Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] be [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paradoxically , families are often more concerned by the behaviour of a primary sufferer who , unbeknown to them , is desperately trying to withdraw from drugs than they are by his or her apparently normal behaviour when he or she is continuing regular use . |
| 2 | Where there is strong local determination to keep the church open , the diocese may change its mind and ultimately the Church Commissioners may overrule the plans for closure . |
| 3 | A provision will be void for uncertainty where there is real conceptual uncertainty — for example an option to renew " at a rent to be agreed " where there was no indication of how the rent was to be agreed , not on what basis , not what was to happen if the parties failed to agree ( King 's Motors ( Oxford ) v Lax [ 1969 ] 3 All ER 665 ) . |
| 4 | This point will be particularly important in areas which have net inflow of elderly patients , and in areas where there is extensive new building of residential or nursing homes . |
| 5 | Its depressant action on the central nervous system affects emotional states in the short-term — such as during a drinking session — and long-term — where there is regular heavy drinking . |
| 6 | Where there is limited net asset cover , the vendors might be asked to warrant that they are not aware of any information relating to the target which has been knowingly withheld , the disclosure of which might effect the decision of the purchaser to proceed . |
| 7 | It is less helpful , however , where there is little or no political or ideological distinctiveness — in technical fields , for example , or where there is sustained political consensus between individual authorities and the centre . |
| 8 | In political systems where there is free electoral competition between political parties for power , ‘ one might expect to find a connection not only between individual papers and parties but also a correspondence , or parallelism , between the range of papers and the range of parties ’ . |
| 9 | The strongest activity has been at the bottom end of the market , where there is considerable pent-up demand from first-time buyers who have delayed buying over the past few years , for fear that house prices would fall further . |
| 10 | Thus non-agricultural activities should be considered alongside those which directly use land , and this is particularly important where there is widespread rural-urban migration with or without a remittance economy ( e.g. South Yemen where outmigration to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf has led to the abandonment of terracing ; the Rif in Morocco and Algeria ; the Nepalese hills ; Lesotho and other labour reserves of Southern Africa ; or the Andean highlands where many of the male population have migrated seasonally or permanently to the coastal cities ) . |
| 11 | There are many zoos around the world which keep animals in conditions which are very poor , and where there are substantial adverse effects on welfare . |
| 12 | This was finally agreed to commence in 1991 , though subject to exemptions for certain professions where there are substantial national differences , e.g. lawyers and accountants , and here a test of competence will still be required . |
| 13 | It is conformally flat everywhere except at the boundaries of the interaction region where there are impulsive gravitational waves that may be considered to be generated by the collision . |
| 14 | The introduction of a job-sharing scheme can be useful in two differing circumstances : first , where there are insufficient full-time posts to meet the number of applicants and , second , when the posts can not be filled due to insufficient numbers . |
| 15 | Tax avoidance The court may refuse to approve the scheme if its principal purpose is to avoid tax or stamp duty , but not usually where there are other justifiable reasons for using a scheme of arrangement . |
| 16 | Now go upstairs to the Mathematical Hall by K. I. Dientzenhofer , where there are good Rococo tables and a collection of clocks made in the Clementinum . |
| 17 | They work in many clinics , health centres and surgeries where there are large ethnic minority communities . |
| 18 | They work in many clinics , health centres and surgeries where there are large ethnic minority communities . |
| 19 | ‘ Especially in countries where there are large rural populations still living under Third World conditions , the transistor is usually among the most prized of possessions . ’ |
| 20 | Where there are numerous relevant variables , however , confirmatory statistical testing will help to give us confidence in our results , and it is up to the analyst to decide in a given case whether these methods are needed . |
| 21 | But i n relationships where there are continual small issues which divide , if there is n't some truthful ( albeit controlled ) expression of the difference , that is how resentments and potential fury can be built up . |
| 22 | In parts of northern Australia , where there are heavy seasonal rains , the ground becomes so waterlogged for part of the year that these downward migrations are not possible . |
| 23 | Where there are concurrent criminal proceedings a parent may seek an adjournment of the care proceedings until the criminal process is completed . |
| 24 | Where there are double white lines along the |
| 25 | Where there are double white lines along the road and the line nearer to you is broken , you may cross the lines to overtake if you . |
| 26 | In addition , peasant unrest in areas where there was significant private landholding had reached serious proportions by May . |
| 27 | One asked the question : if the ‘ villa ’ had been a working farm , why was it not sited nearer the valley floor , where there were suitable arable areas and meadows ? |
| 28 | Even though at best only partial success was attained in ‘ imposing ’ this image on the still unbroken socialist/communist and catholic subcultures , where there were strong ideological counters to acceptance of the ‘ Hitler myth ’ , and on sections of the upper classes whose status-conscious élitism provided a continuing barrier to the appeal of populist leadership images , there can be no doubt that the penetration of the propagated ‘ Hitler myth ’ was deep , especially , but by no means only , among the German middle classes . |
| 29 | The bureaucracy of both institutions caused numerous problems , particularly with the councils , where there were endless fixed meetings to attend , return trips , official hands to be shaken and backs to be slapped . |
| 30 | More of them probably remain to be identified , particularly where there were important royal centres in Saxon times . |