Example sentences of "[noun pl] of different [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The introduction comments : ‘ We have witnessed a great change in manners : the substitution of words without blows for blows with or without words ; an approximation in the manners of different classes ; a decline in the spirit of lawlessness . ’
2 Most librarians prefer to divide orders amongst a number of booksellers in order to give themselves greater flexibility and a degree of control over the standards of service , and also to make use of the specializations of different dealers .
3 Occupation is , in turn , the principal determinant of the ‘ social class ’ or ‘ socio-economic ’ characteristics of different areas .
4 On a more practical level Structure in Sculpture by Daniel Schodek covers the technical aspects of structure in sculpture , illustrating balance and geometry and the structural characteristics of different materials with works by Rodin , Calder , Serra and Christo .
5 Social Darwinism , with its emphasis on the survival of the fittest and chance variation , denied the effects of will , conscious planning and human agency in evolution , and of altering the fixed characteristics of different groups or races .
6 Teaching should also bring out the structural characteristics of different types of verse and poetry , eg nursery rhymes , concrete poetry , haiku , limericks , ballads , sonnets etc .
7 ( iv ) Pupils should learn how to recognise and describe some of the lexical , grammatical and organisational characteristics of different types of written texts , eg letters , tabloid and broadsheet newspapers , teenage magazines , specialist hobby periodicals , holiday brochures , travel books , instructions , playscripts .
8 He provides a careful analysis of the relationship between the functional and structural characteristics of different types of discourse .
9 We have already noted the dangers of abstractionism in considering media modes , and stressed the importance , in the real history , of dialectical interpenetration , resulting in tensions , struggles and compromises between characteristics of different modes , between varying practices in the same mode , and between media form and musical content .
10 ii ) to examine the characteristics of different fractions of the middle class , using indicators such as length of residence , income , consumption patterns , labour market characteristics , etc. iii ) to ass the impact of different middle class fractions on the local economy .
11 The project will investigate the structure of costs for grocery shops of different sizes within a large firm .
12 Two or three years ago one world week was a full week of all sorts of different activities which were all very well attended .
13 And they 're all on different menus and they 're a you 're trying all sorts of different keys .
14 There were all sorts of different views of the future , but everyone had the same ideas about what was worth preserving .
15 Now , they 're of two sort , there are the administrative staff , the financial staff , in other words , that have to do the physical assessments er , financial assessments which by the way are more complicated now than they were previously , because there 's all sorts of different elements and agreements having to be reached with individuals , or charitable institutions or whatever .
16 So that is a Jacquard , and that 's an electronic Jacquard , means you can do all sorts of different patterns now , where it used to be limited it 's unlimited now .
17 In our series about computers we 're looking at applications in all sorts of different areas , and today we 're going to talk about how they 're used in medicine .
18 I heard myself say to him , though the different sections of my brain seemed to have slipped out of synch somehow , and I was aware of all sorts of different things at once , and time seemed to have slowed down and at the same time some part of my brain was racing , trying to come up with some logical explanation for what was going on that did n't involve calamity … and failing .
19 She heard Clare talking about the DHSS , a lawyer , an injunction , all sorts of different things , while Maria sat silent in front of her , head drooping slightly on her injured neck .
20 Yes , yes all sorts of different things , all
21 The whole legion of them from all sorts of different things , you know , there was the , the one about the , the secretary of the , of the club , the secretary of some organization , youth organization , said , in her annual reports , commented on how many young girls they 'd managed to get in the club that year .
22 The point of issue is that estuary and coastal zone management is a reality and what seems to be happening is all sorts of different plans are popping up on various estuaries and Geoff knows them well now because he 's been involved with the one on the Stour and Orwell and what is happening is that these are starting at local level so the first contact with sailors may be from a local authority or someone at local level .
23 You have to put in all sorts of different sounds .
24 R r right around the country in all sorts of different locations , we 'd seen applications coming forward on a speculative basis .
25 there 's a great range of them , all sorts of different letters er merely er categorizing certain types of person .
26 Social changes or technological developments necessarily create market opportunities in all sorts of different directions , some established and some completely new .
27 For all sorts of different tasks .
28 Well it depends what you like really , there 's all sorts of different stories .
29 The ghosts who do want to go haunting , do it for all sorts of different reasons .
30 We have been offered a pot-pourri of amendments — some favour London , some favour London and the south-east and others suggest carving up the country into all sorts of different regions .
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