Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Closely linked to the issues concerning this form of representation and visibility are the attitudinal issues — the attitudes towards women in such positions , and our own attitudes , as women in those positions , towards our positions and towards other women . |
| 2 | Handpainted wallpapers , a round room and a galleried landing with cupola are the main features of the Georgian part of the house . |
| 3 | Lack of interest and meagre funding are the feeble pillars of British and American official attitudes to the display of art at Expo ‘ 92 which opens in Seville towards the end of this month ( 20 April-12 October ) . |
| 4 | For Southerners , a woman 's charm , mouth and hair are the key attractions . |
| 5 | The profit positions for the writers of options at the point of expiry are the exact opposite of those for the purchasers . |
| 6 | The board are the only ones who can resolve that . |
| 7 | The principal victims or beneficiaries of this change of direction are the historic tied houses . |
| 8 | ( Critics argue that the most obvious signs of this freedom are the huge pay rises awarded by the directors of many privatised companies to themselves . |
| 9 | Under this category are the following . |
| 10 | But food and agriculture are the original environmental issues . |
| 11 | The more difficult decisions under times of change are the longer-term or strategic decisions for the corporation rather than the shorter-term , mainly operational , decisions . |
| 12 | Complexity and change are the predominant factors in the English landscape ; the above examples are no , exceptional and similar instances can be found in all the English counties . |
| 13 | The ‘ limits ’ of the crossing are the alternate black and white stripes of the crossing itself . |
| 14 | The ‘ limits ’ of a crossing are the alternate black and white stripes of the crossing itself . |
| 15 | Within this framework are the primary movements to cover every angle and direction of attack and defence . |
| 16 | At a greater distance from the throne are the inferior nobles , also standing in the same posture of profound reverence . |
| 17 | This is also true of so-called ‘ simple ’ schizophrenia , where poverty of speech and thought , apathy , and flat emotional response are the predominant features . |
| 18 | Begun in the 1220's , two powerful towers on a crag are the dominant features of this castle , which stands above a deep gorge overlooking the River Teifi , famed for its coracle fishermen . |
| 19 | Legislation might be defined as the making of general rules to govern future conduct ; under this definition , Public Acts of Parliament are the central case of legislation . |
| 20 | Mr Chalmers said in Glasgow : ‘ The only political parties who are not prepared to sit down and talk about the recall of a Scottish parliament are the Tory party and the Labour Party . |
| 21 | ‘ the smoke of the innumerable tall chimneys lies over all like a poultice … houses and shops go on for ever , and at the back of them , blotting out all the rest of the world , rise great precipitous mills like frowning cliffs , at whose base are the small houses where the folks live like coneys at a mountain foot . |
| 22 | Ross 's view that duty is not totally determined by consequences is usually called the deontic position , and is contrasted with consequentialist positions of which hedonistic and ideal utilitarianism are the chief examples . |
| 23 | Another kind of support are the various care attendant schemes coming into operation . |
| 24 | Rubus corylifolia , Rosa tomentosa , Lonicera periclymaenum and Hedera helix are the only shrubs worth mentioning . |
| 25 | The priests of course are the academic painters . |
| 26 | There of course are the obvious ones : — |
| 27 | Warming-up figures like the infinity or horizontal figure of eight , and straight passes in trail are the introductory manoeuvres which involve least complication and yet teach the flyers the arts of timing and speed control . |
| 28 | With the DFDR , on the other hand , the only parts that change with variations in the value of a parameter are the electrical impulses , and since electrons have negligible mass no inaccuracies accrue from this cause . |
| 29 | Among the several variables that may enter the bureaucrat 's utility function are the following : salary , perquisites of the office , public reputation , power , patronage , output of the bureau , ease of making changes , and ease of managing the bureau . |
| 30 | The main purchasers of the genre are the poor . |