Example sentences of "[noun pl] be that the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There are many reasons why , in the early nineteenth century , different considerations would intrude on the modelling of a dissected female body rather than that of a male , but one conclusion we could draw from these figures is that the human norm is male , and the only reason to look at female bodies is for that which makes them female , i.e. the reproductive system . |
| 32 | The intention of the conference organisers was that the plenary session would be an unstructured , open debate . |
| 33 | Analysts ' best guesses are that the underlying operating profits of the big city banks will be down by as much as 30% for the financial year now ending . |
| 34 | The problem for the Free Presbyterians is that the fraternal orders have always seen themselves as linking the broad Protestant religious tradition with the main unionist party , hence the common arrangement of Orange Lodges holding their annual church parades at each of the Church of Ireland , Presbyterian , and Methodist churches in turn . |
| 35 | The concept 's importance in theoretical terms is that the epic poet catches himself dreaming , and tries to communicate his dream to the rest of the group , through a mythic poem , or a ritual drama . |
| 36 | One of my arguments is that the mechanical relations of work can bring about this withdrawal . |
| 37 | A remaining problem with substitutions for unknown characters is that the resulting candidates can not be ordered by likelihood of being correct , because the word could equally well be any of them . |
| 38 | The point of all these arrangements was that the flexible caulking could accommodate shrinking and swelling of the planking , and to some extent movement of the hull , without leaking very much . |
| 39 | Indeed , one of the reasons for the rapid absorption of the rational expectations hypothesis into new classical circles was that the underlying model of neoclassical economics in general and new classical macroeconomics in particular was the belief that this hypothesis conformed with the distinguishing feature of neoclassical theory , that of profit and utility maximization . |
| 40 | The main ‘ differences are that the submerged leaves are less finely divided , and are arranged in whorls much nearer . |
| 41 | Where I think the problem lies is that the Victorian age was one which stressed personal salvation and the individual soul . |
| 42 | A variation on this theme is that a consequence of the preeminence of business interests is that the fundamental ingredients of the capitalist system , notably private ownership of the means of production and the rules of the ‘ free market ’ , are afforded a protected status . |
| 43 | Also acting against Britain 's interests is that the previous director general before Quistgaard hailed from these isles . |
| 44 | The clear view of both miners and my hon. Friends is that the proposed abolition of the 1908 Act is to pave the way for privatisation by deregulating vital safety provisions and allowing the employer to introduce an extended normal working day in the guise of a flexible shift . |
| 45 | Another view of modern scholars is that the New Testament Devil and his demons became augmented by the fathers of the patristic era and were made even more devilish , as it were , than they are in the Bible . |
| 46 | For immediate purposes what is important about this and similar procedures is that the theoretical generalisation is induced from systematically gathered data . |
| 47 | The effect of both these procedures is that the defaulting party has 21 days in which to make the payment , following which the party making the demand can present a bankruptcy petition against an individual or a winding-up petition against a company . |
| 48 | The outcome of these processes is that the official portrait of crime and criminals is highly selective , serving to conceal crimes of the powerful and hence shore up their interests , particularly the need to be legitimated through maintaining the appearance of respectability . |
| 49 | The feeling of some councillors was that the accompanying contract was somewhat ‘ one-sided ’ . |
| 50 | The initial signs were that the new government would follow the lead of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua in pursuing a mixed economy . |
| 51 | Everywhere the signs were that the British film industry was overheating . |
| 52 | The indications are that the Muslim Brotherhood and its more liberal independent Islamic allies , who jointly control more than one-third of the 80 seats in the lower house , will make further gains in next year 's general election . |
| 53 | All the indications are that the Hebridean flora and vegetation were more diverse than today , presumably as a result of the widespread more fertile , unleached mineral soils present immediately after deglaciation and the cessation of periglaciation . |
| 54 | Initial indications are that the basic rocks responsible for the gravity anomaly are more extensive than originally mapped . |
| 55 | Although all the early indications were that the new 3-series was very much an evolutionary product , getting to know the 325i has convinced us otherwise . |
| 56 | The reason for this sudden rush of bees is that the first bee tells her hive mates about the syrup . |
| 57 | The consensus in the markets is that the newly-formed audit committee , made up of board members , is examining more than last years figures . |
| 58 | The argument used to support these top-rate tax cuts was that the lower income tax rates should provide extra incentives to work harder and thus boost tax revenue . |
| 59 | A further difference between the army and the police was that the professional officer corps had the task of leading the revolution . |
| 60 | The distinction between the cases is that the Hydraulic Power Co. were empowered by statute to supply water for industrial purposes , that is , they had permissive power but not a mandatory authority , and they were under no obligation to keep their mains charged with water at high pressure , or at all . |