Example sentences of "[noun] is that [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see , the human perception is that the thicker string feels different to the thin one , and so a balanced set of strings actually feels completely out of balance . |
| 2 | The general result is that the higher the correlation coefficient the lower the CD score and the better the diversification of risk . |
| 3 | Another bonus is that the lower vantage point from the tops of these smaller hills , often with uncluttered surroundings , can occasionally provide more impressive views than from their big brothers . |
| 4 | Analyses of sexism in the curriculum should also include identification of what is left out , either within subject areas , or in terms of potential links between areas of knowledge : my contention is that the higher the prestige , and the more valuable a credential the subject becomes , the more likely it is to exclude issues , themes and approaches which relate to personal and female domains . |
| 5 | The intuitive explanation for the negative slope of the aggregate demand curve is that a higher price implies , ceteris paribus , a lower real quantity of money in the economy since the real quantity of money is defined to be the nominal quantity of money , M , divided by the general level of prices , P 1 that is M÷P , One way in which people may respond to finding themselves with less real money than they had before is by selling off holdings of bonds to rebuild their holdings of money . |
| 6 | The danger is that the younger people with below median incomes actually have lower incomes than older people with below median incomes . |
| 7 | If our analysis is valid , one consequence is that a greater proportion of observed health differences in childhood would be associated with socioeconomic variations in circumstances than can be accounted for by conventional social class groupings . |
| 8 | The general consensus of modern medical opinion is that a lower intake of fats , less cholesterol and more fibre in our diets lowers the risk of heart disease , stroke , high blood pressure , arthritis , gall stones , ulcers , constipation and even , perhaps , certain cancers . |
| 9 | The snag is that a stronger economy might mean higher inflation and therefore higher interest rates . |
| 10 | The usual outcome is that the weaker , more dependent individuals are blamed for family problems . |
| 11 | The truth is that the closer you are to the ring the worse it looks . |
| 12 | However , one thing worth mentioning at this point is that the larger parts are not always a guarantee of an agent 's interest — quite often big roles will attract attention , but a student who has been very well cast in a smaller role may hit the mark just as effectively . |
| 13 | Our view of the pig/human relationship is that the farther out of sight the living pig is , the better — as though the actual animal is an embarrassing stage that pigfeed has to go through on its way to being packaged bacon . |
| 14 | The trouble is that the newer pilots , and many of the older ones , cruise their engines at too high an rpm and often leave their mixture rich during an entire flight … |
| 15 | The theory is that the greater the difference between polished and scuffed sides the more the ball will swing . |
| 16 | Within the profession the general feeling is that the greater the degree of autonomy that can be given to teachers and schools , the more likely are they to accept responsibility for educational provision and become committed to improving its quality . |
| 17 | ‘ My feeling is that the younger students are caught in a double bind between a lack of jobs if they leave and a squeeze on higher education if they stay . |
| 18 | One of the basic problems for any government is that the higher the level of taxation , the greater the financial incentive to avoid or evade it . |
| 19 | ‘ The really tragic thing is that the longer people are unemployed the harder it is to get them back to work . |
| 20 | A further risk is that the smaller Fellowships become so , " special and different " that they may lose the wider identification with all sufferers from addictive disease and they may therefore be less exposed to the common humility that is the essential basis for recovery . |
| 21 | A second lesson is that a greater effort should be made to cushion the poor ( who are often women ) from the hardships that go with adjustment . |
| 22 | The answer is that the Schrödinger equation is only half the dynamical story . |
| 23 | Our only alternative explanation is that the higher referral rates in the fundholding group compared with non-fundholding group in the year before the introduction of fundholding represent an atypical year for these practices . |
| 24 | The obvious explanation is that the finer points of selection were to be left to the LEAs as compensation for loss of power , because central direction was unnecessary . |
| 25 | As a TO one wants to do as well as one can , and the paradox is that the better one does in a sense the worse it is for the voluntary movement , who should be persuaded to do the maximum rather than the minimum . |
| 26 | One of the most remarkable things about the Peniel story is that the larger narrative proceeds almost entirely as if it was not there . |
| 27 | What might , however , be the case is that a greater proportion of people in temporary jobs are " involuntary " rather than " voluntary " temporary workers than a decade or so ago , in other words that the structure of the temporary worker population has changed over time . |
| 28 | A further advantage is that the higher new salary will form the basis for future overtime payment calculations whereas Computer Technology Payments were excluded . |
| 29 | In other areas the general principle is that the greater the judicial element involved the more likely it is that the decision-maker must also hear . |
| 30 | One of his intriguing findings is that a larger proportion of uncited articles are published in the higher priced journals . |