Example sentences of "be [adj] [subord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The objects and phenomena that a physics book describes are simpler than a single cell in the body of its author . |
| 2 | Cases of underlexicalisation are clear when a non-specific noun ( such as log ) is used to refer to something for which a specific word exists in English . |
| 3 | However , as Morison makes clear , their relevance to the British economy has always been doubtful because a large proportion of industrial imports enter free of duty , and membership of the European Community has limited their scope . |
| 4 | Since you 're more than a little accident prone at this time , exercise caution and be careful not to lead your owner into trouble . |
| 5 | Crocker expresses ‘ confusion ’ at the Thai conclusion that their positive samples could have been natural since a wide swath of the district was reported to have been sprayed with yellow rain . |
| 6 | Fantastic , popmungously great 45s , however , are rarer than a disco-dancing dodo . |
| 7 | The observation of the Great Wall has come from an ambitious project to map the positions of all visible galaxies which are brighter than a specified minimum . |
| 8 | Most missiles with pretensions to cleverness are brighter than a laser-guided bomb , but not as clever as a Tomahawk . |
| 9 | The questions are hard because a recombinational event may have no effect on the fitness of the individual in which it occurs , but only on what other genes a particular gene will associate with in future generations . |
| 10 | Retrospective radiological review showed that this lesion had been present when an initial diagnosis of coeliac disease had been made 12 months previously and a detailed description of the natural history of the lymphoma during this period was thus available . |
| 11 | They are present before a living organism takes up its physical form and suggest a potential state of the developing system . |
| 12 | These figures are important because a central feature of the argument over local government reform was the size of authority required to carry out particular functions . |
| 13 | If the shares are those if a listed company this anomalous position can be ended rapidly because , unless the shares are not fully paid , there will not be any restrictions on transferability and the personal representative will either obtain registration of himself or execute a transfer to a purchaser or to the beneficiaries . |
| 14 | These perceptions are more than a sad reflection of how little sex roles have changed : women seem to have much invested in keeping things the way they are , in seeing their partners as stronger and saner . |
| 15 | To parents whose present and future livelihoods depend on their children , those deaths are more than an emotional tragedy . |
| 16 | Long clones such as yeast artificial chromosomes — YACs ( 6 ) and P1s ( 7 ) will require fewer hybridisations than cosmid clones to link them , but the resulting map will be coarser than a cosmid map would be . |
| 17 | Would n't it be refreshing if a new course were opened which simply claimed to be a lovely place for club players to play but that it would n't really test the pros . |
| 18 | The fact that the parents are doing their very best will be immaterial if a reasonable parent might be expected to do more . |
| 19 | Also [ WEA branch members ] have the reputation in official circles of being so ‘ dreadfully earnest ’ — more an indication of the frivolous attitude that all education must be made palatable to be consumable than a valid criticism of their activities . |
| 20 | The ideal would indeed be attainable if a self-contained system of imperatives could be re-established on foundations other than ‘ Be aware ’ . |
| 21 | Finally , when you are hanging the mirror , do remember to use some extra-sturdy hooks and nylon picture cord , as it will be heavier than a normal mirror , and you do n't want to ruin your carefully constructed design , as well as incur seven years ' bad luck , by watching the whole thing smash on to the floor ! |
| 22 | Anna turned all American , What can be nicer than a young couple with their way to make , and what was she for ? |
| 23 | Nominal roll-calls may be useful where a small number of staff , say 25 , are involved . |
| 24 | An individual scorer might be useful where an odd number of people are concerned . |
| 25 | This exclusion is generally held to be applicable when a criminal prosecution is in prospect . |
| 26 | ‘ But they realise that a partnership government would be better than a Labour government , and much better than a minority government of either party . ’ |
| 27 | All these considerations apart , and what could be better than a democratic choice by a democratic sovereign , Napoleon III was in love with Eugénie . |
| 28 | Colin McRae says that when the gear box is working properly , it should be better than a manual change because a driver can make mistakes . |
| 29 | Granules , seed treatment , bait sprays or selective placement may be better than an overall spray . |
| 30 | After this fourth successive Tory election victory , we think it would be better if a Labour Speaker had a turn . |