Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [vb base] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Howard said : ‘ All but a tiny minority of authorities have set affordable budgets and council taxes . |
| 2 | However , a number of researchers have investigated semantic processing applied to related NLP problems , and some of the techniques and resources used have shown direct relevance to text recognition . |
| 3 | The point at issue is that both sets of disciplines tend to have different conceptions about the domain and status of proof in the pursuit of knowledge . |
| 4 | In August the Slovene delegation to the Skupština launched a strong criticism of the new system , which , it maintained ( EP , 24 August 1987 ) , had ‘ irrefutably shown for a year and a half that it is inefficient , and that the centralization of foreign exchange , the administrative allocation of import entitlements , and priority for the servicing of debts have brought disastrous results for exports and for the inflow of foreign exchange ’ . |
| 5 | It may be preferable to be silent regarding the date for expressions of interest until such time as a number of parties have expressed such interest . |
| 6 | Sixty per cent of secretaries want to develop another career but only 15 per cent feel opportunities exist . |
| 7 | A number of clergy have expressed high regard for their contribution to the provision of homes , stipends and index-linked pensions . |
| 8 | ‘ Both sets of supporters have brought great credit to their clubs and to the reputation of British football by their exemplary behaviour . ’ |
| 9 | Do the assumptions of heads have to attach less weight than might be reasonable to , for instance , a colleague 's attitude of reluctance ? |
| 10 | Salton has reviewed the methods of handling information retrieval , while a number of authors have described specific techniques that offer advantages in particular situations . |
| 11 | For years companies who have fleets of cars have used this method of payment instead of buying outright . |
| 12 | In Central and South America at least twenty kinds of frogs have developed this defence still further . |
| 13 | During the last few years an increasing number of schools have adopted agreed policies for handwriting . |
| 14 | Ninety four per cent of Scots want to see more Police on the beat . |
| 15 | But the gypsies and geourgos but er a lot of gypsies have got one geourgo parent but , they would reckon that there must be some sort of descent , er er erm that , where they 're aware of to qua , to qualify as a gypsy . |
| 16 | I am encouraged that a number of countries have promised political help . ’ |
| 17 | Undeterred by frequent violent attacks , Joan Marsdon and her brave team of healers continue to instil new life into psychiatric wards |
| 18 | Macrovision Inc , Mountain View , and Philips Electronics NV 's Philips Semiconductors came together at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show this week to announce that Philips ' new NTSC and PAL colour encoder chips will include Macrovision 's patented pay-per-view anti-copy system . |
| 19 | During the past decade or so a number of investigators have used electrophysiological techniques to study hemispheric specialisation of function , usually in right handers . |
| 20 | Different schools of economists have preached different solutions to these problems . |
| 21 | Recent studies of quasars have identified multiple images produced in this way . |
| 22 | Although December 's new credit levels were substantially ahead , a number of retailers have suggested that cash payments accounted for a significant proportion of spend . |
| 23 | ‘ A handful of troublemakers have dragged this club 's reputation through the dirt . ’ |
| 24 | Thousands of customers have opened Royal Reward accounts . |
| 25 | In the twentieth century , a series of changes have transformed rural areas . |
| 26 | In the debate about uniqueness , a growing minority of writers have raised many problems about the way the connections between collectivism and social conformity vastly understate the importance of social conflict and overstate the level of voluntary conformity to group or national objectives in Japan . |
| 27 | An awful lot of writers have had other means of earning a living , but still , surely , have the right to have ‘ writer ’ carved on their tombstones . |
| 28 | Lots of writers have produced extraordinary work in conditions more immediately oppressive than mine — mine is after all a kind of open prison — and their example inspires me . |
| 29 | The great majority of farmers continue to use minimal quantities of fertiliser although fertility is being depleted ; few governments are tackling the question of the use of their under-populated areas on a systematic basis ; the organizations which serve small farmers have cut back their operations in response to budgetary pressures and in response to the pressure for privatization ; the frequently competent staff of national agricultural research bodies are everywhere starved of funds for transport and field labour . |
| 30 | More recently , a variety of studies have demonstrated statistical relationships between the degree of polygyny and the development of sexual dimorphism , though the relationship is not always a close one ( Ralls , 1977 ) . |