Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the young Scots ' first win in four outings and gave them an outside chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the championship . |
| 2 | This preference is shown up in growing governmental preference for the many variants of NFI , in which a local enterprise associates with a foreign partner ( or sometimes with two as in Brazil where Tintas Renas teamed up with both ICI and Dupont to produce paint for the local market ) . |
| 3 | Women also created important opportunities for the many tasks of childcare to be handled through routines ( see page 36 ) , another example where what is good for the child can be good for the parent . |
| 4 | And besides , there was soon a property wagon and two more sleeping wagons for the many members of the wealthy company . |
| 5 | As a responsive composite ‘ biomaterial ’ , a biosensor is rather special , not only in the complex , multiple alliance of the materials in any individual device , but also in the wide range of materials that must be considered for the many types of transduction systems . |
| 6 | The families , she said , had asked her to express their gratitude for the warm and caring support from everyone there ; they were grateful , too , for the many messages of support and sympathy coming from outside Orkney . |
| 7 | At a concelebrated mass , Bishop Gray presided and with Father Brendan McDonald , who opened the school , the present parish priest , Father David Peters , Father David Woodler , Father Paul O'Grady , and a packed congregation , gave thanks for the many achievements of those 25 years . |
| 8 | The essence of their argument was that the electoral system encouraged a polarized contest between two parties for the winner-take-all spoils of a general election . |
| 9 | There was a spaciousness and simplicity of line that made a perfect foil for the few touches of vibrant colour that drew the eye , and yet the whole effect was completely uncontrived , as if it had all come together naturally . |
| 10 | Athelstan promptly refused , for the few mouthfuls of ale he had already drunk bit at his stomach . |
| 11 | In particular , examples have been found of periodic behaviour occurring at higher r than chaotic for the same values of b and P. Changes are not necessarily in the direction of greater randomness the further one goes from the first instability of steady solutions . |
| 12 | The overall picture which has emerged from the analyses is of more or less consistent use of the same marble quarry for the same elements of the monument , but that a variety of marble types were selected for different purposes . |
| 13 | Do you always go for the same kinds of things ? |
| 14 | those seeking work were looking for the same kinds of jobs as those that had found it ; |
| 15 | Moreover , ideological divisions have frequently led to union rivalries which can undermine strike action , especially since the unions compete for the same grades of employees ; in BR a single union can in most cases bring out most or all members of a grade . |
| 16 | A common result of this is that when the philosophers deny autonomy to women , they do so for the same sorts of reason that they deny it to children and cite lack of rationality , capriciousness and vulnerability among their characteristics . |
| 17 | Pointing to the way in which poverty structured the lives of the majority of her respondents , she concluded that ‘ young Black women and young white women become pregnant for the same sorts of reasons , and this is because they share the same socio-economic contexts ’ ( Phoenix , 1988a , p. 154 ) . |
| 18 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 19 | He served in the US Army Signals Corps during the latter stages of the First World War before settling in Onawa , Iowa , where he worked as a teacher and ran a sweetshop in his spare time . |
| 20 | The work that followed to finalise the user requirement is hitherto unpublished , and is derived from a series of discussion papers raised during the latter stages of the project . |
| 21 | After a month of continued competition , the pressure was understandably present in more than one camp during the latter stages of the tournament schedules . |
| 22 | post-war instructions from Moscow ( the Comintern had been dissolved in 1943 ) were to maintain the policy of cooperation with democratic forces which had been implemented during the latter stages of the war . |
| 23 | He took part in the attack on Porto Farina , and was advanced to rear-admiral during the latter stages of the expedition . |
| 24 | While many among the 5,933 crowd may argue against Stainrod 's claim , there was little doubt in the validity of it during the latter stages of what was a north-east affair rich in incident if not quality . |
| 25 | The Joint Transport Operation ( with Oxfam ) which was formerly located in Desse , capital of the region of Walo in the north of the country , was relocated in Addis Ababba during the latter stages of the civil war . |
| 26 | I am enclosing a photograph ( opposite ) of the aircraft , that I took when I was serving with the Communication Flight based at RAF Lydda , Palestine , ( now Ben Gurion Airport , Israel ) during the latter months of 1942 . |
| 27 | On Jan. 25 , 1990 , Bhutto gave birth to a daughter ( thereby becoming the first head of government to give birth while in office ) ; the withdrawal of the Prime Minister from public life during the latter months of her pregnancy increased the aura of indecisiveness surrounding the government , particularly as the Cabinet had offered its resignation in mid-November ( see p. 37043 ) . |
| 28 | During the latter months of 1990 Israel appeared to become increasingly isolated , with the USA using every opportunity to gain support among its Arab partners in the anti-Iraqi coalition . |
| 29 | During the latter years of the war , Italy had undergone a traumatic experience with battles raging up the length of that country , and emerged with their King Victor Emmanuel resigning in favour of his son , Umberto II , and a succession of coalition governments . |
| 30 | The growth of synfuel industries during the latter years of the twentieth century and the gradual increase of the contribution to oil demand made by these oil shale , tar sand , coal based fuels mean an extension of the life of the IC engine probably well into the mid-21st century . |