Example sentences of "and [noun sg] of [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are extending the range and coverage of our urban air quality monitoring network in the coming years , and an additional monitoring site came into operation in central London last month . |
| 2 | GM has reduced its financial exposure in Brazil , but it has not reduced its long-term commitment : the continuing success of its assembly plants there depend crucially on the quality and reliability of its local suppliers , all of whom need continuing sources of assistance to upgrade their capabilities as technologies and competitive standards shift . |
| 3 | Moreover , a certain prominent Liberal Democrat candidate in both elections found energy to spare for some strenuous Christian Aid , thus earning the gratitude and admiration of his fellow church members . |
| 4 | Their fiercely preserved notion of honest , controlled friendship had moved sharply into an expression of mutual love — symbolized , as Helen insisted in all this early correspondence , by the purity and truthfulness of their 26 Edward Thomas kisses . |
| 5 | It has been conducting an urgent review of the way it manages its affairs and is embarking upon a further review of the number and function of its various committees . |
| 6 | Of course the structure and function of our medical services must change to meet — even better , to anticipate — changes in the patterns of disease and the emergence of new methods to deal with them . |
| 7 | Brian Wells notes : ‘ Of course , all behaviour is ultimately controlled by the influence which our genes exert upon the development and function of our biological system ’ ( 1980 , p.29 ) . |
| 8 | Thus she was constantly grateful for the unfailing vigilance and support of her Chief Wren . |
| 9 | Conference , I accept this award on behalf of all women activists within my union because , sisters , we know it 's not always easy for women , however , I 'm here to prove that we can achieve , but we need the encouragement and support of our male colleagues . |
| 10 | Over the past few decades , however , the approach to conservation and protection of our cultural heritage has changed . |
| 11 | Secondly , an individual needs to undergo toilet-training not merely because of the demands of common decency and modern personal hygiene , but , much more importantly , because we live in a culture in which an ability to control sadistic drives is of the first importance , both for the quality of our civilization and for the acquisition and protection of our cultural wealth in general . |
| 12 | The Crying Game is disappointing only for falling well below the levels of magical beauty and horror of its apparent model , Jordan 's own Mona Lisa . |
| 13 | The criteria that we have suggested in the paper we 've put in for for the discussion session stems from detailed observation and experience of what inward investment of the strategically significant kind might be looking for . |
| 14 | Consideration could be ( and , in the larger firms , frequently is ) given to limiting the period during which any one individual carries responsibility as " senior partner " and the inclusion of an option to take a consultancy at retirement age is often the favoured solution where the firm is keen to retain the expertise and experience of its senior men without thwarting the legitimate ambitions of their successors . |
| 15 | [ 9 ] It is , as the AI evangelists say , a store of the skills and experience of its human creators and contributors . |
| 16 | Most often known to us as witch doctors or medicine men , it has now been realised that their accumulated knowledge and experience of which natural substances work in the rapid healing of wounds , or alleviation of pain , is a major resource which modern science can use to good effect in producing ‘ new ’ drugs . |
| 17 | Bearing those points in mind one seven eight offers a better way forward to use the skills and experience of our lay officials and members . |
| 18 | It makes sense to complete the sale of your existing property and purchase of your new home on the same day . |
| 19 | It was primarily concerned with the control mechanisms in systems and with communication processes which determine their successful operation , and part of its mathematical basis is found in information theory ( Holt-Jensen , 1981 ) . |
| 20 | The recovery is usually interpreted as the re-establishment of stable differential rotation between the neutron star crust and part of its superfluid interior . |
| 21 | Berghaus 's Mountaineering Suit is feather light and part of their new Aquafoil range of waterproofs . |
| 22 | He too is remembered for his prowess as a disabled golfer having lost his left arm , and part of his right arm below the elbow — probably in the First World War . |
| 23 | Although Charles Fleetwood [ q.v. ] , the lord deputy , grumbled about his getting priority for his Irish land claims — Blackwell and his father both having invested in Ireland as ‘ adventurers ’ and part of his own pay arrears being due in this way — two years later John Thurloe [ q.v. ] , secretary of state , thought his conduct perfectly reasonable . |
| 24 | As the workings deepened , up-to-date pumps were installed , and part of his Fast Shaft rising-main can be seen in the floor of the Deep Level at its intersection with the Bonsor Vein . |
| 25 | Why , for example , did they not make more of the greater physique and technique of their battle-hardened pack ? |
| 26 | He was a little over medium height , with the same complexion and the same dark brown eyes and hair of his elder brother Reginald . |
| 27 | The area of involving parents in assessment of the development and progress of their young children is a growing one . |
| 28 | The hypnotist may suggest , for instance , that the subject will feel his arm becoming lighter and lighter and rising of its own accord . |
| 29 | Childhood home of Queen Elizabeth , the Queen Mother , and birthplace of her younger daughter Princess Margaret . |
| 30 | Built by voluntary labour , under the direction and enthusiasm of its then rector , M. H. Pimm , it was completed in 1931 . |