Example sentences of "of member [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a time when we are on the threshold of change , indeed very considerable change , in local government and when our burghs which have been with us since the earliest times are about to disappear , it may be of interest to look at the burghs of Scotland prior to the passing of the Reform Act and their position in the election of Members for the Westminster Parliament . |
| 2 | Given this apparently patchy local following , it is not surprising to find signs of a steady drift of members of the duke 's northern connection into the region . |
| 3 | Given this apparently patchy local following , it is not surprising to find signs of a steady drift of members of the duke 's northern connection into the region . |
| 4 | This trend culminated in the overwhelming vote of members of the RICS at an Extraordinary General Meeting in July 1986 in favour of the removal of nearly all the restrictions on practising with limited liability , whether as a public company with outside investment or as a private company still owned by chartered surveyor shareholders . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , lawyers may be difficult to convince , even upon the persuasions of members of the RICS , that inflationary trends may justify an increase from £600 yearly in 1972 to £20,000 yearly in 1913 . |
| 6 | The political machinery was controlled by a relatively small number of members of the South West Ham branch of the National Socialist Party , an organisation occupying an increasingly right-wing presence within the party . |
| 7 | They also called for the disarming of civilians and of members of the militia , and appealed to the security forces not to become involved in the political debate . |
| 8 | ( For example , in December 1989 the Sunday Times reported that a MORI poll showed that 75% of members of the Church of England supported the idea of women priests . ) |
| 9 | Some names have already been mentioned but it is possible to think of so many : of Mr Tommy and Mr Bobbie Reynolds and their work in choir and Sunday School , of the dignified and gracious figures of Mr and Mrs T H Watson ( parents of the Reverend George Watson ) , of Mr W A Mullen DL and his son Mr Cecil Mullen , generous and energetic benefactors of the church in so many ways , of Mr R J Magowan OBE JP for over 40 years secretary of the Trustees , of the brothers Mr Herbie and Mr David McClatchey , their service as Trustees and members of the choir , of Mr David Lyttle , Mr Norman Lyttle and Mr Sammy Lyttle , active in all aspects of the church 's life but especially concerned with choir and Sunday Schools of Mr Willie Holmes and his daughters Winnie and Amy , of Mr David Lamb and his family , of Mr Twinem Jackson , who , with Mr Magowan , still had time to give years of public service to the community at large in Portadown , of Mr C J McKinley , concerned with the Building Fund over the years and Superintendent of the morning Sunday School from 1943 to the 1960s , of Mrs Sleator with her wholehearted love for the church and for people , of Mr Bertie Montgomery , always cheerful and serene , who , among so many other things , began the practice of taping the services for the benefit of the elderly and housebound , of M Alfred Shortt and his long and generous association with the Sunday School , or Mr Dan Humphries , helping over the years with the church 's finances , of members of the Calvert and Hardy families and of those who , belonging to other Societies , nevertheless gave years of service to Edenderry — Mr Sam Robinson , Mr Joseph Cranston , Mr John Curry , Mr James Mullen , Mr W J Green , Mr Isaac Holland , Mr Eric Walker , and Mr William Bustard . |
| 10 | With evidence drawn from his field-work in Great Britain , Fielding showed how some constables place primacy upon providing counselling assistance , displaying forbearance in their dealings with the public , and in possessing the communication skills to process the encounter with the public smoothly and to enlist the support of members of the public . |
| 11 | The shift times are designed to place policemen on the streets at times when they will encounter the maximum number of members of the public , even though this public thus tends to comprise shoppers and tradespeople . |
| 12 | Councillors were told anglers spoiled the enjoyment of members of the public who liked to stroll around the lakes , and labour councillor Owen Granfield expressed concern over the environmental impact of stocking fish into park lakes . |
| 13 | Consequently an artificial odorizer in the form of tetrahydrothiophen is added to North sea gas at the off shore terminals to achieve a ‘ distinctive smell ’ similar to the characteristic smell of coal-gas , as required by regulations made under s.26(1) of The Gas Act 1972 — the intention being no doubt to ensure that the majority of members of the public are able to detect a gas leak by its characteristic odour . |
| 14 | Fourthly , there are rules made by non-governmental bodies which exercise public functions but enjoy no statutory or common law power to make rules to regulate the conduct of members of the public . |
| 15 | The same incident also gave rise to complaints by a number of members of the public in respect of the conduct of several police officers who had attended it . |
| 16 | Er with the addition of a lot of of members of the public who sympathized and knew what was happening . |
| 17 | Many hundreds of thousands of members of the public have had their cars stolen , or their cars broken into and their possessions taken . |
| 18 | On the protection of members of the public , the hon. Gentleman said that a case had been decided , but that there was some doubt about the position . |
| 19 | The maximum radiation exposure of members of the public resulting from BNFL 's activities was also well below the level recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection of one millisievert a year . |
| 20 | I would hope over the next few years we actually do move towards increasing towards that but I think we will have some severe difficulties , particularly with the planning department where large numbers of members of the public do visit the area . |
| 21 | Though his name appears on various lists of members of the chapel , John never became a deacon and never involved himself deeply in church affairs . |
| 22 | There is continuing demand from all over the world for the expertise of members of the Development Administration Group in the University 's School of Public Policy . |
| 23 | Where there is a system of control of council matters through caucus groups of members of the council , these groups determine beforehand what line of action shall be taken by the members of those groups when matters come before the council and its committees . |
| 24 | From 1 January 1993 , disclosure will be made of all the business interests and those of connected persons of members of the Council and the new Lloyd 's Market Regulatory Boards . |
| 25 | British-born Professor Jones was the unanimous choice of the Joint Committee of Members of the Council and Senate . |
| 26 | Because quite a l a number of members of the council had businesses and you did n't shut at six o'clock , it was seven or eight 'clock before they closed . |
| 27 | This I think is actually more likely to get people to register to vote , I think regardless of any party affiliation you all have something to benefit from that and I suspect the vast majority of members of the council will see that any well designed leaflet that gets people to put themselves on the register is to the benefit of democracy . |
| 28 | The amount of coverage given to the sexual transgressions of members of the teaching profession suggests that there was the hidden agenda at work of denigrating the professionalism of teachers at a time when they were in industrial conflict with their employers . |
| 29 | Removal of members of the teaching research and administrative staff and vacation of office . |
| 30 | The marriages of Jews and of members of the Society of Friends are exempt from these provisions , and may be celebrated according to the rules of these religious bodies . |