Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [conj] a [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 I think it 's possible that a lot of the women here are saying no because of the stigma that 's attached to the word feminist feminism .
2 The trapdoor in the floor is intact and a set of stone steps below lead down to the basement , location 3a .
3 Control over monetary policy is political and a lack of control over it is undemocratic .
4 One of the key crossover texts , perhaps , is Barthes 's Mythologies , for what is that but a series of camp readings ?
5 It is possible that a generation of children may grow up deprived of their entitlement — an introduction to the powerful and splendid history of the best that has been thought and said in our language .
6 It is possible that a mixture of all three levels of care might be indicated to meet the needs of one client .
7 It is possible that a figure of the King was once part of the scene , and that his heroic intervention in the face of disaster was part of the cult iconography .
8 The Bull Court at Knossos is not well preserved , but it is possible that a fence of some kind ran round its edge ; a fragment of fresco found in the Labyrinth shows a strongly made three-rail wooden fence with a priestess or attendant leaning on it , watching the spectacle .
9 It is possible that a piece of slate or glass has been cemented over the rodding arm .
10 Implied in this is a view of faith that is unrealistic and a view of doubt that is unfair .
11 It is doubtful whether a right of way over other land belonging to the landlord can ever be an appurtenance , strictly so called ( Re Walmsley and Shaw 's Contract [ 1917 ] 1 Ch 93 ) .
12 Moreover , it is clear that a verdict of death aggravated by the lack of care may be a ‘ free-standing ’ verdict .
13 Firstly , it is clear that a transfer of responsibility has taken place between the different forms of provision .
14 However , because the success of a policy depends so heavily on the way it is devised and implemented , and because the experience of PNP raises such serious questions about the Authority 's role in this regard , it is clear that a review of Authority practices and procedures , as they affect primary education in the city , is now merited .
15 For me , this job is easier than a game of croquet …
16 Admission is free although a commitment of a specified number of counselling/ training hours per week will be required on completion of the study .
17 It is interesting that a number of individuals on the Sandford Review Committee felt that there was a need to establish a new type of national park zone ; these were to be ‘ inner ’ National Heritage Areas , where the claims of conservation were to have clear priority .
18 Well , it is really strange , because I 've done quite a lot of stage work , but it 's funny because a lot of people — even other film actors — do n't know about it .
19 One , which asserts that to each s ε Z+ there corresponds k(s) ε Z+ such that each positive integer is expressible as a sum of at most k(s) positive integral sth powers , was first proved by Hilbert ( in 1909 ! ) .
20 This can not be divorced from the earlier points made about monitoring and evaluating the project , and it is arguable that a programme of long-term follow-up visits and meetings is necessary for this purpose .
21 This is payable when a copy of a writer 's or composer 's song is made mechanically ( or these days electronically ) .
22 It is noticeable that a number of other politicians abroad have made it perfectly clear that this country becomes a more attractive place for investment — and therefore for jobs and prosperity — because we are not committed to the costs of the social chapter .
23 This effect is noticeable when a stream of sunlight passes into a darkened and dusty room .
24 But the incidence of Down 's is such that a process of integration would only involve one child with Down 's entering one in every 20 classes in normal primary schools .
25 The visual ambiguity of handwriting is such that a number of possible interpretations may be made for any written word .
26 I suggest that it is sad that a way of life that is so ancient is ending , but Per Ivar is less convinced .
27 It 's impossible and a waste of time . ’
28 It is likely that a total of around 30 job losses are being sought from a total of 150 employees , following the company 's recent extensive review of current operations and future opportunities .
29 It is likely that a group of fewer than 100 boat people will be sent back just before the arrival in Hong Kong of the Foreign Secretary , Mr Douglas Hurd , planned for mid-January .
30 Sometimes this ability can be judged without interview but it is likely that a number of applicants will need to be interviewed .
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