Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is more a battle of style and speed than of brawn or luck . |
| 2 | Even the innocent bystander suspects that such claims contain more of wishful thinking than of substance , but he rarely realises how hard licensed dealers are . |
| 3 | The choice of that training is often more a question of guidance than of selection . |
| 4 | But its characteristics were more at the level of perception than of narrative : peripheral vision ; proximity to the image ; and massive amplification of sound . |
| 5 | Conversely , these paradoxes may prove to be matters more of perception than of reality . |
| 6 | A ‘ practitioner ’ view was also identified which was pragmatic , accepting elements of both the major value positions outlined here but being more aware of the need for different approaches in different individual cases , and more concerned about matters of detailed practice than of principle ( though this may mean simply that values and principles were not made explicit ) . |
| 7 | Perhaps because they were the first in the field , or more probably for deeply rooted socio-political reasons , the classicists have never been seriously challenged — theories have come and theories have gone but the belief in the control function of management has remained — even more so at the level of practice than of theory , although at that level , some insights can be gained . |
| 8 | I acquainted the Principal with the burden of my reply to Rosa : I had explained that it was less a question of manners than of physiology , and that extreme decrepitude and senescence did often lead to withering of the bicep and tricep muscles , which in turn led to a breakdown in the chain of command from cerebral GHQ to courting finger . |
| 9 | After defeating ARThur ten years ago he has now decided that you , Kung Fu Louie , should be shown a little humiliation unless of course you have what it takes be Master . |
| 10 | A museum described as containing one of the finest collections of modern art of its kind is threatened with closure because of council cutbacks . |
| 11 | This view has been superseded by the concept of the thoracic pump , whereby sternal compression causes a generalised rise in intrathoracic pressure which is selectively transmitted to the arterial circulation because of closure of the venous valves . |
| 12 | You say that , but are n't is n't it th the case that the loyalists , the Protestants in Northern Ireland are terrified of any kind of deal that might involve Gerry Adams because that would be as far as they are concerned the ultimate sell out , and hence there is the danger of growing sectarian violence because of fear ? |
| 13 | Formby-born tournament referee Alan Mills said : ‘ It was a difficult decision bearing in mind he has not played much in the last couple of months because of injury . |
| 14 | SINGER Barbra Streisand pulled out of buying her dream ranch because of killer bees . |
| 15 | ‘ Last I heard , the Eiffel Tower had n't collapsed and neither had Rome been sacked by pagans because of money perhaps changing hands in return for playing rugby ’ , he says . |
| 16 | People threatened with repossession because of mortgage debts now make up one in seven of their cases . |
| 17 | In Germany , for instance , important unions initially grew out of the socialist political movement itself , but they failed to achieve recognition in heavy industry because of employer resistance to the whole idea of joint regulation of employment which was interpreted as a political challenge to employer power and authority . |
| 18 | But £3 million-plus rated Keane is unlikely to see out the full term of his new deal because of contract stipulations . |
| 19 | The next supply contracts which British Coal will negotiate with the big electricity generators would offer electricity users an even better deal because of coal 's success in reducing costs . |
| 20 | The work in each clinic is coordinated by a part time research assistant , and follow up has been maintained with an annual loss because of withdrawal of cooperation or loss of contact of only about 0.3% . |
| 21 | And they were shattered to discover that the ir much-publicised ‘ Run With The Ball ’ scheme , devised last year to recompense players for the increased commitment required at international level , has made a loss because of advertising and expenses . |
| 22 | In the last two decades the number of people saying they could no longer do jobs about the house or enjoy their hobbies because of sickness has steadily risen . |
| 23 | Other insurers , however , have put a much higher loading on ageing drivers because of evidence which suggests that the risk of accident increases when drivers are in their 60s and over and fail to realise that their faculties are diminishing . |
| 24 | Despite cancellations from Norwegian and Swedish drivers because of boat damage suffered in a recent Italian race , a quality international field will vie for the European championship . |
| 25 | The field in which the claims of individual commercialism come into most immediate conflict with reputable notions of social values is that of health … no society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means … |
| 26 | Due to the nature of our operations short-notice alterations had to be made to our notified programme because of weather or operational problems . |
| 27 | Athletics Australia kept his identity secret and delayed taking action because of uncertainty over the drug 's status . |
| 28 | Fourteen patients ( 33% ) dropped out of the study because of relapse of disease unrelated to food ( n=8 ) or because of difficulties in complying with the regimen ( n=6 ) . |
| 29 | The opinion gained ground — an opinion with which Eric Ashby would evidently have had some sympathy — that the employment of a full-time tutor for the county , whether by the WEA or by the University Extra-Mural Board , placed constraints on branches ' freedom to choose subjects of study because of pressure to find a viable programme for the full-timer to teach . |
| 30 | Gillian Avery stopped writing children 's books because of interference . |