Example sentences of "i.e. [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember to reinforce ( words of praise , cuddles , a star for a star chart ) the actions — and you may have to prompt her , at first — that compete with having tantrums , i.e. acts of compliance and co-operation . |
| 2 | Fluctuations with two or more incommensurate frequencies ( i.e. frequencies of which the ratio is not a ratio of integers ) are called quasi-periodic . |
| 3 | Indeed , a close examination of the mosaics from Yorkshire and Humberside seems to reveal notable contrasts with the west in the number and importance of individual workshops as well as in the significance of planned developments ( i.e. strategies of mosaic building desired by clients or , apparently , followed by mosaicists ) . |
| 4 | What is more , this remains the case even if , following Kant , numerically distinguishable external objects — i.e. objects of " outer sense — are regarded simply as phenomenal objects or " appearances " , not as " things in themselves " . |
| 5 | Subsequent government documents , emanating from both the Department of Education and Science ( i.e. Secretaries of State and HMI ) and the Department of Industry , have pursued the same theme and in 1985 Better Schools contained the following statement : |
| 6 | Assume a spot $/DM; rate of DM 3.98.4.02 , i.e. units of DM per $ . |
| 7 | The total number of paupers ( i.e. recipients of poor relief was never in this period over 5 per cent of the population of England and Wales in any one year . |
| 8 | — i.e. collections of short sentences , listing the more important facts first ( it is easier to parse short sentences , and controlling the ’ spread of activation ’ of background knowledge is easier ) ; |
| 9 | In every generation , a whole " litter " of " children " ( i.e. individuals of the next generation ) is displayed . |
| 10 | Harpin does , incidentally , offer working definitions for sentence division in a text that has multiple coordination ( i.e. strings of clauses joined by and or and so or and then ) which is , of course , a highly typical feature of the writing of children in junior schools . |
| 11 | Health and social care for older people are provided by the formal sector ( i.e. agencies of the state such as hospitals ) and the informal network of family and friends . |
| 12 | There does not seem to be any close relationship between " modes of production " , " relations of ( economic ) production " , " relations of political domination " and " forms of the family " ( i.e. relations of human reproduction ) . |
| 13 | These , for the most part , are theories about international relations ( hence the small letters ) , although we may occasionally take note of theories about the conduct of the discipline itself ( i.e. theories of International Relations ) . |
| 14 | The reverse process occurs in darkness , i.e. levels of carbon dioxide rise , pH falls , glucose-1-phosphate is converted to starch which is osmotically inactive , the guard cells lose their turgidity and the pore closes . |
| 15 | Can you identify features which you have assumed a receiver of your description will assume to be present by default ( i.e. features of the building which do not diverge from what you presume to be shared between your ‘ building schema ’ and a potential receiver 's ) ? |
| 16 | A third group of pavements , classified at the level of sequential affinity , i.e. pavements of simple geometrical designs , are distributed between both of the former . |
| 17 | They are contrasted with secondary sources , which are data got at second hand ; i.e. sets of data culled from other people 's original data . |
| 18 | lines ( i.e. sets of points ) and areas ( defined by sets of intersecting lines ) , together with numerical descriptions or feature codes describing each point , line or area constitute the cartographic database . |
| 19 | Within a short time , however , most of Reagan 's proposed changes had foundered either because they were inherently unworkable or because of his failure to consult with those who would have to approve the necessary changes in the law , i.e. members of the state legislature . |
| 20 | The allocation of computing facilities within the Garden remains a matter for RBGE management , i.e. members of the Computing Sub-Group , who report to Management Group . |
| 21 | Common Law treated a contract as voidable if made under duress , i.e. threats of violence to life or limb ; it took no account of more subtle forms of pressure — the unfair advantage taken of a man in distressed circumstances , the influence exercised in certain relations , such as that of a guardian and his former ward , or solicitor and client . |
| 22 | Housing policy in this country has traditionally given priority to children 's needs and we would find it very worrying if that priority were eroded in any way by the introductions of policies aiming to discriminate against children in one setting i.e. children of lone parent families . |
| 23 | The news will be conveyed to a meeting of Ministers at Number 10 , which will include the heads of all Departments , i.e. Ministers of Cabinet rank , as well as Cabinet Ministers themselves . |
| 24 | According to an Army communiqué Salvadorean " subversives " ( i.e. guerrillas of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front — Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional — FMLN ) had on May 27 , 1989 , entered a small Honduran town in the border area but had been forced back to El Salvador by a patrol ; Salvadorean aircraft and a helicopter gunship had fired into Honduran territory in pursuit of the rebels ; and a Salvadorean aircraft had flown over Honduran territory on May 29 . |
| 25 | Yet in another sense they are similar , both being components of aggregate demand , i.e. types of spending which create income for others in the economic system . |
| 26 | It was decided instead to select a few films from each of a number of categories ( i.e. types of driving situation ) and thus ensure that within each category there was enough similarity to create sufficient potential distractors for each target . |
| 27 | Even in the nuclear family , women told me that certain jobs should never be done by a man , they were not Izzat wali kam ( i.e. jobs of honour ) or they were not manly , and predictably these tasks included almost all household chores . |