Example sentences of "since a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to some reports approximately 9,000 suspected Islamic activists or sympathizers had already been arrested since a state of emergency was imposed in February [ see pp. 38790-91 ] . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , since a requirement of rationality is that the subjective expectation of the price level , , should equal the objective conditional mathematical expectation for , it follows that . |
| 3 | This would hurt , since a quarter of American firms have such contracts . |
| 4 | The jury would have no role in most homicide cases , since a plea of guilty would be the norm . |
| 5 | I hate bathing her in the sink because the kitchen is draughty , especially since a chunk of the wall fell out a few weeks ago . ’ |
| 6 | The church , however , seems to be out of step for , having opposed change for so long by supporting the status quo , it is now demonstrating an element of true radicalism since a minority of its clergy wish to take change beyond capitalism towards socialism . |
| 7 | Since a variety of different routes into the city had to be accommodated and since the planners envisaged a station of massive proportions a central city site proved impossible . |
| 8 | Since a variety of conduct is included within the term gross indecency , the protection afforded to male patients from sexual exploitation is greater than it is for female patients . |
| 9 | ‘ Although it 's not so much I who has to please them as my ideas , since a lack of support would hamper or even prevent their implementation — but those I 've already mooted have met with even less resistance than I anticipated . ’ |
| 10 | The research also provides new insights into problems of research methodology since a range of techniques are used to boost sample response rates above the notoriously low rates normally achieved in such research . |
| 11 | What seems inescapable , since a change of context does not seem to restore α , is the conclusion that a change in the level of α is not the sole determinant of the retardation of subsequent learning produced by prior experience of the stimulus . |
| 12 | He describes himself as having ‘ worked his way single-mindedly downwards ’ since a burst of popularity on the Sixties satirical circuit — and part of the reason for that is his determined production of radical anthems regardless of political or musical fashion . |
| 13 | It may be asked whether , since a grasp of general principles is what is evidently needed , and an ability to connect together ideas derived from different disciplines , it would not be sensible to teach philosophy as a separate subject at school . |
| 14 | Since a member of the present shadow cabinet has been reported to favour " the alternative vote system of proportional representation " , we may note in passing that there is no such thing . |
| 15 | Committees of enquiry can be set up ad hoc to look into particular matters , but a government can always prevent one being set up if it fears that the results may be embarrassing , since a majority of the Assemblée must vote for their creation . |
| 16 | He goes on : ‘ Since these costs … would have to be paid by a grant … and since a grant of above £10 million requires affirmative resolution [ and thus debate ] in the House , it seems there are two choices : to cap the BAe grant at £9.5 million ; or set the ceiling at £13.5 million and for you to accept the greater risk of challenge and thus repayment being required . ’ |
| 17 | This is significant since a weakness of nature can not really be escaped , but sin , on the other hand , can be repented of . |
| 18 | He 'd never had a serious illness since a bout of pneumonia in childhood , and he 'd never been less than whole . |
| 19 | Yet attendance could not have been derisory , since a quorum of 6000 was needed for decisions on citizen rights and the ostracism ( temporary banishment ) of individuals , and such decisions were not uncommon . |
| 20 | In any case , solicitors and RFLs who have formed MNPs are invited to notify Records , since a knowledge of the way in which MNPs are developing will be of interest and use , and will help to prevent errors arising from inadequate information . |
| 21 | Since a knowledge of could be used to trace the time path of money wages , , and since the magnitudes of X L and its twin X G could be explained by reference to the income-expenditure model , the Keynesian system was no longer underdetermined : the number of variables equalled the number of independent equations . |
| 22 | If the girl is under 13 , the maximum penalty is life imprisonment , since a girl of 12 or under can not have sufficient knowledge of the consequences of sex , or sufficient maturity of judgment to take decisions on those consequences . |
| 23 | At the same time anti-diarrhoeal efficacy is maintained , since a dose of even 1 mg has been shown to be effective in a randomised double blind study of acute diarrhoea in adults . |
| 24 | With respect to the short circuit and the house fire , it is true that since a set of conditions obtained , there was the fire , and this would still have occurred so long as , say , there was not a flood at the right moment . |
| 25 | Since a set of standard terms is intended to be used by the drafter 's business client , the drafter should try to make it as clear and comprehensible as possible . |
| 26 | There had been a bitter dispute in the college ever since a group of young fellows returning after the war had voted many of the old fellows out of the college offices they had held for a long time . |
| 27 | The UK may have longer to wait than other countries , since a flush of lamb marketings is likely this autumn to beat the ending of the variable premium . |
| 28 | The second amount bore a twofold significance , since a statute of the previous century stipulated a minimum of £20 per annum for justices of the peace , while two of the sumptuary acts evidently assumed this to have been the minimum for any gentleman by defining a class ‘ under the degree of gentlemen ’ , including university graduates , having £10 a year in lands or £100 in goods — a clear reference , it would seem , to merchants . |
| 29 | That should help since a lot of people will remember that morning because of the snow . ’ |
| 30 | Answer : when it is called Microsoft Windows/NT Advanced Server — Microsoft Corp says that it has invoked the name change so as not to confuse customers since a lot of the functions of the OS/2-based LAN Manager which we know and love are already incorporated into the base operating system and Advanced Server will provide only the extras such as multi-domain management ; coincidentally of course , Microsoft will avoid discouraging any users that were n't particularly enamoured of LAN Manager 's original incarnation . |