Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] of [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The treatment of the short-sleeved belted chit on of light material is assimilated in the taste of the time to that of the heavy chit on ( figs. 73–4 , 76 ) , though the structure of the garment is quite different . |
2 | Progressive rock believed in FUSION , the grafting on of new musics . |
3 | Its trade unions have a structural complexity similar to that in Britain as a result of ‘ the movement 's craft origins , the subsequent grafting on of semi-skilled and unskilled employees [ and ] flirtation with industry unionism ’ ( Cupper and Hearn , 1981 , p. 25 ) . |
4 | Another key aspect of the new courses has been the building in of planned linkages to degree provision . |
5 | They were they had a a board in of white kitten , free to good home . |
6 | Subsequently , selected documents were released from the presidential archives , apparently implicating Gorbachev in taking part in or in concealing information about various episodes of Soviet history , including the shooting down of Korean Airlines flight KAL-007 in 1983 [ see pp. 32513-7 ] , the order for the invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 , and direct orders from Stalin for the murder of Polish officers in 1940 ( the Katyn massacre — for April 1990 Soviet admission of responsibility see pp. 37383-84 ) . |
7 | Almost all of them are found in regrowth , e.g. species of Cecropia and Piper , where the chewing off of competing plants is important . |
8 | To compare the total realisable value of stocks with the total cost could result in an unacceptable setting off of foreseeable losses against unrealised profits . |
9 | The programme 's main points concerned ( i ) the required " readjustment " of the Marxist MPLA-PT 's theoretical foundations ; ( ii ) the " urgent " introduction of enabling measures for a multiparty system ; ( iii ) the depoliticization of the army ; ( iv ) revision of the Constitution ; and ( v ) the drawing up of electoral rolls prior to the holding of a general election . |
10 | They called into question various electoral procedures including the drawing up of electoral lists and the issuing of ballot papers . |
11 | A very important function appears to be the discussion and rationalisation of conflicting demands for materials made upon local councils and the drawing up of agreed minimum lists of equipment . |
12 | The proposal involves support for elephant tracking operations , the drawing up of new import and export controls , and a " public relations campaigns with the goal of … reopening markets for legal ivory and other elephant products " . |
13 | In this climate , various groups of individuals who had been involved in the conferences and activities of the preceding few years were to move into the drawing up of detailed proposals for curriculum development and the search for funds with which to implement these . [ … ] |
14 | Indeed the years immediately before 1789 saw in some of the greatest European monarchies ( most notably in Prussia ) a growing demand for the drawing up of fundamental laws which would prevent the ruler from behaving in an arbitrary manner , particularly by increasing the importance of legal institutions . |
15 | He encouraged Sir Warren Fisher , the permanent secretary of the Treasury , and other senior civil servants to busy themselves with the drawing up of constitutional memoranda which came near to being ultimata . |
16 | The method proved much cheaper than the conventional equipment currently used to monitor pollution levels , and is quick enough to allow recognition of pollution hotspots and the drawing up of weekly pollution maps . |
17 | This can occur for a number of reasons-exposure or the mixing of dissimilar disinfectants or a detergent with a dissimilar disinfectant , the exposure of the disinfectant to certain materials , especially dirt , which chemically or physically inter-react and reduce its efficiency , inaccurate mixing , the use of partially depleted solution or the topping up of depleted solutions . |
18 | A new loyal planetary governor of the Capreolo clan had been installed to supervise the export of power crystals and psycurium ; and perhaps even more importantly , the offering up of devout prayer . |
19 | The commission , looking at some gloomy Treasury Department projections , recommended a small trimming of benefits in the distant future and a speeding up of planned increases in payroll taxes . |
20 | If in fact very few young people are actually ‘ into ’ heroin , then all the media coverage , the ‘ war on drugs ’ , the setting up of new clinics and drugs squads , is all overreaction and should be stopped in its tracks now . |
21 | But the arrival of punk and the flood of self-produced records led to the setting up of new distribution networks which enabled the new labels to keep their distance from the bigger companies . |
22 | The Act also provides for the setting up of new procedures for the identification of children with special educational needs and for the establishment of a new definition for the term . |
23 | The growing importance of Central and Eastern European markets was recognised through the setting up of new bilateral associations which will encourage relations with the Baltic States and the Ukraine . |
24 | Economic and cultural relations with the Soviet Union had improved steadily during 1989 , with the setting up of new joint ventures and improved shipping and air links . |
25 | For this reason , the report has recommended the setting up of new agencies to monitor government spending and environmental impact . |
26 | This inertia in accepting the need for change was , however , amply compensated for by an extremely effective programme of design , the setting up of new manufacturing facilities and by the retraining of assembly workers to handle the new electronic technology . |
27 | Nor does the setting up of separate households necessarily imply a weakening of social and caring relationships . |
28 | Hence , in recent years , we have witnessed the publication of the Gulbenkian Report , the report by the APU Working Party on Aesthetic Development , and the setting up of various national arts organizations , such as the National Association for Education in the Arts , all of which have argued the philosophical justification for arts education . |
29 | Among their other recommendations were : the inclusion of human rights issues at all levels of education ; the promotion of genuine participatory democracies ; the setting up of regional courts for human rights as part of a network to promote human rights in Africa . |
30 | Since then , due to the stimulus and support given by the Centre to twentieth-century art , the setting up of regional funds for acquiring contemporary art , and the emergence of a new generation of museum curators , the landscape has completely changed . |