Example sentences of "is one [prep] the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the Arthurian legend , Morgan was the name of a Celtic sea-fairy ; an echo of this belief is last seen when Morgan le Fay is one of the four fairy queens who spirit the body of King Arthur across the water to the Isle of Avalon . |
| 2 | Hector 's dolphin is one of the four species of the genus Cephalorhynchus , all of which are found in different areas of the Southern Hemisphere at temperate latitudes . |
| 3 | And the observation , without further discussion , that the omission of the words ‘ without the consent of the owner ’ is deliberate seems to have led directly to the erroneous conclusion that a supposed appropriation with the consent of the owner is one of the four ingredients which are required ( and which suffice ) to constitute theft . |
| 4 | Alpheratz is one of the four stars of the Square of Pegasus , and was formerly , and more logically , listed as Delta Pegasi . |
| 5 | Social Learning Theory is one of the four theories of gender acquisition and relies on imitation and conditioning of a child as the main forces behind the acquisition of gender identity . |
| 6 | FLORENCE is one of the 17 destinations featured in Crystal 's Premier Cities programme . |
| 7 | Er we do need to know w we did I did actually a ask Lawrence , who is one of the two management staff reps , whether or not he was available , cos I know Lawrence as i as er a local councillor has a fairly busy diary . |
| 8 | The group of researchers that has seen the first indications of a Z particle is code named UA1 , and is one of the two teams that reported the evidence for the W particle earlier this year . |
| 9 | It has to be directed at providing jobs , for that is one of the two keys in what needs to be a two-pronged attack on the recession . |
| 10 | He is one of the two architects ever to have held this position twice , but this may have been more in recognition of his wealth and status as an MP , and for his interest in the organization of the profession , than for his abilities as an architect . |
| 11 | The protection of business secrets is one of the two grounds upon which a restraint of trade clause can in general be justified ( the other being the protection of customer connections ) . |
| 12 | For my own part , having a little woodland garden , this is one of the two plants which I am forever poking in where I can find a place for another . |
| 13 | This is not , as Young ( 1981 : 328 ) asserts , because they are ‘ well calculated to be ineffective ’ , but rather because they have not been framed with a crucial issue in mind — how far can a national state regulatory agency effect the operations of a transnational corporation , particularly when its parental state is one of the two world imperialist powers ? |
| 14 | The bizarre story of Winterbotham 's unhindered wanderings round Hitler 's domain is one of the two highlights of The Ultra Spy , the other being his adventures as organiser of the information later garnered from Ultra . |
| 15 | It is one of the two arguments I will examine that are advanced on behalf of the doctor to justify him in overriding or disregarding the expressed view of his patient . |
| 16 | This is one of the two ways in which the information in the pattern of DNA can be read out . |
| 17 | The Manchester Guardian observed on 22 March that the situation in Korea was dangerous since ‘ Korea is one of the two parts of the world ( Germany is the other ) where the United States and the Soviet Union meet face to face in physical contact ’ . |
| 18 | Warren Spring is one of the five DTI laboratories . |
| 19 | Scott , from South Shields , is one of the five men nominated for the Best Director Oscar for his gripping work Thelma and Louise , a violent female buddy buddy movie labelled waggishly as Bitch Cassidy . |
| 20 | Winterthur is one of the ten towns chosen as typically Swiss . |
| 21 | ‘ Palmette ’ — a beautiful traditional design is one of the ten items in ‘ Rannoch ’ , the new Axminster range from Stoddard Templeton . |
| 22 | Swindon is one of the eighties boom towns which has had to shoulder the burden of recession . |
| 23 | LASMO is one of the three companies which has made a gas discovery about six miles east of Scarborough off the Yorkshire coast . |
| 24 | But where there is an application for the grant of an advance a structural survey is one of the three forms of valuation from which the applicant is required to choose . |
| 25 | The same insect is one of the three anchor points , this time the right-hand one . |
| 26 | Alongside income and social relationships , health is one of the three issues older people consider to be the most important in their lives ( DHSS , 1983 ) . |
| 27 | Each module is one of the three types : SOURCE , PACKAGE , FOREIGN or PMODEL . |
| 28 | The Church of St Clement is one of the three churches within the Jesuit College . |