Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the same seems to be true of at least parts of the apparatus of cellular machinery whereby DNA replicates itself , and this applies not just to the cells of advanced creatures like ourselves and amoebas , but also to relatively more primitive creatures like bacteria and blue-green algae . |
| 2 | The slow pace of life on Cheung Chau Island , Lantau or in the rural New Territories recalls scenes of rural China where time sails as leisurely as the tea-laden junks of yesteryear . |
| 3 | In Lawrence 's essays it goes along with that familiar stance of hard-earned adjustment whereby sickness is always someone else 's problem — the masses , the modern world , women , homosexuals , whoever . |
| 4 | I do not take a lapwing diversion from the nest via such topical matters of the day as the political turmoil in Eastern Europe , the freshest African coup , the survival chances of the whale , and that surly ripple of low pressure currently pendant from Greenland 's coathook . |
| 5 | She said he had a half a pound of raw liver yesterday mum . |
| 6 | If the instrument is only to be an indicator of magnetic activity then calibration is not really necessary . |
| 7 | A dwindling of public support both North and South making it virtually impossible for men to operate on Guerrilla lines — one of the basic ingredients for a successful guerrilla campaign is the support of wide sections of the people . |
| 8 | The whole subject of high speed forward flight will become of increased importance when you attempt to perform aerobatics , as described in Chapter 9 . |
| 9 | In summer readily distinguished from Black Tern by conspicuous white forewing , rump and tail , shorter stouter reddish-brown bill , but in winter hard to separate except by lack of dark spot on side of breast , paler rump or brighter red legs . |
| 10 | Learning is then a process of conscious intervention whereby performance initiated by the natural and unconscious process of acquisition is monitored , so that elements which have been learned as formal rules are grafted on to elements which emerge spontaneously from the domain of the unconscious . |
| 11 | The C-terminal pentadecapeptide of human progastrin ie preprogastrin 87-101 was obtained from UCB Products ( YGWMDFGRRSAEDEN , in the single letter notation ) ; the C-terminal decapeptide of progastrin with Tyr in the first position — that is , ( Tyr ) preprogastrin 92–101 ( YGRRSAEDEN ) , was obtained from Multiple Peptide Systems ( San Diego , CA , USA ) ; Gly-extended C-terminal octapeptide fragment of G17 ie preprogastrin 86–93 ( AYGWMDFG ) , was a gift from Dr J Walsh . |
| 12 | Canadians of Ukrainian descent now number over 750,000 , the country 's fifth largest ethnic group , many of whom live in Winnipeg where the idea for the exhibition was developed by Carol A. Phillips , Director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery . |
| 13 | The intensity of this erotic charge is only slightly less remarkable than its investment , a kind of reverse sublimation whereby neurosis is fantasized sexually as a potent purity inviting submission : ‘ What do I care if he kills people ? |
| 14 | A recent case , which has authoratively reviewed the implied duty of fidelity as it applies to the use of confidential information once employment has ended , is Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 724 ; [ 1986 ] 1 All ER 617 ( CA ) . |
| 15 | The finished door — because of the soft wax finish , this is not suitable for areas of heavy use eg kitchen units . |
| 16 | The degree and meaning of prostitution was an important issue in itself ( one estimate would have made prostitution the fourth largest female occupation ) but more important , given the double standard , was the reservoir of venereal disease especially syphilis , that it was perceived as constituting , a threat particularly to the efficiency of the armed services , and it was concern over this that led to the passing of the Contagious Diseases Acts ( in 1864 , 1866 , 1869 ) . |
| 17 | Virtual reality , ‘ smart ’ materials , biosensors and other examples of leading-edge science also feature . |
| 18 | Certainly there are areas of common interest e.g. profit-making is important for the survival and growth of an Organisation . |
| 19 | They therefore proposed the idea of continuous creation whereby matter was constantly popping into existence . |
| 20 | Such ideal conditions contrast sharply with the actual experiences of ‘ war communism ’ : money became valueless because of the disappearance of goods , wages were replaced by rations — the rations of abject poverty not abundance — prices became imaginary because money no longer had any value , and paper money was issued by keeping the printing presses working day and night , amounting to hyper-inflation ! |
| 21 | ( for the moment , the important point to be gained from these results is that the maintenance of rhythms , in the absence of external information about time , confirms the presence of an internal body clock . |
| 22 | Only one fighting-ship remained off the island of Man , and two of moderate size further north in the Sudreyar . |
| 23 | control of local legislation e.g. confirmation of byelaws , |
| 24 | The emerging consensus is that the basic mechanism requires an element of positive feedback whereby calcium amplifies its own release . |