Example sentences of "one [prep] the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversely , a spirit of self-criticism and renewal can hardly be said to be absent from the religious sphere when one of the problems faced by institutionalized orthodoxies has been to contain the eruption of reform and sectarian revolt . |
| 2 | One of the problems faced by rural communities like Northleach is the distance unemployed people have to travel to get to the nearest Jobcentre . |
| 3 | One of the problems perceived in Dr Ting 's autocratic management was that it does not endear him to the more easy-going American physicists ; and there were few large American institutions taking part in L* . |
| 4 | One of the problems created by this hidden nature of learning is that it is not clear whether or not the same process is involved in widely different activities . |
| 5 | One of the problems created by the new population of feral dogs is exotic , but instructive . |
| 6 | This was one of the problems tackled at a bumper symposium held in Brighton last month on cosmology , particle physics and astrophysics . |
| 7 | One of the problems lay in the wording of section 61 of the 1944 Education Act which says that ‘ no fees shall be charged in respect of the education provided in any maintained school ’ . |
| 8 | Methane is just one of the problems resulting from dumping rubbish underground . |
| 9 | However , each of these concepts may be potential search keys and as such may be described by terms which exhibit any one of the problems listed in I to 4 above . |
| 10 | One of the problems envisaged for the day is parking . |
| 11 | One of the problems arising from reliance on parental contributions is that it produces wide disparities between the resources available to schools with different catchment areas . |
| 12 | If we have a fixed-length instruction word with one of the formats shown in Figure 3.1 ( a ) -(c) , then the number of bits required to specify such secondary information as an operand address limits the size of the operation code field , and therefore limits the maximum number of different operations with this amount of secondary information . |
| 13 | Assuming a starting point on the north shore , drive to Gersau ( one of the resorts sheltered by the Rigi ) from where a vehicular ferry operates across the lake to Beckenried approximately hourly from April to mid-October . |
| 14 | This is one of the abuses targeted in the English Law Society 's current ‘ Anti-Discrimination ’ paper . |
| 15 | Laura reached forward to answer one of the phones ringing on her desk . |
| 16 | Take him through into the private suite and get one of the stewards to look after him . |
| 17 | ( 2 ) None of the sub-clauses of this Clause and none of the objects therein specified shall be deemed subsidiary or ancillary to any of the objects specified in any other such sub-clause , and the Company shall have as full a power to exercise each and every one of the objects specified in each sub-clause of this Clause as though each sub-clause contained the objects of a separate Company . |
| 18 | ( 2 ) None of the sub-clauses of this Clause and none of the objects therein specified shall be deemed subsidiary or ancillary to any of the objects specified in any other such sub-clause , and the Company shall have as full a power to exercise each and every one of the objects specified in each sub-clause of this Clause as though each sub-clause contained the objects of a separate Company . |
| 19 | One of the runners rushed into work on Saturdays to help out with the vast backlog of administrative chores on the understanding this might help his promotion prospects . |
| 20 | Last season it seemed as though Fairclough was one of those being blamed for the porous Leeds defence ( without the benefit of TV or live matches I 'm going entirely on what I read ) , and was one of the players stuck with a for sale sign at the end of the season by Wilko . |
| 21 | Athelstan stared idly up at one of the hams turning on its skewer from one of the rafters . |
| 22 | Surveyors are one of the professions exempt from the usual size limit of twenty partners . |
| 23 | One of the defences possessed by the manufacturer against the retailer determining the nature of supply is the accurate positioning of products and brands , derived from effective market research , against target market segments known to be an important constituent of the retailer 's customer profile . |
| 24 | Notwithstanding this heavy responsibility , Herland was still one of the masters charged with repairs at Winchester Castle , and in 1398 was to impress labour for making a new harbour at Great Yarmouth . |
| 25 | The ancient pistol fired again , and one of the rats twisted in mid-air and fell , writhing . |
| 26 | One of the methodologies used by anthropology is ‘ thick description ’ , the telling at great length of some cultural occurrence , one in which the anthropologist is frequently involved , followed by its analysis . |
| 27 | In answer to one of the questions posed by employees in meetings throughout the Group , Chief Executive Kneale Ashwell explained : ‘ If , as expected , 1993 remains on a par with 1992 , we will have some over-capacity , so there may need to be some small pockets of short time working . |
| 28 | This was one of the questions raised during the Worldwide Anglican Encounter in Bahía , Brazil ( 29 March — 3 April ) , which brought together some 600 women from 47 countries . |
| 29 | One of the questions raised by the J/44 is of the masthead rig versus fractional rig . |
| 30 | One of the questions aimed at me was , ‘ How did you come to adopt him ? ’ |