Example sentences of "of [noun] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the diffuse culturalism of the woman-centred definition of lesbianism induces woman-centred psychology to study the emotional satisfactions and positive self-image associated with lesbianism , rather than sexuality ( e.g. Cox 1981 , Mannion 1981 ) . |
| 2 | One of the companies involved in what can only be described as the latest round of unity talks that Unix International seems to be sponsoring ( UX No 423 , 424 ) says that for all the fear , uncertainty and doubt unleashed by Microsoft Corp , the project still lacks the compulsion that galvanized the industry to form the Open Software Foundation five years ago . |
| 3 | In the surrounding debris of apartment blocks more militia would be crouched , forming the outer defence ring of the beleaguered stronghold . |
| 4 | Similar changes are simultaneously occurring in a large number of advanced societies ( Challis , 1992b ; Kraan et al. , 1991 ) , albeit in slightly different ways for different client groups , Of course this simple conception of change requires further elaboration . |
| 5 | This group of comics makes depressing reading indeed , because there is very little interest shown in scientific/technological reality . |
| 6 | Their area of expertise includes complementary products such as pension plans and insurance policies . |
| 7 | Abbey National 's area of expertise includes complementary products such as pension plans and insurance policies , as well as professional advice on which products to choose . |
| 8 | But , for all practical purposes you can say that a wind angle of 60° produces maximum drift . |
| 9 | Craig Gwladys — Next to Penscynor Wildlife Park , this area of woodland has waymarked footpaths and picnic areas with spectacular views of the Dulais an Neath Valleys . |
| 10 | Disabled people 's main aim may be just to create art , but for many the current scale of discrimination makes that goal unreachable . |
| 11 | Part of the campaign against any form of discrimination has this problem : part of the success of any such campaign carries with it , by the yardstick of some , disbenefits . |
| 12 | Calculating the changes under multilateral abandonment of protection requires some assumptions on world prices , in particular that they would rise by more than under unilateral action . |
| 13 | This is not just for administrative tidiness : lack of co-ordination generates significant problems . |
| 14 | At present , the bulk of an LEA adviser 's work involves helping teachers in a variety of ways , and , although this requires them to observe teaching , the act of inspection creates some tensions . |
| 15 | Each area of responsibility requires good preparation and hard work in sharing , adjusting and reaching agreed policies and practices . |
| 16 | The Ministry of Defence says all Wessex helicopters have been suspended as a precaution , until the cause of the crash is established . |
| 17 | The Ministry of Defence says two Hercules planes are now waiting for orders at Zagreb and they may be recalled back to Lyneham , if flights into Sarajevo prove to dangerous to risk . |
| 18 | The emphasis of the molecular level of description requires some justification . |
| 19 | The plain fact is that the feeble PC beep , usually allied to a tiny ( and tinny ) speaker is the laughing stock of the computer world — almost every other type of computer has sound capabilities that make the PC more to be pitied than laughed at . |
| 20 | The Ministry of Agriculture reports that passport applications have already topped the quarter-of-a-million mark but stresses that that does not mean that cattle for which a premium claim has been made will be sold immediately . |
| 21 | His observations were concise and to the point : ‘ The Ministry of Agriculture wants feral minks to hang up in its pests display . |
| 22 | The Ministry of Agriculture has overall responsibility , but operational control lies with the National Rivers Authority and district councils . |
| 23 | The Indian Department of Electronics says overseas computer firms can take advantage of the trained manpower available in India due to liberal economic policies and incentives provided by the government . |
| 24 | It is now elementary that the tort of negligence involves three factors : a duty of care , a breach of that duty and consequent damage . |
| 25 | I will deal with three central issues : the desire for an English national tradition , the belief of Dr F. R. Leavis and his followers that the study of literature promotes moral sensitivity , and the claim by some post-structuralists that the privileged status accorded to ‘ great ’ literature reflects an unacceptable ideology . |
| 26 | The current crop of releases includes two movies that demonstrate the reality today of computer graphics in film , making significant but very different uses of the technology . |
| 27 | The Faculty of Humanities has five Departments : English , Media and Theatre Studies ; European Studies and Modern Languages ; History ; Music ; and Philosophy and Politics . |
| 28 | Language of course does other things besides that . |
| 29 | Some widows who have been moderate social drinkers begin to drink more during bereavement , in order to take the edge off their emotional pain ; but this of course creates more problems than it ever solves , so you should never encourage your elderly parent to start taking ‘ tonic ’ wine for her ‘ nerves ’ or a tot of whisky at night to help her to sleep , for you may be helping her to establish a habit that can easily get out of control and become very hard to break . |
| 30 | The merger has been on the cards for some time and of course makes perfect sense . |