Example sentences of "of [noun] [vb -s] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is ridiculous that two-thirds of the cost of a bottle of whisky goes to the Treasury and the taxation rate is double that of imported wines . ’ |
| 2 | If a lot of moisture collects inside the bag , wipe it off , looking carefully for adult insects as you do so . |
| 3 | In addition to their apparent central role in the pathogenesis of the arterial thrombus , increasing interest has focussed on platelets and the coronary microcirculation with the finding of platelet aggregates in the coronary microcirculation in some cases of sudden cardiac death ( Haerem , 1972 ; El-Maraghi & Genton , 1980 ) . |
| 4 | The distribution of taxes depends on the assumptions about the incidence , discussed below , and on the allocation series . |
| 5 | In fact , the process of assessment requires of the practitioner the ability to apply a range of knowledge and theory , to formulate information in the light of knowledge and theory , to summarize , prioritize , analyse , make predictions , and to exercise the professional judgements necessary to balance competing imperatives and to assess risk . |
| 6 | This type of assessment consists of a series of questions which the student answers by selecting the correct response(s) from those presented in the accompanying grid . |
| 7 | But the effectiveness of rewards varies with the desired behaviour . |
| 8 | The 1850 statement of progress speaks of a curriculum designed to ‘ prepare pupils for any position in life which they may be called upon to occupy [ and which ] can be afforded at the moderate fee of two guineas a quarter ’ . |
| 9 | The reason for this equality of values arises from the fact that a financial claim is at one and the same time an asset to one economic unit and a liability to another . |
| 10 | But at least some of the meaning of blackbird belongs to the whole complex , and is not attributable to either black — or bird separately ; so , when black is replaced , this additional meaning is lost , along with ‘ black ’ . |
| 11 | It was never suggested in Meikle that any one of the prosecutions was brought as a consequences of mala fides by the prosecutor . |
| 12 | It is great to see so many people turn up and we hope this level of support continues during the cold winter evenings ahead . |
| 13 | This lack of change contrasts with the situation of employed workers . |
| 14 | If you look through all the short stories you know , I think you 'll find that the element of change lies at the bottom of each , like an insistent ground bass . |
| 15 | A ‘ FLYING squad ’ of experts takes to the road this month and early May to help East Anglian farmers tackle probably their most important office job for years . |
| 16 | But , as she herself points out , the particular activities for which the Shropshire group were prosecuted exist on a continuum with a large number of more common acts , many of which must have been criminalised by the Rant decision ; if the breaking of skin suffices for a conviction of assault , even moderately rough sex becomes problematic . |
| 17 | The systematic blurring of the lines between information , entertainment , and promotion of products lies at the heart of this practice . |
| 18 | FIG. 1 Mortality , size distribution and maturation of Nephila clavipes in a rich habitat ( Panama , Cerro Galera Hill Road ) . |
| 19 | The prevalence of smoking varies within the population in terms of factors such as age , gender , social class and ethnicity . |
| 20 | The equanimity of your average tosser of coins depends upon the law , or rather a tendency , or let us say a probability , or at any rate a mathematically calculable chance , which ensures that he will not upset himself by losing too much nor upset his opponent by winning too often . |
| 21 | This system of payment extends to the whole education system including adult education , where numbers of books sold are reportedly very small — either because of low enrolments or because people are going to classes without books . |
| 22 | Now , however medieval my proclivities , my bills are bang up to date , so I waved a sheaf of payment slips at the ghosts of the carvers and they vanished . |
| 23 | In several ways this loss of hope acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy . |
| 24 | However , the hidden beauty of Mauritius lies beneath the water 's surface , concealing a world of vivid colour — coral gardens with exotic marine life and over fifty submerged shipwrecks beckon scuba diving enthusiasts , and deep sea fishing is among the best in the world . |
| 25 | A path through a mile of woodland leads to the waterfall . |
| 26 | Since car ownership diminishes with age and since many older women can not drive , a clear form of discrimination emerges in the sense that such people suffer restricted opportunities to travel and are less able to enjoy the benefit of greater choice and lower prices . |
| 27 | Discrimination against women is still , of course , to be found in law , and it is codified in other institutional practices determining sex-differentiated rights and opportunities ; but a more fundamental source of discrimination lies in the realm of social attitudes and beliefs . |
| 28 | The power of Chaos lies in the far north of the Warhammer World far beyond the borders of the Empire . |
| 29 | The residual degree of freedom amounts to the choice of orientation of the x and y axes on the plane . |
| 30 | The right use of freedom leads to the Christian discipline that we call ‘ holiness ’ . |