Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It includes improved memory management functions that provide memory partitions for a variety of Unix-compatible routines . |
| 32 | According to Antony the Devil came to tempt and torture him in a variety of fantastical forms from lascivious women to wild beasts . |
| 33 | Upstream is the most interesting direction , passing a variety of fascinating buildings . |
| 34 | Examining print and broadcast media , as well as linguistic and cultural diversity , the contributors provide a broad international sampling of case studies spanning a variety of ethnic minorities and countries , each representing a different set of cultural , political and economic conditions . |
| 35 | Examining print and broadcast media , as well as linguistic and cultural diversity , the contributors provide a broad international sampling of case studies spanning a variety of ethnic minorities and countries , each representing a different set of cultural , political and economic conditions . |
| 36 | New Zealand has a network of ‘ backpackers ’ — small hostels , independently run , with a variety of sleeping facilities ( dormitory , family room , double room etc ) , and costing about £5 per person per night . |
| 37 | Measurements of remanent magnetism in a variety of volcanic rocks found on the continents had shown that some were magnetized in the opposite direction to the Earth 's present magnetic field . |
| 38 | He/she will be self-motivated and be able to work as part of a team on a variety of challenging projects . |
| 39 | It was almost as if , after years of stolidly predictable behaviour , an old and respected great-uncle had declared himself to be a Buddhist or a Muslim or the follower of some obscure Eastern mystic , and , instead of keeping it to himself , insisted on dressing up in a variety of different-coloured kaftans and talking to people loudly about The Meaning of Life at drinks parties . |
| 40 | After returning from the walk , we ate tea and then played a variety of logical games . |
| 41 | TQM is now integrated into Divisional management meetings with a variety of specific initiatives being pursued across the Group . |
| 42 | Both of these edited volumes contain a number of relevant and clearly written papers on a variety of specific topics . |
| 43 | Over the next several pages you will find a therapeutic cross-reference suggesting treatments and oils to be used for a variety of specific ailments . |
| 44 | The OPCS survey asked about the ability to undertake a variety of specific activities ; it did not ask about severity of limitation . |
| 45 | With all the proceeds from sales of the record donated to Sickle Cell Anaemia Relief , the blood disorder currently affecting over 5,000 black Britons , it was fitting that a variety of black sportsmen , including footballers Ian Wright , Garth Crooks ( chairman of SCAR ) and boxer Colin Macmillan , were all present to support ‘ Ghettogedden ’ 's launch . |
| 46 | James Watt students from a variety of vocational areas will take part in exchange visits and joint projects with Belgian students . |
| 47 | There are now opportunities for inmates in the majority of Scottish prisons to gain National Certificate awards across a variety of vocational areas such as . |
| 48 | A variety of economic strategies may be used to control air pollution , although the use of emission charges and emission permits are the most frequently cited ( table 7.2 ) . |
| 49 | It is possible that against a long-term downward movement of population , perhaps sparked off by a variety of economic concerns , the economic depression helped to determine the immediate attitudes in some of the old declining industrial centres just as the prospect of prosperity , and the accumulation of consumer goods and property , may have stimulated a desire to control family size among the population of the expanding industrial centres of the Midlands and the South East . |
| 50 | The DOE continues to support a study of the migration of the natural decay-series radionuclides of uranium and thorium in a variety of sedimentary settings in Cornwall and Scotland in order to test our ideas and modelling capabilities with a view to applying them to the geological disposal of radioactive waste . |
| 51 | In the second column they insert the corresponding estimates for NAIRU which they had extracted from a variety of empirical studies . |
| 52 | This also examined children 's reactions to a variety of inadequate messages , and proposed a metacognitive explanation of the inability to recognize message defects ( see also Shatz , 1978 ; Markman , 1981 ; Lloyd and Beveridge , 1981 ) . |
| 53 | Accompanied visits are made to a variety of historic areas , museums , and local points of interest . |
| 54 | When I wrote the program , I never thought that it would evolve anything more than a variety of tree-like shapes . |
| 55 | Even under normal circumstances , however , people throughout the world are still exposed to a variety of environmental hazards which jeopardise their safety , health , happiness and , indeed , survival . |
| 56 | Although pupils with little or no sight will , with training , be able to cope with a variety of environmental situations and even obstacles such as odd chairs , waste-paper baskets or sharp-cornered pieces of furniture scattered or left about in unexpected places , these are an unnecessary and possibly harmful source of trouble for those with visual problems . |
| 57 | But it could be due to defects in an enzyme that is responsible for detoxifying a variety of environmental chemicals . |
| 58 | Erm , I do n't think either a father or a mother intrinsically has to be necessary , I think what 's important is that children should have access to a variety of loving adults , one or two , or maybe three of those who they should have a special relationship with , does n't matter whether they 're male or female , so long as the , the children are loved and they feel secure and happy , it does n't matter about , you know , this is mother , this is father . |
| 59 | The Spurs Club in London raised the magnificent sum of £760 in three years for a variety of armed services ' benevolent funds . |
| 60 | Yet it is possible to discern running through the work of a variety of radical historians a measure of common ground which amounts to a distinctive ‘ libertarian ’ discourse . |