Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] remains a " in BNC.

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1 Never before or since equalled for its length , number of sets and sheer volume of visual effects , this twelve part story remains a testament to the skills , planning and resourcefulness of Doctor Who 's most formative Director , Douglas Camfield , now sadly deceased .
2 Although the mechanism of calcium entry remains a matter for debate , what is not in doubt is that elevated levels of InsP 3 , perhaps acting together with InsP 4 , can maintain a constant influx of calcium .
3 The pickup coil remains a single winding over the toroid ( Fig. 8 ) .
4 Despite its size , Saha Pathana remains a family concern — each of Mr Thiam 's eight children controls at least one of the listed companies .
5 Although obesity seems to be the major factor , he fails to cite studies showing that glucose tolerance remains a significant factor even after allowance for maternal obesity .
6 Although inner-urban funding in the late 1970s was limited , the direction of Urban Programme expenditure remains a valid area of investigation .
7 To this pair of eyes Giorgione remains a black hole : Ballarin 's new chronology and most of his attributions seem completely unconvincing .
8 The Medau Society remains a caring Society and is justifiably proud of its standards .
9 Thirdly , the lack of adequate and affordable child care remains a significant barrier to employment , even part-time employment .
10 This World Heritage Site remains a mystery .
11 As long as Mr Neal remains a strong bulwark against these incursions , nothing very significant is likely to happen .
12 In its current form the implant industry remains a haven for all the excesses of free enterprise .
13 The board is not recommending a dividend because cash management remains a priority .
14 RONNY ROSENTHAL remains a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma .
15 Whilst the political influence of rural areas has declined relatively , the farming community remains a disproportionately strong pressure group in most countries .
16 But the record shop remains a great place to do a large part of your Christmas shopping , and with a little imagination you can find great gifts without resorting to the obvious Greatest Hits albums or the record token cop-out .
17 The President may be watching to see how long Mr Buchanan remains a contender , delaying as long as is necessary making an appointment that could fuel his opponent 's campaign .
18 Close and active security co-operation remains a major objective of the British Government in their discussions with the Irish Government and both Governments are fully committed to achieving further progress .
19 Why the chamber should have decided to evacuate after half-a-million years stability remains a matter of conjecture .
20 The source of a social welfare function remains a lasting difficulty .
21 Two goals remain — a state visit to Britain ( little hope there , but a visit by some crowned head to East Germany remains a burning ambition ) , and to the President of the United States in the White House .
22 Tom Verlaine was the driving force behind New York art punks Television , whose Marquee Moon debut remains a rock classic , and who are about to release a comeback album after some 15 years apart .
23 Although the United States remains a third party to the Peace Agreement it therefore has obligations and rights with respect to its performance .
24 28–1 At a congregation meeting they resolved that , as under present circumstances the Spiritual and moral interests of the congregation and the large outlying population can not be adequately attended to while Bowmore remains a mere station of the church , seeing that when probationers and Deputies of the Church come their stay is but temporary and quite insufficient for the necessities of the place , that an effort be made to raise the contributions of the congregation to an amount which might warrant the Presbytery to recommend to the Assembly that Bowmore be made a regularly sanctioned charge .
25 I will favour the right hon. Gentleman by quoting one thought that was expressed in that article : ’ If the single person discount remains a feature of the tax they will have to create a register — a point Michael Heseltine will eventually have to acknowledge .
26 Today , the Dino Berlinetta Speciale remains a fascinating design , aggressive without being just a road-going version of a racing Ferrari and rich in class and atmosphere like all the outstanding Pininfarina designs .
27 The figures are bang in line with City expectations but still show Britain 's trade gap remains a problem for the government .
28 The figures are bang in line with City expectations but still show Britain 's trade gap remains a problem for the Government .
29 Accused in the press of fomenting counter-revolution , Zhao Ziyang remains a party member and even a delegate to the National People 's Congress ( though in March he tactfully begged leave ‘ not to attend ’ ) .
30 It is hardly surprising that Jean-Baptiste Pierre-Antoine de Monet , le chevalier de Lamarck remains a rather shadowy figure when we learn from Alphaeus Packard , his would-be biographer from Brown University , that he ‘ left neither tomb , nor letters , nor manuscripts ’ .
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