Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [vb -s] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the pace of change has seen the introduction of controversial new techniques and men prepared to sabotage equipment underground . |
| 2 | In the West , the notion of freedom seeks to increase the potential for action in the outer world while keeping the inner state as constant , and rational , as possible . |
| 3 | Furthermore , this lack of a detailed history of Conservatism has handicapped the study of Thatcherism itself , for the absence of a clear historical perspective has ensured that , in spite of the proliferation of literature , the ideological origins of the Thatcherite Revolution remain obscure . |
| 4 | But now the 95 workers are out of a job … the Ministry of Defence has given the contract to supply uniforms to workers in Morocco instead . |
| 5 | The Ministry of Defence has made no comment on the report . |
| 6 | The Ministry of Defence has accepted the sacking was unlawful . |
| 7 | The Ministry of Agriculture has announced an inquiry into the practices of the animal foodstuffs industry . |
| 8 | The Ministry of Agriculture has issued a warning against eating fish caught in the River Mersey , because of contamination fears following the long-running leakage of dangerous chemicals from an old waste tip at Widnes , Cheshire . |
| 9 | Now , the United State 's Department of Agriculture has found a way to replace 30% of flour in cake mix with straw . |
| 10 | The impact of electronics has revolutionised the printing business which continues to develop new technology in every branch of the trade — photo-typesetting and printing . |
| 11 | This petrification of the sound of adolescence has meant a loss of the essential dynamism , fluidity and reach of adolescence , its true pretentiousness . |
| 12 | But one act of faith has remained a constant from palaeolithic times to cubism , from Tintoretto ( who also loved comets ) to Rothko . |
| 13 | The requirement of dishonesty seems to confirm the need for subjective recklessness . |
| 14 | The notion of implicature promises to bridge the gap , by giving some account of how at least large portions of the italicized material in ( 3 ) are effectively conveyed . |
| 15 | This way of rising helps to maintain the length of spine which has been achieved while lying . |
| 16 | Parish council chairman Gillian Woodcraft said : Although the new school is still planned , lack of funding has delayed the start yet again and the county council wish to include the island site , between Rake Road and Mill Road , in the sale of the land occupied by the existing school to maximise resources . ’ |
| 17 | An air of fear has replaced the sense of purpose which marked the Sankara years . |
| 18 | ‘ The human standard of living has become the planet 's standard of dying . |
| 19 | General takes on task of taming volatile valley As Kashmir gets a new governor , Rahul Bedi looks at the way three years of violence has affected the lives of people in the troubled state |
| 20 | Many off-road drivers see it as a challenge and while a voluntary code of practice has reduced the number of cars and bikes on Sundays and bank holidays , some are still upsetting the walkers and riders . |
| 21 | One recent line of research has involved the investigation of pottery distributions as a possible indicator of a town 's market area , partly because of its abundance and partly because it has been observed that pottery was not normally dispersed through permanent retail outlets . |
| 22 | This means that because it was an explanatory one , his theory of religion has retained an interest long after later more empiricist studies have lost scientific interest . |
| 23 | The promise of utopia has attracted the attentions of both charlatans and serious scientists . |
| 24 | Secondly , the achievement of self-esteem involves earning the respect of others . |
| 25 | In the past few years the advent of AIDS has introduced a number of parasitic , bacterial and fungal diseases , some previously little known , that have proved to be highly pathogenic in immunocompromised patients . |
| 26 | In the past few years the advent of AIDS has introduced a number of parasitic , bacterial and fungal diseases , some previously little known , that have proved to be highly pathogenic in immunocompromised patients . |
| 27 | In relation to conflicts of interest in financial conglomerates , it is important that any new regulation adopted is driven by recognition of the fact that the process of deregulation has altered the structure and operation of the UK financial markets . |
| 28 | Bookshelf is primarily Word 2.0a with a CD-ROM containing a collection of reference works comprising a dictionary of quotations , The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1992 , an atlas , dictionary and a thesaurus . |
| 29 | Although the quoted example of exercise happens to require a describing of appropriate actions , some exercises place the participant firmly in the ‘ dramatic playing ’ mode . |
| 30 | Any adult who has been concerned with the design of type has re-experienced the need to see the importance of features ( thin and thick strokes , serifs , and so on ) of which they were previously unaware . |