Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [det] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the design of the experiment is such that the use of alternative linguistic models is still possible . |
| 2 | If society gains more than the private supplier would gain , the social cost of the capital good is less than the market price that a private supplier would have to charge . |
| 3 | ‘ But more than this , his domination with every aspect of the club is such that the transition period after his departure could be as painful and prolonged as the one Leeds endured after Don Revie left in 1974 . ’ |
| 4 | The human mind is more than a computer : Computers have dull and exact memories — what went in can come out again , exactly as it went in . |
| 5 | If the switching angle is not optimised at any operating speed then the motor torque is less than the pull-out torque . |
| 6 | Although the detent torque is less than the motor torque with one or more windings fully excited , it can be a useful feature in applications where the rotor position must be preserved during a power failure . |
| 7 | There is a part of each step during which the motor torque is less than the load torque , so that the system decelerates . |
| 8 | Man for man a unit of Elf longbowmen is more than a match for most opposing troop types . |
| 9 | In the West , a car is more than a way of travelling ; it represents freedom and flexibility and is a potent status symbol . |
| 10 | Secondly , the range of birth weights is less than the range of infant weights , and head circumference and length at birth are known to be inaccurate measurements . |
| 11 | When the demand for labour is less than the labour force , there is a general deficiency of the demand for labour and unemployment rises above the NUP . |
| 12 | The Tomy Cradle Carrier is more than a carrier . |
| 13 | However , maintenance is more than a cost centre because it affects aircraft availability . |
| 14 | This paper only gives erm an , what is called an integrated pollution inspectorate , now unfortunately with those sort of central inspectorates is that after the public 's attention has drifted on , they tend to be erm , they tend to dwindle in numbers , as we 've seen with the present pollution inspectorate . |
| 15 | Some would say that the universe is such that a resurrection could not take place , and they would base this assertion on " science " . |
| 16 | The rhetorical approach emphasizes that any attitude is more than an expression in favour of a position : it is also implicitly or explicitly an argument against a counter-position . |
| 17 | If the cost of abuse is less than the cost of implementing and enforcing regulatory structures in preventing the abuse , there seems to be , prima facie , a case for doing nothing , at least on a preventive level . |
| 18 | To its enthusiasts hunting and especially fox hunting is more than a sport it is a national institution enjoyed equally by all countrymen and I emphasis all countrymen . |
| 19 | The 75 per cent requirement is less than the requirement for 90 per cent acceptances in respect of the shares to which the offer relates in order to effect a compulsory sale by the minority under CA 1985 , s429 ( see Chapter 14 ) . |
| 20 | The net result is that the total energy return is less than the input . |
| 21 | The use of the word " chance " in s32A(1) suggests that the test is less than the balance of probabilities . |
| 22 | The creed had such a powerful hold upon the party that even Quintin Hogg , who later chose the life-peerage title Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone — you can hardly get more urban than that — was opining in 1947 that ‘ the Conservative believes that farming is more than a business ; it is a way of life , essential to the community in war and peace . ’ |
| 23 | That fee is less than a quarter of the £300,000 Bassett paid Arsenal nearly two years ago , yet there are still no takers . |
| 24 | The jail is less than a year old and has been hailed as a model prison . |
| 25 | Any or all of these factors may encourage you to seek to negotiate a settlement which entitles you to speedy payment of a lump sum and perhaps other benefits , even if the value of the total package is less than the amount that you might theoretically win if you sued and all went well . |
| 26 | The feeling of disquiet about the practices and methods of some headhunting firms in terms of ethics , reliability , quality of work and total professionalism is such that the possibility of setting up an official self-regulatory association ought to be investigated . |
| 27 | In practice , the platform becomes a place for people who want to be seen , those who believe that their own importance is such that the presentation of the programme is secondary to their right to be seen beside the programme participants . |
| 28 | But the venue is less than a mile away from Castlemorton Common , which was invaded by more than twenty thousand hippies a fortnight ago . |
| 29 | Wearing trousers is more than a fashion choice for them , it is a religious requirement . |
| 30 | Anyway , why put a new straitjacket around the economy until recovery is more than a twinkle in the market 's eye ? |