Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 The results show an initial period of maintained growth and then an oscillatory decline , presumably due to water stress .
2 It offered opportunities for the reception and use of the precepts of economic liberalism and thus a break from intellectually old-fashioned mercantilist conceptions of public policy .
3 Inside the palace the Empress Taitu , Menelik 's wife , once a woman of outstanding beauty but now an obese hulk , schemed and intrigued to retain power .
4 He was running what was mostly a sixties disco with a sprinkling of classic rock and only a few recent standards .
5 Politicians and party activists not only face the normal cut and thrust of political life but also a deadly threat to their lives .
6 So far I have left open the question of whether Maastricht is likely to prove to have been the high-water mark of European Federalism or merely a bench-mark against which to test future movement towards a Federalist state .
7 ‘ How about a bit of jugged hare or perhaps a nice plump breast of chicken , ’ she said , knowing full well that such delicacies were beyond the reach of the poor worker .
8 In this treatment the vessel would have been wrapped in a zinc foil , placed in a solution of weak acid and then an electric current applied .
9 Tears were a kind of emotional richness that only a man who was really warm and human could afford .
10 Er and I think we would all er acknowledge er the the precise difficulties of that wording and perhaps a , an amendment may need to be considered on the second line following the list of districts .
11 Social conventions would clearly be of little use if only a small proportion of members was aware of them , and the same holds for the interpretative rules which guide the manner in which meanings are attached to objects and situations .
12 The German blitz was resumed in the early months of this year and then a fresh terror , the " flying bombs " , was directed against London in the summer .
13 If it is argued on the basis of this reply that even a maniac is not beyond redemption and that given the right kind of treatment he might be able to take his place again within society , the argument only serves to show the different moral considerations that can be brought to bear on situations of moral dilemma .
14 Antiracists , on the other hand , will have to move beyond their reductive conceptions of culture and their fear of cultural difference as simply a source of division and weakness in the struggle against racism .
15 English was the most far-flung language in 1880 ; not only in new nations , but in British colonies where it was the language of official life and therefore a language of record and social advancement for the native .
16 A few hundred years of Imperial rule and already a coterie surrounded the throne which , by its very nature , endangered the survival of the Imperium .
17 The Throwbag Holster from Suzy is a carrying device for the Green Slime 's Rescue Throwbag , other line of similar size or even a camera , flares at sea or other item of equipment .
18 Lastly , after government , the administration , military and judiciary , a fifth element of the system can be identified which Miliband ( 1969 ) calls the various units of sub-government — in a sense the extension of central government but also a voice of the periphery , and thus a channel of communication between the two .
19 messageRoutines — Two procedures each allowing the output of a message of fixed length and also a procedure delivering a warning message .
20 So there were going to be four months of hard training and probably a lot of violence .
21 The underlying approach of codification in re-forming the law has stressed the mechanistic nature of legal reasoning as essentially a syllogistic exercise .
22 Not all information will be regarded as of equal weight and therefore a truly total assessment is unattainable .
23 Suddenly she was in shadow and only the upper sky was lit with fingers of smoky orange and then an acid burnt lemon from the disappeared orb , but she walked on round unfamiliar roads in what was rapidly becoming dusk .
24 The Blue Elephant , 4 Fulham Broadway , SW6 ( 01 385 6595 ) has brought the jungle to London in an imaginative series of bamboo-roofed spaces broken by walls of trellised greenery and even a lacquered bridge with a real stream trickling under it .
25 If you are wondering , for instance , why The Instant Calorie and Fibre Chart lists only three quarters of an ounce of shredded wheat and then an ounce or more of other cereals , ask yourself whether you have ever seen anyone eat one and a quarter , or perhaps one and one third , shredded wheats …
26 We found that only about one in five of all establishments used either form of temporary worker and only a third of those used them in numbers equivalent to at least five per cent of their labour forces .
27 The building is therefore not only a successful piece of archaeological experimentation but also an enjoyable experience for the visitor .
28 You should provide them with a list of topics of general interest and also a list of any specific cases in which the firm is involved .
29 She went out of one door but then a sheet of flame came down and blocked me , so I had to look for another way out . ’
30 It contains all the flavour of common salt but only a third of its sodium .
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