Example sentences of "one of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , as the concept is one of developing powers downwards , inevitably it will be the Community which decides the residue decisions with which it does not wish to deal and which should be devolved downwards — the crumbs from the Community table . |
| 2 | Inside , the scene was one of frenetic confusion , servants scurrying around , shouting and gesticulating , carts laden with provisions struggling to either get in or leave . |
| 3 | As the Bank of England 's recent quarterly bulletin made clear , the right environment for recovery is one of stable prices . |
| 4 | A very interesting sub-set in this category is that in which the Christian or baptismal name is followed immediately by one of like kind , as in the case of Johannes Geoffrey , where it appears that a personal name has been pressed into service as a byname . |
| 5 | He revealed that the boy was only one of 135 juveniles taken in during the inquiry . |
| 6 | One of 70 H–25A helicopters ordered by the US Air Force , it was reallocated first to the US Army and then to the US Navy . |
| 7 | However once its position has been determined it is in a totally different state , one of definite position . |
| 8 | But it seems that , regardless of the wider implications of the dispute ( it has been bracketed with refusals of voluntary aided status in its impact on religious and cultural autonomy ) , the issue was essentially one of parental choice rather than religion per se . |
| 9 | The degree to which that spatial division of labour is one of regional inequality ( uneven development ) will reflect : |
| 10 | But Christopher Taylor will happily chat to you in any one of 18 languages . |
| 11 | Anne was one of 18 women running successful small enterprises with stands in the Women in the Rural Community exhibition . |
| 12 | Mr Ozberk is one of 18 Kurds still detained at the Haslar Centre for young offenders near Gosport , Hampshire , all of whom face deportation . |
| 13 | ‘ The Trust is one of 16 businesses in the area , including supermarkets , which have been reported for trading illegally . ’ |
| 14 | A doctor , one of 16 accomplices on trial with Tabet , was jailed for two years on charges of replacing the hymens of virgins deflowered by the police chief . |
| 15 | The Lloyds will be one of 16 father and son pairs who will join up with 16 mother and daughter partnerships to find out who will become this year 's Remington/Daily Express Family champions . |
| 16 | The subsidiary information field specifies which one of 16 accumulators is to participate in the instruction , a common use for this field . |
| 17 | Mr Sheridan was one of 16 people arrested on Monday . |
| 18 | ‘ You 've got to hit a ball straight with one of 14 clubs at golf . |
| 19 | This is one of 14 species of bird referred to as Darwin 's finches . |
| 20 | DEWI Morris is one of 14 Lions playing their first match of the New Zealand tour , against North Harbour in Auckland tomorrow , un |
| 21 | According to Optical Data , the Infinity chassis can support up to 576 Ethernet , 384 Token Ring and 60 FDDI ports , which can be configured to use any one of 44 Ethernet or Token Ring networks . |
| 22 | They had no money to buy tickets on their own , ’ said Igor Drizhon , one of 44 passengers who arrived in St Petersburg from Stockholm after the hijacking. — Reuter and AP |
| 23 | The relationship between them is neither one of upward development nor of contrast ; it is one of beginning and completion , of hope and fulfilment . |
| 24 | The general pattern of change has been one of upward mobility . |
| 25 | Here , as in The Family Reunion , the ordinary human world is presented as one of paltry illusion . |
| 26 | The note must be one of unfinished business . |
| 27 | The first day of the offensive broke with cynical summer loveliness on a scene shortly to be one of unmitigated horror . |
| 28 | For many years now the relationship between the prison staff and the Home Office has been — at its very calmest — one of simmering discontent . |
| 29 | Mark 's expression was one of faked incredulity . |
| 30 | Compared to this , the look of anger he had worn when she had first met him in the garden was merely one of passing irritation . |