Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On another side it was an assault upon the corruption of the highest truths ; against turning love of the Bible into bibliolatry , or creeds into scholastic definitions , or the sacrament into magic , or Popes and priests and bishops into a bureaucracy or a rigidity where structure becomes the end instead of the means ; or turning the Church into a social club . |
| 2 | Favourite fairy tales are the need for spiritual growth , love at first sight , the pull of destiny or meetings in past lives , and we do not realize the primitive level of being in which the bond has its source . |
| 3 | The media portray some of the efforts that have been made as holidays or rewards for young offenders . |
| 4 | Do we stop aggressive physical-contact sports like rugby or football during childhood , because they may nurture aggressive feelings or inclinations in certain individuals ? |
| 5 | In these fields , too , we are sometimes able to identify social phenomena such as an increase in population size , which we can use to explain other phenomena , while at the same time being unable to identify any corresponding regularities in the behaviour or attitudes of individual agents . |
| 6 | They explain the actions or attitudes of particular individuals or groups , and the meaning of particular events , as the expression of an over-determining social totality — ‘ capitalist society ’ , ‘ patriarchy ’ , or ‘ the white power structure ’ — which supervenes in every case to determine the form of all social eventualities . |
| 7 | There continues to be potential growth points in other areas of research , particularly where contacts with other Departments overseas are strong . |
| 8 | Historically , increases in yield or improvements in specific traits have been achieved by classical breeding techniques involving crossing , back-crossing and selection . |
| 9 | Rule 2 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 provides : Solicitors may at their discretion publicise their practices , or permit other persons to do so , or publicise the businesses or activities of other persons , provided there is no breach of these rules and provided there is compliance with a Solicitors ' Publicity Code promulgated from time to time by the Council of the Law Society with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls . |
| 10 | It may well be that machine-marked multiple choice type questions may prove inappropriate instruments for measuring or achieving desired curricular goals such as content or skills in Environmental Studies . |
| 11 | The river , serene and still for long dreamy stretches , bursts with occasional scenes of activity where bunches of noisy children play in the shallows alongside gleaming water buffalo , or groups of chattering women pound the weekly wash . |
| 12 | This consisted of " reading off " , against the benchmarks established in the study , broad descriptions of posts ( or groups of similar posts ) to arrive at an assessment . |
| 13 | The Council is , then , here solemnly declaring that throughout the world local churches , or groups of linked churches , have the right and duty , not to be ruled from Rome , but to govern themselves with their own traditions and pastoral needs just as the decree implies the Oriental Churches should do . |
| 14 | Barrier reefs may not only lie some distance off major land masses , as shown in Fig.8.33 and exemplified in the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast which is almost 2000 km ( 1250 miles ) long and up to 1000 m ( 1000 yards or more ) wide , but may also completely encircle non-coral islands or groups of non-coral islands , one of the best examples of which is the Truk group in the Caroline Islands ( Fig. 8.34 ) . |
| 15 | Bodies or groups of human beings may have legally recognized rights and duties , which can not be treated as the rights and duties of the members . |
| 16 | Membership Modular Course Co-ordinator ( chair ) Head of Student Services ( convenor ) Careers counsellors from student services department Nominated representatives of fields or groups of cognate fields . |
| 17 | Using the RAIS software , based on Sun Microsystems Inc 's Open Network Computing distributed computing and with a Motif-based front-end , users can tie VAX/VMS , Unix workstations , MS-DOS and Macintosh client systems to pairs or groups of Concurrent servers , with automatic re-routing in the event of failure . |
| 18 | Using the RAIS software , based on Sun Microsystems ' ONC distributed computing and with a Motif-based front-end , users can tie VAX/VMS , Unix workstations , PC and Macintosh client systems to pairs or groups of Concurrent servers , with automatic re-routing in the event of failure . |
| 19 | A ‘ low-profile ’ specialist may join with a colleague in what is in effect a team-teaching situation , perhaps spending a little more time with individuals or groups with special needs . |
| 20 | When there are a number of individuals or groups from different disciplines and pursuing different objectives within some overall specification it is obviously crucial that all their activities should be in line with the common goal . |
| 21 | 9.4 Disputes with adjoining occupiers If any dispute arises between the Tenant and the tenants or occupiers of other parts of the Centre or the Adjoining Property as to any easement right or privilege in connection with the use of the Premises and any other part of the Centre or the Adjoining Property or as to the boundary structures separating the Premises from any other property it shall be decided [ by the Landlord or in such manner as the Landlord shall direct or by the Surveyor acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator ] The problem with this provision is that it restricts the tenant in any action it may wish to take against other tenants , and could result in a dispute being settled against its best interests . |
| 22 | In order to construct an arbitrage transaction where the number of futures exactly offsets the basket of shares in the index , it is necessary to be able to hold shares or futures in fractional quantities , which is not possible . |
| 23 | Controls over private ownership go beyond state ownership or policies towards foreign investors ; they can also affect racial or tribal groups in the local society . |
| 24 | Many vote for the same party every time they vote , and probably give little attention to the personalities or policies of specific candidates . |
| 25 | When the subject enters the political arena and becomes politically controversial , we assume an elective silence on the political issues and confine ourselves , if we intervene at all , to constitutional or legal questions or views on practical matters affecting the law and its administration where our views may naturally be expected and sought . |
| 26 | Unlike the exercise described in Chapter 10 , the team did not include representatives from the parent organisation ( ie the County Council ) , a deliberate omission to avoid the results being conditioned by the knowledge or views of internal analysts , who nonetheless assisted with the general arrangements and administration . |
| 27 | Once an area is known it is also possible that , where houses with large gardens and potential for demolition and redevelopment are offered for sale , the developer may be able to effect a purchase . |
| 28 | Tony McClenaghan , a VAT Partner with accountants Touche Ross , said : ‘ From next March the basic functions of a holding company will no longer be accepted as business activities by Customs and Excise , and so there will be no right to deduct VAT incurred in carrying out takeovers , acquisitions , or defences against hostile bids . |
| 29 | The old tollhouse further upstream by the site of the totally removed old bridge is a very desirable residence with ubiquitous modern coachlamps at the door and surrounded by bungalows built ‘ where groups of fine cattle were grazing on the rich grass ’ , that made JTR ‘ covet the power of the animal painter . ’ |
| 30 | A related problem is that some empirical studies convert the price changes or returns on separate futures contracts into a single time series by linking together the prices of consecutive futures contracts . |