Example sentences of "staff of [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fulfilment of these obligations means propaganda work , organisation , and the building up of a staff of assistant missionaries . |
| 2 | The whole process was serviced and kept running by as exceptional a staff of civil servants as I ever worked with in over ten years as a Cabinet minister . |
| 3 | The train was ( and still is ) accompanied by a staff of competent workmen from Wolverton Works , under a Royal Train foreman also from Wolverton Works , to keep a vigilant watch on each side of it , note any irregularity and periodically examine it throughout . |
| 4 | ‘ Certain courses are generally attended by staff of specific sections but care is taken that all staff know they may go to any course . |
| 5 | Alan Stewart , who 'd been arrested by police six months ago and questioned about allegations of indecency , was on the staff of New Barns School at Toddington in Gloucestershire when it closed in the autumn . |
| 6 | My initial letter , addressed to headteachers and staff of Catholic schools in Strathclyde , outlining my background and intended role in the region led to many invitations to meet with people to share experiences . |
| 7 | This is taught by staff of all colleges including basic and behavioural scientists , clinicians , and community staff . |
| 8 | For the NHS , the main impact may well be on the labour force , as staff of all types have greater freedom to use their qualifications and experience wherever the rewards are perceived to be . |
| 9 | Yet there are unlikely to be many governors or bodies of parents who would disapprove of the more or less traditional approach of putting class teachers first , and there would be few who would persist in wanting the headteacher 's draft management plan — his or her daily manner of organizing and managing the school — to be changed as the result of open and equal argument between staff of all categories . |
| 10 | By the beginning of 1942 rapid expansion had taken place , so that by the end of that year there were some 3,293 staff of all grades , of whom 1,566 were service personnel and 1,727 civilian , and by the time that I had been there for a year there were over 5,000 in all . |
| 11 | Services should also affirm their policies on equal opportunities by ensuring that they monitor the use of their services by specific ethnic groups , test that the information they make available for the public is comprehensible and accessible , canvass users ' views of the current services , recruit staff of different ethnic backgrounds , at all levels in the organization ( although , in the case of Afro-Caribbeans in particular , this can be difficult due to the lower educational opportunities of this group and , in consequence , a paucity of suitable candidates for posts ) , and institute a programme of training for staff of all grades and backgrounds to understand their own conscious and unconscious prejudices about race and culture . |
| 12 | Staff of private establishments in 1990 may have overestimated the actual disability of their residents , or the methods of care in these homes may lead to increased dependency . |
| 13 | A staff of 100 civilians mans twin headquarters in Baghdad and Teheran . |
| 14 | Accordingly , the PNP resource package included not merely extra staff of varying levels of experience and seniority , but also a particular category of extra staff — the PNP coordinator — appointed to a specific managerial role . |
| 15 | It was agreed that regional staff of several disciplines would need to be seconded or appointed to ‘ spearhead the closures ’ , while the routine meetings between the management teams of the region and the districts could be used to discuss details of implementation . |
| 16 | These examinations progressed from the work already undertaken , and further discussion with staff of both departments . |
| 17 | The staff of both periodicals were approached by many artists , some of whom were on the list and many more who were not . |
| 18 | Staff of both units had office accommodation at 6 South Oswald Road in Edinburgh . |
| 19 | Cutting back on the staff of regulatory agencies was one ploy used , and , according to figures provided by one source , in eleven selected agencies there was an average 29 per cent decline in permanent staff positions during Reagan 's first term ; including falls of 53 per cent in the Federal Grain Inspection Service , 41 per cent in the Interstate Commerce Commission , 38 per cent in the Consumer Product Safety Commission , 32 per cent in the Federal Trade Commission and 21 per cent in the Environmental Protection Agency . |
| 20 | This is a two-year , two stage , project involving a partnership between the University of Sussex , East Sussex County Council and the staff of seven schools . |
| 21 | The publishing and printing house has since grown to become self-financing , with a staff of 214 employees and an output of over 850 titles a year . |
| 22 | As the fortunes of the mine declined we discover him during 1877 paid as " John Latham and boys " with his account as low as £31 for a month ; a far cry from the 1840's-1860's when the dressing staff of old men , women , boys and girls averaged 100 and their total wages ranged from £142 to £241 . |
| 23 | The task of fundraising for Highlander is shared by the staff , with specific areas perhaps being the responsibility of the staff of particular programs , but the Director has over-all co-ordination and many often make the initial enquiries . |
| 24 | These may be members of local community groups or unemployed centres and/or paid staff of particular projects or paid staff working in the community . |
| 25 | A staff of 1,400 employees of the North-Eastern Railway worked there , not to mention men of the North British and Caledonian railways who also had a part of the station . |
| 26 | It involves a huge staff of unseen hands working together to give four guys a trouble-free two hours on stage every night . |
| 27 | Manager Bruce Menzies anticipates a tough task in team selection , with some players unavailable for early evening kickoffs through work commitments , but is glad to have a playing staff of three teams to be able to choose from . |
| 28 | There was a staff of three Corporals , one Sergeant and the scarred Sergeant-Major who had interviewed me , all of whom were veterans of some twenty years ' service in the Legion , filling in their last years before retirement . |
| 29 | Although Raytheon has guaranteed to purchase the major sub assemblies , fuselage and wings , from the main BAe Airbus plant at Broughton , there is no guarantee of continued assembly by the 600 staff of Corporate Jets . |
| 30 | Although Raytheon has guaranteed to purchase the major sub-assemblies , fuselage and wings from the main BAe Airbus plant at Broughton , there is no guarantee of continued assembly by the 600 staff of Corporate Jets . |