Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Largely because of the tax gains , but also the increased freedom it gives to the pensioner , many pension schemes have provision for allowing part of the value of the pension to be capitalized on retirement . |
| 2 | English Nature , the government 's official watchdog on nature conservation , was criticized at the time by environmental groups for entering into the deal with Fisons , and for allowing extraction of peat on a site of special scientific interest [ see ED 57 ] . |
| 3 | In recent weeks Bakatin had come under criticism from senior military and KGB officers for his perceived failure to tackle the current crime wave , and for suggesting decentralization of control of limited contingents of Interior Ministry troops to republican governments . |
| 4 | They are acceptable , for example , for gathering evidence of a candidate 's knowledge and understanding — but they would not be acceptable for providing evidence of practical skills such as driving or welding . |
| 5 | The British Technology Group will be responsible for all patenting and for handling licensing of any technologies which the member companies do not want . |
| 6 | This created a more active market in foreign exchange and facilitated the use of the US$ for financing balance of payments purposes . |
| 7 | It emerged that the Government is being forced to alter arrangements for protecting security of supply and impose fines on distribution companies that allow power cuts . |
| 8 | This little utility for Windows 3. x is excellent for keeping track of your hard disc space . |
| 9 | The Interministerial Council was an indispensable tool for keeping track of his own government and ensuring that it followed the line that he delivered from above . |
| 10 | You do not have to worry about keeping track of your spending . |
| 11 | This is the line taken by the United States Supreme Court , which rejected the ‘ bad tendency ’ grounds for abridging freedom of expression because it lacked the all-important factor of ‘ clear and present danger ’ . |
| 12 | This meant much detailed work , such as keeping track of the relative sizes of the workforces and payrolls of each operating company , the ratios of hourly , weekly and monthly employees , and frequent monitoring of the way these and other factors were changing . |
| 13 | In the same speech to Parliament de Klerk criticized the ANC for delaying disclosure of its reaction to the report of the working party set up after the government-ANC talks at Cape Town in May [ see pp. 37440-41 ] , which attempted among other things to define a political prisoner . |
| 14 | In situations where sex is not an ‘ essential determinant ’ of a legal relationship , he appears to see no reason for denying recognition of the transsexual 's change . |
| 15 | However , he sought to establish University Extra-Mural Groups or Societies rather than use the County Federation of WEA branches in the promotion of extension classes through gaining support of Women 's Institutes and other voluntary organisations . |
| 16 | Its unsuitability therefore for gaining understanding of religion is becoming more widely appreciated . |
| 17 | The CNAA was aware of strong controlling tendencies by the local authority , and indeed the Director of Education , who was retiring , was known to ‘ have ideas about becoming Director of the Polytechnic ’ . |
| 18 | According to section 15 of the 1982 Act , if the union is sued for inducing breach of or interfering with contract , or for intimidation by threats to interfere with contract , or for conspiracy to commit these torts , then the act in question shall be taken to have been done by the union only if it was authorised or endorsed by a ‘ responsible person , ’ which means the principal executive committee , any person authorised by the rules to endorse acts of the kind in question , the president or general secretary , any other employed official , or any committee to which an employed official reports , but an act by an official or a committee to which he reports shall not be taken as authorised or endorsed if the official or committee was prevented from authorising or endorsing the act by union rules or if the act has been repudiated by the president or general secretary . |
| 19 | There may also be a claim against third parties for inducing breach of contract and/or tortious conspiracy . |
| 20 | But at the level of implementation such as totalizing conception of social disciplining often lacked precision when it came to dealing with specific problems . |
| 21 | Opposition MPs staged a walkout during the budget session after accusing Piracha of corruption . |
| 22 | Lieutenant Shepard Chisango died in police custody in 1991 , after gathering evidence of army poaching and smuggling in Mozambique . |
| 23 | After gaining control of a company , BTR would sell off unwanted divisions and then significantly improve the performance of those remaining . |
| 24 | After denying knowledge of the leak to the House , apparently to protect the Prime Minister , Leon Brittan , the Secretary for Trade , also resigned on 24 January . |
| 25 | Only a week after becoming chairman of BP in 1990 , Robert Horton announced sweeping organisation changes that led to over 1,000 job losses . |
| 26 | : ’ Speaking in London almost a year after becoming Chairman of British Coal , Mr. Clarke said — What we are seeing is a sort of energy arms race , with attempts to justify it on the grounds of guaranteeing security , diversity and competition — but in reality , guaranteeing nothing but higher electricity prices , a rapid abandonment of other fuel reserves , and reliance on as yet unproven overseas resources . ' |
| 27 | Yet , after becoming dean of York in 1406 he did one more reshuffle of his holdings , then never changed them again . |
| 28 | Orlando Ramón Agosti , a member of the ruling military junta in 1976-79 , was released from prison in May 1989 after serving part of a 4@1/2-year sentence imposed in December 1985 for torture and robbery committed during the dirty war [ see p. 34667 ] . |
| 29 | Hamadi Jebali , editor of the newspaper of the fundamentalist Nahda movement ( Mouvement de la renaissance ) , was sentenced to one year in prison on Jan. 31 , after publishing criticism of military tribunals . |
| 30 | After selling part of his holding in Newmont , Sir James immediately re-invested most of the money in gold , in the form of call options . |