Example sentences of "of [art] [adj] [noun] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Nicholson 's case , however , it is more interesting and quite important to characterize the age in which he found fame — the drug infested anti-establishment set of the Vietnam era — as one of the advance guard leading the underground movements of the Sixties to the surface of American life in a cloud of head-spinning smoke , at a time when marijuana was the best cash crop in Southern California . |
| 2 | One of the major areas of historical research in recent years involving scholars from several countries has been the rise and decline of slavery in the Americas and its impact on the growth of the industrial societies bordering the north Atlantic . |
| 3 | It follows therefore that a discussion of the effectiveness of the Chinese Wall ( a self regulatory/quasi-statutory mechanism designed , inter alia , to prevent insider dealing ) ought sensibly to be preceded by an initial outline of the substantive law regulating the practice , the likelihood of detection , and the penalties capable of being imposed . |
| 4 | Against this background , the magnitude of the political problem facing the socialist project becomes apparent . |
| 5 | The referendum had been scheduled for November but had been postponed at the request of the political parties following the transitional government 's evident difficulties in drawing up a voters ' register . |
| 6 | The underlying basis of this consensus was a common appreciation of the political pressures facing the railway : the parties recognised ‘ that they both walked a political tightrope , and that if either party fell off the other would be likely to follow ’ ( 68 ) . |
| 7 | His purpose in doing so was to take advantage of the political uncertainty following the death of Richard de Burgh Earl of Ulster and win Irish support for an invasion of England . |
| 8 | Critical reaction aside , Edith MacArthur has had piles of letters from viewers who were moved by her portrayal of the dying woman confronting the limits of her family relationships . |
| 9 | Talking to strangers might be unwise , but she thought of the ghastly welcome awaiting the tired , unsuspecting traveller , and felt sorry for him . |
| 10 | The facade of the triangular wall supporting the roof was adorned with figures from classical mythology , so it was not long before people started referring to the loft space behind as the attic . |
| 11 | But within the fields of the subtle tattwas comprising the inner energetic format , matrix or tapestry which makes each creature what it is , each one also possesses subtle perceptive abilities , just as we do . |
| 12 | It is believed one of the major problems facing the clubs ' proposals then was the fact that they were both in the same league . |
| 13 | Moisture damage is one of the major problems facing the scientists and is the major cause of interior stonework damage . |
| 14 | She has one rap — ‘ Killing Me Softly , Deadly Code of Silence ’ — which starts ‘ George Bush is a terrorist ’ , and Bill Clinton apparently thinks she 's one of the major problems facing the USA today . |
| 15 | The interaction between the various components involved in recognition ( or understanding ) is one of the major problems facing the NLP system designer . |
| 16 | One of the major problems facing the incoming government was that of FSLN domination of the Army , the police , the civil service and the trade unions . |
| 17 | GEC Ferranti , British Gas , Procter and Gamble , Logica and Scottish Widows are just some of the major companies backing the courses . |
| 18 | Emily Grundy ( 1986 ) has rightly stressed how little is known about the epidemiology and aetiology , let alone prevention and treatment , of some of the major disorders affecting the very old , such as dementia . |
| 19 | The purpose was to begin a discussion which would launch a PLAN OF ACTION series in the 200th issue of Spare Rib , and it is hoped that an ongoing debate will ensue — dealing with some of the major difficulties facing the women 's movement in this country and worldwide . |
| 20 | This is one of the major ideas holding the structure of organisations together . |
| 21 | I also won a separate competition arranged by one of the major manufacturers attending the event — another £350 . |
| 22 | Some of the early groups joining the Modular Course as they faced the same problem of replacing London external degrees ( humanities and social science ) felt the strong hand of management as they exercised their ‘ academic ’ decision to join . |
| 23 | As with the calming of the storm , this miracle is an allegory of the early Church facing the problems of persecution . |
| 24 | The importance of the procedural knowledge underlying the task only becomes clear in unusual circumstances , where for example the performance of a procedure is interrupted or the precise requirements are changed , e.g. when driving a new vehicle with different control characteristics . |
| 25 | Poetic wishes for longevity and health written in Chinese calligraphy on blood-red streamers decorated the walls of the shabby room adjoining the printing shop of the Hanoi newspaper for which he worked . |
| 26 | There are always two sets of reasons that can be given for psychical events , one that is phrased in terms of the culture 's Weltanschuung , and the other which the psychoanalytic observer can bring in terms of the unconscious feelings underlying the system . |
| 27 | That section is in the following terms : ( 1 ) Every one who by words spoken or written or by conduct represents himself , or who knowingly suffers himself to be represented , as a partner in a particular firm , is liable as a partner to any one who has on the faith of any such representation given credit to the firm , whether the representation has or has not been made or communicated to the person so giving credit by or with the knowledge of the apparent partner making the representation or suffering it to be made . |
| 28 | ( I am of course ignoring here the question of the neuro-physiological maturation underlying the development of ego-functions at about the age of seven which was discussed above ( see p. 33–4 ) . |
| 29 | The final draft of the international treaty banning the possession , manufacture and use of chemical weapons was presented for approval to negotiators at the UN Conference on Disarmament on Aug. 26 . |
| 30 | We are now in a position to express our discussion in terms of a set of definitions : Appendix 2 to this chapter explains how the last expression can be used as a basis for illustrating the flow-of-funds accounts , with each of the bracketed expressions representing the various sectors in the economy . |