Example sentences of "the [noun sg] in [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of interaction , component values can not be determined by a simple ‘ rule of thumb ’ and it is necessary to equate the response in terms of impedances with that in terms of time constants . |
| 2 | In order to reflect accurately the pupil 's mathematical thinking , it is vital to assess the response in terms of the problem as the pupil perceives it . |
| 3 | In the 1980s payments of this kind , and for related royalties and patents , have come to equal about 40 per cent of the income in dividends which accrues to foreign investors and they are usually given priority in payment over dividends . |
| 4 | In the ILEA ( which published much more detailed statistics on special education than central government or other LEAs ) , boys were in the majority in schools and units catering for every type of special need . |
| 5 | Table 11.1 shows that £24 billion of equity has been raised ( both new equity and to existing shareholders ) between 1985 — 1989 , the majority in privatisations with £16.6 billion , with the largest single method being offer for sale at £5.8 billion . |
| 6 | A different , and in some respects more constructive , approach adopted by some international lawyers ( especially Cassese , 1979 ) points to the weakness in terms of effective enforcement of a prohibition of weapons based only on the argument that they can not be used without violation of the general principles of the humanitarian law of war . |
| 7 | Around half of the fund is invested in blue chip equities which practise positive environmental policies — eg British Gas , Body Shop , British Telecom , Sainsbury 's , Allied-Lyons — and the remainder in bonds , gilts and top yielding building society accounts . |
| 8 | During the epidemic of 1854 Dr Snow uncovered the following facts out of 134 deaths from cholera during the first four weeks , 115 of the fatal cases occurred in houses supplied by the Southwark and Vauxhall Company , only 14 in that of the Lambeth Company 's houses , and the remainder in houses that got their water from pump wells or direct from the river . |
| 9 | President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines was pressing for a seven-year treaty with an annual US$825 million in compensation ( comprising $400 million in cash grants and the remainder in concessions including debt reductions and trade concessions ) . |
| 10 | This principle can even apply to sexual intercourse , where tensions mount and pleasure derives from the reduction in tensions after orgasm has been reached . |
| 11 | A closed economy can not dispose of more goods and services than it is currently producing , and the reduction in resources available for current non-government use is independent of the method of finance . |
| 12 | The implication is that peasant militancy in 1905 was not a function of overall impoverishment and that minor concessions , such as the reduction in taxes and ending of redemption dues , were unlikely to transform peasant attitudes . |
| 13 | They erm , the Thames investment in Astra is er , another reason for , in fact the principal reason for the increase in associates and investments , working capital is a simple , a seasonal outflow which has been , again by the stronger dollar and the reduction in shareholders funds compared with the thirty first of December er , reflects the eighty six million pound good will write off on Thames . |
| 14 | The austerity measures designed to eliminate the islands ' large budget deficits and to take into account the reduction in earnings from the petroleum and financial sectors , were to be maintained . |
| 15 | Dr Goodson-Wickes warned : ‘ The high standards which have been foresaken elsewhere are at risk because of the reduction in battalions from eight to five . |
| 16 | This is particularly the case for a Conservative government aiming at privatisation and the reduction in controls , an ample supply of land for private development , and the retention of land-use planning at the local level . |
| 17 | Two other benefit changes directly affecting women are the reduction in widows ' benefits and the replacement of the universal maternity grant by statutory maternity pay , administered by employers , which is subject to contribution conditions and liable for tax . |
| 18 | Of course , the reduction in reports also leads to a lower administrative and production cost . |
| 19 | Just as I was fascinated with the reduction in inches from my own thighs when I first embarked on my special diet , I was equally interested to hear whether my trial team had benefited in the cellulite department and I included a question to this effect in my questionnaire . |
| 20 | when this lot goes out to consultation you come back and te to me that other people are n't putting their arms up in air , about the reduction in services , or what are preceiv or what are perceived , no hang on , |
| 21 | For example , if it were shown that the reduction of through-traffic was the principal reason for the reduction in accidents , then it would be efficacious to dispense with the expensive street furniture and speed-reduction measures . |
| 22 | One reason for this is that mentally handicapped people are living longer , and this is balancing out the reduction in admissions . |
| 23 | ( Coal loses about 10 per cent of its potential energy in the conversion , but this is balanced by the reduction in pollutants produced during burning . ) |
| 24 | From the ivory tower of a teaching hospital this may seem unfair , but Dixon may be surprised to learn that of the 60 or so practitioners participating in the Gloucester Independent Dentists ' Group , fewer than half were drawing more than 80% of the government 's target net income before the reduction in fees , which , incidentally , was 17.5% gross rather than the publicised 7.5% . |
| 25 | It must be emphasised that the reduction in fees did not apply to laboratory costs , equipment costs , or staff costs . |
| 26 | But when average shrinkage — the retailers ' word for shoplifted goods — is expressed as a percentage of net profit before tax , the position is much worse , reflecting the reduction in profits over the last two years . |
| 27 | And as I mentioned earlier Longman expect the cash flow this year to be better than last year despite the the reduction in profits . |
| 28 | After the reduction in profits in the first half of the year , profits in the second half improved . |
| 29 | Now this slide really takes the behind , takes us behind the first figure on the on the consolidated F R S One cash flow table and it really traces hard despite the reduction in profits , the very strong performance in working capital that Frank eluded to earlier means that er we actually end up with a net cash flow for operating activities more than thirty five million pounds higher . |
| 30 | The Secretary of State will remember my exchanges with the Prime Minister in respect of volunteering , so he will understand my regret at the reduction in opportunities for those who want to volunteer for the TAVR in Northern Ireland . |