Example sentences of "[noun] is [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It is , however , because religion is about the archaic heritage of humanity , and involves relations with parent figures , particularly the father , that one would expect emotional reactions to the subject ; either religion is the most important part of life , and immune to scientific investigation for that reason , or it is too trivial to be worth a working scientist 's time . |
2 | One important association is between the mating system and the mode of parental care . |
3 | This research is based on the belief that one of the most practical ways of improving the effectiveness of Board-level thinking is by the increased use of the strategic decision support tools and methodologies now available and being developed . |
4 | The entry is on the extreme left between the bank and the guard rock over two nice rounded cills within a boat 's length , drop approx 3 ft , then there is a 90 degree traverse right to a V shaped trough through the next cill , drop 2 ft then go diagonally right again over a small cill ( 1 ft ) , then left again between two large outcrops into a smooth chute which drops 6 ft in 20 yds into a deep pool complete with rustic chainlink suspension bridge and shelving sandy beach . |
5 | The entry is from the first floor . |
6 | If the capital stock is below the golden rule level ( ) , then where , the reduction in the capital stock is greater than Modigliani argued . |
7 | YOUR new Diamond Bingo card is in the Daily Mirror on Monday . |
8 | The script is by the Irish director Jim Sheridan , who started the ball rolling with ‘ My Left Foot ’ and ‘ The Field ’ and it stars Ireland 's most internationally renowned leading man , Gabriel Byrne . |
9 | ‘ The extra court sitting is on the same day as the other hearings so we have to rush between the courts . |
10 | As we shall see shortly , the way out of the bedroom is via the wider cultures , rather than the specific sexual acts , of transgressive reinscription — for example , the writings of Wilde , Genet , and others , the subculture from which they emerge and help to form and transform . |
11 | Jon 's bedroom is on the top deck along with washing facilities and a television which works from a generator . |
12 | This means that in rough air it is only safe to pull up hard if the speed is below the maximum launch speed . |
13 | Once the speed is below the 140- knot flap limit fifteen degrees can be lowered and the gear extended , smartly followed by a power increase to stabilise the speed at 130 knots . |
14 | However , I do have an overdrive fitted and this makes a world of difference — comfortable cruising speed is in the 45–50 mph region . |
15 | The First Vice President is from the Southern Division and Second Vice President is from the Scottish Division . |
16 | The First Vice President is from the Southern Division and Second Vice President is from the Scottish Division . |
17 | You state that they come from all over the world , ‘ though the bulk is from the Indian sub-continent ’ . |
18 | The falls create their own showers if the wind is in the wrong direction . |
19 | As the histological damage did not change in harmony with the inflammation and blood loss , it suggests that most of the chronic intestinal blood loss is from the small intestine . |
20 | In France referees take the stick when one side is on the losing end , and feels , rightly or wrongly , that they could have won . |
21 | All pipework is of the screw-fitting type and , providing you apply elbow grease , the unions are drip-free . |
22 | If one wishes to speak of specifically ‘ political ’ roles , the divide is between the individual ruwatu and their wives ( ruwahutu ) , on the one hand , and everyone else , on the other ( Overing 1985 ) . |
23 | Irony is at the same time a characteristic form of the contemporary imagination and a way of thinking the specific forms of engagement which the distractions of the everyday and the interruptions of its temporality might facilitate in television viewing . |
24 | In Bath ( Chris Patten , party chairman , majority 1,412 ) the biggest chunk of homes is in the top band . |
25 | Instead , his mind is on the great frosts of his youth , when the snow lay so deep on The Crown Green that they had to dig a trench to the shop door . |
26 | If your mind is on the new member of the family you 're probably less likely to concentrate on your own aches and pains , regardless of whether they are physical or psychological . |
27 | Her mind is on the young people . ’ |
28 | In general , as already described , corrections will be twice the number of degrees that the aircraft is off the desired track . |
29 | Whether the aircraft is on the required track within the acceptable limits depends on the number of dots deflection of the L/R pointer . |
30 | The neck is on the narrow side for a fingerpicking guitar , with a soft rounded profile . |