Example sentences of "of [noun] [modal v] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If all representations of lesbianism are negative ( in line with society 's presentation of heterosexuality as the only positive sexuality ) , then conceivably a positive image of lesbianism could have a promotional effect . |
| 2 | In this particular situation , a letter of support would indicate a legal or commercial obligation , and so provision should be made against the debit minority interest recognised in the consolidated balance sheet . |
| 3 | In some cases the corpus of story may imply a whole hierarchy of discriminations : " we " are distinguished from " others " , friends from foes , recognized neighbours from unrecognized strangers , gods from men , men from animals , " real " animals from monsters , and so on . |
| 4 | The change of heart could cost a small number of veterans or widows more than £40 per week and save Middlesbrough Council £110,000 . |
| 5 | The energies of all the infinite number of degrees of freedom would cause the apparent mass and charge of the electron to become infinite . |
| 6 | ESA has already spent millions of dollars on Columbus , and it now seems likely that the redesign of Freedom will require a corresponding change in its space laboratory . |
| 7 | In response to its publication , the Energy Secretary , James D. Watkins , ordered his officials to prepare a detailed action plan to control emissions of tritium ( a radioactive isotope of hydrogen used to enhance the explosive power of nuclear warheads ) . |
| 8 | The added danger is that turning east instead of west will take a lost party deep into the wild region and away from help , with no prominent features on the hill to help make them realise their error . |
| 9 | There is a further constraint in that the Ministry of Defence will keep a watchful eye on any potential partner or owner . |
| 10 | The report recommends that the Ministry of Agriculture should take an active role in preventing unnecessary loss of farmland to development , and explore ways of finding more non-agricultural uses of rural land , as well as encouraging a reduction in the intensity of agricultural production . |
| 11 | Though the eventual solution remains unclear , it is unlikely that this small corner of electronics can resist an industry-wide trend . |
| 12 | Artificial insemination by donor ( AID ) , i.e. by a man other than the husband , can be used to achieve fertility where the husband lacks spermatozoa , or is otherwise infertile , or if the husband is a carrier of a genetic disease with a high chance of its being transmitted to a child ; alternatively the husband and wife may both be carriers of the same recessive gene , so that each act of fertilization would have a 25 per cent chance of giving rise to a diseased child . |
| 13 | For under conditions of largely unrestricted discretion , factors such as the character , attitude , training and social background of sentencers may make a considerable difference to the way their discretion is exercised . |
| 14 | In the 1950s , it seemed as if there might be a place for literature in the academy , so that the writing of fiction or poetry , of criticism , and the teaching of literature would become a unified form of life . |
| 15 | Impressionism was out : henceforth , it was felt , the study of literature must emulate the natural sciences if it was to hope to survive as worthy of any dignity and respect . |
| 16 | The experience of reading major works of literature can have an overpowering effect on the responsive reader ( usually , but by no means invariably , the young reader ) . |
| 17 | And er a further er fly in the ointment , if one could put it that way , will be of course with the erm the local hospital whose site is just off this er the key plan provided , their decision from the first of next month to actually charge for spaces within their area , which of course will have a further effect of decanting even more cars into neighbouring streets and thus put pressure on some of the streets which hitherto have not benefited from ah residents ' parking so there will be further er obviously further requests from er from those residents of neighbouring streets . |
| 18 | If we were then to get to a position like Dorset County Council , who have no debts , they of course can spend a hundred percent of the money they realise from assets . |
| 19 | It is envisaged that the totality of activities will extend the existing State of the European Environment report ( CEC 1988 ) through addressing the issues of the quality and sensitivity of the environment and also the pressures upon it . |
| 20 | It is during the first few months in particular that these sorts of activities can affect the developing foetus , producing babies that may be premature , and with a low birth weight . |
| 21 | Readers requiring a reply and/or return of illustrations should enclose a stamped addressed envelope or an international reply coupon . |
| 22 | It would therefore seem sensible to conclude that greater control over the availability and sale of firearms would make an important contribution to the prevention of suicidal behaviour . |
| 23 | OPTIONS : The Sword Masters of Hoeth may carry a magic standard . |
| 24 | This way of teaching can work the other way about . |
| 25 | Both the use of conflicting notes and that of interval harmony demand freedom in the choice of notes used to control the harmonic flow , and this freedom may be restricted by serialism . |
| 26 | More detailed research and length of text could deter the casual reader but one of the improvements in this volume is the increased use of historical and topographical introductions to towns and villages . |
| 27 | The second defining characteristic of compatibility guarantees a genuine relationship of sense : it is that a pair of compatibles must have a common superordinate . |
| 28 | This raising and lowering of anchors will provide the argumentative forms for the debates , whose content may be provided by the contrary themes of the sensus communis . |
| 29 | This sort of response can cause a great deal of guilt in people who discover they have such feelings . |
| 30 | And , ultimately , you 're bound to realise that this amount of money would go a long , long way towards buying your own small PA system — cabs , mixer amp , processor , parametric , vocal mike and all . |