Example sentences of "[art] [adj] nature [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a good discussion of the confusing nature of the terms ‘ stress ’ and ‘ accent ’ in Clark and Yallop ( 1990 ) , pp.288–9 ; see also Kreidler ( 1989 ) , pp.75–6 and Gimson ( 1989 ) , sections , 9.1–9.7 , 10.1–10.4 . |
| 2 | The dominant male of the period , like Kenneth More or Michael Dennison , was sexless , full of ‘ common sense ’ , above all , decent : the exaggerated nature of the Edwardians ' dress , its appropriation from middle-class roots , and the obsessional nature with which they pursued it , all spoke of people who did not know their place . |
| 3 | Despite the broad nature of the changes , however , the results were perceived by many as change for the sake of change , rather than as the result of the President having found a new formula to deal with the main problems of inflation , the breakdown in government services and the poor state of the economy . |
| 4 | These investments have therefore been treated as cash equivalents in preparing the cash flow statement reflecting the liquid nature of the investments . |
| 5 | ‘ Church leaders are convinced that ( Mr de Klerk ) does not appreciate the far-reaching nature of the steps he must take to get negotiations off the ground , ’ the archbishop said . |
| 6 | When we are dealing with the structure plan for which there is no local plan in force , we have a new problem which is that , owing to the diagrammatic nature of the plans , no one will be able to say with certainty that this does or does not affect the claimant 's property , but that nevertheless , because of that very uncertainty , a wider number of properties may be affected . |
| 7 | The technicalities of local government finance obviously can not avoid the political nature of the decisions being taken ( Sharpe and Newton 1984 ) . |
| 8 | Engels stresses the contrast between the political nature of the gens and the State . |
| 9 | The main difference between the situations envisaged by Michels and the Northern Ireland context is the entrenched nature of the divisions in Northern Ireland . |
| 10 | Companies chopped and changed their holdings , for reasons that might have little to do with the specific nature of the businesses involved . |
| 11 | I start on the same note as the Prime Minister and my right hon. Friend — by recognising the historic nature of the events through which we are living . |
| 12 | The collegiate nature of the solicitors ' occupational group en-courages and maintains a feeling of identity , colleague loyalty and shared values . |
| 13 | Domestic rate relief was introduced in 1967 as a result of concern at the regressive nature of the rates and the burden they were thought to impose on ratepayers . |
| 14 | The formal environment within which this form of communication takes place ; the circulation of preprints or abstracts prior to conferences ; the peer review involved in the selection of speakers and topics ; and the public nature of the talks , all ensure that this form of oral presentation is a much more structured and circumscribed communication than a mere conversation . |
| 15 | The confirmation of the definitive nature of the borders of the united Germany is an essential element in the peaceful order of Europe . |
| 16 | The capital costs are high on account of the specialised nature of the machines required for the production line . |
| 17 | The elusive nature of the reactions seen in food intolerance makes it difficult to rule out this diagnosis without very thorough testing , and there seems to have been undue reliance on skin-prick tests in this study , despite the fact that these are unreliable indicators in most cases of food sensitivity . |
| 18 | The asymmetry arises because of the different nature of the benefits provided and taxes levied . |
| 19 | The different nature of the materials imported to particular parts of England in the sixth and seventh centuries is mirrored by the different patterns of dispersal revealed by plotting fall-off curves ( Huggett forthcoming ) . |
| 20 | The Chairman , Mrs Jean Robertson , said the risk of the children meeting their parents and other local people was too great , given the serious nature of the allegations . |
| 21 | The chronic nature of the symptoms , the benign appearance of the gastric lesions on endoscopy , and the equivocal histological aspect of the lesions account for the fact that numerous MALT lymphomas were considered ‘ pseudolymphomas ’ until the monoclonal nature of the proliferation could be routinely shown by immunochemistry . |
| 22 | Batty recognises that he could have taken a sharper look at the derivative nature of the designs or examined some of the problems likely to face the company in the future . |
| 23 | Although these data must be interpreted with caution given the non-randomised nature of the studies , and the heterogeneous group of diseases among the two patient groups , it is intriguing to speculate that non-specific immunosuppression might occur as a result of the increased concentration of soluble HLA molecules in Gamimune N relative to Gammagard . |
| 24 | Artai was incapable of sitting still for long , and only his abnormal concern with his appearance made him submit at all to the restrictive nature of the ministrations of the Y'frike slaves . |
| 25 | The applicants in the main proceedings considered that the extension of the nationality requirement to holders of a beneficial interest accentuated the restrictive nature of the requirements laid down . |
| 26 | Indeed , the tradition of personal contact between the Council and the public , the accessibility of local government officials , and the identifiable nature of the officials and councillors involved , gave the whole thing a highly personal tone to the point where some of the wider issues were obscured , or else never raised in the first place . |
| 27 | The regulations give some guidance by directing that an application may be refused where it appears that any advantage accruing would only be trivial , where the simple nature of the proceedings would not normally require the assistance of a solicitor , or where funds from another source were available but not pursued . |
| 28 | That Hildyard and Olson have in mind their own academic establishment is apparent not only from the standards and ideals to which they appeal , but also from the explicit nature of the examples which they use . |
| 29 | because there are bound to be certain breaches in view of the comprehensive nature of the Warranties and the complex nature of the Business ; |
| 30 | But Nietzsche 's use of such terminology tends to mask the actual nature of the alternatives in question . |