Example sentences of "of [noun] [prep] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also commented with concern on the lack of progress in negotiating the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs ( GATT ) and the dangers of a rise in protectionism . |
| 2 | Five well-known products were assessed by a panel of experts for treating a combined headache and upset stomach on the basis of their ingredients . |
| 3 | There are a number of reasons for breaking the existing cycle , and replacing it with a system in which people would work for so many hours a month , not necessarily as many as at present . |
| 4 | There may be a number of reasons for keeping a personal diary . |
| 5 | The court went on to cite a series of authorities for supporting a general jurisdiction to prevent a misuse of the process of the court . |
| 6 | In fact , it is more characteristic of natural history than of science to be content with the patient observation of phenomena without seeking an underlying understanding of the originating reality . |
| 7 | Although his death allegedly prevented the Duke of Northumberland from founding an anti-alien party , there were distinct links between the more extreme fringes of the Die-hard revolt and the emergence of British fascism . |
| 8 | The Constitutional Court ruled on June 21 that the four United People ( HB ) deputies elected in October 1989 could take up their seats in the Congress of Deputies by swearing an amended version of the oath of allegiance to the Constitution . |
| 9 | ( 3 ) Implicit acceptance of responsibility for providing a wide range of services to our patients — In taking a fund we accept responsibility for purchasing hospital services , drugs , and now community care on behalf of our patients . |
| 10 | Courtiers in London , angry at his arrogant seizure of responsibility for notifying the new king , blocked various royal appointments . |
| 11 | AN ENGLISH-based ports authority is poised to begin talks with the Ministry of Defence over buying a large area at Rosyth Dockyard for a combined passenger and freight service to Europe . |
| 12 | But it was a far cry to advance from recognizing that some breast cancers diminished when deprived of oestrogens to achieving an effective cure of a common and usually fatal condition . |
| 13 | The test which best discriminated between the effects of left and right sided electro-convulsive therapy ( ECT ) after two treatments to each side was naming of objects after hearing a verbal description of them given by the examiner seven minutes after shock administration . |
| 14 | Similarly , the cut-off value of 5.5 for the carbamylated haemoglobin/serum urea patients had a sensitivity of 100% , specificity of 38% , and positive predictive value of 73% for separating reversible renal failure from CRF , and a cut-off value of 0.2 for the carbamylated haemoglobin/serum creatinine ratio had a sensitivity of 100% , specificity of 58% , and positive predictive value of 80% for separating the two conditions . |
| 15 | The test of difficulty in setting the appropriate standard of care poses problems . |
| 16 | Such studies involve a researcher or a team of researchers in studying a whole community of people , usually in a small town or village , or possibly part of a larger town . |
| 17 | Given that it is unobtrusive though , and it is possible to obtain a very concise response to a query , rather than having to read through quite a lot of text before finding the required information , it will at the very least save some time . |
| 18 | The Edinburgh Military Tattoo gratefully acknowledges the support of Glayva in mounting the 1992 Tattoo |
| 19 | In the Tudor age , patriotism in response to the threat of Philip II and the Inquisition , the spirit of Hawkins , Howard and Drake , was added to the explorations of Frobisher and the solid achievements of merchants in creating the foreign trade which rapidly became the basis of the country 's wealth . |
| 20 | Not so in the case of Edith MacArthur , until recently best known as an elegant presence in repertory theatre drawing-rooms , or as Mrs Cunningham , doyenne of Glendarroch in Take The High Road . |
| 21 | There is , then , no danger of investing fiction with some kind of existence by asserting a negative existential proposition , or any negative proposition for that matter , and the ambiguities allegedly inherent in the concept of fact are more imaginary than real . |
| 22 | But the main source of money for releasing the poor and insolvent came from the rich and solvent ; Neild placed advertisements in the newspapers appealing for donations . |
| 23 | Technology director of ICL operations Steve Sowery says the company spent a lot of time and will spend a lot of money on positioning the new ICL range . |
| 24 | Where it is desired to make an offer to settle a claim other than one for a sum of money by making a written offer " without prejudice save as to costs " , the offer should be filed with the court ; it is not brought to the attention of the court until the question of costs falls to be decided : Ord 11 , r 10 . |
| 25 | You can often save yourself a lot of money by tackling the simpler problems yourself . |
| 26 | They hope that a jobs package will go some way to defusing criticism over a perceived lack of direction on tackling the long dole queues . |
| 27 | My tapestries and books were turning into pitch-thick smoke , and the heat , from which I had hitherto been protected , it seems , by the initial surge of adrenalin through my body , now made it plain that this was the last window of opportunity for effecting a dignified , if empty-handed , exit . |
| 28 | After the conclusion of the first hearing , it came to your Lordships ' attention that an examination of the proceedings in Parliament in 1976 which lead to the enactment of sections 61 and 63 might give a clear indication which of the two rival contentions represented the intention of Parliament in using the statutory words . |
| 29 | He further accepted that the court should only attach importance to clear statements showing the intention of the promoter of the Bill , whether a minister or private member : there could be no dredging through conflicting statements of intention with a view to discovering the true intention of Parliament in using the statutory words . |
| 30 | LORD Whitelaw , the former deputy prime minster , warned yesterday of the danger of producing low-quality acts of parliament by overloading the 15-bill Queen 's Speech programme with additional ‘ instant legislation ’ . |