Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a [noun] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On non-executive directors ' role , commented that ‘ in a unitary board both executive and non-executive directors are responsible for the board decision and the board as a whole is responsible when wrong decisions are made . |
| 2 | Hence , by 1905 the Poor Law faced criticism from all sides and the case for a review was strong . |
| 3 | On the face of it , the case for a pardon is overwhelming . |
| 4 | Although the case for an annulment was weak in terms of canon law , it was politically expedient for the pope to concede and few believed that the request would be denied . |
| 5 | Constitutionally , and in theory , Parliament as a whole was sovereign since the House of Commons was but a part of Parliament and for a bill to become law the assent of Lords , Crown , and Commons were all needed . |
| 6 | Installation through a window is possible only where there is single glazing . |
| 7 | Mozart 's Catholicism has not always received sufficient attention and Mr Till 's response to it perhaps undermines some of his other convictions in showing us a Mozart whose genius as a composer was spontaneous rather than intellectual . |
| 8 | This suggests that the modals differ from do auxiliary in involving a representation of the infinitive event , not as something whose real existence coincides with the present or past time-stretch expressed by the auxiliary , but as something which coincides with the modal only inasmuch as its existence as a potential is concerned . |
| 9 | His experience as a flyer was invaluable and those who worked with him at the time , recall the day he died . |
| 10 | Any provision in a contract which would have the effect of excluding or restricting liability for a misrepresentation is ineffective , except to the extent that the clause is shown to satisfy the requirement of reasonableness — Misrepresentation Act 1967 , s.3 as amended by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 . |
| 11 | His action as a general is sensible . |
| 12 | He did n't like the tremors that went with the addiction — the wavering match as he lit up again and spilling his tea during a work-break was embarrassing . |
| 13 | Sometimes the search for a definition is straightforward . |
| 14 | From the point of view of a book being lastingly used and loved the effect of the rightness and appropriateness as a whole is enormous . ) |
| 15 | Connections with her own practice as a painter were evident , even though her abstract compositions were very different in subject from the works of her chosen artists , who included Veronese and Poussin . |
| 16 | The moment of a force about a point is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by its perpendicular distance from the point . |
| 17 | Although the rotational speed of a helicopter is low , say three hundred rpm , the tip speed in forward flight of the up-wind blade becomes supersonic . |
| 18 | Some knowledge of the geography of an area is important . |
| 19 | But it very soon became clear that any mention of a maximum was unnecessary and , with hindsight , it can be seen as a future source of embarrassment . |
| 20 | This is because the behaviour which is to be explained as the result of an instinct being present in an organism is , itself , the main evidence for the existence of the instinct in the first place . |
| 21 | Neither the economic policy of a nation nor the political programme of a party is likely to achieve a successful dynamism if it is based solely upon the assistance of lame ducks . |
| 22 | If a batch of a product is close to the specification limit in respect of any parameter at the time of manufacture then even a slight change may mean that it no longer complies with its specification , so that its effective shelf-life is very short . |
| 23 | In practice , the study of a service is likely to reveal issues for attention by both local government and central government . |
| 24 | The actual concentration of an industry is hard to assess precisely and there are many different measures of it ( eg if we say that the five firm concentration ratio is 85 per cent , this means that the largest five firms in the industry control 85 per cent of the market ; a two firm concentration ratio of 100 per cent indicates that two firms completely dominate the market ) . |
| 25 | The usefulness of an aircraft is dependent upon the pilot at the controls . |
| 26 | The rhythm of a language is hard to describe or define , but we react to it subconsciously . |
| 27 | It is better style to write : ‘ An uncommunicated revocation of an offer is ineffective . |
| 28 | Often , one side of a mountain is wet , and the other-much drier . |
| 29 | The economic structure of the market in assessing the competitive effect of a merger is crucial . |
| 30 | Short-term or emergency policies to try to reduce the pollution levels during a smog and to cope with the adverse health effects and economic disruption of a smog are complex . |