Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] areas [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A comparison of the figures in the table with similar figures for the same areas between 1955 and 1964 shows an overall decline of about 35–45 per cent . |
| 2 | A comparison of these figures with similar figures for the same areas between 1947 and 1964 indicates no overall change in status . |
| 3 | The winter populations in 12 major wildfowl localities in the county for the period 1964/65 to 1974/5 are summarised in the table on page 86 , and a comparison of these figures with similar figures for the same areas between 1947 and 1964 indicates an overall decline of about 30 per cent . |
| 4 | A comparison of the present figures with similar ones for the same areas between 1947 and 1964 suggests little overall change ; a slight increase is possible . |
| 5 | Pollution control work , then , is typical of the many areas of social control characterized by goals of regulation rather than repression . |
| 6 | At its best it remains one of the few areas of the modern press where imagination , honesty and idealism , however fatuous , can still , occasionally , be found . |
| 7 | Certainly it is one of the few areas of growth : between 1985 and 1990 the advertising spend in Britain grew 75 per cent , but the spend on direct mail grew 101 per cent . |
| 8 | For the men , work means construction or security — one of the few areas of economic expansion . |
| 9 | One of the few areas of common ground which both Keynes and Friedman occupy centres on the definition of a state of overall full employment : full employment prevails when the aggregate supply of labour , L s , equals the aggregate demand for labour , L d , at a unique , market clearing real wage rate , w * ; . |
| 10 | This is perhaps one of the few areas in which more research may provide genuinely useful insights for more realistic conservation programmes . |
| 11 | Shetland is one of the few areas in Britain which remains free of feral mink . |
| 12 | It is after all one of the few areas in our lives over which we have control . |
| 13 | Indeed , this was one of the few areas in the early 1980s to be aware of the significance of these centres for early intervention in psychiatric illness , aimed at countering the drift of clients into inpatient facilities and dependency . |
| 14 | I was lucky to have chosen to work in theoretical physics because that was one of the few areas in which my condition would not be a serious handicap . |
| 15 | Firstly , the altitude and harsh weather in the winter meant Teesdale was not good for tree regeneration , so it is one of the few areas in England and Wales which never became deeply forested . |
| 16 | It was easily accessible from the Awash railway station and was one of the few areas in Abyssinia where wild animals survived in any number . |
| 17 | Many of the upland landscapes today are like patch-work quilts of forest and open moorland , with a few areas of upland bogs preserved for their rare , wild , moorland plants . |
| 18 | We therefore hope to have wide representation from the many areas in which formal reasoning is being used and developed . |
| 19 | A comparison of these figures with similar figures from the same areas between 1947 and 1964 indicates little overall change in status ; a small increase is possible . |
| 20 | Mothers of Welsh infants of similar age were then recruited from the same areas of the city ; they were thus living in similar accommodation and served by the same health professionals . |
| 21 | These reasons may not be entirely true , but since formal advice on radon exposure was first issued in 1987 by the National Radiological Protection Board ( NRPB ) great concern has arisen in the few areas of the country that have high radon levels . |
| 22 | And in the few areas of the UK where fluoride is added to the water , dental carries have been reduced by around 50% . |
| 23 | The difficulty appears to me to be that there are too many people in the business seeking to compete in the same areas of demand , without any very great clarity about the sources of their own competitive advantages . |
| 24 | If possible the runs should not be placed in the same areas in successive years . |
| 25 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 26 | A firm of solicitors experienced in this work will also be able to advise on the many areas of law which impinge on the conduct of takeover offers . |