Example sentences of "[noun] in [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The close proximity of the entrance of the vagina to the anus makes the anus a particular threat to the vagina as a source of candida and provides the bacteria to infect the bladder in cases of cystitis . |
| 2 | I look forward to watching Rainbow attempt to get religion in hopes of winning fair lady . |
| 3 | Held , allowing the appeal , ( 1 ) that there was no rule that the Crown was exempt from giving a cross-undertaking in damages in law enforcement proceedings , but that the court had a discretion not to require the undertaking and that the discretion extended to other public authorities exercising the function of law enforcement in appropriate circumstances ; and that subject to the impact of Community law the courts should have exercised that discretion ( post , pp. 173D–F , 181G — 182B , G–H , 190D–E ) . |
| 4 | it therefore determines to provide increasing opportunities for the study of the social sciences and the arts in courses of such type and standard as will demand of students the effort essential to understanding ; |
| 5 | Despite the fact that many advanced western economies have similar characteristics in terms of a high degree of industrialisation , urbanisation and technological development , they nevertheless display markedly different degrees of labour force unionisation . |
| 6 | Part of this ex post forecasting could distinguish the various phases of post-1954 business cycles with respect to their particular characteristics in terms of changes in the sectoral/industrial composition of the UK economy and with respect to the specific features of the different industries ' behaviour in terms of stock movements , capacity utilisation , scrapping of old equipment , new investments , etc . |
| 7 | As a description of a life-style and material standard it is applicable to times of normal and good earnings but may lose its distinctive characteristics in trades under pressure of falling incomes and growing insecurity . |
| 8 | Section 62 provides a remedy in damages for investors who suffer ‘ loss as a result of the contravention ’ ( subsection ( 1 ) ) . |
| 9 | In some cases he may be able to obtain an injunction to restrain the breach and in any case he will be adequately compensated by his remedy in damages for breach of contract as his damage can scarcely be other than financial . |
| 10 | INTERNATIONAL MULTIMEDIA ASSOCIATION IN DISCUSSIONS WITH INTEL CORP |
| 11 | 1990 was a year of substantial achievement for the Association in terms of development of welfare facilities and in fund-raising . |
| 12 | It has been shown that our thinking in terms of models such as ‘ democracy ’ , ‘ individualism ’ and ‘ rule of law ’ does not always adequately reflect reality , and sociological theory has demonstrated that simple notions of causality do not explain complex effects of action ( Luhmann , 1982 ; see also Prigogine and Stenger , 1985 ) ; also , theories of language tell us that we structure reality through the language we use ( Lacan , 1968 ) . |
| 13 | So the question then becomes for them how this particular human being is God , rather than their thinking in terms of a humanity in which he too participated . |
| 14 | Billig ( 1985 , 1987 ) suggests that , in order to understand this capacity for negation , social psychologists should describe the processes of social thinking in terms of opposing pairs : every process should be understood in terms of a counter-process . |
| 15 | He was dedicated to his work and to his men , by whom he was much respected for his design and organizing ability and for his fairness and kindness in cases of individual hardship . |
| 16 | Beginning in 1991 , the government was authorized to allocate up to $500 million a year until the total liability of approximately $1,250 million was paid in compensation for losses incurred in the forced relocation of some 120,000 Japanese-Americans in camps throughout the American west . |
| 17 | Unwanted takeover bids for troubled companies are relatively rare in Japan because intra-group stockholding reduces the availability of stock in companies to outsiders . |
| 18 | Member firms hold stock in accounts with the CGO and same-day transfers can be made between accounts on receipt of instructions via computer terminals . |
| 19 | In my own view there is no significant discontinuity in terms of either structure or form between " modern " societies and " primitive " societies . |
| 20 | And this is just the latest episode in Kitchens Of Distinctions ' star trek across America . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's no use investing a great deal in youngsters like Robinson if we do n't give them the chance to prove themselves . |
| 22 | Failure to give you a fair deal in terms of a pay rise can , therefore , amount to constructive dismissal if it reflects victimisation . |
| 23 | Terry Heneaghan , Pittencrieff 's chief executive , said he did not look at the deal in terms of oil or gas production and reserves which would be acquired , but rather in terms of cash flow which could be generated for his company by rationalising operations of the two companies in parts of the US where they both have interests . |
| 24 | However , the boundaries have not changed over centuries in terms of what is regarded as Physics . |
| 25 | They were first stated in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in terms of combining weights . |
| 26 | But , nevertheless , the House of Lords held that a manufacturer who sold food or medicine or the like in containers of a nature that the distributor or ultimate purchasers or consumers could not discover the defect by inspection is under a legal duty to the ultimate purchaser or consumer to take reasonable care that the article is free from defect likely to cause injury to health . |
| 27 | Everyone 's on the ground floor in chalets – wooden chalets in fields of grass . |
| 28 | Untiring zeal on the part of the mother or nurse is the only cure ; it may be necessary to put the legs in splints before putting the child to bed . |
| 29 | It was impersonal , furnished to the exact specifications of any government building in the islands that goes with a civil servant of a particular grade ; the chairs and table in ‘ ant-proof ’ hardwood , lacquered a pale brown , three armchairs , one sofa , chairs and table on the verandah , a desk , two bedrooms , a couple of beds , their legs in jars of water , a shower . |
| 30 | For example , the bedside light in rooms at Hotel New York is in the form of a miniaturised skyscraper . |