Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] the [adv] [adj] nature " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( At this point he laughed as if at the absurdly self-evident nature of such a statement. ) ( 5 ) He indicated , very obliquely and with evident reluctance because of the company in which we were talking , that they could also discuss the activities of the Cuban revolution in other countries . |
| 2 | This molecule , because of the partly polar nature of the ester bond , is present at the micellar interface , but preferentially located in the bulk solvent . |
| 3 | In addition , the employers in the industry argued strongly for the retention of a statutory levy because of the largely self-employed nature of the labour force . |
| 4 | At the time the Tunisian Government stated that this execution was an exception , carried out because of the particularly heinous nature of the crime . |
| 5 | Because of the inherently paradoxical nature of her existence , she is a representative figure of the ‘ age of transition ’ . |
| 6 | While Stormont has not been specifically targeted by the IRA in the past , it is acknowledged that it is vulnerable because of the relatively open nature of its layout . |
| 7 | The danger of selling features rather than benefits is particularly acute in industrial selling because of the highly technical nature of many industrial products , and the tendency to employ sales engineers rather than salespeople . |
| 8 | Research in New York has identified cocaine injectors as being at potentially greater risk , mainly because of the highly compulsive nature of the drug . |
| 9 | Bedwetting baselines are best set over a period of at least 2 weeks because of the often intermittent nature of the problem . |
| 10 | According to the book 's author , Zhang Yong Jie , himself a young man in his twenties , they were forced to find short-term solutions to long-term problems and they lacked well-established beliefs and values because of the rapidly changing nature of Chinese society . |
| 11 | Apple Computer France SA has cut retail prices of all its products by up to 33% , and says the impact 3 , should show up quickly because of the fiercely competitive nature of the computer industry : ‘ we aim to increase the number of our users and conquer new markets , ’ it said , adding that it intends to establish a new pricing policy for resellers ; ‘ the demand for our products is still strong , with a worldwide volume growth rate of 18% in the second half of our fiscal 1993 , compared to the same period in fiscal 92 , ’ said Giancarlo Zanni , managing director of Apple France . |
| 12 | The digestion of murid teeth is also much greater in the category 3 predators , although because of the more rounded nature of the tooth the pattern of damage is different . |
| 13 | Implicit in that quote is the idea that science is more serious because of the more formal nature of staff-student relationships . |
| 14 | … establish a more intimate relationship with the pupils in respect of work produced than many of the teachers of academic subjects simply because of the very personal nature of the work . |
| 15 | Secondly the allowance for inflation was based on a three per cent price increase and because of the very competitive nature of the prices we receive for maintenance work a sum of two hundred and seventy thousand pounds can be carried forward into next year from this allowance , in other words the real purchasing power of the budget have been maintained and two hundred and seventy thousand pounds can be put aside to stand in the future . |
| 16 | Because of the very seasonal nature of the demand for EFL courses in this country ( overwhelmingly concentrated in the summer months ) , the number of permanent jobs on offer is relatively small and competition is fierce . |