Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their mechanical problems merely require diligent examination , but stress levels are high and because a helicopter 's wing must rotate to maintain lift it is terribly unforgiving of anything less than good design , careful maintenance and skilful piloting . |
| 2 | They have to be loud because when a sound is broadcast its wavefront advances as an ever-expanding sphere . |
| 3 | But in Nephila and many other spiders , the value of b will be low as once a male has located a female 's web , he stays there . |
| 4 | It should be clear that if a child is placed in an ethnically insensitive white community he or she will fail to develop the mechanisms necessary to survive in a racist society . |
| 5 | On the other hand the needs and welfare of the child must be paramount and if a child is deemed to be in danger , or at any particular risk , the child must be removed . |
| 6 | Presentation will not be graded , but candidates and tutors must be aware that unless a marketing standard of presentation is achieved it is possible that points made will go unnoticed by the examiners . |
| 7 | Hammond Wilde had been adamant that if a tie for first place forced a ‘ sudden death ’ play-off he would not allow the leaders to disappear out on the course . |
| 8 | ( 7 ) In the event that a Member dies or in the event that the name of a Member is struck off or removed from the roll or his practising certificate is suspended or expires without being renewed or where a Member is a registered foreign lawyer his name is struck off the register of foreign lawyers or his registration is suspended or cancelled or ( where a Member is a Recognised Body ) its recognition is revoked or expires , the Directors may require the Member or , as the case may be , his legal personal representatives , trustee in bankruptcy , liquidator , administrator or administrative receiver to give a Transfer Notice in respect of all the Shares then registered in the name of the Member or deceased member . |
| 9 | ( 7 ) In the event that a Member dies or in the event that the name of a Member is struck off or removed from the roll or his practising certificate is suspended or expires without being renewed or where a Member is a registered foreign lawyer his name is struck off the register of foreign lawyers or his registration is suspended or cancelled or ( where a Member is a Recognised Body ) its recognition is revoked or expires , the Directors may require the Member or , as the case may be , his legal personal representatives , trustee in bankruptcy , liquidator , administrator or administrative receiver to give a Transfer Notice in respect of all the Shares then registered in the name of the Member or deceased member . |
| 10 | It is possible that if a metaphor ceases to mean what it used to mean in another society then we should abandon it . |
| 11 | It should be noted that the definition of " settlement " in TA 1988 , s681(4) is applied to the overseas capital gains tax regime in TCGA 1992 , s97(7) and it is clear that before a settlement can exist under that code ( which excludes s86 ) there must be an element of bounty ( IRC v Plummer 54 TC 1 ) . |
| 12 | Secondly , since Rookes v. Barnard there has been considerable development in the contractual context of the doctrine of ‘ economic duress , ’ and in this context it is clear that although a threat to break a contract is ‘ illegitimate ’ it will not amount to duress unless it goes beyond commercial pressure and amounts to ‘ coercion of the will . ’ |
| 13 | British law is clear that if a person causes an injury in this way rather than in retaliation , they can be found not guilty . |
| 14 | It is clear that if a method of examining use is to be devised which does not lean entirely upon the librarian 's judgement , that method must be sophisticated enough to take into account the many variable factors . |
| 15 | Looked at from a White House perspective , it is clear that if a president is to be effective in achieving his objectives he needs unity and discipline within the executive branch . |
| 16 | This last factor is crucial since if a rock is not saturated ice formation will simply cause the expulsion of water into air-filled cavities , thereby inhibiting a build-up of pressure . |
| 17 | It is unfortunate that when a problem of this sort gets so much publicity it can become the bandwagon on which those who desperately want attention jump . |
| 18 | The intellectual case for disposal is fine and if a Government take an intelligent view about the need to buy new pictures it poses no danger . |
| 19 | Some lifts have rails that can fold up at the bottom if space is tight or if a doorway is going to obstructed . |
| 20 | In particular , it is well-established that when a statute has conferred on any body the power to make decisions affecting individuals , the courts will not only require the procedure prescribed by the statute to be followed , but will readily imply so much and no more to be introduced by way of additional procedural safeguards as will ensure the attainment of fairness . |
| 21 | It 's important that when a member is made redundant that he keep in contact with his industry , so that he 's in a position to be able to regain employment and also regain employment for his , for his or her fellow unemployed . |
| 22 | Knowledge of such factors is important because if a doctor is worried that a certain patient is likely to take an overdose , it would be better to explore the patient 's difficulties and share this anxiety with the patient instead of avoiding discussing the issue or prescribing psychotropic drugs . |
| 23 | Is a survey necessary at all if the house is new or if a mortgage inspection is carried out ? |
| 24 | The amount of fabric fullness required is variable and although a minimum of twice the length of the curtain fixture is satisfactory , two and a quarter to two and a half times fullness is preferable to achieve a well-balanced , attractive pleating arrangement . |
| 25 | the language properly conceived , and perverse forms of speech and thought : among the vast mass of the Population , it is certain that if a child is not learning good English , he is learning bad English , and probably bad habits of thought ; and some of the mischief done may never afterwards be undone . |
| 26 | ‘ To start with he 's gob-smacked but after a couple of glasses of champagne he … well that would be giving the story away , ’ said producer Kerry Davies . |
| 27 | Yet it is true that unless a star has a marked colour , there is nothing to single it out . |
| 28 | With respect to the short circuit and the house fire , it is true that since a set of conditions obtained , there was the fire , and this would still have occurred so long as , say , there was not a flood at the right moment . |
| 29 | This would be represented in the diagram by moving from point A to point C. The converse is true because if a school loses pupils ( represented by moving from point A to point B ) it is not that the school spends any more on fixed costs but because of the reduction in pupils and hence funding , fixed costs take a larger proportion of the available budget . |
| 30 | Then , when I remarked it was strange that when a person was in trouble , one forgot at once any little grudge one had against them , so that bearing grudges must be only skin-deep , my friend disagreed : she thought the change of heart was because one was willing to be magnanimous when at advantage , having the upper hand . |