Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not known whether there is an increase in colonic absorption of PEGs with age in humans such as is seen in rats , and whether this could have influenced the results . |
| 2 | The walls had long ago disappeared under a solid mass of posters and playbills , some of them so old that they 'd faded completely . |
| 3 | There is a limit to the size of picture that you can create in this shape , as a solid mass of flowers can lose all sense of size or identity when it becomes too large . |
| 4 | It is certain that the vice-chancellor in the chair gained the impression from what was said at the meeting that they were forced to elect from a weak field of candidates . |
| 5 | There are two important distinctions to make : that between contentious and non-contentious business , and that between private payment of fees and legal aid . |
| 6 | In the classic cooking of professionals meat juice or broth goes with everything , olive oil with nothing save salads , vinaigrette and mayonnaise sauces . |
| 7 | The ‘ culture of contentment ’ — Galbraith might equally have used the phrase ‘ culture of complacency ’ — is the prevailing majority of electors in the US , UK and other advanced economies . |
| 8 | In this latter condition , gluten ( which is also found in oats , barley , and rye ) produces damage to the lining of the bowel , preventing normal absorption of nutrients from the diet . |
| 9 | In formulating its market timing recommendations , IES applies rules and inductive reasoning as well as the combined expertise of professionals . |
| 10 | In short , if there can be any meaningful talk of " reduction " here at all , it is perhaps only of a possible reduction of properties to ( non-mental and logically independent ) relations , not vice versa . |
| 11 | He/she must not only offer an accurate description of the death-like oppressiveness of the capitalist world as it is developing in the first half of the twentieth century , but must also depict accurately and without facile romanticism or glib sentimentality , the angry and determined political struggle of men and women refusing to acquiesce to the oppressive forces of capitalist society . |
| 12 | Furthermore , even within the narrow spectrum of industries covered by the above studies there was considerable evidence ( Farberman 1975 : 447 ) of persons being prepared to refuse the offer and accept the consequences , which were not always as severe as the Godfather analogy suggests . |
| 13 | Thus , it was argued , whatever effect upon the market the authorities might have , it would be confined to a very narrow spectrum of assets and interest rates . |
| 14 | The continued armed presence of Palestinians , defending the camp areas but also renewing their attacks on Israel 's northern border , destroyed much of the remaining solidarity offered by the Sunni Muslim and Druze communities . |
| 15 | This award will , I trust , help dispel the old perception of Rentokil as merely a woodworm and pest control company , and to help to give it the recognition it deserves — for what it is today — a major multi-national company with a broad base of services of wide-ranging benefits ’ . |
| 16 | London Transport has launched a free distribution colour tabloid for the capital , London Direct , aiming to appeal to the broad base of consumers . |
| 17 | These were to ensure accountability , limit influence of contributors , provoke competitiveness , support the two party system , encourage a broad base of contributions , control the burdens of fund-raising , ensure campaign communication , and to protect political freedom . |
| 18 | We are able to give him the support necessary to ensure a comprehensive service for his broad base of clients . ’ |
| 19 | Thus we can see that there is a broad variety of approaches which we may group under the heading of ‘ natural law theories ’ because they all rely on something other than state law to constitute the valid rules of a legal system . |
| 20 | The colourful and graceful paintings depict scenes of everyday life in Thera , with fishermen , sailors , boxers , priestesses and warriors among the cast , as well as a broad variety of animals and plants . |
| 21 | As we have seen , the realization of this objective requires that a broad variety of mechanisms are institutionalized so as to ensure that the business of government is conducted in accordance with the rule of law . |
| 22 | There are what economists call ‘ efficiency ’ reasons , in addition to the obvious grounds of equity , to be concerned about the relative economic weakness of women . |
| 23 | This ensures that we can supply the complete spectrum of materials to all our customers in the building trade . |
| 24 | Dementia is a complex state and not every person who experiences the disease will present the complete spectrum of symptoms . |
| 25 | Sik and Smith , of occupational psychologists Saville and Holdsworth , questioned players from three clubs , Sheffield United , Glasgow Celtic and Crystal Palace and found a complete spectrum of personalities from Lineker-level self-control to Gazza-grade tears and tomfoolery . |
| 26 | By 1900 however , the birth rate was plunging as couples chose to have fewer children , just as improved health had also begun to have a marked impact ; and it is the combination in the twentieth century of a now almost stagnant population of small families with a new fall in death rates which explains the striking rise of over-sixty-year-olds to form over 20 per cent of our population today and why , more than in any previous generation , such a high proportion of them are without children . |
| 27 | So far as the common law rules are concerned … they are anachronistic and an over technical mass of exceptions and nice distinctions . |
| 28 | Oh they were just all that kind all those working kind of folks going up the glen . |
| 29 | To summarise this conception : for both Marx and Braverman the developed form of the division of labour within the capitalist enterprise is not so much a technical division of tasks — as in early manufacture — but a socially determined structure , reflecting the exigencies of the production of surplus value . |
| 30 | He will do this by teaching the right kind of deeds , speech and thought , the right way of living , even the right places to visit or live in . |