Example sentences of "and of [art] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These depended , therefore , on the harvests of northern Europe — an indication of the degree to which the more ‘ modern ’ economy of the periphery was involved in a wider world and of the perils of specialization : a drop in the European demand for wine meant disaster for the marginal rabassa morta cultivators . |
| 2 | Like Brown , he struck a populist tone by attacking the " status-quo paralysis " in Washington , but combined this with a partisan attack on the Bush administration for its neglect of home affairs in general and of the interests of America 's middle class in particular . |
| 3 | Also , the wardens of the Forest of Dean , and of the forests between Oxford and Stamford bridges , were required to account directly at the Exchequer for the revenues of their bailiwicks , instead of farming them as had been the previous practice . |
| 4 | The study contributes towards a comprehensive view of the working of the labour market over a long period and of the sources of shocks disturbing the economy . |
| 5 | Before entering into a discussion of the reasons for the decline of the organized networks , and of the patterns of cattle theft in the first half of the twentieth century , 1 shall first discuss in some detail the administrative policies which affected cattle stealing in its heyday . |
| 6 | Measurements of photosynthetic capacity and of the patterns of accumulation of reserve carbohydrate in plants exposed to different temperatures , suggested that the inhibition of growth is not caused by inability of the plants to fix sufficient carbon . |
| 7 | Such support , however , has to be seen in the context of changing family patterns and of the patterns of employment . |
| 8 | Fortunately , the tractor and the bulldozer can not easily destroy the great hedge-banks and stone walls of the anciently enclosed parts of England ; nor is it worth doing , for the good farmer knows the value of these banks and walls as shelter , and of the hedges for timber . |
| 9 | Mehmed al-Aksarayi , hakim ( kadi ) of the lands of Rum and of the armies of Shadgeldi Pasha ; and the dedication to Shadgeldi Pasha of a monograph in Persian allegedly written by Mehmed b . |
| 10 | The fate of the Russian educational system and of the inhabitants of Moscow was shared , between 1848 and 1855 , by the country as a whole . |
| 11 | In studying Epicurus , Gassendi found confirmation for the embryonic idea of the Exercises , that sense-experience might give us something worthwhile and valuable even though it can not give us knowledge of necessary causes and of the natures of things . |
| 12 | Gay culture is in part constituted by a self-reflexive , ironic representation of desire itself , gay and straight , and of the objects of desire , again both gay and straight . |
| 13 | Ellis 's sense of the quiet solidarity between women , and of the bonds of love that bind the generations together , is so sure that it more than compensates for the novel 's occasional listlessness . |
| 14 | The pope needed the cooperation of kings and barons for the coming Crusade , and of the bishops for implementation of the decrees concerning the faith and the reform of morals . |
| 15 | As it is , when I use mine , I think of her , and of the generations of Merchants that have not been as lucky as I. |
| 16 | Furthermore , although the Commission put forward a proposal for a Council Recommendation on banning smoking in public places based on Article 235 , this gave rise to a Resolution of the Council and of the Ministers for Health of the Member States which , whilst it referred to that proposal in its recitals , claimed to be made ‘ having regard to the Treaty ’ . |
| 17 | They were composed of three members : a chairman and two members , one a representative of workers , the other drawn from a panel of persons appearing ‘ to have knowledge or experience of conditions in the area to which the panel relates and of the problems of people living on low incomes ’ . |
| 18 | At the annual congress of the CGIL in Rimini on Oct. 22-26 the federation 's reformist secretary-general Bruno Trentin , fighting off challenges both from a current linked to the Socialist Party ( PSI ) and from the old-style communists , claimed that rather than " making demands for the working class " the CGIL would now be " the union of solidarity and of the rights of pensioners , the disabled , immigrants , women and the marginalized " . |
| 19 | The muderrislik of the medrese founded In Bosnasarayi ( 943/1536 ) by a less august member of the imperial family , Husrev Bey , grandson through his mother of Bayezid II , appears to have been combined with the muftilik of that city ; and non-imperial foundations of a similar type may be exemplified by those of Husrev Papa in Aleppo ( 952/1545–6 ) and of the beylerbeyi of Budin , Mustafa Pasa , in Budin ( 983/1575 ) . |
| 20 | The text speaks of two parallel events : the ritualistic preparation of the body of young South Asian woman for marriage and of the memories of childhood sexual abuse , the effect on her body . |
| 21 | Note has also been taken of where particular groups have positioned themselves at various times in their evolution , and of the differences in style which have characterized such groups over time . |
| 22 | an analysis of the relationship between inputs ( funding , manpower ) and outputs ( eg publications , citations ) and of the determinants of research performance ; in particular , the research will examine the extent to which successful performance depends on the resources available as opposed to other factors ( for example , institutional environment , organizational structure , etc ) , and how these various factors interact ; |
| 23 | The Lele view of man 's place in the universe and of the boundaries of experience is mystical . |
| 24 | The systems approach is now explicitly used in biogeography and Simmons ( 1978 ) , for example , in discussion of the ecosystem scale distinguishes two approaches that are often made : one which is synoptic and develops from intuitive perception of an ecosystem to studies of ecological cohesion including , where relevant , the significance of human activity ; and another approach which is more analytical whereby measurements are made of the flow and partitioning of energy through the ecosystem and of the cycles of mineral nutrients within the system . |
| 25 | I am well aware of the atrocities that some Croatians perpetrated during the second world war , and of the tensions between Serb and Croat that go back long before that , which left a legacy of hatred and fear . |
| 26 | To these must be added two further issues which became more central towards the end of the eighteenth century : the problem of knowledge and of the limits of reason , and the question of history . |
| 27 | The gravitational field has been explored in some detail by observations of the satellites and of the paths of fly-by spacecraft . |
| 28 | Treaty four questions on the interpretation of provisions of Community law governing , in particular , the right of establishment and of the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination on grounds of nationality , with a view to determining the compatibility with Community law of national legislation laying down the conditions for the registration of fishing vessels . |
| 29 | Even if not as ancient or beautiful as the Charles Bridge , it is a lovely artefact from which one commands splendid views of the Parliament Building and of the skylines of Buda and Pest . |
| 30 | Set far in the future , it told of the fall of a mighty Galactic Empire , and of the efforts of Hari Seldon , a great social scientist , to build a new and better empire out of the ruins of the old . |