Example sentences of "of [noun] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It is ridiculous that two-thirds of the cost of a bottle of whisky goes to the Treasury and the taxation rate is double that of imported wines . ’
2 For he has realized something else , in the moment of inspiration between standing up and beginning to speak : that the aesthetic effect of honesty depends upon restraint in its application .
3 If a lot of moisture collects inside the bag , wipe it off , looking carefully for adult insects as you do so .
4 In addition to their apparent central role in the pathogenesis of the arterial thrombus , increasing interest has focussed on platelets and the coronary microcirculation with the finding of platelet aggregates in the coronary microcirculation in some cases of sudden cardiac death ( Haerem , 1972 ; El-Maraghi & Genton , 1980 ) .
5 We tried local application of platelet concentrates in 12 consecutive patients with leukaemia ( 9 ) or lymphoma ( 3 ) who had severe mucosal haemorrhages due to thrombocytopenia. 9 had epistaxis , 2 had a haemorrhagic gastritis , and 1 had diffuse colonic bleeding .
6 The distribution of taxes depends on the assumptions about the incidence , discussed below , and on the allocation series .
7 In fact , the process of assessment requires of the practitioner the ability to apply a range of knowledge and theory , to formulate information in the light of knowledge and theory , to summarize , prioritize , analyse , make predictions , and to exercise the professional judgements necessary to balance competing imperatives and to assess risk .
8 This approach accepts that in any merger there will be certain benefits and certain disadvantages ( ie costs ) and that some sort of assessment has to be made in order to consider the overall impact .
9 This form of assessment consists of two lists — a set of statements and a set of responses .
10 This type of assessment consists of a series of questions which the student answers by selecting the correct response(s) from those presented in the accompanying grid .
11 I do not use only one type of filter , particularly undergravel , as this kind of flow-rate leads to problems with all the waste being drawn to the bottom where , inevitably , it finds its way into the nooks and crannies that a gravel cleaner just can not reach .
12 But the effectiveness of rewards varies with the desired behaviour .
13 His personal preference for sculling over rowing assisted the introduction of quadruple sculls to world championship and Olympic competition .
14 Talking about Windows , the file transfer section of FastLynx comes with PIF and ICO files to let you use it as a DOS program under Windows .
15 The rules of probability ( p ) state that the value of p ranges from 0 ( zero ) to 1 ( one ) , where 0 indicates the lowest degree of probability and 1 indicates complete certainty .
16 The foreign policy behaviour of states depends on how individuals with power perceive and analyse situations .
17 The behaviour of states depends on domestic political processes .
18 The 1850 statement of progress speaks of a curriculum designed to ‘ prepare pupils for any position in life which they may be called upon to occupy [ and which ] can be afforded at the moderate fee of two guineas a quarter ’ .
19 I was gon na say as I recollect I did n't see much wrong with it that I would disagree with erm I think it 's nice to see , you know , sort of progress seems to be going on and erm er what I would say is sort of it might be a good idea to sort of line the numbers up a bit more but erm
20 The details of the patterns depend on the magnitude of the advantage accruing to defectors ( the value of b ) , but a wide range of values leads to chaotic patterns , whose nature is almost always independent of the initial proportions of C and D. We believe that deterministically generated spatial structure within populations may often be crucial for the evolution of cooperation , whether it be among molecules , cells or organisms .
21 Decision trees prove to be a good method of showing the basics of a decision , that is , what are the possible actions that might be taken at a particular decision point and what set of values leads to each of these actions .
22 In order for strategic planning and decision making to be effective , a different set of values needs to be held by senior officials .
23 The reason for this equality of values arises from the fact that a financial claim is at one and the same time an asset to one economic unit and a liability to another .
24 But at least some of the meaning of blackbird belongs to the whole complex , and is not attributable to either black — or bird separately ; so , when black is replaced , this additional meaning is lost , along with ‘ black ’ .
25 It was never suggested in Meikle that any one of the prosecutions was brought as a consequences of mala fides by the prosecutor .
26 CAST , ex-La 's bass player John Power 's new band , play a string of support dates at Hull The Adelphi with Pele .
27 The band follow their string of support dates on Belly 's current UK tour with shows at .
28 Thirty three billion dollars of support goes to erm er European farmers , right .
29 It is great to see so many people turn up and we hope this level of support continues during the cold winter evenings ahead .
30 The Bureau 's second four-year period of support ends in September 1991 .
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