Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] [verb] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1968 Michael Young and Patrick McGeeney invented what they described as the " syllogism of parental participation : a rise in the level of parental encouragement augments children 's performance at school , teachers by involving parents in the school bring about a rise in the level of parental encouragement and teachers by involving parents in the school augment the children 's performance " ( p. 107 ) . |
| 2 | The failure of political science/sociology to question women 's role in politics reflects one of its most pervasive political assumptions , that of ‘ male dominance ’ . |
| 3 | The Government should mount a campaign with the Confederation of British Industry to encourage employers ' awareness of the potential worth of older people and to challenge the practice of discrimination . |
| 4 | Teachers should use texts of increasing difficulty to develop pupils ' powers of discrimination and perseverance so that they become confident and efficient in their use and interpretation of such material . |
| 5 | Two recent pieces of radical legislation make councils ' obligations clear . |