Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well one of the aspects that I have been looking at is erm the impact of technical change on women 's position in the rural areas , and particularly as it concerns women who belong to landless households , or women who belong to small peasant cultivator households . |
| 2 | We then move on , in Chapter 4 , to examine in detail the various arguments put forward about the likely effects of technical change on workers ' experience of their jobs . |
| 3 | An extreme example of parental involvement in children 's sports is the phenomenon which Dorcas Susan Butt calls the ‘ sports parent ’ , the parent ‘ who pushes the child onward in the sport … sometimes encourages the youngster and sometimes criticizes , and will often go to any degree to further the child 's interests … the parent 's main interest is to maximize the performance and benefits of his or her own child ’ ( 1976 , p. 120 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Behind Bars ’ at the new , huge , non-profit Threadwaxing Space on Broadway is not as you might suspect a show of political art about prisoners ' rights or even about the exotic lives of cocktail waitresses but rather about the stripe in art . |
| 5 | Then Brian Pendreigh will begin and tell of political correctness in children 's books which some authors now fear amounts to censorship |
| 6 | These visions would appear , unsummoned , while she sipped cups of strong tea in clients ' bedsitters … |
| 7 | The development of verb-phrase anaphora in children 's language |
| 8 | Anne Higonnet 's essay on 19th century women 's ‘ Secluded Vision ’ , by contrast with these analyses of women 's professional practice , explores images of feminine experience in women 's albums and ‘ amateur ’ paintings . |
| 9 | These issues include : whether the continued decentralisation of population from Greater London improves or worsens the job prospects for those remaining there ; the effectiveness of new job creation in off-setting employment lost through redundancies ; the relationship between skill levels and unemployment in inner London ; housing policy influences on labour mobility ; and the effect of outward movement on women 's employment prospects . |
| 10 | It is not a matter of simple sufferance on parents ' evenings , with their lingering conventions that parents should not be encouraged to ask too many questions . |
| 11 | Our inclusion of speaking and listening as a separate profile component in our recommendations is a reflection of our conviction that they are of central importance to children 's development . |
| 12 | Around my bath sit biodegradable bottles of organic shampoo from pansies ' brains or the like . |
| 13 | In a useful review of existing work on women 's relation to electoral and work-based politics , Siltanen and Stanworth ( 1984 ) argue for a complete rethink in political analysis . |
| 14 | In 1967 John Rowe Townsend felt it necessary to draw attention to the return of heavy-handed didacticism in children 's books , and critical evaluations of them . |
| 15 | For this , five years of full-time study are complemented by two years of practical training in architects ' offices — the first between third and fourth years , and the second after completing the Diploma in Architecture . |
| 16 | Consumer protection laws are justified on efficiency grounds , in order to prevent consumers making unwise decisions because of insufficient knowledge of firms ' products . |
| 17 | Moreover , the effects of industrial action on members ' attendance exacerbated the situation , and it is arguable that in times of adversity such bodies need stronger leadership and clearer terms of reference than this panel ever enjoyed . |
| 18 | We investigated the predictors of 2-year mortality after patients ' admission to hospital for community-acquired pneumonia , and focused on the predictive value of age . |
| 19 | In addition , they control resources which can be withdrawn or redeployed at their discretion , and are of vital importance for workers ' livelihood and the revenue base of state expenditure . |
| 20 | The trait of genuine willingness in horses ' is not as common as horse lovers , breeders and dealers would have us suppose . |
| 21 | Pending the time when we have a balance of men and women in this Chamber — a matter on which I shall expound next Tuesday afternoon , when I hope that many of my colleagues will support the concept of more women in this House — does my right hon. Friend agree that public consciousness of the lack of female representation of women 's views in our national life is now very high ? |
| 22 | The aim of this research is to develop and test principles for the design of mathematics teaching which make use of the results of recent research into pupils ' understanding . |
| 23 | It is interesting to find that they have somewhat unusual morphological forms , which may suggest that they do indeed make some sort of special call on speakers ' capacity for linguistic construction . |
| 24 | Four weeks of near stasis in voters ' attitudes apparently gave way at the last moment to a near avalanche . |
| 25 | Influence of Royal College of Radiologists ' guidelines on referral from general practice |