Example sentences of "[noun sg] is that the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crucial feature necessary for the occurrence of the special phenomena of double diffusive convection is that the two components should have different diffusivities . |
| 2 | The result is that the twenty features of the Patois competence scale can be grouped into five clusters . |
| 3 | The basic reason for such sterility is that the two parents contain different numbers of chromosomes . |
| 4 | The rule is that the two plugs fit together so that black wires are in the middle — if you are in any doubt then seek assistance or use a voltmeter to check the power supply . |
| 5 | Pam Royle , Tyne Tees presenter : ‘ My first reaction is that the two companies merged is good news in terms of what will be seen on the screen . |
| 6 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 7 | If this is combined with the previous result of 40 per cent of places ‘ lost ’ in 1814 as against 1792 being Scottish the conclusion is that the 1814 petitioning was not only much more English than 1792 but even much more English south of the North Country . |
| 8 | The critical point is that the four stages are progressive : educators move along from one to the other . |
| 9 | The point is that the one exploitation is part of the other , either way women are treated as shit . ’ |
| 10 | Robin Dunbar ( personal communication ) is of the opinion that the reason why this happens in gelada is that the two males strike a bargain , as it were . |
| 11 | The bad news is that the U-23 Home Counties international in Whitehaven has been cancelled because the sponsors have withdrawn . |
| 12 | Although there have been theories in this area which would suggest a linear relationship between arousal and performance ( e.g. Hull , 1943 ) the most common claim is that the two variables are related by the curvilinear pattern known as the inverted-U hypothesis ( e.g. Hebb , 1955 ) . |
| 13 | His theory is that the two men were either freelance or else they decided to try and kill the President by themselves without telling the others . ’ |
| 14 | These two are compared — classifications involve comparisons and contrasts — and the mechanism of the comparison is that the two types ( CRAs and IRAs ) are matched together , but always against a further factor . |
| 15 | ‘ So the belief and confidence is very high now , and another factor in our favour is that the six group matches will allow some margin for error . |
| 16 | The important thing is that the Thirty Year Rule is in force and that we can respond to developing perceptions of our times . ’ |
| 17 | The reality is that the six months of the British presidency have brought the EC to the brink of crisis . |
| 18 | One preliminary matter is that the 1977 Act does not deal with liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 ( explained at paragraphs 9–06 to 9–14 and 9–19 above ) . |
| 19 | Another strange point of the mystery is that the two men claimed that the smoke came out of the tunnel mouth towards the station yet a breeze was blowing the other way . |
| 20 | The scholarly explanation is that the three words are past participles meaning ‘ numbered ’ , ‘ weighed ’ and in the case of Upharsin both ‘ divided ’ and ‘ Persians . ’ |
| 21 | The difficulty is that the two contributions made opposite points . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , the principle is that the 350 signs learned should be overtaken by the ‘ release ’ of spoken words , such that spoken English becomes the means of communication . |
| 23 | Another possibility is that the two deuterium nuclei combine to form helium-4 ; here again the mass of helium-4 is less than the combined masses of two deuterium nuclei and the ‘ spare ’ mass is manifested as electromagnetic radiation far beyond the visible spectrum and known as a gamma ray ( denoted by γ ) . |
| 24 | The alternative to Joos 's view is that the two editions of the infinitive are variants . |