Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You needed to have a good , full , thick crop of hair to plait in order to achieve this effect , and I thought it nice . |
| 2 | Among the manifestations of these attitudes are the statements of some defendants in rape trials , which may show an indifference towards the wishes of women , or a belief that the wearing of attractive clothes or an invitation to coffee is a sure sign of willingness to engage in sex ; and the attitudes of some police-officers in the early 1980s , influenced by any one of a number of assumptions about the prevalence of false complaints of rape , about the ‘ typical ’ rape as an attack by a stranger , about the presence of injuries or bruises in ‘ genuine ’ rapes , and so forth . |
| 3 | Equally it is the case that the lack of opportunity to participate in employment blocks the development of the social career . |
| 4 | The conference agreed to a deadline of Dec. 31 , 1990 , for the adoption by the participating countries of its 21 recommendations , including ( i ) the criminalization of conspiracy to engage in money laundering ; ( ii ) the adoption of Organization of American States extradition guidelines ; and ( iii ) the confiscation of assets of those convicted of drug related offences . |
| 5 | Four men were on Feb. 14 found guilty of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the takeover in 1987 by the UK Blue Arrow employment and recruitment agency of its considerably larger US rival Manpower . |
| 6 | Students in the third year use this background of study to engage in discussion of the Kantian synthesis , of contemporary philosophy , and of ethics and the philosophy of religion . |
| 7 | Students in the third year can use this background of study to engage in discussion of the Kantian synthesis , of contemporary philosophy , and of ethics and the philosophy of religion . |
| 8 | The guide spells out their rights , describes the type of help to expect in school , explains the process of issuing statements of special needs and sets out the appeals procedure for dissatisfied parents . |
| 9 | Here we were met by our most northerly customs officer , Bob Anderson , who had a surprising amount of work to do in connection with calling Norwegian and Swedish fishing vessels . |
| 10 | He made it clear that the Employment Secretary , Michael Howard , was not prepared to see Community action in the field of industrial relations and that Community legislation should not push up labour costs in such a way as to reduce the ability of business to compete in world markets . |
| 11 | The Green Paper , said the IPM , ’ is primarily aimed at particular abuses which it is the duty of Government to address in order to protect the rights of the individual . ’ |
| 12 | Although there is a general trend for the private offices of many political heads of state to increase in size and influence , the British Prime Minister still appears to be less well endowed with this type of political support than leaders of most other states . |
| 13 | While welcoming the briefing that is continually taking place , may I press the Secretary of State to bear in mind that the reserve forces are always an important aspect of our national forces ? |
| 14 | The fourteenth century was to see a change among the natural leaders of military society from free service in the fulfilment of obligation to service in return for pay or reward . |
| 15 | Although for the sake of clarity the stages are shown as separate boxes , this is a poor form of organization to use in practice . |
| 16 | Although for the sake of clarity the stages are shown as separate boxes , this is a poor form of organization to use in practice . |
| 17 | This problem is so great that it has become fashionable to call for a new kind of organization to put in place of managerial hierarchy , an organization that will better meet the requirements of what is variously called the Information Age , the Services Age or the Post-lndustrial Age . |
| 18 | And you would n't want that sort of thing to happen in future ? |