any form of respectability , however , was Sean Penn .
30 Another weapon commanding the highest respect is the knife , or any form of knife like a machete , razor or flick-knife .
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