Example sentences of "variety of [noun pl] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the search is on for a more durable , ‘ horizontal ’ resistance to a variety of races of a pest . |
| 2 | He could win on a wide variety of venues on a broad spectrum of methods . |
| 3 | • interesting discussions on a variety of topics with a visiting ‘ expert ’ ( eg Reflexology , Speech Therapy , Colour Analysis , Chiropractic , Music for Children , Assertiveness , Wills ) |
| 4 | The comprehensive course covered a variety of topics including a cut-down EPOS system — as used by the Company 's retail division . |
| 5 | They sell a variety of goods on a self-service basis . |
| 6 | Some schools organise ‘ bulk buy clubs ’ where a member with a van or large car buys in bulk a variety of goods from a discount warehouse — items such as nappy liners and toilet rolls seem to be quite common in these schemes . |
| 7 | Write in a variety of forms for a range of purposes , showing some ability to present subject matter differently for different specified known audiences . |
| 8 | Write in a wide variety of forms with a more assured sense of purpose , organising and presenting subject matter appropriately for specified audiences , both known and unknown . |
| 9 | employing a variety of forms with a clear awareness of audience ; |
| 10 | The board of management , led by Newcastle man Dermott Killip , organised a variety of programmes in a bid to stimulate interest in the arts . |
| 11 | The issue of cost was to be tackled head-on in this research programme , so that guidance could be offered on the cost-effectiveness of a variety of approaches to a variety of local circumstances . |
| 12 | However , just as the fourteenth-century English mystics present a variety of responses to a core of dogmatically formulated belief , the tradition they inherited developed a variety of particular views on the nature of mystical experience in relation to Christian orthodoxy . |
| 13 | The sociology of religion does , however , present the researcher with an unusual variety of challenges at a number of different levels in its attempt to understand some of the most powerfully held beliefs and most powerfully motivated actions to be found in the social world throughout its history . |
| 14 | We need a variety of materials in a wide range of formats utilizing therefore a number of different types of equipment ; because it will never make sense to have maximum collections in every classroom , we are likely to value a central pool from which everyone can draw , and the ability to inspect , copy and borrow materials from other schools and central LEA collections . |
| 15 | A college which has close relations with a variety of companies with a good record in training can point young people in the direction of these ‘ good ’ employers . |
| 16 | Their private museum is in a wing which is under the control of a hostile uncle , but they were still able to show me a wonderful variety of treasures including a pedestal telephone , equipped with a leopard-skin handle , and decorated with an embroidered coat of arms showing the sun , moon , and stars . |
| 17 | Coupons , contained within the pack , may be collected over time and exchanged for a variety of products in a catalogue . |
| 18 | There are a variety of reasons for a belief that structural adjustments to the EC budget are not over . |
| 19 | The purpose of making notes is primarily to set out , in a shortened but logical form , information that you have gathered from a variety of sources on a particular topic so that it can be used for revision purposes and as an aid to memory . |
| 20 | One of the most elementary and important lessons to be learned from model theory is that , even when we are tightly constrained by external correlations , it is still generally possible to construct a variety of models for a given set of data ( cf. the extremely useful comments on model construction and evaluation in connexion with language in Sternberg , 1963 ) . |
| 21 | During her six years with the BDDA Molly Sheavyn 's " Further Education and Youth Service " offered an increasing variety of courses to a growing number of students . |
| 22 | At tertiary level , there is a variety of courses of a very high standard . |
| 23 | The London College of Fashion offers a variety of courses including a two year BTEC/Higher Diploma in Design for Fashion Writing and a two year diploma for Fashion Styling . |
| 24 | Mr Ronald Williams of the Forestry Industry Committee of Great Britain said the land being released would enable foresters to grow a greater variety of trees in a more attractive way . |
| 25 | The companies which make up the P&O Group operate in a wide variety of fields on a world-wide basis . |
| 26 | He sees the Bible as containing a section of classic case studies of the ways God deals with humankind in a variety of situations across a considerable period of time . |
| 27 | Transparent fuel pipe , as used on motorcycles and many cars , is easily obtained , economic and fulfils a variety of purposes as a spar joiner . |
| 28 | All teachers should therefore enable and encourage both girls and boys to read a variety of genres by a variety of authors , including those which challenge stereotypes of the roles of the sexes and of different cultural groups . |
| 29 | The carts can come with a variety of extras including a refrigerator , a TV , stereo and dashboard fans , but the distinctive white cart will be seen around the Old Course for promotional purposes . |
| 30 | However , as kingdoms became settled and the Gregorian reform began to give greater prominence to centralization , councils and legates — in short to uniformity and a unifying law — so there were more difficulties in incorporating a wide variety of practices within a centralized system . |