Example sentences of "of [subord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inhibition of MAO-B is also of topical interest since this may prove to be the first manoeuvre that has slowed the progression of Parkinson 's disease ; the mechanism is uncertain but it was originally thought of because this approach blocked the toxicity of the selective dopaminergic poison , MPTP . |
| 2 | Following his return to Japan , Kaifu on Oct. 12 addressed the Japanese parliament at the beginning of a special 30-day session , called to discuss the issue of whether Japanese Self-Defence Force personnel could be sent as a " peace corps " of civilians and soldiers to participate in UN peacekeeping missions to the Gulf . |
| 3 | Generally they are the result of a user finding a deficiency or making a suggestion , and it is therefore important to keep track of whether appropriate action has been taken . |
| 4 | Generally they are the result of a user finding a deficiency or making a suggestion , and it is therefore important to keep track of whether appropriate action has been taken . |
| 5 | The British ‘ utilitarian ’ approach sidesteps the thorny question of whether mental disease makes an offender ‘ not guilty ’ . |
| 6 | When Shell and UKOOA — representing all the major companies — appeared before the Select Committee , they were astonished that anyone should suggest that they , as operators of various North sea fields , could not be approached by any employee , regardless of whether that person was employed directly by a company or employed by a contractor . |
| 7 | Part of the judgment is that the whole productive process is fractured and that in particular work now assumes an element of drudgery and toil , regardless of whether that work is manual , non-manual , skilled , unskilled , managerial or professional . |
| 8 | This would be irrespective of whether that treatment involves hospitalisation or not . |
| 9 | The idea here is that citizens would be entitled to compensation for loss caused by the conduct of a particular activity regardless of whether that activity was conducted legally or illegally , in a faulty way or absolutely blamelessly . |
| 10 | I 've always been the type of guy who 'll dig into every note regardless of whether that note might be right or wrong or in or out of tune . |
| 11 | Now you 've also invited comments on er the question of whether one settlement is appropriate , and the size of the settlement do you want , would you like to take my comment |
| 12 | It was impossible by this method to take into account the question of whether one situation was more dangerous than another . |
| 13 | Resolving the question of whether palaeocurrent flow in Torridonian Scotland was predominantly westerly or northerly is important to those interested in Scotland 's geological history , but has less external interest than the solution of the genetic code problem had for all biologists . |
| 14 | Conversely the supply of the domestic currency in foreign exchange markets derives from imports and capital outflows , irrespective of whether actual payment is made in domestic or foreign currency . |
| 15 | The bill has proved controversial , especially over the issue of whether deep burial should be considered permanent or not . |
| 16 | An indication ( Y or N ) of whether serial access media can be used on this unit . |
| 17 | Although there seems to be fairly clear evidence in favour of an interactional view of sentence comprehension , there remains the question of whether syntactic analysis is optional or obligatory . |
| 18 | Er I might say if keep a little check list of whether each person you ask is male or female or how old they are |
| 19 | It does not seem to us to be particularly fruitful to discuss highly generalised theories of whether international law is or could be ‘ law ’ as such : if viewed from the perspective of ‘ effectiveness ’ , international law may have to be judged differently , depending on whether , for example , the focus is on regional economic relations regulated by treaties , or on customary law applicable to the laws of war on a universal scale . |
| 20 | Although the communiqué stressed that NATO should " deepen its dialogue " with eastern Europe , it left open the question of whether such dialogue would be undertaken by the alliance or by individual members . |
| 21 | He indicated that he would introduce whatever evidence he thought to be appropriate , regardless of whether such evidence had formed part of the reasons for the suspension or not . |
| 22 | Contra-charges may arise against the sub-contractor as a result of : damage to materials , plant or completed work damage caused to the work of other trades faulty workmanship which the sub-contractor fails to rectify delays to the contract programme which may result , for example , in increased plant hire charges or claims by the client , against the builder , for liquidated damages excessive wastage of materials through negligence irrespective of whether such wastage is direct or indirect ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 23 | So I nodded and smiled and agreed , while part of my mind began to toy with the question of whether Balbazian steel was as impregnable as its well-advertised reputation insisted . |
| 24 | Its origins go back to 1970 when a specially commissioned task force of the National Heart and Lung Institute ( as it then was ) , was asked to look into the feasibility of a trial which would settle , once and for all , the question of whether dietary change could , on its own , reduce the frequency of heart attacks in the American population . |
| 25 | Indeed the EC has in the past been more concerned with the question of whether national aid programmes contravened its competition policy rather than whether its competition policy might have any adverse consequences for the regions of member nations . |
| 26 | The question of whether social security benefits give rise to a ‘ culture of dependency ’ has been hotly debated in recent years . |
| 27 | BOTH these books deal with the question of whether low-level exposure to lead has important effects on behaviour and intelligence , and both come to a rather positive conclusion . |
| 28 | What is clear , I think , is that to refer to the whole debate as a ‘ scandal ’ is grossly to exaggerate the position , and it disregards the very great scientific problems thrown up by the apparently simple question of whether low-level lead exposure does indeed produce the alleged effects . |
| 29 | The chapter concludes with a discussion of whether educational failure for children in care is inevitable or whether their prospects could be improved . |
| 30 | In the public debate on this issue , much has focussed on what is termed the ‘ disputed territory ’ of whether human life is present in any reasonable form . |