Example sentences of "of [v-ing] [prep] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was with the aim of contributing to such an improvement , as the representative body of employers and business investors , that the 1988 Confederation of British Industry ( CBI ) Task Force on business and urban regeneration came to three conclusions : first ( in line with the Government 's own beliefs ) , that business must take the lead in reversing urban decline ; second , that charity — governmental or voluntary — can not in itself deal with problems , and any regeneration must spring from private investment , commercially motivated ; and third , that the potential exists for such investment , provided that early projects are seen to succeed ( CBI , 1988 ) . |
| 2 | The other main formulation is the rule of acting in such a way that you treat humanity , whether in your own person or in the person of any other , never simply as a means , but always at the same time as an end . |
| 3 | A reader is bound to ask how you arrived at the idea of writing on such a subject . |
| 4 | The popular habit of listening with half an ear to a radio during study is a deliberate division of attention . |
| 5 | I 'm just sort of rushing through this a bit , and I 'm trying to show where the where most people get it wrong . |
| 6 | Apart from the more obvious advantages of belonging to such a group , the RCN had an indemnity insurance scheme that clinical research nurses wanted to join . |
| 7 | But the practical difficulty of moving towards such a solution , given existing comparatively small school buildings , was conclusive ; and the then Permanent Secretary , Maurice Holmes , advised the Minister to divide secondary school children up into relatively small units , each with its own type of curriculum , according to ability . |
| 8 | The evangelical Lord Ashley viewed the prospect of marrying into such a family with trepidation , particularly as it was rumoured that his bride-to-be was the illegitimate daughter of Palmerston and Lady Cowper . |
| 9 | Few managers would think of embarking on such a course if they faced competition from B R itself , that 's why the Government originally barred B R from bidding . |
| 10 | The brutish , uncaring nature of the staff was conveyed as almost an inevitable necessity brought about by the institutionalisation of working in such a place ; just as the public will accept that prison warders will overstep the line from time to time because of the people they are dealing with . |