Example sentences of "this [noun sg] of [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This change of orientation allows the light to pass . |
| 2 | This branch of thermodynamics applies the laws of statistics to component microscopic particles . |
| 3 | This kind of decision fits the model of a ‘ weighing ’ of considerations ; we may think of the man as piling items pro and con on opposite sides of a balance and making his judgement after one side goes down . |
| 4 | This kind of development characterized the transition from absolution to liberalism , just as the re-emergence of bureaucratic power has marked the transition from the liberal to the interventionist state of monopoly capitalism : ‘ in the last analysis this democracy was erected precisely in order to place institutional limits upon the privileges bequeathed to the administration by the Absolutist State ’ ( Poulantzas 1978 , p. 226 ) . |
| 5 | But not from the outside : this kind of camp undermines the depth model of identity from inside , being a kind of parody and mimicry which hollows out from within , making depth recede into its surfaces . |
| 6 | And going it alone in this kind of way increases the risks as well as limiting choice . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , but this kind of thing gives the Government a bad name . |
| 8 | This level of magnification shows the eye as an optical instrument . |
| 9 | This variety of lily produces the most beautiful fully-double white blooms — possibly the best white lily ever cultivated . |
| 10 | The distinctive characteristic of these writers was their belief in progress : the belief , in particular , that the system of international relations that had given rise to the First World War was capable of being transformed into a fundamentally more peaceful and just world order ; that under the impact of the awakening of democracy , the growth of the ‘ international mind ’ , the development of the League of Nations , the good works of men of peace or the enlightenment spread by their own teachings , it was in fact being transformed ; and that their responsibility as students of international relations was to assist this march of progress to overcome the ignorance , the prejudices , the ill-will , and the sinister interests that stood in its way . |
| 11 | This conception of subjectivity paves the way for the contestation in Brooke-Rose 's later fiction of the hierarchical relations implicit in the conceptions of discursive identity by which we live . |
| 12 | This piece of whimsy baffled the sergeant so he pressed on , ‘ The inspector said , if you could let him know the cause and time of death , he 'd be very grateful . |
| 13 | This stretch of coastline contains the outlets of no fewer than seven rivers . |
| 14 | On the one side of this act of rebellion lie the details of the plan for the tabernacle ( Exodus 25–31 ) , and on the other side the details of the execution of that plan , point by point ( Exodus 35–40 ) . |
| 15 | This type of work avoids the issue of providing synonym access to information stored in the microcomputer — a problem heightened by the increased access to information through keywords and a release from the restraints of card-based subject indexes and catalogues . |
| 16 | This type of issue involves the issuing company itself offering the shares to the public . |
| 17 | This type of insurance involves the four-weekly collection of premiums in policyholders ' homes . |
| 18 | Originally this type of system had the soil stack running down the outside of the house ( as with two-pipe systems ) ; in many houses built since 1976 , the soil stack has been placed inside the house structure . |
| 19 | This type of unit has the advantages , ( where a farm shop is operating ) of selling all eggs produced from their own shop . |
| 20 | This type of generalization requires the comparison of maps showing the two spatial patterns of elevation of the terrain above sea-level and the distribution of pine trees over that same terrain . |
| 21 | The Hawaiian Islands provide a classic example of a volcanic line , and the generally accepted explanation of this type of feature involves the passage of part of a plate over a sub-lithospheric thermal anomaly which , through the periodic generation of magma in the overlying crust sequence of volcanic activity at the surface ( Fig |
| 22 | This type of person provides the creative thinking in a team , even if a concern for good ideas overshadows his ability to be sensitive to other people 's needs . |
| 23 | This type of tail drove the fish directly forwards . |
| 24 | This type of union resembles the free intercirculation union in terms of the currency competition associated with it . |
| 25 | Property changes in nature as private property is introduced , and this type of property becomes the foundation of capitalist exploitation . |
| 26 | With this type of traffic came the added danger of drugs and/or other contraband brought in to finance themselves , although this combination of smuggling was not common , probably because all their cash had been paid to the organisers of the run . |
| 27 | A café curtain is an ideal way of giving privacy if you are overlooked , or for blocking out an unwanted view , as this type of curtain covers the lower half of the window permanently , leaving the top half uncovered . |
| 28 | Musical chat shows : This type of programme fills the majority of the time on local radio . |
| 29 | This type of training helps the patient to walk further without losing his ability to walk correctly . |
| 30 | The use of these parameters in this type of study confirms the left hemisphere or right visual field advantage ( RVFA ) for verbal materials and the right hemisphere or left visual field advantage ( LVFA ) for visual materials ( Cohen , 1977 ) . |