Example sentences of "[vb -s] a wide [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is also a book-binding shop and a Braille Unit , which transfers a wide range of books into braille for the blind , and which really does serve a useful purpose . |
| 2 | Furthermore , sometimes the government expressly delegates public administrative functions to non-governmental bodies : for example , under the Financial Services Act 1986 the Securities and Investments Board exercises a wide range of regulatory functions delegated to it by the Secretary of State ; the Board of Deputies of British Jews plays an important role in policing certain Sunday Trading laws ; the Wood Green Animal Shelter in North London runs the government 's computerized register of fighting dogs ; and the Rowntree Trust ( a private charitable organization ) administers the Family Fund ( a public fund to assist families of severely handicapped children ) . |
| 3 | The information in your letter is generally interesting , factual and covers a wide spread of abuses . |
| 4 | The term RSI covers a wide variety of painful hand and arm conditions which have two key factors in common : first , prolonged repetitive movements that result in inflammation , pain and weakness . |
| 5 | The term management information systems itself covers a wide variety of , mainly , computer developments , ranging from the installation of stand-alone microcomputers and wordprocessors , to the sophistication of the proposed computer system . |
| 6 | Technical Bulletin covers a wide variety of subjects , concentrating mainly on audit , accounting and tax . |
| 7 | This offence , with a maximum penalty of ten years ' imprisonment , covers a wide range of conduct , from a stolen kiss on the cheek to forced fellatio ( oral sex ) . |
| 8 | This packed little book covers a wide range of aspects of polymers , not just their chemistry . |
| 9 | Non-verbal or visual behaviour covers a wide range of different aspects including : |
| 10 | Chapter and Verse covers a wide range of unsimplified texts ranging from Shakespeare , Ben Jonson , and Dickens to Roger McGough , Muriel Spark , and John Steinbeck . |
| 11 | It uses outside speakers from the Social Security office , the Job Centre , and the Citizens ' Advice Bureau and covers a wide range of current affairs and other topics in a relaxed and friendly way . |
| 12 | covers a wide range of civil and criminal jurisdiction . |
| 13 | The standard setting process and the financing of the ASB is overseen by the Financial Reporting Council ( FRC ) , which covers a wide range of constituency interests . |
| 14 | The term ‘ electronic organ ’ covers a wide range of instruments , some of which are clearly inappropriate for music in church . |
| 15 | This covers a wide range of worship songs , but only a small amount of hymnody . |
| 16 | One difficulty , however , is that this offence covers a wide range of situations from killings just short of murder to carelessly causing death . |
| 17 | The Geographical Techniques course is in two parts , the first of which covers a wide range of methods , including the collection of data and techniques for analysing geographical material as well as theoretical aspects of the subject . |
| 18 | The assessment concentrates on minimising potential releases of chemicals to air , water and land , and also covers a wide range of factors such as noise , traffic , visual impact and other possible effects on the local community and landscape . |
| 19 | The offence , as now defined in English law , covers a wide spectrum of culpability . |
| 20 | To be published monthly in English and Spanish , Latin American Ecumenical News covers a wide spectrum of church news from all denominations as well as social and political issues facing the region . |
| 21 | The expression covers a wide field of positions involving the creditor and the debtor which can arise during the negotiations of a loan guarantee and the associated execution by the surety of a charge upon property which fall far short of the creation of a formal agency . |
| 22 | Based in London , the pair play acoustic music which blends a wide range of influences , including soulful blues , bluegrass , jazz , trad reels and even Vivaldi . |
| 23 | It incorporates a wide spread of disciplines and its members have been , or are , involved in a variety of professions . |
| 24 | It contains a wide variety of stimulating material to be used both for intensive viewing and for extension activities that develop the language areas covered by the video . |
| 25 | The National Geoscience Data Centre ( NGDC ) is based at Keyworth and Edinburgh and contains a wide variety of information including borehole cores , cuttings , records , fossils , rock samples , thin sections and paper records . |
| 26 | It is immediately obvious to the reader that it contains a wide variety of literary material — narratives , laws , ritual instructions , sermons , genealogies , poetry — which have been drawn together from different sources . |
| 27 | The town therefore contains a wide variety of household employment structures , ranging from those where both married partners are in full-time employment , through part-time employment , and unemployment , to non-employment ( this last including sick , retired , keeping house , caring for dependents , etc . ) . |
| 28 | For example , migrants from Pakistan — both women and men — appear to retain a strong sense of obligation to give support to all relatives within their biraderi ( sometimes spelled biradari ) which contains a wide range of kin and can represent a network of mutual aid extending across continents ( Anwar , 1985 ) . |
| 29 | The latest tomb to be found is situated some 250m west of the first at the base of an adobe truncated pyramid called Huaca Loro and contains a wide range of funerary offerings weighing in all around 1.2 tons . |
| 30 | This is a new multi-vitamin , multi-mineral supplement which contains a wide range of vitamins and minerals at levels very close to those provided by a healthy diet . |