Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [conj] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But the signs are that the upward curve is levelling out .
2 Common risks are when the recovering person becomes Hungry , Angry , Lonely or Tired ( HA.LT ) .
3 Mr Gordon in your erm opening remarks you referred to the fact that erm following the programme re-orientation I think you words were that the full government are now capping their liabilities on the programme .
4 I remember he laughed and I noticed properly for the first time what a lovely blue his eyes were and a little thrill went through me .
5 Already the shadows were receding from the room and she could see the darkness where his eyes were and the lighter line of his beloved lips .
6 Over at Ibrox , the news for their fans is that the long injury list is continuing to shorten .
7 The most widely quoted medical ‘ fact ’ I hear at parties is that a moderate alcohol intake is good for you .
8 Another argument in favour of the provinces is that the steady decentralisation of justice from London naturally increases the importance of the provincial Bar .
9 A major point emerging from our analysis of language/network relationships is that the variable network needs to be considered in relation to the variable sex of speaker .
10 One of the issues that has inexplicably failed to get even a whisper of an airing in the campaign wars of words is whether a graphical interface is the preferred environment for a large proportion of desktop users .
11 The best news for schools is that a special price is available making it possible for schools to acquire the discs , a laser vision player and an Acorn Archimedes computer for £899 .
12 The effect of these two prescriptions was that the principal repayments of loans raised were taken off the balance sheet and put through the revenue account .
13 The industrial tribunal found that the reason for the dismissals was that the managing director was strongly anti-union but that none of the four could show that the reason for his dismissal was his own union membership or activities .
14 The result of these strong words was that the irksome proviso was deleted and the new lease agreed .
15 The only real grumbles are that the tagging system does n't go far enough , a column and page breaking tag is essential , and that the keyboard shortcuts for the PC version seem to have been changed from the earlier version .
16 The attached leaflet describes what RIGS are and the various benefits associated with a local system .
17 Mr McCabe says : ‘ The advice to parents is if a lower school child is struggling after 45 minutes , then do n't let them continue .
18 The other feature of these keys is that the actual characters which separate the species can easily be assessed ; helping both to improve the key and assess the real difference between species .
19 One of the puzzling features of these areas is that the receptive field properties of their cells appear to repeat properties already present in primary visual cortex .
20 The difference between the two countries is that the formal wording of the United States Constitution can be amended only by an extraordinary process , i.e. , one that goes beyond the provisions employed for amending the ordinary law .
21 As the BSI 's Chris Sheldon , says : ‘ The challenge for many companies is that a new aspect of business life , the environment , is being entered on to the balance sheet for the first time .
22 The danger for almost all golfers is that the right side tends to be dominant at the start of the downswing .
23 Given this , it is impossible to avoid the idea that another part of the difference between the causal items and their effects is that the causal items exist at a time when their effects do not .
24 The buzz among senior Conservatives is that the quiet campaign on behalf of MacGregor is not going well .
25 The reason behind all of the red tape even under normal circumstances is that a legal process is being implemented .
26 One important assumption of the modernity/postmodernity controversies is that the political left of Marxists and critical Theorists is aligned with the modernists , whereas those ( especially French-influenced poststructuralists ) who connect somehow to postmodernism are apolitical and have little concern with contemporaneous social struggles .
27 For me , one of the most useful functions is that the 9000 program allows a knitter to match the screen colours almost exactly to the yarns in use , by the use of the PALETTE section of the menu .
28 The net result of these antagonistic effects was that no significant change in soluble calcium was observed .
29 Mr Lilley said the message he had received from local businessmen was that the economic recovery was well underway .
30 ‘ My expectations are that the three athletes will be free , ’ he added .
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