Example sentences of "of [adj] [is] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lotus marketing manager , Neil Hudspeth , says , ‘ considering there is n't a fully operating Alpha system out there yet , the next generation of 1–2-3 is still a twinkle in the eye . ’ |
| 2 | Er and I mean er a lot of that 's perhaps the release of stress , so that you know you 've been under pressure for a long time and then you , you take that away , and it may actually be detrimental to but er it does n't , obviously the figures are a little bit odd . |
| 3 | In each case , however , the objective is to replace a process by which the value of one currency against that of another is essentially a reflection of the relative strengths of the economies which lie behind them , with a system for artificially ‘ holding ’ the price of the currency . |
| 4 | The most striking example of this is perhaps the frontier in the Danubian plain between the Ottoman empire and the Habsburg territories in central Europe . |
| 5 | Nor have the old ( developed ) ‘ national economies ’ been replaced as the major building-blocks of the world system only by larger associations or federations of ‘ nation-states ’ , such as the EC and collectively-controlled international entities , like the IMF , even though the emergence of these is also a symptom of the retreat of the world of ‘ national economies ’ . |
| 6 | The highest court of all is still the Football Association with their brocaded traditions , honest principles and missionary zeal . |
| 7 | The father of ten is now a figurehead to thousands . |