Example sentences of "are one of [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fire hoses are one of the many items of equipment manufactured by Fireater . |
| 2 | Right : stalagmites are one of the many treats in store for the downwardly mobile . |
| 3 | ‘ They are one of the few teams that have come here and attacked us and they did a good job , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Trolls are not the only monsters to be found there , but they are one of the few creatures able to thrive in this grim and hostile land . |
| 5 | 4ths are of particular value to guitarists as they are one of the few intervals that consistently sound good with a distorted sound ( try playing thirds with distortion , and you 'll see exactly what I mean ) . |
| 6 | They are one of the few reactors in the country which , if anything went wrong with the core in any way , could not be shut down . |
| 7 | We are one of the few companies in the pet food industry not to have seen a decline in sales during this period as wholesalers and retailers reduce stocks to compensate for the high interest rates . |
| 8 | Well good luck to you because er you know I can tell you right now we are one of the few companies that take on people in their fifties . |
| 9 | ‘ We are one of the few clubs that could maintain a big staff and keep everybody happy . |
| 10 | Machine-tools are one of the few industries in east Germany that come close to matching world standards , and Niles Werkzeugmaschinen , based in the district of Weissensee , was the core enterprise of the defunct 7 Oktober engineering combine . |
| 11 | Because potatoes do not absorb radioactive nucleotides , they are one of the few crops that could be grown safely in the heavily contaminated soils around Chernobyl . |
| 12 | When all else fails , disciplinary procedures instigated properly and fairly are one of the few protections the public has . |
| 13 | Festivals are one of the few opportunities in the UK for screening short films , and we will be presenting not just this year 's BFI New Directors shorts , but also programmes of short films from film schools in the UK and Canada , from the Arts Council funded schemes and films funded by the filmmakers themselves . |
| 14 | But Mr Swash said : ‘ These parties are one of the few occasions some people get out . |