Example sentences of "[v-ing] of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The apparent lack of much volcanic activity over much of Mercurian history probably results from cooling of the outer mantle , because a planet with a large surface area to mass ratio should cool rather rapidly to fairly low temperatures . |
| 2 | He cites five such features of highly automated plants : the finely graded status structures of such organisations , arising from the more even balance than in other industries between skilled , semi-skilled , and unskilled workers ; the relatively smaller size of plants and work units ; the changed role of management ( with the work units taking over quality supervision and the machinery controlling the level of output , management is left with the job of providing advice rather than instructions ) ; there is blurring of the dividing line between manual and non-manual work ; and the greater prosperity and lower proportion of labour costs allows management to offer higher pay levels , a wide range of fringe benefits , and a high level of job security . |
| 3 | Because of blurring of the photographic image caused by focusing difficulties in some subjects , the number of subareas where counting was possible was less than the maximum of 60 . |
| 4 | In fact , finally on the actually opening of the complete phase the er the increase on the six five eight was on the completion at that lower section , was in fact a sixty percent increase from six thousand to nine thousand . |
| 5 | John of Salisbury 's comment that not only the towns but also the fortresses of Gaul feared Henry I of England was revealing of the new situation . |
| 6 | There was a strength and hardness about their voices that took away the pride he had felt at disposing of the hooded crow so effectively . |
| 7 | Hoylake 's bid was intended to ‘ unbundle ’ BAT 's tobacco core , disposing of the other divisions of the company and retaining the original tobacco interests . |
| 8 | In his judgment , Mr Justice Knox suggested that the practice was based on an incorrect interpretation of the law , and that the company disposing of the old asset also had to acquire the new asset . |
| 9 | decommissioning our facilities and disposing of the radioactive waste cost-effectively , consistent with meeting stringent safety and environmental requirements . |
| 10 | The three Portuguese pharmaceutical wholesalers acquired in the first half of 1992 made their first contribution , but disposing of the nappy-making business cost UniChem £2.4 million below the line . |
| 11 | Disposing of the British agents had been an idea of his own , and killing Goldstein a positive pleasure . |
| 12 | Hence , if stripping of the anal mucosa with encoanal anastomosis is used in older patients , we think that it is more likely to lead to lower anal pressures and faecal leakage after operation than the technically simpler alternative of end to end anastomosis . |
| 13 | In a study of 56 patients randomised to somatostatin or placebo , somatostatin , administered in a dose of 250 µg/hour after contrast media emptying of the pancreatic duct , did not reduce hyperamylasaemia or pancreatitis like pain . |
| 14 | a specially coded hyphen which is only displayed when formatting of the hyphenated word puts it at the end of a line . |
| 15 | There are three new 3174 Networking Server models , an Ethernet Adaptor for existing 3174 models , new Configuration Support-C Release 4.0 Licensed Internal Code — which is only for Ethernet users — and an upgrade package consisting of the new code , the Ethernet Adaptor , 4Mb of extra memory and a 20Mb disk at a discount price . |
| 16 | The chief function of boundary commissions is to secure even representation amongst the constituencies within their jurisdiction , each of which will have a notional ‘ quota ’ consisting of the total number of electors divided by the number of constituencies . |
| 17 | In the day , there is usually a religious procession consisting of the religious image , the priests , members of the church and other people . |
| 18 | the research library network , consisting of the entire set of national and research libraries and other kinds of information resources acting as a cooperative and integrated whole in support of scholarship . |
| 19 | Prime Minister Vitold Fokin had come under criticism for the slow pace of economic reforms , but survived on June 3 , by 168 votes to 154 , a motion calling for a vote of no confidence ( brought by the Republican Party and the New Ukraine deputies , consisting of the Democratic Renewal Party , Social Democrats and other groups ) . |
| 20 | The first two , on 4 and 5 December , were ad hoc groups consisting of the Prime Minister , Heseltine , Leon Brittan , Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , John MacGregor , Chief Secretary to the Treasury , Sir Geoffrey Howe , Foreign Secretary and Sir Patrick Mayhew , Solicitor-General . |
| 21 | Plasmid pNIPenv ( Fig. 1 ) encodes a chimaeric fusion protein consisting of the ecotropic MoMLV envelope polypeptide Pr80 env with a single chain Fv ( scFv ) 21,22 fragment directed against the hapten 4-hydroxy-5-iodo-3-nitrophenacetyl caproate ( NIP ) 16 inserted 6 aminoacids from the N-terminus of Pr80 env . |
| 22 | A section of printed ephemera with its own special charm is that consisting of the small mementoes which a number of printing houses struck off to amuse and honour visitors . |
| 23 | In tracing the influence of psychodynamic theory , Payne offers a three part periodic table consisting of the following elements : prior to 1920 when these theories had little influence ( pre-influence ) ; a period of dominance between the 1930s and 1960s ; from the 1960s to the present when they form one of many alternatives . |
| 24 | and some less refined systems repeat information in the relation that is derived from the operation so that the result is a relation consisting of the following columns : |
| 25 | There was a similar body in existence , the Privy Council , consisting of the chief officials of state together with other influential persons , which , indeed , still exists today as the formal body which technically discharges much of the official business of the Crown , such as assenting to prerogative legislation , explained below . |
| 26 | Under the Yorkists it seems to have consisted of the Great Chamber or Hall , for public entertainments , the Chamber itself , and the Bedchamber , consisting of the private apartments . |
| 27 | Under its 1949 Basic Law ( Constitution ) , the Federal Republic of Germany ( West Germany ) is a " democratic and social federal state " whose organs are ( i ) the Federal Diet ( Bundestag ) , the lower house of parliament , comprising 497 members elected for a four-year term by a mixed system of proportional representation and direct voting , and 22 members elected by the West Berlin House of Representatives ; ( ii ) the Federal Council ( Bundesrat ) , the upper house of parliament , comprising 41 members of the governments of the Republic 's 10 Länder ( states ) and four representatives appointed by the West Berlin Senate ; ( iii ) the Federal President ( Bundespräsident — currently Richard von Weizsäcker ) elected for a five-year term by the Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) comprising the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates nominated by the Länder parliaments ; and ( iv ) the federal government ( Bundesregierung ) consisting of the Federal Chancellor ( Bundeskanzler — currently Helmut Kohl ) elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the Federal President and his or her ministers . |
| 28 | Under the 1949 Basic Law the Federal Republic is a " democratic and social federal state " whose organs are : ( i ) the Bundestag ( lower house of parliament ) elected for a four-year term in universal , direct , free and secret elections ; ( ii ) the Bundesrat ( upper house ) , now comprising 65 members of the governments of the Republic 's 16 Länder ( states ) ; ( iii ) the Federal President ( Bundespräsident ) elected for a five-year term by the Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) , comprising the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates nominated by the Länder parliaments ; ( iv ) the Federal Government ( Bundesregierung ) consisting of the Federal Chancellor ( Bundeskanzler — elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the Federal President ) , together with his or her ministers ; and ( v ) the Federal Constitutional Court ( Bundesverfassungsgericht ) , whose judges are elected by the Bundestag and Bundesrat to serve 12-year non-renewable terms . |
| 29 | Overall responsibility to the Academic Board and the Director for the health of the Course lies with the appointed Dean , who heads a small central team consisting of the Assistant Dean , Modular Course Co-ordinator and eleven senior tutors . |
| 30 | Opposition is being led by an unusual alliance consisting of the Outdoor Writers ' Guild , which counts many leading walkers among its membership , the Country Landowners ' Association and the National Farmers ' Union , as well as the National Trust , the Countryside Commission and individual walkers . |