Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will he now look at those matters seriously because , in the present recession , those institutions are in a grievous plight about which the Minister must do something ? |
| 2 | Conflict of Interest Rules : financial institutions are in a unique position of trust when handling funds belonging to the public . |
| 3 | Other satellites are in a near-polar orbit which takes them over the Arctic and Antarctic regions . |
| 4 | Price Waterhouse , which took over from BDO Binder Hamlyn after the 1991 annual audit , points out in a ‘ subject to ’ report that the accounts are on a going concern basis and that the group is dependent on the continuing availability of adequate banking facilities . |
| 5 | " I suspect that the whole concern is insolvent , but the group accounts are in a fearful muddle . |
| 6 | If the nuclei are from a female fetus , the sex chromatin body becomes visible in a proportion of the nuclei as the dark staining body illustrated in Figure 6b . |
| 7 | Many of these skills are of a traditional nature , but others are either wholly new or refinements of past practices . |
| 8 | With two votes West Germans are in a different position , even though their first vote may not be of any use . |
| 9 | Our investigations are at a delicate stage … ’ |
| 10 | Each phospholipid series is characterised by a phase transition , below which its fatty acyl chains are in a quasi-crystalline array and above which the chains are in a more fluid state . |
| 11 | Make sure that enlarge , form feed , and centre image icons are on a white background i.e. ON . |
| 12 | Perhaps people realise that in England these women are ultimately powerless , so they feel there is no point in helping them , or perhaps they think that the sons are to a certain extent justified , or may be it is just a matter of people not having the time or energy to do anything about it . |
| 13 | These four cases are among a great number where ministers have in the past fixed a tariff period on material that was not available to the prisoner , and which in my opinion ought to have been available to him . |
| 14 | It follows that the British courts are under a statutory obligation to apply to Community legal texts the Community methods of interpretation as developed by the European Court ; they would be under Community law even without the statutory provision . |
| 15 | Family health services authorities are in a pivotal position to develop a research and development strategy which ensures that commissioning decisions are based on best available knowledge , that primary health care workers are adequately resourced , skilled , and motivated to participate in the research and development of the services they provide , and that evaluation of current and new patterns of care becomes routine . |
| 16 | All the ponies are in a small room at the front of the ship . |
| 17 | Their proposals are for a traffic-calming ramp or similar device , or even just a sign reminding drivers of the speed limit . |
| 18 | He will need to decide whether the planning issues raised by the proposals are of a sufficient scale to warrant the cost and delays which a public inquiry would entail . |
| 19 | The houses are in a conservation area and have to be covered with slate roofing tiles . |
| 20 | The Edgsons believe that all houses are in a constant state of change , as they reflect the lives of their occupants . |
| 21 | No politicians ever come to visit them : 75% of the houses are in a precarious position , and compared to our lives the conditions are desparately poor for at least 40% of the population . |
| 22 | It is in the field of domestic architecture that Pompeii is unique ; the houses are in a remarkable state of preservation and , apart from Herculaneum and Ostia , there is so little of such building extant . |
| 23 | It should be followed by stating the reason why the letter is being written and by acknowledging any previous correspondence Many openings are of a standard variety : |
| 24 | Though he dismisses the tag of dreamer , the scale of his plans are on a different planet . |
| 25 | Although discussions about translating targets into action plans are at a preliminary stage , the succession of target setting exercises has been based on a broad concept of the influences on health . |
| 26 | The petrological analysis has not been compared with the distribution of die-sets , yet the sheer volume of material , about 200 vessels from about twelve sites , one being the settlement of West Stow in Suffolk , might seem to argue strongly that the products are from a single workshop . |
| 27 | B F Skinner 's work shows how important intermittent rewards are as a positive motivator in shaping behaviour , when you win fairly regularly you want to keep on trying . |
| 28 | The joint Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Standard survey has come at a time when Essex Rivers Healthcare is trying to save £2.2 million to cope with an overspend of £1.3 million last year , waiting lists are at a record high and the closure date of a Colchester hospital has been set . |
| 29 | Each time the game is played the animals are in a different position on the screen . |
| 30 | In the conduct of business , most eyes are on a mooted change in the normal procedure for law-making , to encourage MPs to sit in select committees taking public evidence on bills before they discuss their details . |