Example sentences of "[noun] be [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its institutions , in their increasing centrality , have moved towards a situation in which it , could again be said ( but with the qualitative difference of an epochal change ) that cultural institutions are integral parts of the general social organization . |
| 2 | For example , the redder fishes like salmon , tuna , sardines , and kippers are good sources of polyunsaturated fat . |
| 3 | The peat and silt are rich soils on which farmers obtain high yields without using as much expensive artificial fertiliser as elsewhere . |
| 4 | Fossil Typhis are frequent fossils in the Eocene rocks of Europe . |
| 5 | Proposals to introduce mandatory re-entry programmes for nurses and health visitors linked to periodic relicensing are one way of maintaining a safe level of practice , and a logical step forward in promoting the importance of maintaining such safety . |
| 6 | However , they continue : But it may perhaps be better understood as an analytical consequence of the Garfinkelian theory that the fit between organization and phenomena , between rules and their applications , is not determined in advance , but rather is the result of an ad hoc and context-sensitive process , performed by speakers ( by the use of shared " methods " ) , in which the recognition of the social act and the construction of interpretation of sequences of such acts are two sides of the same creative ( but nonetheless organized and accountable ) process . |
| 7 | Among the reasons are greater mobility before retirement , which enables them to acquaint themselves with alternative residential locations , and the financial advantages of moving from larger to smaller houses , perhaps in less expensive areas ( Law and Warnes 1976 ) . |
| 8 | Some researchers ( for example , Bates 1976 ; Lock 1980a ) have gone a step further and proposed that the non-verbal communicative skills which are displayed in ‘ showing ’ and ‘ requesting ’ objects are direct precursors to the linguistic functions of ‘ telling ’ or ‘ giving information ’ and ‘ asking questions ’ . |
| 9 | Secondary qualities of objects are those arrangements of its corpuscles which cause certain ideas in us as sentient beings . |
| 10 | Nitric oxide levels in Moscow are five times above the national average , and levels of ammonia and methylene oxides one and half times the national average . |
| 11 | His occasional demands for ‘ surplusage ’ respecting the extent to which his disbursements exceeded his receipts on particular accounts are eloquent illustrations of the scale of these activities : for example , £26,000 for operations in the Palatinate in 1624 , and £30,000 on another account in 1630 . |
| 12 | This and the following chapter of Hymenoptera defence are much-needed surveys of the recent , complex analyses of defensive chemicals and their origins . |
| 13 | Overall , the southern States are major beneficiaries of Federal spending , especially so relative to their contributions to the Federal exchequer , in considerable part because of the success of their Senators and Representatives in the pork barrel . |
| 14 | ‘ Five out of six people on the Greater Glasgow health board are card-carrying members of the Tory party . |
| 15 | Inside the case are two sets of possible mountings for the Spectrum 's PCB but only one clears the keyboard so that was easy to solve . |
| 16 | Both the Forum for Citizens ' Television and the Japan Lutheran Hour are corporate members of WACC . |
| 17 | Health needs and health care provision are fundamental matters in all societies and an interest in community needs often uncovers some health issues . |
| 18 | Ireland and Germany are two examples among many of this type . |
| 19 | Walking backwards on their tails and soaring to astonishing heights to nod balls or jump over ropes are common features of public displays . |
| 20 | Wall hangings and tapestries are early examples of interior design , while churches and monasteries were filled with altar cloths , Lenten veils and ecclesiastical garments , often woven and embroidered with elaborate patterns . |
| 21 | Accountants , personnel administrators , economists , data processing experts and statisticians are all experts in a specialised field of work . |
| 22 | Added to this , capital flows are important vectors of technical change . |
| 23 | While small farmers and part-time farmers have to adapt to a changing agriculture , in exactly the same way as large farming businesses , their options for coping with changed circumstances are fewer and it may be that training and the development of new skills and the reinforcement of old skills are important elements in widening their range of options . |
| 24 | The manager and chairman are such strangers to national television that probably less than 10 per cent of football fans would be able to name them , let alone recognise them . |
| 25 | For the Holy Spirit and hope are two sides of the same coin ; respectively the objective and the subjective modes in which the future is made real to us in the present . |
| 26 | Poverty and the absence of hope are real causes for anti-social behaviour . |
| 27 | Gerrett reported to 15 Army Group : " 5 Corps confirm that approx 42,000 Cossacks to be handed over to Russians are Soviet citizens within the definition of cited AFHQ letter . |
| 28 | Hoteliers are supporting calls for stronger safety legislation for swimming pools after a survey revealed hotel pools to be the most hazardous in the private sector . |
| 29 | The authors of Collecting Lustreware are eminent figures in the field of pottery and porcelain research and have each published books which advance the subject considerably . |
| 30 | Cyprio are great believers in the power of foam as a biological media . |