Example sentences of "[adj] element [prep] [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did not include any formula for the future determination of pay , a principal element of the unions ' original claim , and ambulance workers on Merseyside declared an all-out stoppage from Feb. 26 until the results were known of a national membership ballot , in which , however , 81 per cent supported acceptance of the deal ( as announced on March 13 ) . |
| 2 | The government had vetoed the proposal in late July , the abolition of automatic wage indexation ( which would have covered 85 per cent of the workforce ) having been a principal element in the government 's anti-inflation programme announced in March [ see pp. 37312-13 ] . |
| 3 | There was , of course , a crucial element in the Government 's anxiety : the high concentration of ethnic minorities in the areas of concern . |
| 4 | While this comedy of errors is being played out , the central element of the president 's programme , a five-year package of measures designed to reduce the federal deficit by almost $100 billion , is in danger of being rejected on Capitol Hill — by members of the party he is supposed to lead . |
| 5 | The democratic element in the party 's thinking was mainly a conviction that ‘ the people must be right ’ , but popular views were indicated by the act of choosing every four or five years between the two major parties . |
| 6 | Since then ‘ Charity Golf ’ has been a consistent element in the Ladies ' calendar . |
| 7 | The somewhat undistinguished Gothic-style churches in Northumberland and Durham , which formed a substantial element in the firm 's output , for example , are in general simply ascribed to ‘ John and Benjamin Green ’ , and the same applies to their best-known work , the monument to John Lambton , first Earl of Durham [ q.v. ] , at Penshaw Hill , county Durham ( 1844 ) , in the form of a Greek Doric temple . |
| 8 | The implementation of the proposals , once fully defined ( and subject to the raising of the necessary funding ) , will form a major element of the University 's management of its physical resources during the planning period . |
| 9 | A major element of the EC 's single market in financial services was put in place on Dec. 15 , 1989 , when a meeting of the Council of ( Finance ) Ministers approved amendments to the Second Banking Directive . |
| 10 | Normally , only a few hours will be spent each day at classes , and private study is the major element in the student 's timetable . |
| 11 | In RX , however , cultural change was an integral element of the company 's total process change strategy . |
| 12 | A third key element of a neuron 's computing power is its modifiability , and I shall consider this after giving examples of trigger feature and projective zone . |
| 13 | In this context , the Military Committee agreed on unspecified overall force reductions , but its most significant contribution was a plan ( subject to approval by Defence Ministers ) to create a " rapid reaction " force , which would be a key element in the alliance 's capability to respond to any future security threat to the territory of its member states . |
| 14 | Acceptability to patients is an important element in a treatment 's effectiveness . |
| 15 | Tutorial Classes continued to be seen as the most important element in the WEA 's programme and there had been some increase in their provision in recent years . |
| 16 | The populist element in the party 's thinking remained , but focused more on the party conference than on the degree of scope to be given to the House of Commons or to local government . |
| 17 | The main criticisms directed against the legislation of the first half of the 1980s were ‘ that decentralized democratic decision making in the form of representative local government is an essential element of the country 's political and government system … we believe the government 's proposals to limit local authority rates and expenditure levels are a major threat to this ’ ( SAUS , 1983 , Conclusion ) . |
| 18 | On April 16 Nicholas Brady , the United States Treasury Secretary , maintained that " we do not view the activity of the board [ representing shareholders ] as an advisory one , but , instead , as a critical element of the bank 's operations " . |
| 19 | The dummy is nonetheless a vital element in the scrum-half 's armoury in order to buy that odd half-second of time ; for example , in a scrum where a flanker or scrum-half is set to pounce as the ball lies at the opposing no.8 's feet , a dummy for the no.9 would ( 1 ) remind the players where the off-side line is , and ( 2 ) buy him an extra second of time to distribute the ball , and ( 3 ) avoid potential injury from being flattened by his opponents and , controversially … ( 4 ) earn the chance of a penalty . |
| 20 | While the Polish church has always been a vital element in the Poles ' national identity , neither the Protestant nor the Catholic churches in Germany — much less East Germany — have ever had this function . |
| 21 | The international community faced growing calls for military intervention in Bosnia-Hercegovina as more Bosnian towns came under attack , with the Moslem element of the republic 's population under increasing pressure and Serbian forces apparently seeking to link the " Serbian Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina " ( SRBH ) to Serbia proper . |
| 22 | There was sometimes a political element in the League 's activities , but this was subordinate to the commercial projects . |
| 23 | A key added element to the Fibres ' carpet capability is the announcement of much improved stain release technology , developed in collaboration with 3M , and destined to be a leader in the industry . |
| 24 | * Geographic Distribution — this is particularly important where personal selling by sales representatives is the main element of the company 's promotional mix . |
| 25 | If we relate these figures to others , for example the recent finding that young children spend 25 hours per week watching television ( 1300 hours per 365 days ) we realise that , while schooling may provide a significant element in a child 's formative years , it is by no means the only or most pervasive one — nor is it , for many children , necessarily the most important . |
| 26 | In this case , the significant element in the revolutionaries ' programme was the demand for the distribution of noble land to the peasantry and the destruction of all feudal fetters . |
| 27 | Suddenly , sleazy accounts of the murders appeared in book form , Manson 's image was plastered on the covers of such respected magazines as Life and Rolling Stone , Manson T-shirts , bumper stickers and recordings of his songs were available everywhere , and it seemed that the bizarre element of the Family 's life and crimes had captured the imagination of both freaks and straight society . |