Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adj] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Association is pleased to continue this work to maintain these close ties for the benefit of the Royal Air Force ‘ family ’ . |
| 2 | The Association is eager to recruit more shareholders and ordinary members to facilitate this . |
| 3 | ‘ Nomination ’ is the process whereby the client chooses a subcontractor to carry out specialist works under a building contract and where the contractor is obliged to employ that subcontractor . |
| 4 | The report says a public-private partnership is vital to ensure any town or city develops to its full potential . |
| 5 | In addition , since it is probable that alcohol produces liver damage by a number of different mechanisms , any explanation for a genetic predisposition to cirrhosis is likely to involve several genes , rather than variation at a single locus . |
| 6 | Now the former record plugger is keen to dispel any impression that his illusions are achieved using TV trickery ‘ which they are not ’ . |
| 7 | CCG sponsored the weekend and Bob Rae of the training department is keen to see more staff take part in Executive Stretch . |
| 8 | When release ceases , probably owing to a negative feedback effect of calcium , recovery occurs as calcium is pumped out of the cytoplasm ( by pumps on the plasma membrane and internal stores ) and the cell is ready to begin another cycle . |
| 9 | ‘ The Mayor is desperate to attract more money — not give it away to things like the US Open , which is more than able to take care of itself ’ , he said . |
| 10 | No purely qualitative study is likely to answer all questions about a flow . |
| 11 | It is becoming apparent , especially on large projects , that a joint Marketing/Engineering task force is beneficial to ensure all phases run smoothly . |
| 12 | But the high-tech ( not to speak of nuclear ) battlefield is unlikely to present this opportunity often ; and it is difficult to envisage the ‘ opting out ’ of any sizeable formations in light of the integrated command structure and dependency upon Soviet communications nets . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , the main emphasis of the book is upon the prejudices of racism , antisemitism and nationalism , so much so that the unqualified term is sufficient to evoke these exemplifications . |
| 14 | The leading Republican Senator , Robert Dole caused uproar in Israel when he suggested this money should n't be taken for granted , but there 's no sign the Bush administration is prepared to use this muscle . |
| 15 | This leads directly to a further difference : an orthodox practitioner is likely to treat all cases of influenza with the same drug , an antibiotic perhaps ; whereas the homoeopathic practitioner may use different remedies , depending on the patient 's reaction to the influenza , as we saw in the cases illustrated above . |
| 16 | bridge switch : Work is due to start this weekend on a £25,000 scheme to replace a footbridge over the A167 in Ferryhill . |
| 17 | But just as the mere thought of the long run is liable to blight any work on which one is engaged , so the thought of a tone distinct from though inseparable from the shit is guaranteed to bring even the most promising project to a halt . |
| 18 | It will also be necessary to consider the extent to which the evidence involves technical data and the extent to which any particular parent is likely to find this kind of information helpful . |
| 19 | By linking the system through a standard telephone wire , the management is able to control all operations from a centrally located computer . |
| 20 | Our sinister cop is able to exploit that weakness by offering a sympathetic ear . |
| 21 | The judge is free to impose any sentence and can send the convicted individual to prison or hospital . |
| 22 | However strong and loving the bond between carer and dependant may be , constant long-term caring is likely to bring some frustrations and difficulties . |
| 23 | Thus , at least until adolescence , the black child is likely to share these values . |
| 24 | The age at which a mother starts to toilet train her child is unlikely to have much effect on the age at which the child will be fully trained . |
| 25 | If for any reason your child is unable to achieve such targets , it is important that you explain why to the school . |
| 26 | By listening to her children 's language ( which , to quote T S Eliot , ‘ is the fluid in which all else is suspended ’ ) the teacher is able to go some way in interpreting their individual levels of development and maturation . |
| 27 | Salisbury Plain is all mined these days . ’ |
| 28 | Glenn Hoddle 's team is likely to show several changes . |
| 29 | Glenn Hoddle 's team is likely to show several changes . |
| 30 | In Albert v. Lavin the question posed for the House of Lords was ‘ whether a constable who reasonably believes that a breach of the peace is about to take place is entitled to detain any person without arrest to prevent that breach of the peace in circumstances which appear to him to be proper . ’ |