Example sentences of "[conj] one [prep] [art] main [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pearce considers that one of the main priorities of any top executive should be to develop the managers under him . |
| 2 | It appeared that one of the main sources of the bishops ' opposition was the authoritarian nature of the legislation . |
| 3 | He argued that the ‘ increase in the supply of goods is the supreme law of the present economic situation ’ , and suggested that one of the main sources for this supply must be the peasantry . |
| 4 | It follows from this that one of the main aims of nurse training must be to produce a nurse capable of a high standard of nursing care . |
| 5 | It follows that one of the main tasks of management is to control the interaction with the environment . |
| 6 | This puts the second family at only just above income support levels and there is therefore a danger that one of the main effects of these changes will be to impoverish second families without directly helping first families . |
| 7 | What we did n't realise at the time was that one of the main reasons that Malcolm was so keen on John was that he was so like Richard Hell — who was one of Malcolm s mates in New York . |
| 8 | There can be little doubt that one of the main reasons for the urban problem is a reduction in both economic activity and employment opportunities in the older conurbations . |
| 9 | He had told them a year ago that one of the main reasons he was interested in the paper was his conviction that the ‘ new realism ’ of print unions made it financially possible to seize the ‘ window of opportunity ’ . |
| 10 | The report seems to concede that no export regulation could conceivably have prevented this collection from leaving the country , and also acknowledges that one of the main reasons why Baron von Thyssen , and other great collectors such as Heinz Berggruen , chose to bring their art collection to Switzerland in the first place was , and remains , the great freedom offered by the Swiss legal system . |
| 11 | Babbage had argued that one of the main reasons for the cheapness of manufactured articles was |
| 12 | In addition , many executives comment that one of the main reasons for actual project cash flows not corresponding to forecast cash flows is due to the impact of working capital movements . |
| 13 | I would go so far as to say that one of the main reasons why there are fewer casualties among pedestrians and particularly children in countries such as West Germany is that that country has more flexibility in the use of speed limits . |
| 14 | Militia sources reported that one of the main reasons for Geaga 's resignation was concern for his security . |
| 15 | He suggested that one of the main factors which led to unsafe conditions was cost . |
| 16 | It is widely accepted that one of the main factors contributing to the relative decline and adverse trading position of the British economy is a shortfall of investment in private industry , and socialists can not afford to be indifferent to this since the employment prospects and livelihood of millions of workers are at stake . |
| 17 | Sheila , it strikes me that one of the main problems with the argument is just what Ruth said : wages for housework is a kind of global undefined demand which sucks everything into it like a whirlpool , and ignores all the other demands — what about equal pay , what about equal educational opportunities , what about contraception and abortion , what about nurseries — there 's no short-term strategy in it , let alone long-term strategy . |
| 18 | In view of the fact that one of the main issues confronting the Group is the finalising of the Consultant 's Brief and the commissioning of research , perhaps Ralph would be in the best position to assist ? |
| 19 | However , Izvestiya of April 22 noted that one of the main results of the Congress itself had been the formation of an organized opposition in the " Russian Unity " bloc , comprising both former communists and nationalist groups . |
| 20 | This case also indicates that one of the main heads of liability in the Sunday Times case , namely improper public pressure on a party to proceedings , has survived the 1981 Act . |
| 21 | The second was his residence in France during the French Revolution : this direct encounter with the main movement of the age led Wordsworth into constant political agony and debate , and it is significant that one of the main characters in The Excursion , his other long poem , is the Solitary , a despondent figure disillusioned by the failure of the Revolution . |
| 22 | It is of course true that one of the main purposes of distinguishing discrete senses is to have available a unit which can stand in relations such as synonymy and oppositeness . |
| 23 | Although one of the main claims to fame of student rugby is its unpredictability , A south African win against France in the final seems to be eminently possible . |
| 24 | We had a première of Requiem , and one of the main critics had a real go at it — and at me — and I remember sitting up in bed with Andrew and just wanting to weep . |
| 25 | And one of the main reasons why this is so is because we are not threatening him . |
| 26 | And one of the main reasons why Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke chose Milton Keynes as the first police station to visit since he took up post in April . |
| 27 | ‘ But I have gone over it many times in my mind about why we lost so heavily in India and one of the main reasons for me was that we were not used to playing on turning pitches . |
| 28 | It is planned that the less literate and less articulate will be given the chance to contribute and one of the main aims of the project will be to provide information on the position of poorly-qualified 15-19 year olds today . |
| 29 | Nursing care based upon the nursing process is being widely implemented in the United Kingdom , and one of the main skills that nurses need to develop is the ability to be able to communicate effectively with the patient and his family , in order to be able to define the patient 's problems . |
| 30 | And one of the main advantages of these very compressed and arduous courses is that they give students approaching drama school entry an opportunity of seeing what will be required of them should they gain a place at drama school . |