Example sentences of "[is] [adj] of [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Pollution control work , then , is typical of the many areas of social control characterized by goals of regulation rather than repression .
2 This behaviour is typical of the several meals we have investigated using scintigraphic techniques , and shows that it represents a physiological relevant test meal .
3 What we need is more of the same type of good ideas , but in a form to give employment to a much greater number of unskilled , as well as skilled , people .
4 Without doubt this package is one of the all time greats of shareware programming .
5 So , let's get this straight : first edition collectors do buy new books , preferably hardback and preferably mint , and all things being well , here is one of the many titles for which these loyal and driven souls will this season be queuing twelve-deep :
6 This is one of the many advantages of an ‘ open ’ system .
7 Giles , a stylish rider who was very unlucky to roll a pole off the last fence , is one of the many youngsters desperate for sponsorship .
8 The answer is , of course , that the position of a word boundary has some effect on the realisation of the phoneme ; this is one of the many cases in which the occurrence of different allophones can only be properly explained by making reference to units of grammar ( something which was for a long time disapproved of by many phonologists ) .
9 The campaign has been given an extra edge as it is one of the many school ‘ constituencies ’ throughout Britain to be featured on the BBC 's Newsround programme .
10 It is one of the many ironies in our provision for old people that we offer the fit elderly cheap transport ( which they take up enthusiastically to visit their relatives ) but make no provision to enable the relatives of the frail housebound to visit them .
11 Interference with the satisfaction of needs is one of the many sources of frustration leading to aggression .
12 If you 'd like to include a catfish in your set-up , then try Sturisoma subulata , which is one of the many species commonly referred to as ‘ Twig ’ Catfish .
13 This subjective nature of an odour is one of the many problems facing a complainant who turns to the law seeking its abatement .
14 The case of Nicholson v. Revill is one of the many instances in which this rule of law has been applied , and the reason upon which the rule is founded is as clear and plain as the rule itself .
15 Here is one of the many activities included in Fanfare .
16 Ascorbic acid is a useful additive and like salt and pepper , it is one of the many additives that is derived from a natural source .
17 Erm and speech convergence is one of the many methods of becoming more similar to another person , so that you erm get rid of your linguistic differences .
18 It is one of the many strengths of Coetzee 's work that he recognizes the disruptive potential of the new organizations , but he concludes that ultimately they were of benefit to the Conservatives .
19 The Hemingway text selected for the exercise is one of the many vignettes peppered throughout the In our time collection .
20 Maria is one of the many examples of the younger generation who has become politically involved against the regime through her participation in a Christian community .
21 Designed on paper and then woven on her loom , this pure wool rug in a geometric pattern is one of the many designs available from Jacy Wall .
22 This is one of the many books which address the snobbery of the English , which flash at their readers the lawns of country houses , the baize of gambling-tables , which tell tales of those virtuosos of ostentation and disregard who have in common a contempt for commonness , for the middle class ; and it could be said of such books that their chief resource is the eccentricity which has long amounted to a convention of upper-class life .
23 British Telecommunications Plc said yesterday it plans to start selling satellite dishes and receivers by Christmas , making the move since it is one of the few activities it is allowed to pursue in the entertainment arena : ‘ We see it as a very important part of our wish to be part of the converging area of telephony , entertainment and computers , ’ the company told Reuter ; the company will reportedly source the equipment from two unidentified UK companies , in a move that is a significant threat to Amstrad Plc , whose shares fell tuppence to 31p .
24 Leisure is one of the few industries that is growing .
25 If you enjoy the sensation of being an integral part of the driving experience , with all that that entails , then this 911 is one of the few road cars which still has what it takes to excite you .
26 Gambon , 51 , is one of the few actors big enough to play the mountainous Maxwell .
27 Paradise Cars in Oxford is one of the few taxi firms run by women for women .
28 This willingness to forgive past wrongs is one of the few signs of hope for this benighted province ; but it is not enough to bring peace .
29 It is one of the few diseases which medicine could attack before the Second World War , by passive immunization .
30 Asthma is one of the few diseases on the increase in Britain said Simon Hughes , the party 's environment spokesman .
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