Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [vb -s] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stress on choice between covers as well as between titles tends to reinforce the ‘ end of ideology ’ thesis which underpinned the selection , for instance , of The Independent as a fitting title for a ‘ mould-breaking ’ , ‘ tycoon-proof ’ paper of the 90s . |
| 2 | The security market line is usually stated in terms of rates of return but , as discussed in Section 7.1 , the notion of a rate of return for futures has proved problematic . |
| 3 | The fashion for spas has died out in Britain , but in Germany and Italy there are still spas where people gather to drink the waters and undergo hydrotherapies . |
| 4 | Both of my hon. Friends know that their constituents live in an area which for generations has had health care that has been relatively less generously funded than that provided in the central London parts of the Thames regions . |
| 5 | This claim illuminates one of the recurrent features of the military history of the period ; the frequent presence of the men of one civitas or another on campaign , above all during the civil wars which bedevilled the second half of the sixth century , when rivalry between cities seems to have exacerbated problems . |
| 6 | This alternation of form between generations has allowed all kinds of variations within the group . |
| 7 | These various new proposals have now been put into effect and a Committee for Institutions has come into being . |
| 8 | Nigel Clough 's arrival at Liverpool , Wales ' World Cup prospects and his natural thirst for goals has left the Reds ' striker itching for action in a season which could turn out to be a memorable . |
| 9 | The number of people who pay for prescriptions has shrunk and shrunk , as the hon. Gentleman knows . |
| 10 | At a crossroads three miles from the square that for centuries has represented the heart of imperial Russia , the independent marchers were told by police that Red Square was out of bounds . |
| 11 | In research , the hunt for funds has become not only more competitive , but a highly skilled operation . |
| 12 | Now this , I think , is where approaches to the issues begin to diverge , and where the debate about tactics begins to take over . |
| 13 | Respect for Animals hopes to take up where Lynx — successful in forcing half of Britain 's fur farmers out of business and making fur unfashionable — left off . |
| 14 | The tribeswoman will doubtless have deep feelings for her children and be ambitious for their success in life , and affection and admiration for animals has had a place in all societies , even in that of Ancient Rome . |
| 15 | Nonetheless a group entitled Mobilization for Animals intends to picket primate research facilities throughout the US at the end of April . |
| 16 | Research into the form and content of user interfaces for GIS has accelerated rapidly in the last couple of years . |
| 17 | Significantly , this has meant that every Tuesday and Thursday some business after Questions has had live coverage , outside editorial control or selection ; the effect of this on the work of the House is discussed below . |
| 18 | What started as a small local meeting for enthusiasts has grown into a spectaular display . |
| 19 | Among primates , especially close collaboration between parents has developed in a few forest-dwelling animals as diverse as gibbons on the one hand and the tiny marmosets on the other . |
| 20 | In 1992 , the trainees ' achievement rate for NVQs has surpassed all previous years with each of the training centres in Acton , Vauxhall , Docklands and Islington exceeding the targets agreed with the TECs . |
| 21 | As a result of this expansion , the similarly widespread growth of computer networks , and the ongoing increase in the use of telephones , the demand for lines continues to rise . |
| 22 | Success for contractors has meant unemployment for all , but for women work council workers in particular . |
| 23 | The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has said Selahattin Osberk , 30 , who is due to be put on a flight to Istanbul today , should be granted refugee status and has a well-founded fear of persecution . |
| 24 | The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has estimated that there are 17 million refugees and asylum seekers in the world . |
| 25 | In the eastern Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica , the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has managed to feed and keep alive 50,000 people crammed into a space once occupied by 7,000 . |
| 26 | On the face of the facts given , the inspector of taxes does appear to be ‘ turning a text into a pretext ’ . |
| 27 | The inspector of taxes has failed to distinguish between the concepts of tax relief allowable on interest paid to purchase a private residence — and the operation of MIRAS . |
| 28 | Over the last century , the number of taxes has mushroomed and the system is now so complex that few understand it fully . |
| 29 | The rapid increase in the number and diversity of states has had long-term consequences for global politics . |
| 30 | Moreover , when these societies become industrialised and urbanised another set of values begins to undermine these time-honoured traditions . |