Example sentences of "[det] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it used the United Nations as its cover and it 's fortunate in that the Soviet Union was absent from the Security Council and so was not able to veto the resolution which authorized American intervention . |
| 2 | Sorry can I just come back to Mr 's point , where you say , that the current rate of vacancy . |
| 3 | Given that the Labour party has pledged to abolish the UBR , will not the consequence inevitably be higher business rates for many businesses , which Labour says it is concerned about , leading a number of those businesses to the very edge of bankruptcy and liquidation and increasing unemployment as a consequence ? |
| 4 | They are not the rich bachelors or the yuppies that the Labour party fears ; two thirds of single people entitled to discounts will be over 60 , single pensioners , widows and widowers , and many more are single parents . |
| 5 | It was from those halcyon days that the following story dates . |
| 6 | That is a pretty substantial er party given that the Communist Party is essentially a party of working class militants , of shop stewards , of trade union organizers and so on . |
| 7 | Given that the net flow of support is normally from older to younger generations , we should expect support in this direction to be more extensive . |
| 8 | Given that the long-term aim was the establishment of a communist society , Bukharin argued that it was necessary to develop large-scale , particularly heavy , industry : |
| 9 | Yeah that 's the cru is n't that the crucial issue ? |
| 10 | Part of the responsibility for this lies with the innate friendliness and courtesy of the peoples of Burma , and behind that the long record of the Buddhist tradition . |
| 11 | Now is n't that the strange thing ? ’ |
| 12 | Yes I I I would accept that as a general point yes that that that that that that the greater number of years , the more likely you are to get a long term trend . |
| 13 | Given that the vast majority of workers — labourers in particular — had to live close to their actual or potential place of employment , the social composition of the locality reflected its industry . |
| 14 | Research studies in the US and the UK have found that young people are drinking no more than they were 20 years ago and that the vast majority drink sensibly . |
| 15 | It would seem to follow from that that the unsuccessful plaintiff can sue again in the court of the defendant 's domicile . |
| 16 | The question is how this expansion can be paid for , given that the new Secretary of State has said quite candidly that his present view is that higher education can not expect a higher share of public spending than it currently receives . |
| 17 | Is that the new idea ? |
| 18 | On top of that the new point to point season is off and running and that 's where we 're going for this week 's Friday Feature |
| 19 | It is with this fact , semi-consciously , that the new teacher in particular struggles . |
| 20 | You 've done a sponge , you 've done the spoon , you 've done the shell , have you done the , oh you 've done the shell in the middle , was that the right shell ? |
| 21 | Is that is that the right name for it ? |
| 22 | Is that the right word ? |
| 23 | Yeah , and the lady just said erm , do you wish to open that one , I said is that the right size ? |
| 24 | well if you do that to it , to something , no wonder , is that the right way round for you ? |
| 25 | Are you sure you 've got that the right way round ? |
| 26 | Is that the right sort of , if our I mean from our objective is to get more sales |
| 27 | Is that what you wanted was that the right card to put down ? |
| 28 | Is that the right time , twelve o'clock ? |
| 29 | I have no idea how to behave in the beau monde — is that the right phrase ? " |
| 30 | Is that , is that the right cereal ? |