Example sentences of "of [adv] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most relevant comparison is probably with southern Italy , where there has been substantial depopulation and many individual agricultural holdings are of economically unviable size and highly fragmented . |
| 2 | The LEA decision meant that it was unlikely that any new centre would enter a three-year commitment without a preliminary period of less demanding study and consequently , the Norfolk scheme tapered to its end . |
| 3 | I could imagine institutions , for example , being told to be in a different position perhaps in five years ' time or ten years ' time , and being able to do this by a variety of means , working towards it , whereas , it seems to me it 's a very much harder problem , although it 's , it 's understandable as I said in the , in the present circumstances , to actually be able to take on this properly and do a proper job of change in a time scale of perhaps one year or maybe even less than that in some cases . |
| 4 | ( Nor , it may be added , was it only in the nineteenth century that this stratagem was adopted : it has figured in a good deal of more recent writing as well . |
| 5 | It has been argued that death-feigning in natural circumstances is of comparatively little use and far too risky to become a major defence strategy . |
| 6 | Celia Freeman was of far greater help than either Morse or Lewis could have wished . |
| 7 | In the second period , however , the relationship — if such there be — seems to be one of relatively stable unemployment but sharply accelerating inflation , with average unemployment higher than in the previous period . |
| 8 | Furthermore the overall effect of this circulation is to link together into a widely ramifying network of relationships a great number of individuals of quite different status and quite different cultural background . |
| 9 | Griffith had the wit to apply Inglis 's mathematics on a far finer scale , to ‘ openings ’ of almost molecular size and too fine to see with an optical microscope . |
| 10 | Comlon guarantees to its customers provision of fresh fruit and/or vegetables of consistently high quality and therefore the Managers in the Purchasing Department are constantly seeking to improve procedures to ensure that the necessary supply of a wide range of fruits and vegetables is available in each of their distribution depots — in Athens , Bonn , Frankfurt , Hong Kong , Kuala Lumpur , London , Madrid , Paris , Perth , Rome , Singapore and Sydney . |
| 11 | Let's pause for a moment , while I ask you to imagine the smell of newly baked bread or freshly percolated coffee . |
| 12 | In some ways that was the classic sound that I had with Whitesnake , but that sound was n't usable in later , more AOR versions of either that band or even other things that I 've done ; all you can say is that it was right for that particular music . |
| 13 | I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people . |
| 14 | However , these are for the most part of very low quality and certainly can not meet the needs of the poorest sectors . |
| 15 | Vertus produces fruitier Champagnes than those of its northern neighbours on the Côte and , although the Chardonnay does not achieve the remarkable perfume and definition of les Mesnil or Cramant , the wines are of very high quality and well deserve upgrading . |
| 16 | The number of UK groups reached 300 in the early 1980s and has remained around that level ever since — groups of very high quality and certainly not based on ‘ ephemeral enthusiasms ’ ! |
| 17 | The physical symptoms occur as a result of too much oxygen and too little carbon dioxide . |
| 18 | Commercial taramasalata is often spoiled by the addition of too much bread or too much oil . |
| 19 | There , he and thirty other children rolled around the floor all day , without the inconvenience of too much food or too much clothing . |
| 20 | As a general rule , Dobermanns usually have good appetites and , therefore , it is not uncommon for them to get fat — a combination of too much food and too little exercise is not good for this breed ! |
| 21 | I 'm never sure whether their vile manners are the result of too much breeding or too little . ’ |
| 22 | Building a stand for 25 tanks of too thin wood and then placing it on a sloping floor . |