Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They estimate an average annual consumption of 15 litres of whisky per head of the adult population . |
| 2 | Is the concept of unity of life in the New Testament such that the salvation of man involves the liberation of nature ? |
| 3 | But these critics do not always ask themselves whether any society does not need a degree of unity in order to be a society at all , or how much diversity even a liberal society can tolerate without falling apart . |
| 4 | We explain the importance of unity in front of a common enemy . |
| 5 | If some form of assessment of need for such care is introduced , as seems likely , we shall then have a situation in which old people with private means can choose such care but most will have to prove need . |
| 6 | Although local authorities and social service departments are in the process of developing systems of assessment in relation to care management , there has been little debate about the principles which ought to underpin assessment processes , nor about the purpose , scope , and content of comprehensive assessment with older people . |
| 7 | Venous blood samples ( 5 ml ) were taken at 10 , 20 , 30 , 60 , and 90 minutes after the start of injection of isotope for measurement of the isotopic enrichment of plasma free leucine . |
| 8 | Already exhausted from her night 's activities , she was also acutely aware that she must give no sign of tiredness for fear of arousing suspicion . |
| 9 | In continuation of the policy of decentralization in progress over the past few years , Prime Minister Edith Cresson announced on Nov. 7 that the École Nationale d'Administration ( ENA ) , the elite civil service school , was to be transferred from Paris to Strasbourg by 2000 to strengthen links with Europe . |
| 10 | Douglas Hurd , the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary , acknowledged in the UK House of Commons on Feb. 16 that the draft was " not ideal " , and that the rate of progress towards democracy in Hong kong would not be " as rapid as people in Hong Kong , or we ourselves , would have liked to see " . |
| 11 | It is based upon a general review of progress towards integration in the UK and detailed case studies of integrated and competitive services . |
| 12 | President Zia cited alleged corruption and lack of progress on Islamisation for dismissing Mr Junejo 's government , but the former prime minister argued that General Zia could not tolerate his independence . |
| 13 | But in using the Comtean notion of progress from superstition to science as the mental counterpart of Darwin 's physical progression from ape to man the Tylorians simply evaded the issue . |
| 14 | But the short version points to a promise of progress in experience beyond the stage of penitent sorrow . |
| 15 | What pupils and parents require is some notion of progress in relation to other people , that is norm-referenced data ; in relation to mathematical objectives , that is criterion-referenced data ; and in relation to pupils ' own earlier performances . |
| 16 | Objective : Promotion of international environmental co-operation , recommendation of appropriate global environmental strategies and review of progress in implementation of environmental programmes by other UN and UN-appointed bodies . |
| 17 | Objective : promotion of international environmental co-operation , recommendation of appropriate global environmental strategies and review of progress in implementation of environmental programmes by other UN appointed bodies . |
| 18 | Erm ch erm Well they have different techniques of differentiation like differentiation of part . |
| 19 | Erm that 's when it starts to get busy because there 's like the there 's like the eleven til three kind of kind of kind of busy time er |
| 20 | For what we need is not only the idea of non-arbitrariness but the idea of error and the ( logical ) possibility of correction of error by third persons . |
| 21 | Treatment for all these patients was standardised and consisted of correction of dehydration by the administration of World Health Organisation glucose oral rehydration solution supplemented by parenteral fluids where necessary . |
| 22 | Beyond that , however , there are clearly certain factors which have acted to throw a kind of cloak of invisibility around the semantic contribution made by syntactic constructions . |
| 23 | The result suggested an increasingly fragmented political scene , confirming the importance of the regional Lombardy League and providing further evidence — following on from the referendum on electoral reform in June 1991 — of the erosion of support for power-sharing between the DC and the PSI . |
| 24 | Sir Leon added that the Government should also adopt a more active policy of support for progress towards European monetary union , with a central banking system , while resisting other forms of unnecessary economic union . |
| 25 | The overall level of support for independence among the republics ' ethnic-Russian and other minorities was higher than expected , especially in Latvia ( minorities constituted over 36 per cent of Estonia 's population and around 47 per cent of Latvia 's ) . |
| 26 | Seasonal workers do not have the security of full-time employment , since they must seek other means of support for part of the year . |
| 27 | ICL , one of the key supporters of Unix V. Release 4.2 , and with $750m worth of SVR4 sales under its belt in 1991 , lent a statement of support to Sun for its Solaris operating system last week , although the statement was admittedly somewhat vague . |
| 28 | This year , for the first time , many head teachers accompanied the governors on their fact finding mission and were given stirring messages of support by speaker after speaker . |
| 29 | To gather information on the future needs of teachers with respect to health education , respondents were asked to rank five areas of support in order of importance . |
| 30 | Be alert to the possibility of change to cross-talk between four people , which is much more difficult for the speechreader . |