Example sentences of "[noun sg] is a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spinning wheel is a working tool so repairs are quite acceptable . |
| 2 | The Development Wheel is a circular chart divided into three sections ; personal well-being , communal well-being and material well-being . |
| 3 | How is order possible , and answered it in part , by saying , well , religion is a civilizing order creating force . |
| 4 | The preoccupation with the establishment and maintenance of civilisation and true religion is a central feature of Spenser 's poem as it is with his political tract . |
| 5 | Religion is a vital and enduring part of man 's life and experience in Egypt , the breath of life itself . |
| 6 | 49% believe the increase in divorce is significant but only 22% of you believe the decline in religion is a significant factor . |
| 7 | Religion is a fundamental source of another quality compassion . |
| 8 | Madeira sponge is a good choice for many cakes as it is moist and tasty , yet firm and compact enough for cutting and shaping . |
| 9 | Carbon dating for the Altamira caves , a penguin troubles sceptics at the submerged Grotte Henri Cosquer , and the sponge is a give-away at Alave |
| 10 | This plant exports the chips to Japan for processing but the scheme to replace the original forest with plantation to sustain the plant indefinitely has foundered because it has not been demonstrated that timber-growing is a worthwhile economic activity that does not threaten ownership of the land . |
| 11 | If he considers that she is refusing intercourse unreasonably , his remedy is a matrimonial one . |
| 12 | Ray Talbot 's remedy is a ten-minute dip in a salt bath ( 11 gallons of water to one kilo of salt , with aeration ) during which time he breaks open the lesions with his thumbnail . |
| 13 | The second attraction is that the Town and Country Planning Association is a fascinating case study of a pressure group that has been active over a long period . |
| 14 | Differential association is a good illustration of these two contradictory tendencies . |
| 15 | The Managers ' Association is a worthwhile organisation . |
| 16 | The forming of the Pan-Am Rugby Association is a required first step to getting the U.S. and other Pan-American rugby nations recognised by their respective national Olympic Committees . |
| 17 | Moral association is a human relationship based on ‘ the mutual recognition of certain conditions which not only specify right and wrong in conduct , but are prescriptions of obligations ’ . |
| 18 | The British Killifish Association is a national and international organisation , dedicated to the study and breeding of Killifish and to the publication of relevant information . |
| 19 | But there is no doubt that this phonetic association is a fundamental and fascinating aspect of Chinese symbolism . |
| 20 | The Association is a registered charity incorporated under Royal Charter . |
| 21 | The Royal Air Forces Association is a Registered Charity with a membership of 110,000 and over 600 branches worldwide . |
| 22 | With the increase in major nuclear powers from five to eight , proliferation is a dangerous reality and may become an even greater threat to peace and stability . |
| 23 | First , at its core is the idea that critical thinking is a particular kind of intellectual activity in its own right . |
| 24 | Minder 's executive producer John Hambley said : ‘ The dictionary entry is a wonderful tribute to Leon 's skill with words . ’ |
| 25 | As truancy is a major problem in many schools in England and Wales , it is important that all teachers are aware of the law governing enforcement of school attendance , and its limitations . |
| 26 | Soochow is a famous old city about 50 miles from Shanghai . |
| 27 | English rhythm is a controversial subject on which widely differing views have been expressed . |
| 28 | In fact when we say a piece of language is rhythmic we mean that we as readers have a rhythmic response to it — rhythm is a perceptual not a physical fact . |
| 29 | He refers to himself in the third person quite frequently , almost as if his stage persona is a separate being . |
| 30 | Summer 's Last Will and Testament is a major product of extraordinary and multifarious talent . |