Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the Commission adds that a total of 139 ‘ public officers ’ were ‘ recorded ’ as having been involved in human rights abuses , including torture . |
| 2 | And while he accepts that a lack of funds could be a serious obstacle to change , he does not want to be ‘ mesmerised by difficulties ’ . |
| 3 | Yet if one accepts that a number of very accomplished poets remained firmly off the routes of mainstream development , it must be accepted that the history of women 's poetry , and of poetry in general through the eighteenth century , has been interpreted in a simplistic manner . |
| 4 | A report on the development of Germany 's energy sector to 2010 , prepared by Basel-based consultants Prognos , concludes that a reduction of just 10.4 per cent can be expected . |
| 5 | But somewhat surprisingly ( given that the representational theory of the mind is supposed to be a theory of thinking , not of how we handle inputs ) he concludes that a psychology of the central systems is beyond our reach : the more global a mental process is the less we are likely to understand about it . |
| 6 | She concludes that a mix of information-giving , teaching techniques and counselling may be required for any one patient . |
| 7 | Finally , it is to be noted that Sidgwick holds that a kind of intuition , not capable of empirical or discursive proof , is needed to support utilitarianism . |
| 8 | ‘ Team nursing is not merely a method of assigning individuals to a group : rather it is an implementation of the philosophy that holds that a group of people led by a knowledgeable nurse can effectively meet the nursing needs of a group of patients . |
| 9 | Happily , Paddington still stands but a number of other great London stations are under threat and the list of great British stations to have bitten the dust is already too long . |
| 10 | Mr Kantor , speaking as the lawyer he is , thinks that a policy of self-denial would bring the laws into disrepute . |
| 11 | The N.C.M.A. thinks that a minimum of £17 a week per child for full-time care is reasonable , but you could charge more depending on the parents ' earnings and the number of meals provided etc . |
| 12 | The Government insists that a promise of secrecy given to manufacturers prevents it telling 8 million microwave owners exactly what may be wrong with their machines . |
| 13 | He also insists that a breach of legal duty occurs only when a person chooses to violate a criminal law , this requirement of choice being signified legally by the doctrine of mens rea . |
| 14 | Debt financing occurs where a sum of money ( the principal ) is borrowed for a period of time and the borrower makes interest payments and principal repayments according to an agreed timetable . |
| 15 | ‘ Look , it so happens that a number of people have dropped out of the scheme for one reason or another , and there 's now a place for you at the end of the team . |
| 16 | The report , compiled by the Washington-based International Institute for Energy Conservation , says that a total of £1.2 trillion could be saved over the next 40 years if the Bank provided adequate support for energy efficiency in transport , industry , power stations and the domestic market . |
| 17 | He says that a lack of communication between the private sector and voluntary organisations has been an obstacle to the smooth development of community strategy in the UK . |
| 18 | There is , of course , a school of thought which says that a bit of straight thinking , a kind of conceptual analysis-cum-psychotherapy , will sweep this puzzlement away . |
| 19 | Bell says that a contract of employment is not a contract uberrimae fidei so as to require disclosure by the employee of his own misconduct , either before he is taken into employment or during the course of his employment . |
| 20 | Black says that a member of a scientific committee that advises the government on the control of predators ‘ intentionally ’ excluded references to Black 's work on dogs in a report dated March 1982 to the Environmental Protection Agency . |
| 21 | Harry says that a drop of methylated spirit dotted onto their backs from a camel hair brush caused them to turn pink and expire immediately . |
| 22 | My own cardiologist likes his Scotch , as I do , and says that a glass of whisky in moderation does you no harm at all . |
| 23 | Er you fi What the feminist the schools says that a lot of languages minimize and trivialize interests and achievements of women and denigrate them by the way in which they use language and the way in which they talk about things . |
| 24 | I think what I 'm trying to say is , in the minutes that we produced for the last meeting , it says that a copy of it will be available for the next meeting |
| 25 | Doreen Copas announces two new classes in Hertfordshire , taught by Jean Porter ( QT ) and Frances Judd ( T-in-T ) and she says that a coachload of HErts enthusiasts went to the Albert Hall to Celebrate Age ; Pat Keen , Joan Legge and another cornwall member also enjoyed watching the 55+ Medau Team perform . |
| 26 | Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd says that a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Communications Authority of Thailand , the Directorate General of Posts and Telecommunications of Vietnam and OTC International of Australia to build a new optical fibre submarine cable system linking Thailand , Vietnam and Hong Kong ; the planned cable will also link to other cable systems and give direct connections to the rest of the world , and is set to come into service by the end of 1995 . |
| 27 | He says that a group of ravers from Bristol caused trouble . |
| 28 | The positivist approach assumes that a science of society is possible . |
| 29 | Scottish Natural Heritage warns that a fragmentation of local government might mean it would need extra resources . |
| 30 | In it , he warns that a lack of staff and money may delay action to combat global warming , ozone depletion , the reduction of industrial waste and sewage discharges , and the construction of a nuclear waste depository . |