Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [pron] [is] no [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do pose difficulties in dressing , however , and in some instances there is no alternative but to hang draw curtains from a track or rod placed above the arch . |
| 2 | It declares that there is no law — no right flowing from past political decisions — apart from the law drawn from those decisions by techniques that are themselves matters of convention , and therefore that on some issues there is no law either way . |
| 3 | In such cases there is no term , such as successor in title , or resources , which the courts can insist should bear a certain meaning . |
| 4 | It should be noted in such circumstances there is no breakage of glass and therefore this type of occurrence does not constitute a valid claim . |
| 5 | In these cases there is no ambiguity or uncertainty about A , but it is patient of further elaboration , in directions that it does not perhaps explicitly state , but which can be seen — especially on reflection after reading B to be latent in it . |
| 6 | In all these cases there is no guidance as to their application , or indication as to the procedures for establishing the necessary facts , or upon whom the burden of proof lies . |
| 7 | For these reasons it is no exaggeration to claim that the increasing drift to training at the expense of education , in adult education as elsewhere , represents a very real threat to a democratic society . |
| 8 | Outside and even around these reserves there is no guarantee of protection for the equally important adjoining forest . |
| 9 | In these offences there is no equivalent to s.1(2) of the 1968 Act which states : " [ i ] t is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain , or is made for the thief 's own benefit . " |
| 10 | In these circumstances there is no right of appeal . |
| 11 | In these circumstances there is no reason at all why the defendant should not pay the fee . |
| 12 | These days there is no point in trying to accumulate a cache of components that will accommodate any project that takes your fancy . |
| 13 | In these families there is no evidence of a family tendency to be overweight . |
| 14 | Given these conditions there is no reason why potted meat and fish should not keep , in a correctly ventilated larder , for several weeks . |
| 15 | The fact that in these experiments there is no evidence for differentiation may mean only that differentiation produces less powerful effects than does mediation . |
| 16 | In these rooms there is no rank , no formality , understand ? |
| 17 | In these situations there is no hope for an end to these ‘ holy ’ conflicts unless there becomes available some completely new religion which rejects all existing ‘ gods ’ , and offers an alternative form of religion and deity with viability so well reasoned and convincing that it inexorably eliminates all others . |
| 18 | Indeed , for the majority of these propositions there is no authority in the sense of legislation or court decision . |
| 19 | For these rocks there is no need for a coastal site . |
| 20 | In practice some rifts seem to be of the active type whereas others seem to have been initiated by passive rifting , although in many cases there is no consensus as to whether specific rifts are active or passive . |
| 21 | In too many organizations there is no concept of " service-orientation " . |
| 22 | Thus for many families there is no choice but to spend some time on income support . |
| 23 | In most cases there is no limit on the number of individual models , or the number of units , other than that imposed by the points values . |
| 24 | In most cases there is no limit on the number of individual models , or the number of units , other than that imposed by the points values . |
| 25 | In most cases there is no limit on the number of individual models , or the number of units , other than that imposed by the points values . |
| 26 | There is no logical reason why a person ought not to be allowed to represent another in order to protect that other 's individual interests , but in such a case the main function of representation would probably be to provide finance for the action rather than organizational efficiency ; and in most cases there is no reason why one person should not provide another with finance to enable that other to bring an action in his or her own name . |
| 27 | Indeed , in most cases there is no effect at all on the premium as these sort of policies give cover of a type that will not result in a reduced premium just because a few people more or less are covered at any one time in a particular situation . |