Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] of [adj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 How can anyone have confidence in the economic policies of such a Government ?
2 The Knoyle family were Roman Catholic , and strong supporters of first the Cavalier and then the Jacobite causes .
3 One of the most striking social norms of all the hunting peoples was sharing of the spoils of the hunt among all members of the community , even if they had played no part in the hunt — a practice to which the Evenki term nimat is often applied .
4 Trim the top surfaces of all the cakes and divide each horizontally into three .
5 That would remove the enormous burden which was facing local councils who were expected to compile detailed maps of all the land in their boundaries showing whether it might be contaminated .
6 Recognising the constraints , it is still important for institutions involved in training personnel who will have an educational role in rural areas to emphasise the potential which the rural environment has in educational terms and to understand the social and cultural characteristics of such an environment .
7 Luxuriating in the public attentions of such a suitor , she had drawn it out too much , perhaps , so that the final acceptance had come after the optimum moment .
8 Three different elements of such a contrast can be identified : ( a ) the historical contrast between modern society and former societies ; ( b ) the investigation of modern consciousness to discover the extent of objectification ; ( c ) speculations about the future nature of social consciousness .
9 Nevertheless , the universal aspirations of such a social psychology 's theory will permit the formulation of ‘ pure ’ , or universal , theoretical propositions , which can then be applied to historical manifestations of the topic in question .
10 Theoretical justifications of such a balance were frequent ; and by the middle decades of the century it was being discussed more widely than ever before .
11 Only if the social costs of such a strategy , in terms of mental illness , vandalism , etc. , were deemed to be high enough , might it be economically efficient to subsidise firms to take on such labour .
12 By the age of 2 , Adam Dent knew the Latin names of all the dinosaurs .
13 Magnetic coordinates of both the radar range gates and the satellite position were determined using the IGRF ( International Geomagnetic Reference Field ) model of the Earth 's magnetic field .
14 However , this substance has been found in so many different tissues of such a wide variety of animals , that there is now some doubt about its role and the quest for a natural magnetic detector is continuing .
15 The financing and tax structure adopted must accommodate the commercial requirements of all the parties involved , as well as the reasons for the buy-out .
16 When Neill and Buchanan challenge what is many boxing fans ' most cherished theory , it is worth delving into the social backgrounds of all the world champions and many leading contenders .
17 ‘ We can not afford to allow political decisions to come before the commercial consequences of such an act . ’
18 After the fourth session of the Hague peace conference on Sept. 26 , attended by the Foreign Ministers of all the republics , Lord Carrington said that the ceasefire seemed to be holding sufficiently for the conference to carry on and to accelerate its work .
19 I have not felt it necessary to examine the detailed facts of all the earlier decisions or to consider whether the decisions themselves could or could not be supported .
20 The two most central criticisms , though , have been directed at the aggregate effects of such a method of election .
21 … it would be unwise to introduce a prohibition on insider trading before some attempt to prognosticate the economic repercussions of such a prohibition has been made .
22 Brush the entire surfaces of all the cakes with the remaining marmalade .
23 Among the items which therefore never saw light of day was one in which I suggested that there were individual candidates of all the parties in different parts of the country whom one might be tempted to vote for on purely personal grounds .
24 Over five years , an investment of £10 a month into a hypothetical fund based on the average performances of all the ethical/green funds listed would now be worth £822.32 which as the table on average sector performance shows , is the best performance of any sector bar Far East Excluding Japan and North America .
25 In the early months of 1914 the Unionist leaders prepared for this desperate throw , and the plan was only abandoned when the " mutiny " at the Curragh showed that it was unnecessary , for the officers would not in any case agree to coerce Ulster .
26 During the latter part of 1909 and the early months of 1910 the work of Picasso and Braque became increasingly elaborate and complex .
27 In the early months of 1920 the little dining rooms in Cotton Lane prospered .
28 However , convictions for rape are hard to obtain and defendants very often plead not guilty when charged , so that the symbolic advantages of such a change might be achieved at the expense of even fewer convictions for the conduct concerned .
29 In real life , of course , you would probably have to master a great deal more information , including details of the premises and the personal particulars of all the key staff .
30 So long as there is the prospect that a majority Labour government can be elected to a position of absolute power at Westminster then our unionist wing is content not to question the democratic credentials of such a route to power .
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