Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 These gains were the by-products of a war fought mainly for reasons connected with the balance of power in Europe , but they were attractive enough to encourage the British to think about further involvement outside Europe .
2 Subject indexing is generally carried out by those familiar with the discipline definitions , for reasons connected with the publication of classified bibliographies , or for the arrangement of documents in libraries , information centres , catalogues and databases .
3 For reasons explained in the rolling stock chapter , they were not entirely satisfactory and were returned at the end of 1923 .
4 The question of whether the offence under section 51 should be triable summarily only is controversial , for reasons examined by the C.L.K.C. Since magistrates often imprison persons convicted of assaulting policemen , but not of simple assault , the propriety of excluding jury trial seems questionable .
5 For reasons given in the text , all figures should be treated carefully .
6 For reasons given in the next section , we remain sympathetically sceptical .
7 In my judgement , the advent of theory was not a cause of disruption , but a symptom of it , for reasons suggested in the above quotation from Gerald Graff .
8 Since 1977 , for reasons suggested in the last chapter , there has been considerable concern among both politicians and the public with the utility of education to society .
9 For reasons linked to the physical strength needed to operate them at the beginning , spinning mules were operated by men .
10 However , this reasoning is not accepted in English law for non-homicide offences , and provocation is not generally allowed to reduce a more serious offence to a less serious offence — probably for reasons associated with the policy of efficient administration ( see Chapter 3.3(m) ) , which the significance of death is thought to outweigh in homicide cases .
11 Grace is claiming patents for products derived from the natural oils of neem , an evergreen tree , which are used locally for insecticides , contraceptives and soap .
12 Under Items 806.30 and 807 in the code , US firms can gain tariff exemptions for products exported from the USA , processed abroad and re-imported to the USA .
13 To be able to add this latest accreditation to what may already be a substantial collection of brandings and certifications , a vendor has to successfully complete a set of tests and checks , buy a distribution source licence for the specific OSF technology , and agree to a royalty structure for products shipped under the certification seal .
14 One sees them as judgments inflicted by the ancestors : the other views them as the consequence of the envious spleen of anti-social , perverted witches .
15 ‘ Yes , ’ Harry said , through teeth clenched against the cold and the deeper cold of fear .
16 CCG HAS won its first offshore contract with BP Exploration , a multi-million pound contract to provide quality hotel standard service for personnel involved in the hook-up of two platforms in the North Sea 's Bruce Field .
17 For a few months he stood on a European par with Adler and Liebknecht and tried to take responsibility for Russians interned after the Brest–Litovsk peace .
18 In addition we are still receiving enquiries about prisoners featured in the first two series in 1988 and 1989 , and we have recently received a copy of a letter from Alattin Sahin , the Turkish prisoner of conscience in the 1988 , which someone has received on his release .
19 The leaflet was launched at an event for employers held at the end of June 1993 .
20 However , sources say IBM has been making Taligent 's life a misery lately , by insisting that Taligent use its Distributed System Object Model — a general purpose mechanism for communicating between objects based on the OS/2 2.0 Workplace Shell , also up on AIX .
21 Distributed Systems Object Model is a general-purpose mechanism for communicating between objects based on the OS/2 Workplace Shell , and is also up under AIX .
22 DSOM is a general purpose mechanism for communicating between objects based upon the OS/2 workplace shell , and is also up on AIX .
23 However , sources say IBM has been making Taligent 's life a misery lately , by insisting that Taligent use its Distributed System Object Model — a general purpose mechanism for communicating between objects based upon the OS/2 2.0 workplace shell , also up on AIX ( UX No 423 ) .
24 Colchester 's Southway Jobcentre was filled with 31 stalls offering information on various Department of Employment schemes , including the small amount known about programmes announced in the Budget .
25 Through the township of Yavas , over the bridge of rusted steel that crosses the river , and past Camp 11 and Camp 2 where the Central Investigation Prison has been built with concrete to house those who face interrogation for misdemeanours committed within the barbed wire and free-fire corridors .
26 Future funding from the Board to law centres would be for cases done under the green forms and legal aid schemes , including any new arrangements that might be developed , ‘ and possibly grants for specific types of work where the law centres could demonstrate that they would provide a better and more efficient service in ways that did not lend themselves to payment on a case by case basis . ’
27 At the end of November 1973 , over 16,000 were outstanding , and the average period from receipt to decisions ranged up to sixty-five weeks ( for cases decided by the secretary of state after a local inquiry ) .
28 These were family treats particularly enjoyed by the star-struck sisters who would sit silently for hours lost in the fantasy of the silver screen .
29 These factories are mainly concerned with manufacturing product for artists signed to the record company .
30 Overseas , the education officer has a wider role in revision courses and often deals with marketing , premises and accommodation for lecturers sent from the UK .
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