Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [vb base] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dates of outlying farmsteads elucidate the uneven process of the development of enclosure landscapes . |
| 2 | They were down to the last roll of flowered wrapping paper– The shop had the look of a battlefield the morning after . |
| 3 | Examples of extinct families include the shark-toothed dolphins ( Squalodontidae ) , and groups such as the Squalodelphidae , Acrodelphidae , and Albireonidae . |
| 4 | NOW THAT ‘ well apparelled April ’ has trodden on the limping heel of winter those of us who , last autumn , joined the ranks of retired cricketers face the obscurity attendant upon our decision . |
| 5 | Outward signs of selfless generosity override the expression of personal needs and insecurities , except when the relationship is threatened by the advances of a third party . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , negative planning controls and the positive inducements of regional policy leave the basic initiative about locational decisions with the company . |
| 7 | In addition to jobs , the measurable benefits of economic TNPs include the exports due to foreign firms , and the backward linkages that they set up in the host economy , that is the locally produced goods and services they purchase , either from existing firms or from firms established primarily to supply the TNCs . |
| 8 | These low rates of economic activity reflect the requirement to have formally retired from paid work in order to receive the state retirement pension in Britain . |
| 9 | Large areas of administrative action avoid the discipline of public justification . |
| 10 | The series of oral papillae line the free edge of the jaw while the supplementary papillae lie on the surface . |
| 11 | 17% of urban adult and a mere 2% of rural Zambians read the Times or the Mail every day . |
| 12 | The river , serene and still for long dreamy stretches , bursts with occasional scenes of activity where bunches of noisy children play in the shallows alongside gleaming water buffalo , or groups of chattering women pound the weekly wash . |
| 13 | Police investigating a series of ramraid attacks say the culprits may be using the crime to finance their drug habits . |
| 14 | It is obvious that large volumes of private cars use the Park roads but I was surprised at the extent of this , as revealed by the Traffic Survey — nearly 20,000 vehicles a day . |
| 15 | Periods of normal science provide the opportunity for scientists to develop the esoteric details of a theory . |
| 16 | We have noted before that all three measurements of total output include the value of the net change in stocks of unsold goods . |
| 17 | A generous selection of auxiliary products support the range , including Gloss and Matt Mediums , a Gel Medium , an Acrylic Retarder to increase the working time of the colours , Gloss and Matt Acrylic Gesso Primer . |
| 18 | Thus , in the Hotelling-Downs ( see Downs , 1957 ) model of two party competition , the parties — just as in the case of spatial competition choose the midpoint , i.e. , the preferred point of the median . |
| 19 | The generation and behaviour of these beams , explored during the past 10 years , and a survey of possible applications form the subject of the book . |
| 20 | A couple of English-speaking students explain the hold of religion on the populace . |
| 21 | Does the portrayal of sexual violence have the effect of making it more likely ? |
| 22 | Be that as it may , millions of old people make the necessary adjustment . |
| 23 | Different sandflies of different genera carry the disease in different areas . |
| 24 | According to a Gallup poll on behalf of Tory Central Office , 90 per cent of top businessmen reckon the Tories have the best long-term economic programme , 52 per cent fear a deterioration under Labour and 80 per cent expect economic improvements under the Tories . |
| 25 | Different patterns of public expenditure reflect the state 's role in the restructuring of private capital at a time of economic recession , and in the political crises which the recession and new directions of state intervention bring about . |
| 26 | The objectives of public enterprises mirror the complexity of the role of the state as a whole . |
| 27 | It follows from these conjectures that members of literate societies have the possibility of developing logical functions , of specialising in the ‘ truth functions ’ of language , and of extracting themselves from the embeddedness of everyday social life . |
| 28 | Victims of English Flu suffer the classic symptoms of chestiness , weakness , fever and aching limbs . |
| 29 | Not just ex-RAF aircraft spare parts are in stock , but parts for all manner of American-built aircraft fill the racks at this ‘ Aladdin 's Cave ’ of aeronautica . |
| 30 | These cortical consequences of social evolution provide the basis for the acquisition of some sort of superego , even if they can not ensure that it is a rational , mature and adaptive one . |