Example sentences of "[is] [num] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This initial fragmentation is one of the essential processes that leads to the conversion of sterile rock into fertile soil . |
| 32 | Put in those terms it may seem a strange statement , but it is one of the essential differences between true epics and novels , which deal , on the whole , with the world of ‘ reality ’ . |
| 33 | ( 2 ) History is one of the essential elements of a humane education in that it informs us about man in his various activities and environments and thus helps us to understand our fellow human beings . |
| 34 | Tamburlaine 's self-confidence and ambitions are far greater than that of any other character , and this is one of the essential features of the play . |
| 35 | The problem is that it is not just life expectancy that determines whether the child has this ‘ right to live ’ ; often handicaps such as Down 's Syndrome which is one of the primary forms of mental handicap identified by tests , are considered such a burden both to the child and the family that the pregnancy will be terminated . |
| 36 | Information is one of the primary assets of any organization . |
| 37 | It is one of the primary purposes of cultivation that we affect and change conditions in favour of the plants and to the detriment of their enemies . |
| 38 | Young designers to have suffered a similar fate to Ronay include Val Piriou , Joe Casely-Hayford and John Galliano , although Galliano is one of the luckier ones . |
| 39 | Lesley Taylor 's son David is one of the luckier victims of the A 48 . |
| 40 | ‘ An albatross , as I was saying , is one of the rarest phenomena in golf , even rarer than a hole in one which of course we have also seen today . |
| 41 | As malignancy is one of the rarest causes of menstrual disturbance the procedure is not helpful in the management of most women referred to gynaecologists . |
| 42 | He qualified for his colliery manager 's certificate in 1947 and is one of the longest-serving members of the Institute of Mining Engineers . |
| 43 | Physically at least , this is one of the cleanest campaigns for many a year . |
| 44 | ‘ Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest methods of generating electricity , ’ it states , ‘ and already makes a substantial contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the UK . |
| 45 | Cindy Sherman 's art is one of the defining forces of the 1980s . |
| 46 | Being real is thus seen as one of the defining attributes of God , just as having three sides is one of the defining attributes of a triangle . |
| 47 | It is one of the closer stars , at a distance of only 36 light-years , and is 115 times as luminous as the Sun . |
| 48 | This is one of the commonest routes from Europe , although Luftansa fly to La Paz from Frankfurt . |
| 49 | It is one of the commonest rhythms to be found but look what it does here . |
| 50 | Colon cancer is the most common malignant tumour of the gastrointestinal tract and is one of the commonest causes of death from cancer . |
| 51 | It shortens the lives of millions of people world-wide and is one of the commonest causes of blindness . |
| 52 | A survey by Liverpool University has shown that drowning in fishing nets is one of the commonest causes of dolphin and porpoise deaths in the waters around Britain . |
| 53 | In both sexes compulsive public masturbation is one of the commonest examples referred for treatment ( Skinner , 1988 ) . |
| 54 | This is one of the commonest types of physical coloration and the iridescent appearance is well seen , for example , in the wing-scales of Morpho butterflies , in the Diamond beetles Entimus and Cyphus and in the Chrysididae. ( iv ) Diffraction colours , resulting from the presence of closely spaced striae , 0–5 to 3 µm apart , occur in the Mutillidae and various beetles such as Serica , several Carabidae and Gyrinidae , Nicrophorus and others ( Hinton and Gibbs , 1969 , 1971 ) . |
| 55 | As in the rest of the United Kingdom , education is one of the highest spenders ; only Health spends more . |
| 56 | I do not know what happens when men feel the ecstasy that Thoreau experienced , but it is one of the highest joys known to man . |
| 57 | In fact the act of creativity whether it is in science of the arts is one of the highest joys of mankind ; but its depth of emotion will depend on the level of mental maturity . |
| 58 | This cultivation of the vision of man is one of the highest achievements of the mental life , and throughout human history the seer has been accorded superhuman attributes . |
| 59 | Meat is one of the highest contributors of fat in the typical British diet ( along with milk , margarine , other fats , sausages and meat products , cakes , biscuits and pastries ) . |
| 60 | A sleepy hamlet which has miraculously escaped the scars of many battles , with quaint narrow streets and a Gallo-Roman church , Ambonnay is one of the prettiest villages in the region . |