Example sentences of "although a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scheme did not focus on the mentally frail ; although a quarter of the cases involved some confusion or disorientation , only three per cent involved severe confusion . |
| 2 | Mrs Roggson , by contrast , although a widow of only sixty , seemed to have lost her energy for life . |
| 3 | Although a transfer of the ownership of a company is unlikely to be well received by the board , care should be taken before making the decision on how to react ; agreeing to increase national control can be less harmful than ( for instance ) withdrawing from the country altogether . |
| 4 | In many cases the question will be answered by looking at the terms of the contract between the parties although a description of the parties as " employer " and " employee " is not conclusive . |
| 5 | Opportunities for dual qualification , in both education and librarianship , barely existed until the pioneer establishment of a Teacher-Librarianship Diploma at University College London in the late 1960s , and although a variety of different courses are now emerging there has been precious little encouragement or inducement for ambitious people to take advantage of them . |
| 6 | Most homeless persons and families have the common feature of poverty although a variety of personal and other reasons may underlie their homelessness . |
| 7 | There is a strong interest in qualitative research , although a variety of other methodological approaches are utilised . |
| 8 | Although a variety of provisions is possible , the position taken in Precedent 3 is that the seller is obliged to accept all orders placed for delivery subject to agreed lead times . |
| 9 | Although a lack of continuity of part-time workers and the difficulty of accruing experience may partially justify higher demands on volunteers , nevertheless the outer London suburbs suspect that the heavy demand of a 2-day-a-week commitment now placed on all new London volunteers stems not from these practical considerations but from a poor stereotypical image of the volunteer and from a negative attitude towards volunteering in general . |
| 10 | In a report , Water pollution incidents in England and Wales — 1990 , the NRA says that although a lack of previous data makes an assessment of overall trends difficult , there is no question that the number of incidents reported has risen . |
| 11 | A study of undecorated domestic pottery from settlement sites in Northamptonshire suggested that there were a limited number of fabric groups , each originating from sources up to 50 miles from the place of discovery ( Walker 1978 ) , although a lack of detailed knowledge about the area 's Drift geology led the author to have serious doubts about the results . |
| 12 | For practical purposes — although a wealth of detail needed to be settled — the problem was substantially resolved at that famous meeting on 15 December 1975 . |
| 13 | He declined , although a member of GEMA , and stood for the post of national chairman . |
| 14 | Nicol has strained neck muscles and , although a member of Kenny Dalglish 's squad for today 's match against QPR in London , he is unlikely to play . |
| 15 | Although a member of the BF grand council in 1926 , her political roots and beliefs emanated from Die-hard conservatism . |
| 16 | Although a member of another faith , his small , slightly portly figure and twinkling spectacles recalled Father Brown . |
| 17 | The contract was eventually granted to a company from Australia , which , although a member of COCOM , was not a member of NATO . |
| 18 | When Soviet troops invaded Finland in November 1939 , for instance , there was widespread sympathy in Britain for the latest victims of aggression ; but D. N. Pritt , although a member of the Labour Party National Executive , attempted to justify the role of the Russians . |
| 19 | The new company , which will be called Chiron , will have 1500 employees , although a reduction of about 10 per cent of the workforce is expected early in 1992 . |
| 20 | Difficulties with Norway over fisheries policy took longer to resolve and , although a Treaty of Accession was signed by all four applicants on 22 January 1972 , the Norwegians rejected the idea of entry nine months later in a referendum . |
| 21 | For example , although a curie of any radioactive element disintegrates at the same rate as I gram of natural radium ( as found in sea-water ) there is no connection between this and the relative toxicity of the element as compared to radium . |
| 22 | One large cemetery lay at Boley Hill outside the south gate , consisting chiefly of cremations , although a fragment of a decorated lead coffin has also been found there . |
| 23 | The report showed that although a total of 62 ballistic missiles , 18 launch pads , 33 missile warheads , 127 missile storage-racks and substantial amounts of rocket fuel had so far been destroyed , " questions remain[ed] " about Iraq 's capability to manufacture short- and long-range Scud missiles . |
| 24 | Although a minority of the group succeeded in finding jobs , these did not last long , and , like the rest of this group , who remained unemployed , they became frustrated and disillusioned by the difficulties they experienced in finding employment and by the attitude of employers to older workers . |
| 25 | Lauterpacht concludes that the subsequent Resolution of the Assembly shows that the Assembly accepted the Court 's opinion , although a diversity of views persisted on the nature of the effect of the election . |
| 26 | Although a measure of ambivalence is quite usual , it is at this point that a decision is made about going public . |
| 27 | In the early days a few Members complained about the new lighting , but some adjustments were made and the Committee reported no further objections on these grounds ( although a survey of MPs attitudes following the introduction of television , which was conducted by the IBA , showed that 59% of the respondents found the lighting in the Chamber too bright , compared with 31% before the experiment began ) . |
| 28 | Although a survey of Russia 's dealings with central Asia in the first half of the nineteenth century concludes that " Bukhara , Khiva , and Kokand were not primary objects of interest " , the work as a whole provides massive evidence for the view that only the problem of traversing Kazakhstan prevented the khanates from coming to the top of the imperial agenda . |
| 29 | Golf on the short course was very popular and in August 1920 the green fees were the highest so far , although a deficit of £215 was reported on the year , despite selling stones and some 80 tons of horse manure at 10s. 0d. a ton . |
| 30 | Although a range of sociological theories has suggested that crime is due to deprivation of one sort or another , it is worth stressing that many middle-class children also engage in delinquent behaviour . |