Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [conj] the [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | Over at Ibrox , the news for their fans is that the long injury list is continuing to shorten . |
| 6 | Another argument in favour of the provinces is that the steady decentralisation of justice from London naturally increases the importance of the provincial Bar . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The result of these strong words was that the irksome proviso was deleted and the new lease agreed . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The attached leaflet describes what RIGS are and the various benefits associated with a local system . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The danger for almost all golfers is that the right side tends to be dominant at the start of the downswing . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The buzz among senior Conservatives is that the quiet campaign on behalf of MacGregor is not going well . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Mr Lilley said the message he had received from local businessmen was that the economic recovery was well underway . |
| 22 | ‘ My expectations are that the three athletes will be free , ’ he added . |
| 23 | The general impression of investigators is that the great majority of the graduates , in spite of certain difficulties , enjoy their work . |
| 24 | But one issue that can be expected to divide the parties in the final weeks is whether the controversial Franklin dam in Tasmania should go ahead . |
| 25 | The reason for reducing the event 's costs is that the less money which is spent on the gig means that more money goes to the artist . |
| 26 | The major reason given for the closure of railway lines and stations was that the 1950s modernization plan for the railways had had little effect on stemming an ever-rising deficit in running costs . |
| 27 | Last November the consensus among Cologne 's younger art dealers was that the annual Art Fair had become too much of an good thing . |
| 28 | No-one knows where the paintings are and the Philippine Government does not have the funds to continue the search . |
| 29 | The disadvantages are that the single battery has less stamina than a pod of AAs giving the same voltage , and the female terminal can splay ( or the segments fold under if the battery is installed carelessly ) . |
| 30 | So , ‘ What would my priorities be if the bad dream came true , and I were Minister of Health now ? ’ |