Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely a few minutes in my arms is n't going to mean much to Harry at this stage , one way or the other . |
| 2 | Western scholars may never discover how many Soviet citizens perished at the hands of Beria 's NKVD troops ( or Abakhumov 's SMERSH , operating in the enemy rear ) , but the scale and significance of their operations is well understood by those who command today 's KGB Border Guards and MVD Internal Troops , along with the ‘ special detachments ’ of the KGB and Armed Forces . |
| 3 | That usage was not found in the classical texts , in which voluntas is not used to refer to the source of validity of a trust but as a criterion in assessing the content of a trust . |
| 4 | These qualities are perceptible but the nature of their interactions is never talked of as if they could be quantified . |
| 5 | Caledor gave this great honour to the Reaver Knights for their loyalty and to this day , over five thousand years later , the Reaver Knights still rigorously patrol Ulthuan and a place in their ranks is much sought after . |
| 6 | If the presumption of wives ' financial dependence on their husbands is not outdated in the 1980s , equitable treatment of the sexes in tax , pensions , social security and the financial arrangements on divorce may not be achieved by equal treatment . |
| 7 | To begin by throwing the classics of English literature at their heads is generally to count failure … |
| 8 | The question as to what preparation these teachers receive in order to perform their roles is consequently posed all the more sharply . |
| 9 | An extensive psychiatric investigation of the family and their relationships is then indicated . |
| 10 | It will be important for governors to present their reports in such a way as to ensure that the quality of their schools is not judged solely by academic results but by success in meeting the educational needs of all pupils , including those whose progress can never be measured on an examination scale . |
| 11 | Whilst in practice day to day supervision may rest with a single partner or small committee of partners , the rule imposes professional responsibility on every member of a firm to see that each one of its offices is properly supervised . |
| 12 | Put simply , the bias is this : people save out of taxed income , and the interest earned by their savings is then taxed again . |
| 13 | It follows from those answers that the Commission 's action against the United Kingdom for failure to fulfil its obligations is well founded and hence the court should declare in Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom ( Case C 246/89 ) that , by imposing the nationality requirements enshrined in sections 13 and 14 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 , the United Kingdom has failed to fulfil its obligations under articles 52 and 221 of the E.E.C . |
| 14 | The magazine 's message then was the same as it is today : that ‘ women hold up half the sky and a great deal more besides ’ and that development will at best hobble along until women 's disproportionate contribution to the work , wealth and well-being of their communities is both recognized and rewarded . |
| 15 | A personal relationship between them and their constituents is commonly taken to be an intrinsic and laudable feature of British parliamentary representation . |
| 16 | As they speed towards a moving insect , the pitch of their cries is constantly changing , continuously hunting for just the pitch needed to keep the returning echoes at a fixed pitch . |
| 17 | While they can raise revenue locally , primarily by levying , the extent of their powers is strictly monitored by central government . |
| 18 | But what specifies just which cells will form an adhesive block separating each somite from its neighbours is not known . |
| 19 | Support among its members is reportedly waning except perhaps for die-hards such as NCR Corp , Fujitsu Ltd and ICL Plc . |
| 20 | The level of their salaries is equally striking : doctors earn $14 a month and nurses $10 . |
| 21 | The father of her children is presently serving a two-year custodial sentence for burglary . |
| 22 | The great white-fronted , red-roofed castle they built to defend their lands is mostly preserved . |
| 23 | ‘ Monpazier , in fact , was built for the King of England , Edward the First , and one of its hotels is even named for him . ’ |
| 24 | Parliament have passed new regulations stipulating that every commercial premise every hospital , every surgery will have a duty of care as to where waste material generated by their premises is finally disposed of . |
| 25 | The value-for-money deal on their premises is happily reflected in the prices they charge for their hearty , rustic , Italian-orientated menu . |
| 26 | Every teacher who makes excessive sacrifices in the time and attention needed for his own personal growth to the demands of the organisation within which he works or to its students is ultimately denying to that organisation and those students the very knowledge , understanding and skill which it is his professional responsibility to offer . |
| 27 | If this is in a country other than the Netherlands and Belgium then the burden borne by their consumers is not reflected in their gross contributions . |
| 28 | The adjustment of female workers to their jobs is often made more difficult by the peculiar problems of the employed woman who must divide her interests and attention between the working world and her traditional role as a woman . |
| 29 | The sustained and systematic assault upon the assumptions and procedures of classic realism , vigorously pursued by the leading nouveaux romanciers , could almost be said to represent a manifesto of postmodern aims and aspirations ; while the emphatic self-reflexivity of their novels is frequently cited as paradigmatic of radical textuality . |
| 30 | The contribution of Champagne 's waterways to the prosperity of its vineyards is often neglected , but these waters together provide excellent drainage to the slopes on which the vineyards are planted , whilst also sustaining a reliable water table . |