Example sentences of "[noun] be [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the ideas used to justify the existence and work of the media , such as the ‘ freedom of the press ’ , are ideas whose true meanings are but a memory of past struggles in very different circumstances . |
| 2 | Proposals are that a union vote should be broken down to reflect the divergent views in a union 's membership and apportioned accordingly . |
| 3 | This is largely due to the fact that the cost of prototypes in their industry are but a fraction of that of an aircraft . |
| 4 | The key to yesterday 's deal is that a problem of this magnitude is now unlikely to happen again . |
| 5 | The key recommendation is that a workforce should be recruited and trained to bring five million energy-inefficient homes to current building standards at a cost of £2–3,000 each or a total of £40–45 billion . |
| 6 | The characteristic gaudy beak of the puffin is but a summer adornment , and is shed in winter . |
| 7 | The result is that a degree of leeway is normally granted to dischargers , and a certain amount of pollution allowed to occur with impunity . |
| 8 | The new Directory holds everything from users and their privileges to file servers and printers as objects within a distributed database — the result is that a user logging onto one server gets immediate access to resources , irrespective of location on the internet . |
| 9 | Some would say that the result is that a Classification Society does act as an expert in resolving technical disputes . |
| 10 | The inevitable result is that a family 's capital base will be both eroded and diffused to the point where maintaining a large house becomes impossible . |
| 11 | The result is that a student may have answered half the paper in a manner worthy of a Law Lord , and yet obtain a third class because he has not answered the other half . |
| 12 | The end result is that a complex of peptide and MHC molecule ( and the MHC molecule must be the same allelic form as that on the T cell ) is recognised by the T-cell receptor ( TCR ) , with consequent activation of the T cell and expression of its effector functions . |
| 13 | The inevitable result is that a plant young in years becomes old and senile in form and shape . |
| 14 | The result is that a distribution of relaxation times is to be expected for a given process and this results in a broadening of the dielectric loss peak . |
| 15 | They 're reduced to five thousand with short commons and sickness , and the extra irony is that a cargo ship diverted from Chios got in just before the port closed . |
| 16 | We do n't name him but whoever is in a particular spot should be responsible for a certain area , which in in fundamentally it is done that in quite a number of instances but I mean one thing that springs to mind is that a lady shall clear the ladies toilets . |
| 17 | If the normal trade practice is that a sample be subjected only to visual examination , there is no breach of s15(2) ( a ) if the bulk does not correspond with the same in some manner not discoverable by such visual examination ( Hookway & Co v Alfred Issacs and Sons [ 1954 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 491 ) . |
| 18 | The general practice is that a discount of up to one third should be allowed from a sentence but may be limited when the protection of the public is required , when there is a ‘ tactical ’ plea , or when an offender is caught red handed . |
| 19 | The general rule is that a battery is committed where a person touches or strikes another , grabs hold of their sleeve or lapels and so on , without implied or express permission . |
| 20 | The general rule is that a claim for damages for breach of contract can be brought at any time up to six years after the breach occurred . |
| 21 | The problem in today 's computer industry is that a company needs to be not just adequately well run but superbly well run to turn in acceptable numbers : Hewlett-Packard Co , now doing over $16,000m of business has 20,000 fewer employees than Digital Equipment Corp , which is still stuck at around $14,500m . |
| 22 | Police say the only light is that a psychologist , appointed by social services , is due to interview him and may find out why he steals and be able to recommend a workable deterrent . |
| 23 | The fear is that a bank might promote shares in companies underwritten by its own securities affiliate , even when more profitable investments are available elsewhere . |
| 24 | Tranmere 's fear is that a move inspired by the Pools companies , who pay the League a great deal of money each year , will result in clubs being forbidden to switch fixtures away from the traditional Saturday except where television or the Police demand otherwise . |
| 25 | Under CBA the decision criterion is that a project should be undertaken providing that the discounted value of the social benefits attributed to the project exceeds the discounted value of the social costs attributed to the project . |
| 26 | One such charming and dated anomaly is that a school like Burleigh can be bought . |
| 27 | Richard is but a child of eleven — 't is fitting and right that he should join mama and our sisters . |
| 28 | The main disadvantage is that a computer with a hard disk is more expensive . |
| 29 | Moreover , a serious disadvantage is that a student enrolling for a Dip.HE course is not guaranteed , in every case , that on successful completion of the course he will secure a place on a subsequent degree course . |
| 30 | On paper , at least Renault is but a heartbeat away from having the most impressively modern and comprehensive range of cars in Europe . |