Example sentences of "[noun pl] about the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Once again , judicial views about the function and importance of judicial remedies , even if unexpressed , are bound to underlie decisions about the effect of alternative remedies .
2 Teachers ' Views about the Significance or Otherwise of Stereotypical Portrayal , and the Validity of Taking Steps to Avoid It
3 The development of Soviet views about the character and role of neutrality , neutralism and non-alignment
4 A glance at any psychology textbook on the subject will reveal a variety of conflicting views about the nature and process of learning derived from widely different experiments with humans , rats , pigeons , monkeys , and even octopuses .
5 Despite the conflicting views about the nature and speed of future change , the concept of ‘ public service broadcasting ’ will continue to haunt its supporters and advocates .
6 There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices , and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge .
7 The implications of Braverman 's views about the de-skilling and fragmentation of work for the development of new technology parallel Marglin 's : they would both agree that the pattern of technological development is profoundly influenced by managerial requirements .
8 I now realised that there must have been other little gaps and vacancies about the house but , between the tablets and the total absence of any careless talk , I had wiped the whole unfortunate episode right out of my head …
9 Evidence suggests that the collection of information by health and local authorities about the extent and levels of dependency amongst mentally handicapped people is patchy and uncoordinated .
10 Now only a single motif could be seen , worn openly on chest or collar , on hems or in the form of jewellery , on pendants about the neck or emblazoned on a ring or brooch : the double-helix of heredity .
11 The questionnaire form is enclosed with this edition of News In Focus , together with some notes about the form and how to complete it .
12 I paid her for the call , and stayed chatting for a while , answering her queries about the cottage and then telling her of my brother 's expected arrival , and the possibility that he might telephone with a message .
13 The point at issue is that both sets of disciplines tend to have different conceptions about the domain and status of proof in the pursuit of knowledge .
14 I 'm still thinking about B S 5750 where we have to make sure that not only we know what training we have given people , that we also continue to give them , future appropriate training so that they can do their jobs , and so compliance by B S 5750 is not just trapping history it is also making sensible plans about the present and the future .
15 Objects ought to lead to investigations about the society that produced them and the people who used them .
16 If , at Z Press , the editors at Layer 111 find and develop manuscripts into books with market potential , it is their general editor at Layer IV who fits those books into the press 's overall list , who thinks ahead to their position on next year 's list and later allocates resources to their production and marketing , and who makes projections about the publishing and book-buying trends of the next two to five years .
17 In any case it seemed at this point that the war might be lost , and only a month after finishing the poem he was expressing to Martin Browne grave misgivings about the worth and value of his poetic activities , which often appeared to be futile .
18 They may also have had misgivings about the power and influence of residential staff over children , and the potential abuses which could and sometimes do occur .
19 The result was that in spite of some misgivings about the script and the incessantly repetitive dialogue about them doing their own thing , reviewers spoke glowingly of ‘ an actor named Jack Nicholson … is magnificent ’ and ‘ he gave a brilliantly witty performance ’ .
20 The counsellor has to discover to what extent these feelings are present within the individual , at what point such feelings have arisen in his life , and to persuade him to re-consider his real needs and feelings , as opposed to socially induced attitudes about the quality and extent of his involvement in social life .
21 National courts are notoriously reluctant to be dragged into judgments about the legality or otherwise of the security policies pursued by their governments .
22 With regards about the lady that you 've the relationship , a stable relationship , not being married another lady pointed out , but what about the child ?
23 We have had a few meetings about the rule but they have always brought in extra bodies to out-vote us .
24 Barclays Bank , which has a six-point plan , also suggests taking to existing franchisees about the product or service to be offered .
25 This has resulted in discussions about the occurrence and effects of racism .
26 Do other sources of law ( including international custom , court decisions , or the opinions of writers ) help to establish some definite laws of war rules about the legality or otherwise of nuclear weapons use ?
27 Rules about the timing and specificity of disclosure of commission and other remuneration , which permit less than full disclosure of the amount or value of the commission or remuneration raise the safe harbour question .
28 To be properly executed under the 1974 Act rules about the form and number of copies to be supplied have to be complied with .
29 The hon. Member for Dartford — who , as ever , was frank — did not speak any honeyed words about the inspectorate but said that it had been captured by the left in the 1960s and remained captured , and that it was a self-perpetuating oligarchy .
30 Erm I would like to say a few words about the Fire and Rescue Service , er the Fire Cover Review Panel er which rests erm with couple of months before Christmas er it 's first meeting , received a report from the Chief Officer that in restructuring the Fire Service to get better use out of it to er spread the cuts could find savings of up to nine hundred thousand pounds in that process and they are friends in the Labour , Liberal Democrat groups have simply taken the good aspects of that the plus side of it and rejected the side what faces the side anyway .
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