Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of last year , Ian Fulton of Technical Services and his friend Sean Elvin took a lorry containing 14 tons of aid to Croatia . |
| 2 | Such a burden on the State of Zambia was quite unfair and inappropriate in terms of technical resources and money requirements , so the Director of Civil Aviation invoked an adjunct to the basic rule to the effect that the State of occurrence may delegate the whole or any part of the conducting of the investigation to the State of Registry . |
| 3 | Deepening requires the combination of technical constraints and complexities , on the one hand , with the constant need to adapt to and anticipate changes in processes and products on the other . |
| 4 | Often recipes are only a succession of technical operations and no explanations as to why , or how , or why not . ’ |
| 5 | If the Technical Director reads a report he can be informed by means of technical phrases and arguments . |
| 6 | make informed judgements regarding the most appropriate approach to a particular liquid effluent treatment problem by helping them to scan through a variety of technical options and to eliminate the less sensible ones ; |
| 7 | The plutonium-powered scientific space probe Galileo , whose launch had been delayed by 11 days due to a combination of technical faults and attempts by anti-nuclear activists to gain a court injunction to ground it , was launched on Oct. 17 , 1989 , aboard the space shuttle Atlantis . |
| 8 | Instead , a unique series of technical failures and operator mistakes had led , as the pessimists feared , to the brink of a disaster . |
| 9 | Lastly , a further problem , and in practical terms possibly the most daunting , is the general lack of technical skills and awareness displayed by the traditional archivist . |
| 10 | Various measures connected to the government 's economic reform programme were enacted by parliament in February , but a privatisation bill , under discussion in the Assembly , was delayed because of technical difficulties and because of political and trade union opposition . |
| 11 | Proper jargon uses a shorthand of technical words and phrases to simplify , for the knowledgeable reader , matter too complicated for everyday English . |
| 12 | Abbreviations of technical words and expressions should be used only very sparingly in an examination . |
| 13 | As well as the usual smattering of quotations from the likes of Diderot and Montaigne , it features figures , diagrams , a glossary of technical terms and a bibliography — all the paraphernalia , that is , of an academic monograph . |
| 14 | This may include knowledge of technical terms and procedures , background knowledge of relevant anatomy and physiology , knowledge of pathological conditions , related signs and symptoms and so forth . |
| 15 | A glossary of technical terms and abbreviations would have been useful , as would also a general bibliography . |
| 16 | Less water is needed than in the traditional methods , resulting in a number of technical savings and efficiencies . |
| 17 | The book examines harmonisation of technical standards and the Community 's approach to harmonisation with particular reference not only to existing legislation but also proposed legislation . |
| 18 | No matter how complex your lift problem , or the extent of your budget , a syumpathetic lift specialist with the range of technical solutions and the necessary understanding and experience of the hotel environment can provide you with a satisfactory solution . |
| 19 | The project aims to investigate : the extent to which science parks are assisting in the transfer of technical ideas and expertise from academics to commercial application in industry ; the relationship between success of parks and their location ; and , the implications of the division between the research end of British industry located in science parks , and industrial production . |
| 20 | I was a little concerned though when the makers of ‘ MiniMag ’ asked what experience she 'd had of articulated vehicles and she replied , ‘ I 've spent my life driving Daddy 's horse-boxes . ’ |
| 21 | Even so , it is a very impressive example of the role of cytoplasmic factors and cell lineage . |
| 22 | In all , the consultants pored over 39 firms , which had an average of 4,200 employees and annual sales of DM900m ( $520m ) . |
| 23 | A total of 128 adults and 22 minors were reported to have been arrested as anti-abortionists clashed with pro-choice stewards attempting to escort women patients into the clinics . |
| 24 | In Cilicia , a massacre of 7,000 Armenians and Turks , took place in 1920 and in the United States of America the ‘ Prohibition ’ of the sale of alcoholic drinks , came into effect . |
| 25 | There are line-by-line comparisons of different editions of the librettos , and there are ‘ notes critiques ’ that include descriptions of surviving sources and lists of variant readings , while the more important variants are printed in appendices . |
| 26 | Consideration of parental views and feelings , the need for a mutual relationship and negotiation , the sharing of information are all given low priority . |
| 27 | As we shall see , some argue that while the law , modelled on the recommendations of the Warnock Committee , establishes a range of parental rights and duties , parental involvement in practice is hindered by a number of factors . |
| 28 | Tunstill attacks practice guides for social workers issued by the Association of British Adoption and Fostering Agencies , for emphasising the removal of parental rights and placement of children for adoption and long-term fostering . |
| 29 | Administrative decision-making on deprivation of parental rights and the coming and going of children into and out of the care of the state is perceived by many as an abuse of legal process . |
| 30 | Most writers stress the importance of parental attitudes and parental activities . |