Example sentences of "of a [adj] [unc] " in BNC.

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31 The latter consists of a filtered 0.5% solution of NaCl filling a black embryological dissecting dish .
32 The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) Survey of Nov. 9 published details of an IMF loan approved on Oct. 13 , equivalent to SDR112,000,000 ( about US$164,000,000 ) , the second tranche of a three-year SDR336,000,000 enhanced structural adjustment facility ( ESAF ) approved in September 1991 in support of Sri Lanka 's medium-term economic reform programme .
33 My idea of a great ti
34 The role of the non-executive : Of course , not all of a non-executive 's time is spent looking outwards at the wider world .
35 Yeah well this is , th this is it I mean th th there are often a lot of things happening at the same time er er some of which as you just sort of hinted at are sort of er erm of a psychological er er have a psychological factor in them which all add to it do n't they ?
36 When matters of race are located and called attention to in American literature , critical response has tended to be on the order of a humanistic nostrum — or a dismissal mandated by the label ‘ political ’ .
37 The results for the June 1985 contract were in accordance with the expectations of a positive α and a negative β , but those for the March 1985 contract indicate no relationship .
38 Mr Bond has been threatened with receiverships , the loss of boardroom control at his key Bell Resources company , failure to secure sale of the breweries , share suspensions , disclosure that a former employee may have been involved in telephone bugging and the final indignity of a derisory A$53 million bid from rival Kerry Packer for his TV interests .
39 Ludes wines are welcomed for their use in blending of cuvées , they have the body and vinosity of a true Montagne wine , but I have yet to be convinced that a single growth Ludes can be a complete wine on its own .
40 In another note — in the margin of his description of the characters — he had scribbled : ‘ all three male ch. aspects of a single man=author ’ .
41 And certainly should not live under the rule of a foreign er power .
42 Roughly speaking , the quality is determined by location in the vineyard , which can be divided into bands : the most northerly band , elevated at a height of between 180 and 220 metres , comprises some of the finest grand cru slopes in all Champagne and represents about a third of Bouzy 's hectarage ; below this is a wide strip situated at a height of between 160 and 180 metres which , in my estimation , should hold the rank of a top premier cru ; the lowest band , at about 170 metres , runs around the flat northern edge of the village and produces vines of a markedly inferior quality .
43 On both sides , however , these views may merge into others which are more starkly contrasted : the idea of a reformist path to socialism may be transformed into a total preoccupation with reforming the existing society and a virtual renunciation of socialism as the ultimate goal ; the revolutionary approach may develop into a rejection of every kind of struggle for reforms as being positively inimical to the growth of a revolutionary class consciousness , the adoption of a politique du pire and the expectation of a catastrophic breakdown of capitalism from which a band of dedicated revolutionaries will lead the masses into socialism .
44 An alternative hypothesis is that lower birth weight results from the phenotypic expression of a genetic β cell defect associated with reduced fetal insulin secretion and reduced anabolic activity in utero .
45 ‘ Did that swift eclipse torture you ? /A star at eighteen and then — suddenly gone/ down to a few lines in the back page of a teenage annual/oh but I remember you/I looked up to you ’ — ‘ Little Man , What Now ? ’ .
46 On both issues she acknowledged the importance of the ‘ women 's movement ’ in promoting reform , ‘ the ever increasing activity in all agencies for the elevation of women … above all that new sense of a common esprit de corps … which is now beginning to bind all our efforts together . ’
47 Erm the world is indeed inter-related erm we are talking in strategic terms of a multilateral er er erm system just as we , as , when we come to the later lectures we will see , as is the case with economic relations .
48 The marvel sat , in its quiet perfection , on the scented , firmly rounded flowerhead of a white viburnum , its four upfolded wings trembling a little under the early sun : it was a double butterfly .
49 Pousse-pousse ! " yelled Chuck Sherman and sprang down the steps of the Continental Palace Hotel into the Rue Catinat with his arm raised in the manner of a French colon .
50 Jane was not over-enamoured of the French : they were continually expressing themselves ( discuter , they called it ) which was rather tiring , and she had less than happy memories of a French au pair .
51 Because we are dealing with what purport to be exceptions to a general principle , it is sometimes argued that there is no single legal principle of justification , merely a number of disparate responses to the specific factual and legal details of a particular case.13 Alternatively , a general principle of justification is advanced and given the name of ‘ necessity ’ or ‘ privilege ’ or some kind of ‘ comprehensive justification in relation to medical procedures ’ .
52 And fireworks are expected to fly as ministers battle to protect their cash plans in the light of a strict 244.5bn pounds spending limit .
53 This would range from total recovery to the maintenance of a vegetative status quo .
54 There looks there sor sor sort of a big erm type of , it 's almost like , well it is a that they do it 's er
55 A cloud of dust appeared on the horizon , the air was again torn by the sound of a high-pitched buzz and Giovanna rode , as Molly hoped , to the rescue .
56 Mrs Mack owns the 90-acre Lower Hare Park Stud four miles away from Newmarket which is on the site of a proposed 3,000-house scheme by Charles Church Developments , one of nine suggested sites for new settlements in the Cambridge area along the A45 corridor .
57 Whether because of Portuguese blood , or because of Portuguese influence , every visitor is aware of a Mediterranean douceur de vie — a quality apparent in Goans ' three-hour siestas , and in their exceptional courtesy and serenity .
58 A whole list of factors contributed to Berlin 's statist character : the relatively weakly developed guild system and mediaeval urban structures more generally ; the relative insubstantiality of a Prussian noblesse de robe ; the relatively powerless position of the mercantile bourgeoisie under absolutism .
59 The introduction of a national mo minimum wage set at three pound forty an hour would directly benefit four point five million workers .
60 States are free to waive , renounce , or dispose of a national 's rights or interests by treaty unless restricted by national law .
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