Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from certain exceptional cases , a trustee is entitled to no remuneration for his trouble , unless the terms of the trust so direct , and is liable not only for dishonest dealing with the trust property , but for all loss due either to non-observance of the directions in the settlement and the general rules of law , or to failure on his part to act up to the high standard of care which equity and statute law require of him . |
| 2 | As with all the items listed so far , there will normally be compromises necessary in most schools as few of us work in ideal premises ; this calls for advance consideration of the possibilities and contingency planning . |
| 3 | showed low levels of support for informal care packages and a preference for professional support in the community , and this suggests that dependence on state services may be preferred to dependence upon kin . |
| 4 | Reg Pyne , director for professional conduct at the UKCC , has suggested six definitions of the Code : |
| 5 | Window dressing is incredibly important , change the window every other day if possible , look for professional help in every aspect . |
| 6 | It arose out of an action for professional negligence against a firm of accountants , but the person bringing the action went bankrupt . |
| 7 | Clusters of related genes are thought to arise during evolution through duplication events , but clustering can also be exploited for coordinated regulation of the gene group , with the β-globin genes being the mammalian paradigm ( 48 ) . |
| 8 | A " moral duty " may similarly exist in the case of a specialist journal circulating only , say , to members of a profession , who would have a shared interest in receiving information about discreditable conduct of a fellow member . |
| 9 | Scott argues further that insufficient attention has been paid to the potential for collaborative action on the part of shareholders , which he regards as indicating the possibility of a form of ownership control despite the absence of minority holdings large enough in themselves to amount to a control position . |
| 10 | ( 1987 ) , but its only real existence was as the spatial basis for collaborative planning in the late 1950s and 1960s . |
| 11 | The situation in the Caribbean was significantly different in that the process of " dialect creation " actually involved the creation of new languages through the processes of pidginisation and creolisation , and subsequently , decreolisation — as the Creole grew closer to Standard through prolonged contact with the lexifier language ( the language which contributed most of the vocabulary — in this case , English ) . |
| 12 | Actinic Degradation This is the breakdown of ( mostly synthetic ) flysheets through prolonged exposure to the sun , but no-one really knows why it affects some tents and not others of the same make and model . |
| 13 | The patient was weaned off parenteral nutrition by the end of the second month and the stoma was closed after 5 months . |
| 14 | Palestine was invoked repeatedly in regional struggles , in the first decade after 1945 , between Arab nationalists and the Hashemites in their competition to control the Fertile Crescent , and in the competition between Iraq and Egypt for political leadership of the Arab world . |
| 15 | After landing at Miami , 48 of the 53 passengers and crew on board applied for political asylum in the USA . |
| 16 | A major contribution to the growth of state power has also been the ineffective protection traditionally provided for political freedom by the British Constitution . |
| 17 | Mr Jeremy Hanley , son of the late actor Jimmy Hanley , has been apppointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Political Development at the Northern Ireland Office . |
| 18 | The incident suggested that the movement was seeking to extend its campaign for political dominance beyond the province of Natal . |
| 19 | The popular fronts themselves became still more intransigent in their demands : both the Latvian and the Lithuanian fronts , in late 1989 , were openly contemplating the possibility of formal secession from the USSR , not simply a greater measure of autonomy , and the three fronts jointly organised a Baltic Assembly which called for political independence for the republics within a ‘ neutral and demilitarised Balto-Scandia ’ . |
| 20 | This redefinition of the role of bureaucracy has occurred within the context of a re-evaluation of democratic theory which places the significance of individualism as a basis for political participation in a secondary position to association and group action . |
| 21 | Executive secretary Abbas Bundu stressed the need for political stability as a prerequisite for achieving the organization 's aim of economic integration . |
| 22 | But most are also rivals for political promotion to a higher office and , ultimately , for the Prime Minister 's job . |
| 23 | Decisions included further study of proposals for political union between the islands ( in particular between Dominica , Grenada , St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines ; the other three OECS member states were Antigua and Barbuda , Montserrat and St Christopher and Nevis ) . |
| 24 | Soviet officials assembled for the Malta summit meeting between President Bush of the USA and President Gorbachev of the Soviet Union on Dec. 2-3 ( see pp. 37110-12 ) confirmed on Nov. 30 that the Warsaw Pact was to be remodelled along the lines of NATO , and would become an instrument for political dialogue with the Western nations . |
| 25 | Both Western countries make explicit use of their military contributions for political advantage in the no doubt ferocious bargaining over business . |
| 26 | Mr Yeltsin , who in normal circumstances might have been expected to restrain the Russian nationalists , is fighting for political survival against a Congress of People 's Deputies highly critical of his economic reforms . |
| 27 | The continued popular pressure for political reform throughout the sub-region was reflected in the adoption by the summit of a " Declaration of political principles " , whereby the leaders committed themselves to respecting " human rights and fundamental freedoms " . |
| 28 | Latin American philosophers who were interested in its potential for eliminating poverty made no attempt to formulate a ‘ scientific ’ programme for political action on the part of the working classes . |
| 29 | There was little hope for political enlightenment in the provinces at a time when the number of literary centres and of those attending them fell to one-tenth of what they had risen to in 1921 . |
| 30 | On the other hand , when television coverage of unemployment almost ceased in the third week , public demand for political debate on the issue also dropped slightly , from 66 per cent to 56 per cent , and it remained at this new lower level thereafter . |