Example sentences of "of all [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The UK government has back-pedalled on plans for the compulsory registration of all sites contaminated by potentially-toxic waste .
2 Copies of all theses sent to BLDSC for microfilming are indexed and listed each month in British Reports Translations and Theses ( BRTT ) .
3 In addition , Aslib 's quarterly publication Index to Theses now provides abstracts of all theses notified to it by the universities .
4 About one-fifth of all theses result in papers which are on subjects considered inappropriate for the ‘ core ’ journals .
5 About one-fifth of all theses result in papers which are on subjects considered inappropriate for the ‘ core ’ journals .
6 No wonder half of all Britons say they would like a fairer system .
7 This year at least 1.5 million head of prime lambs are expected to be transported live to France and other EC countries — and the majority are selected at auction markets which last year handled 72.5 per cent of all lambs offered for slaughter .
8 Taking the donor agencies as a whole , about 9,000 evaluations of individual projects have been made since 1970 , probably accounting for about 12 per cent of all projects launched since that time .
9 The resolution , passed 14-0 ( with China abstaining ) , was adopted after the failure of all efforts to persuade the Khmers Rouges to co-operate fully with the 1991 UN peace plan .
10 Democrats in both houses of Congress responded to Barr 's decision by increasing their criticism of the Bush administration 's alleged obstruction of all efforts to investigate the Iraqgate allegations , and members of the House banking committee did not rule out the possibility that they would make a more specific request to Barr for the appointment of a special prosecutor .
11 The present superintendent estimated at this time that about half of all girls coming there had never really had any home life , or had been in care , and believed that this cycle would repeat itself : " as high as 85 per cent of these babies , it 's going to happen to them .
12 The centre has implemented systems and procedures to monitor and evaluate the quality of all provision offered and has adopted effective strategies to promote the maintenance of consistent standards in all awards offered .
13 About half of all part-timers earn below the limit , and therefore do not exist for national insurance purposes .
14 The talks produced agreement in principle on Feb. 3 to work for a ceasefire by Feb. 15 and for the release by March 1 of all hostages taken by rival Azerbaijani and Armenian militias , and to establish permanent relations between the two organizations .
15 On September 2 , tens of thousands of South Africans of all races observed a minute 's silence at noon in a demonstration of revulsion at the violence in which 17,000 people have died in eight years .
16 ‘ With this conviction , Rhodesia — the cross-roads country — can become the place where men and women of all races choose the right road ahead . ’
17 A third of all fledglings die within days or even hours .
18 Through the large plate glass windows ( a pleasant feature of all Wildfowl Trust Centres ) we looked out on to a deep lagoon , dug especially to attract wild birds .
19 One third of all prisoners suffer from a psychiatric disorder .
20 A government press note issued on Jan. 11 said that the riots had been sparked off by inmates demanding " the release of all prisoners following the liberation of the country from autocratic rule " .
21 The official return did not give any details about the population on that , or any other , day , but there was a breakdown of the characteristics of all prisoners admitted during 1987 .
22 43% of all prisoners have absolutely no educational qualifications or job skills .
23 This is true of all conduct interpreted as having a moral relevance , as being a sign of virtue or vice .
24 The INTERSECTION of two relations is the set of all tuples belonging to both of the relations .
25 The DIFFERENCE of two relations is the set of all tuples belonging to one relation but not the other .
26 While you are doing this , take the opportunity to inspect the condition of all flexes linking portable or free-standing appliances to the mains , and also those holding pendant ceiling lights .
27 Make a note of all requests made for further information and of any interest expressed in ideas for features .
28 SCO claims 28% of all Unixes sold on all platforms against SunSoft 's 25% , though Open Desktop sales remain stuck at around 35% of its business instead of the 60% it envisaged at the launch of Open Desktop 2.0 this time last year .
29 Only " tough love " is helpful , loving the sufferer but allowing him or her to take the full consequences of all actions caused by the disease .
30 The M6 motorway which borders the district enables the motorist ( over 80 per cent of all visitors arrive by car ) to reach the region from most of the main cities comparatively quickly .
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