Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide accommodation for homeless households in ‘ priority need ’ ( eg households with dependent children or where a member of the household is vulnerable due to mental illness or old age ) . |
| 2 | There are such cases — where a novel idea originated with the Committee 's Opinion and is then taken into the legislation , where a national judge or European Advocate-General cites a Committee report or where a member of the European Parliament says in evidence that he will prepare an amendment to respond to a concern expressed by a sub-committee and then does so . |
| 3 | Where the locality was suitable or where a number of mills were in close proximity to one another ( such as the Hicks/Hooper empire at Eastington ) it was still possible for a number of separate mills to be run together . |
| 4 | These include situations where there are competing bids , or where the acquisition is prohibited by the merger control authorities , or where a condition of the bid announced in the offer document is not fulfilled or , exceptionally , where the bid may not be put into effect for reasons beyond the control of the parties to the bid . |
| 5 | it used to be a rom of calcite or or a prism of calcite which will do the job . |
| 6 | You wonder that it should seem to me at first all illusion But how natural — It is true of me … very true … that I have not a high appreciation of what passes in the world under the name of love ; & that a distrust of the thing had grown to be a habit of mind with me when I knew you first . |
| 7 | It is sometimes very strange to see an AIB Engineering Inspector and an RAF doctor with their heads down inside the wreckage of a crashed aircraft in the AIB hangar at Farnborough , arguing , discussing or merely agreeing that this or that component is not strong enough to sustain survivable crash forces on a row of seats or that a part of the galley constitutes a lethal hazard against which passengers could suffer injury in a crash . |
| 8 | They may chug along believing that structure is all there is to it or that a combination of structure and roles is the answer . |
| 9 | She had not realised there were still houses where there was no hot-water system or that a relative of hers might live in one Neither was there proper toilet soap . |
| 10 | It can also be argued on behalf of management that transfer notices should not be mandatory if cessation of the executive 's employment with the company results from wrongful dismissal , redundancy , retirement at normal age , retirement due to ill-health or disability or death ; or if a majority of the non-executive directors and/or the directors so resolve with the investors ' approval . |
| 11 | Or if a round of golf gives you a lift , you can play at the foot of this legendary mountain . |
| 12 | I feel that we rely too much on the present state of affairs , too much on uniformitarianism , when interpreting the fossil record , especially in those groups that are now completely extinct or but a shadow of their former selves . |
| 13 | Uniformity is established when certain atmospheric , terrestrial , and any other factors discussed [ above ] are co-operating , and appears either because a certain , defined economy makes its impress on the community as a whole , or because a number of different growth-forms are combined to form a single aggregate which has a definite and constant guise . |
| 14 | A revocation or modification order is made when the development has not been undertaken ( or before a change of use has taken place ) . |
| 15 | Even if all the relevant facts ( in one sense of the word ‘ facts ’ ) arise on the problem — e.g. a question whether the defendant has , on the facts , been negligent , or whether a lapse of time is ‘ reasonable . ’ |
| 16 | It was the sort of day when men run their fingers round their collars and women pull their skirts away from their thighs , and people debate whether a hot cup of tea really cools you down or whether a glass of cold water is more helpful . |
| 17 | Consolidation needs can be met within an increasing number of ledger systems ( see suppliers panel ) , or when a variety of ledger systems are in use , with the aid of dedicated consolidation packages or EIS-type products . |
| 18 | On certain days , perhaps when there is a theatre list , or when a number of patients are being admitted from the waiting list , this may be very confusing . |
| 19 | He will reject what a conventionalist accepts as law only in special cases , when a statute is old and out-of-date , for example , or when a line of precedent is widely regarded as unfair or inefficient , and it is difficult to see what of value is then lost . |
| 20 | So what you tend to observe is that when protectionism , when everybody protects , or when a lot of people protects , the world market erm , becomes a sink right , for any excess production . |
| 21 | Each Department plays a part in creating a stimulating environment where creativity and enterprise are valued and encouraged and where a sense of internationalism is evident in all areas of work . |
| 22 | This is in contrast to Britain where woodland exploitation throughout prehistory and history has left a landscape largely bereft of natural woodland and where a mantle of alien conifers dominates many upland areas . |
| 23 | The second concerns when and where a duty of confidence arises . |
| 24 | It shows that the total cost was to be 11650 and that a Grant of £300 had been received from a private Debt Extinction Fund subscribed by a few individuals to assist poor congregations . |
| 25 | He should make it known within the company that this is one of his priorities , that the whole board supports it and that a percentage of the profits should be devoted to it . |
| 26 | You will find that only a small quantity of milk is necessary and that a quarter of a pint is quite sufficient to accompany the full daily Fibre-Filler allowance an eighth of a pint with each portion . |
| 27 | Councillor , my Lord Mayor , in accordance with standing order A seven B and D , I propose to Council that the debate on agenda item eleven , percentage for out policy and agenda item sixteen , notice of motion number nine , people disabilities , be combined with separate votes at the end of the debate and that a provision of the order A eleven J and A fourteen K be amended to limit the number of speakers on the combined debate to three from the controlling group and three from notion parties . |
| 28 | Delight over Iraq 's defeat was tempered by anxiety that President Saddam Hussein had survived the war , and that a refocusing of international attention on a new post-war Middle East " order " would inevitably involve attempts to settle the Palestinian issue . |
| 29 | Detailed recommendations included : that every school should have a policy for ‘ language across the curriculum ’ and a suitably qualified teacher to support it , and that LEAs should appoint special advisers to support the schools ; that there should be screening procedures to identify language difficulties at an early stage , and specialist assistance available at both school and LEA level for those in need ; that language in education should form part of initial training for every teacher ; that in-service education in reading and language should be expanded ; and that a system of monitoring be set up , using new instruments to assess a wider range of attainments than in the past and establishing new criteria for literacy . |
| 30 | The survey , commissioned by GMB Scotland , shows that 42 per cent of Scottish households do not have a car and that a majority of the Scottish population are either totally or partially dependent on public transport . |