Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] short [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , even full citizenship is being devalued as the earnings-related supplements to short-term benefits disappeared in January 1982 , and the present administration is attempting , in the face of considerable opposition , to dismantle the sickness benefit scheme and pass responsibility for short periods of sickness on to employers . |
| 2 | It all started with the idea of re-establishing the archive of the Verein Berliner Kunstlerinnen ( Association of Women Artists in Berlin ) which was destroyed during the second world war and developed into a journey of discovery , which has reached this point with the following achievements : 1200 women artists on record ; many works discovered ; the archive set up ; a profusely illustrated catalogue ( in fact the word catalogue does not give an idea of the range of articles contained in it since it covers the history of women artists in German-speaking countries , to art-business oriented articles , to facets of the history of the association , followed by a chronological development of the association and a full catalogue of the works on show , divided into sections , as they are in the exhibition ) ; a dictionary with short biographies of 1200 artists and 700 friends of art called Kathe , Paula und der ganze Rest — Ein Nachschlagewerk ( Kathe , Paula and the rest of the bunch ! — A Reference Book ) , which has caused something of a stir ; and of course , finally , the exhibition showing the works of 70 of the members and guests of the association over its 125 year life , which includes 250 works loaned by 100 institutions and individuals . |
| 3 | The weather can upset the best laid plans , but the man who is ahead on his work and has his equipment ready in good order can take quick advantage of short spells of good weather and keep his losses to the minimum . |
| 4 | ‘ I simply meant somewhere for Jennifer to go on a regular basis for short periods of time simply to give you both a rest . |
| 5 | In addition to changes in structure and general climate there is a place for short bursts of motivational effort . |
| 6 | It has been suggested on the basis of short periods of observation that sleep depresses colonic motility , but this was not confirmed by some authors , and others noted a wide variability of rectosigmoid motor activity during sleep . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
| 8 | For men , there seemed to be a U shaped relation between alcohol consumption and the rate of short spells of sickness absence , whereas for long spells only those who were frequent drinkers ( more than once daily ) had higher rates . |
| 9 | Like many small birds on a long-distance flight , siskins save energy by interspersing their flapping flight with short periods of gliding . |
| 10 | However , where facilities are available for use over short periods of time , the rudiments of camera acting are taught in a structured way . |
| 11 | Towards the end of the research most of the children referred had been in care for shorter periods of time and were still in more or less meaningful contact with members of their natural families . |
| 12 | As more energy is put in at each dilution stage , the water polymer chains become longer and longer , and presumably at some stage break , forming a number of shorter lengths of water polymer . |
| 13 | The regression model for the i t h individual was log ( y i ) =log ( T 2 i ) + α+; β 1 x i 1 + … =+β p x i p +Ε i , where y i is the observed number of short spells of absence T i is the number of years of follow up , x i 1 … x i p are the explanatory factors of interest , and Ε i is a Poisson error term . |
| 14 | The polymerase chain reaction , which enables the millionfold amplification of short segments of DNA , has now brought genetic research within reach of small laboratories . |
| 15 | The Leyden jar was simply a primitive condenser , capable of storing static electricity for short periods of time , and more refined experiments had to await the invention of reliable sources of electric current . |
| 16 | All you will need is a piece of plywood , plastic or plain wood about 65mm x 200mm ( 21/2 x 8in ) and a couple of short lengths of dowel . |
| 17 | In such a universe , which is in thermal equilibrium as a whole and therefore dead , relatively small regions of the size of our galaxy will be found here and there ; regions ( which we may call worlds ) which deviate significantly from thermal equilibrium for short stretches of those ‘ aeons ' ’ of time . |