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

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1 The gift is the largest since the gallery 's founding in 1832 .
2 The sadness is the greater as the Act comes at a time when the accumulated wisdom from attempts to improve schools was establishing a consensus on how schools might more effectively meet the needs of all pupils .
3 The fine , imposed by International Cricket Council match referee Raman Subba Row , is the biggest since the code of conduct was introduced a year ago .
4 Corporation tax is based on an imputation system , which means that in most cases the liability to corporation tax is the same whether the firm pays dividends or not , and that shareholders do not face double taxation on their dividends .
5 In addition , one can not see how the imposition of a charge which is the same whether the journey is one station down the line , or from Inverness to Plymouth , can be considered fair and reasonable within the confines of any Charter .
6 Superficially , the approach is the same whether the remedy is contained in conditions of sale or conditions of purchase , and in many cases the wording of the remedies may be very similar indeed .
7 Diagnosis is the same whether the doctor is homoeopathic or orthodox , but the homoeopathic doctor has the advantage of not needing a diagnosis before treatment begins , since it is the patient rather than the disease for whom the prescription is made .
8 Where the property of A is mixed with that of B which is of substantially the same nature and quality and they can not practicably be separated ( grain in a bin , oil in a tank ) the mixture is owned in common in proportion to the quantity contributed by each and the law is the same whether the mixing is wrongful or by consent .
9 Three so she 'd say , Oh you know mind I 've cut it up a bit do you you should n't it 's still a quarter still a quarter you have n't lost a bit of it but it 's still a quarter three twelfths is the same as a quarter .
10 And three twelfths is the same as a quarter is n't it .
11 Okay have you done things like erm three twelfths is the same as a quarter ? have you done that at school ?
12 So twenty five per cent is the same as a quarter
13 For example , a rise in temperature of 10°C is the same as a rise in temperature of 10 K.
14 Third , I do not accept the principle that the meaning of utterances is the same as a person 's ( alleged ) reasons for saying what he says .
15 any name which is the same as a name appearing in the index of names kept by the Registrar of Companies ( s. 714 ) ;
16 The effect of such an order under the Act is the same as a discharge in bankruptcy .
17 Will my right hon. Friend confirm that , under the current rules for SERPS , there is a cut-off in the amount which is the same as the cut-off for the earnings limit ?
18 The origin of the family is therefore the same as the origin of private property , and the origin of the family is the same as the origin of the subordination and exploitation of women .
19 This " instruction " for how to use a colon is the same as the instruction for how to use a semicolon .
20 The Secretary of State was being totally disingenuous because , if the cancellation cost of the fourth boat is the same as the cost of cancelling the first boat would have been , it would be cheaper to build the thing — so saving on the unemployment benefit that would otherwise be payable to the constituents of the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness ( Mr. Franks ) — and not deploy it .
21 The first point to note is that , whatever their growth rates , all firms generate the same total rate of return on assets of 15 per cent , and that this is the same as the cost of capital or discount rate .
22 Consider a polymer chain consisting of r covalently bonded segments whose size is the same as the solvent molecules , i.e. where V 1 is the molar volume of component i .
23 Additionally , for all random access media items , a directory must be created on the media item which is the same as the name of the LIFESPAN process directory .
24 This is the same as the peak field-aligned velocity of the D-shaped distributions of the accelerated magnetosheath ions at the magnetopause , as both predicted theoretically and , recently , observed r24–26 .
25 Note also that maximising is the same as the minimising .
26 As the interest rate on the loan is the same as the discount rate , the net present value cost of buying the asset through borrowing is £10,000 .
27 It is no accident that the Greek word for ‘ person ’ is the same as the word for ‘ atom ’ .
28 The spot yield for a particular term to maturity is the same as the yield on a zero-coupon bond of the same maturity ( hence the alternative name ) .
29 I decide , I I choose , I will come , I will receive it , but the actual giving of that life , t is the same as the giving of the life to that babe , it was no choice of it , it was no , did n't i , was n't determined by it 's own will .
30 Furthermore , Ford 's new Price Protection plan means that the price you pay is the same as the price on your order , as long as you are prepared to accept delivery within three months and , in any event , as soon as your car is available .
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