Example sentences of "[subord] of its [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is ample room within the synaptic interactions of even 20,000 neurons for their properties to be those of the system rather than of its individual cells , and claims which were once popular that within insect and crustacean nervous systems one could find key ‘ command ’ neurons have gone the same way as , in eastern Europe , parallel enthusiasm for ‘ command economies ’ — that is , they turn out to be not a good way to organize individual behaviour any more than to run a country . |
| 2 | Even Britain 's Labour Party is looking at PR , if less because of Liberal complaints than of its own fears that FPTP — which in the past served it well — may leave its Tory rivals for ever running solid one-party governments on 40% of the vote . |
| 3 | Because of its exemplary status , language was to be ‘ the master pattern for all branches of semiology ’ . |
| 4 | If you go to Consett in County Durham you come along the road and there 's the town and what was left of the old steel works because the steel works was built there because of its easy access to the iron ore deposits . |
| 5 | Because of its pivotal role in sustaining the apartheid system , education has always been a central political issue , and is perceived by all parties to the conflict as a terrain over which political struggle occurs . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , we adopt the ‘ epidemic ’ metaphor in this chapter not just as convenient shorthand for an increase in heroin use , but rather because of its pivotal role in a theoretical framework which allows projections of future trends to be constructed . |
| 7 | Italy might be considered an unlikely candidate for EMU because of its chronic budget deficit , which would have to be reformed first . |
| 8 | For example , I live in a rural village that is prized because of its good connections with London . |
| 9 | It was chosen for the Earth Summit because of its good looks and protective properties but also for its environmental associations . |
| 10 | Aerflot UK 's general manager Mr Victor Ilyukhin said Stansted had been chosen because of its good links to central London and the Midlands . |
| 11 | REDUCTION of ferric iron ( Fe(III) ) to ferrous iron ( Fe(II) ) is one of the most important geochemical reactions in anaerobic aquatic sediments because of its many consequences for the organic and inorganic chemistry of these environments . |
| 12 | I suspect that , apart from being a most interesting fish for the hobbyist , at some time in the future scientists may come to look upon this fish as particularly interesting because of its many divergences from the normal Mbuna characteristics — in its habitat , less boisterous behaviour , relatively mute coloration , size dimorphism , sexual precocity , large brood size and small fry . |
| 13 | Because of its aromatic properties it was preferred to spice in the making of aquavitae . |
| 14 | Institutional care is one part of a complex range of provision ; while it is right to reduce reliance upon it because of its toxic effects ( which are determined by the quality of care provided and not size alone : Huxley , 1991b ) it must be wrong to remove it altogether or reduce its scale or critical mass so that it ceases to be able to perform those functions which other services can not . |
| 15 | The technique of X-ray fluorescence ( XRF ) ( see glossary ) is often used for these because of its non-destructive capabilities ( fig. 5.6 ) . |
| 16 | The school is described in detail in Organizing Resources , and was very influential in the early 19705 because of its thorough-going use of existing resources : staff , equipment , space , finances and enthusiasm . |
| 17 | Given that , whatever the justification for giving him such power may be , it has nothing to do with encouraging blackmail , such action frustrates the purpose of validating the consent and is to be discouraged because of its undesirable consequences . |
| 18 | Indeed , because of its aesthetic claims — the lie of the land , the thatched cottages , the grazing livestock — there is a belief that life in the countryside must be meaningful , worthwhile , and able to support a socially desirable pattern of life for all people , whether rich or poor . |
| 19 | Those who criticise adversary politics because of its alleged tendency to lead to frequent reversals in economic policy see the problem compounded by the fact that government within this system is unduly influenced by the extremists in the party ranks . |
| 20 | BASIC INSTINCT is already famous , a ) for the precedent-setting and record-breaking three million bucks writer Joe Eszterhas got for the screenplay , and b ) for the concerted efforts of the American lesbian and gay community to harass the production because of its alleged depiction of lesbianism and bisexual women as homicidal maniacs , and standing outside theatres giving away the surprise ending . |
| 21 | Because of its limited appeal among Grand Prix drivers , it has been ignored for some record purposes in the statistical section to be found at the end of this chapter . |
| 22 | ( Another of their bans , on duelling with Jews , may seem less deplorable because of its practical results , but it must have been even more humiliating . ) |
| 23 | It could be compared with chemistry because of its systematic techniques such as content analysis but the European techniques of interpretation had no such systematicity . |
| 24 | She saw that it was a working diagram , precisely drawn , but decorative because of its delicate penmanship . |
| 25 | Much information provided in self-appraisal documents could not be used in any final report , either because of its delicate nature or because individual teachers could be identified from it . |
| 26 | JULIAN COPE 's eagerly-awaited ‘ Jehovakill ’ LP has run into trouble , with pressing plants refusing to deal with the album because of its controversial title . |
| 27 | The government of the day will often let it be known to one of its aspiring party members that it would greatly welcome his ballot victory to promote a particular piece of legislation which it , the Government , does not wish to devote its own time to , either because of its controversial nature or simply because it has better things to do . |
| 28 | The first is described by Tracey and Morrison as the ‘ Virgin Birth ’ episode because of its controversial subject-matter . |
| 29 | At an early stage , we also recognised the potential of the new system , because of its outcome-based approach , to offer more flexible credit transfer between centres and between courses . |
| 30 | In the nineteenth century music had come to be regarded as queen of the arts because of its non-imitative qualities , and throughout the Cubist period musical analogies become increasingly frequent . |