Example sentences of "[adj] and [be] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today the business holds its head high and is a world leader in its specialized fields . |
| 2 | The oldest rock of all is 4600 Ma old and is a silicate type called dunite . |
| 3 | To claim that Britain has nurtured something in a matter ultimately pertaining to worship ( the choral singing of cathedral and chapel ) which is purified and controlled beyond anything possessed by Catholic Europe , which is purged of excessive artifice and rhetoric ( Continental reviewers consistently find English a cappella performances impassive ) and whose excellence gives Britain a mission these are among the ideas that have been the principal source of British national identity since the Act of Union in 1707 and were a foundation stone of English identity long before . |
| 4 | The MINIS system was introduced in 1980 and is a management information system designed to identify resources consumed on specified activities by organizational units . |
| 5 | pearce is another overrated player — i cant see why he is always prefered for tony — yeah pearce is tough and shoots hard and is a fighting guy — — so what — — dorigo is a much more — international — type — coming forward more often and when in form seems to be a good friend with the ball … |
| 6 | A well-known walking enthusiast , he started the Darlington and district youth hostel association in the 1930s and was a founder member of the rucksack club the town 's first rambling group . |
| 7 | Long involved in Institute affairs , he headed its Taxation Committee from 1978 , became a Council member in 1988 and was a founder member of the Tax Faculty when it was set up in 1991 . |