Example sentences of "[noun] was a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , among the beliefs in virtue of which I claim to know that Napoleon was a great soldier there may be one which is false , but which is so insignificant that my justification for believing that Napoleon was a great soldier would survive my changing my mind on that particular point . |
| 2 | For instance , among the beliefs in virtue of which I claim to know that Napoleon was a great soldier there may be one which is false , but which is so insignificant that my justification for believing that Napoleon was a great soldier would survive my changing my mind on that particular point . |
| 3 | At the wheel was a short figure , arms at full stretch . |
| 4 | Cognitio was an official procedure , and a judgment given in it was based on magisterial authority . |
| 5 | For the party that had leaned heavily on the established Church and derived satisfaction from its role as defender of the Church , the decline of religion was a serious blow . |
| 6 | The divorce of science and religion was a tragic mistake ( Koestler 1959 ) . |
| 7 | The few social scientists who bothered with the issue pointed out that the control of risks was a social activity and in its analysis ideas like objective facts and rationality were a positive hindrance . |
| 8 | The first Westerner to enter Basra was a former US Attorney General , Ramsay Clark — a veteran anti-war campaigner — who toured the city on Feb. 5-6 , and described what he saw there as " a human and civilian tragedy " . |
| 9 | The drive to surpass had originated and was maintained from home ; my sense of neglect and isolation was a partial consequence of belonging intermittently to a cohesive community . |
| 10 | This enforced isolation was an accepted part of life in the dale , coming , as it did , every two or three years . |
| 11 | Wally was an odd bloke though . |
| 12 | Best bargain of the auction was a 1967 Cessna O-2A Vietnam combat veteran . |
| 13 | My lowest ebb was a seven month spell |
| 14 | Alternating periods of treatment with LM 's and C's are also possible remembering that the lowest degrees of potency are to be used with each new LM even if the last remedy was a high centesimal of the same remedy e.g. Sulphur 10m is followed by the lowest LM ( Sulphur LM 1 ) |
| 15 | The shepherd was a loose-limbed fellow all elbows and knees , but quick and deft in movement for all that . |
| 16 | His thick white hair and silver-streaked goatee beard gave him a look of experience and authority , while soft blue eyes and a hint of wryness in his smile suggested a mortal to whom disappointment was a familiar companion . |
| 17 | Disappointment was a hard knot in her chest . |
| 18 | Coal gas poisoning was a common method of successful suicide until the carbon monoxide content of domestic gas was reduced . |
| 19 | Interlock with the requirements of the professional association was a crucial theme , and the Library Association expressed its willingness to accept CNAA degrees for postgraduate entry . |
| 20 | The only significant association was an increased risk of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma associated with first pregnancy . |
| 21 | The 1993 Booksellers Association was an inward-looking event , poorly attended by independent booksellers , and one which said surprisingly little about the importance of the consumer for the modern retail market . |
| 22 | In this respect the Association was an important influence on later youth workers who saw that a combination of religion , recreation and welfare could capture the allegiance of members , and thus provide numerous opportunities for their social education . |
| 23 | Holding office in the Association was an important indicator of status in the scientific community by this time . |
| 24 | The awakening of national consciousness amongst the subject peoples was a major factor in undermining the power of the sultans . |
| 25 | Indeed , I well remember my one , involuntary , appearance on the front page of one of Fleet Street 's best-selling tabloids , alongside eight other guilty-looking British journalists , the morning after we had all failed to warn our readers that Cassius Clay was a whole lot better than Sonny Liston . |
| 26 | But it was worth waiting , for ‘ Montini was a great talker of great subtlety , the very opposite of the earthy and outspoken Tardini ’ . |
| 27 | Mike Stock , the most cerebral of the hit making trio , was already convinced Kylie was a unique talent . |
| 28 | One minute a mere tomboy Neighbour with a habit of putting a spanner in the works , the next Kylie was an overnight sensation , a pop princess with the Midas touch , so ordinary and yet so electrifying . |
| 29 | The decision to intern 110,000 Japanese-Americans was a wholesale violation of civil rights . |
| 30 | ‘ The close cooperation between BP , Geoteam , client representatives and Racal , the navigation contractor was a key factor in the success of this survey , ’ he said . |