Example sentences of "and [noun pl] and [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Its goal was " to achieve a peaceful world where these basic values can be enhanced and where each individual can live a meaningful life with the full development of his or her personality and talents and with the guarantee of human and civil rights in a democratic framework of society " .
2 At the back of the church behind the pulpit were choir room , vestry and toilets and above the vestry a committee room .
3 Students will be expected to identify the strengths and weaknesses in their contribution to the investigation and to comment on their personal feelings and reactions and on the value of the learning gained to their personal and social development .
4 But it was criticised for not making a formal reference to the link between the review and accounts and to the availability of the audited accounts .
5 There was a rapid increase in the output of journals and books and in the range of and demand for newspapers .
6 There is even a sexual overtone in the use of hands and lips and in the dominance over fire and control of smoke .
7 Thus in the purely Russian ‘ black earth ’ provinces ( as distinct from the Ukraine and the steppe frontier ) capitalist agriculture was slow to develop , labour dues remained prevalent in the late 1880s , while the expansion of tillage ( at the expense of meadows and pastures and at the cost of reinforcing the old three-field system ) lagged far behind the southern grain lands .
8 To do this successfully , care and thought must be given to the choice of words and phrases and to the tone and style .
9 " In this second edition of a superbly illustrated text … there are 493 plates , nearly all in colour and most clinical — a few depict histological , microbiological , parasitological , morbid anatomical , and radiological aspects of this extremely important group of diseases — characteristic temperature charts are included also , and there are ECGs from patients with diphtheria and mumps and from a child with measles encephalitis .
10 This is not a matter of communication skills alone despite the emphasis which is placed on the open dialogue between schools and parents and on the need for active publicity .
11 This led to the establishment of after-school clubs for children of junior age , staffed by a team of teachers and parents and to the provision of an activities programme for under-tens in the summer holiday , organised through the Parent-Teacher Association .
12 Phosphates can also be released into lakes and rivers from industrial waste and effluents and from the soil if there is overuse of fertilisers .
13 The object is to see how people perceive one another in age terms , and how far age is a factor in the allocation of roles and responsibilities and in the choice of friends .
14 The harbour beyond was a myriad sparkling lights from moored boats and yachts and across the bay the twinkling lights of Palma lit up palm trees and white tower blocks , making them look more stunningly magical by night than by day .
15 Even if you can not reach any gardens or nurseries to see roses in action and have to rely on catalogues and lists , there is a great deal of enjoyment to be derived from weighing up the pros and cons and in the anticipation of the pleasures to come , just like choosing a holiday from the glossy brochures .
16 Fiona chose a short dress in a pale pink shade called blush made of silk dupion decorated with pearls and sequins and with a bustle at the back , a creation by designer Marianne Jessica .
17 William Golding 's second novel , The Inheritors ( 1955 ) , and his favourite , is about the historically remote world of Neanderthal man , conversing in cries and grunts and on the point of being supplanted by smooth and hairless superior beings ; his third , Pincher Martin ( 1956 ) drowns its hero on the second page and recounts his thoughts in the rest .
18 As usual , much discussion took place on syllabuses and examinations and on the arrangement of courses in colleges .
19 With unaccustomed haste , the Nez Perce herded up their scattered horses and cattle and at the end of May Joseph led his band and 6000 animals up the Imnaha valley .
20 Their homes , shops , their community centre and centres and to the place in which they work .
21 Sunlight in The Medley Boat Station falls on the boats and trees and on the water where they are reflected .
22 Modern astrophysics studies the formation , structure and evolution of stars and galaxies and of the Universe itself .
23 He does odd jobs for friends and neighbours and with the money he earns he buys food for Merlin and himself .
24 The Fort was a warren of underground tunnels and batteries and in every way a security nightmare , and the Prince 's staff and members of BitC ( also involved in the outing ) , who had done the recce , realized they had to get the Prince away from the youth schemes and down into the safety of the seminar very quickly .
25 A new national organisation will be launched this weekend to campaign to protect small historic towns and villages and among the founder members is Kirsty Thomas , secretary of the Save Our City group , which has been at the forefront of battles over development schemes in Durham City .
26 A modular course in education management can cover broad issues such as the management of change as well as narrower questions of the management of time and money , the management of curriculum development , of assessment and review , of the handling of relationships both inside and outside schools and colleges and of the management of staff development policies and practices which make and sustain effective institutions .
27 Although there was evidence of cosmic order in the motions of sun , moon , and stars and in the cycle of the seasons , this order was not regarded as securely established but had continually to be achieved by the integration of conflicting divine wills or powers .
28 A chain wound its way round various wheels and cogs and at the end of it hung a large bucket .
29 Our pupils are exposed to many different materials , tools and processes and from the beginning they are taught the importance of the design process .
30 This is not to set up a system which once again asks women to do something painful and impossible , to juggle with all the expectations that come when we are working as wives and mothers and outside the home as well .
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