Example sentences of "[adj] be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over and above that are the various assurance schemes designed to offer as near as possible a guarantee of quality , safety , wholesomeness and implied animal welfare in the whole process in much the same way as the lion 's stamp once guaranteed eggs in the pre-Edwina Currie days . |
| 2 | The poorest are the clear waters of ice-scoured uplands , where there is little soil or vegetation . |
| 3 | In Europe the three current structures that are probably most used are the Dutch company with a Swiss branch , the Belgian co-ordination centre and — a relative newcomer — the Irish Dublin Docks company . |
| 4 | Enclosed are the following forms which should be completed as follows : 305U Original To be signed by Mr. O'Brien and witnessed by yourselves , Mr. & Mrs. O'Brien to acknowledge receipt of copies at foot of page . |
| 5 | since x 29 and x 97 are the reverse variables of the cycle created when edge 3 to 7 is added in Fig. 8.1(a) . |
| 6 | Had that been the giant eel ? |
| 7 | These eight are the select group of veteran revolutionaries who remain powerful , despite their average age of 84 years . |
| 8 | Resolutions 242 and 338 are the agreed basis for peace talks and speak of Israel giving up territory it has been occupying since 1967 in return for peace . |
| 9 | Mr Lawrence chaired the steering group set up to look at life profit reporting and there is no doubt that he and the Prudential are the driving force behind the new proposals . |
| 10 | Perhaps even more revealing are the astonishing carvings which adorn many of the small Romanesque churches of the Saintonge , for whereas the facades of important churches , under the patronage of princes like the Duke of Aquitaine or the Count of Angoulême , may well be the work of internationally famous masters , these village churches make plain the strength of a purely local tradition of superb craftsmanship . |
| 11 | Among the reasons for this are the continued creation of neologisms , the introduction of foreign words and the vast array of proper nouns that exist . |
| 12 | Examples of this are the phonetic information and the etymological descriptions of words . |
| 13 | One might alternatively suggest that a single standard driving schema exists and deviations from this are the appropriate measure rather than deviations from junction specific expectations . |
| 14 | There are times when understated architectural solutions like this are the right ones . |
| 15 | Examples of this are the brief discussion of Free Indirect Speech , and the extensive investigation of turn-taking in popfiction in a vein similar to that of Conversation Analysis . |
| 16 | Exceptions to this are the Linguistic String Project ( Sager , 1981 ) which had a lexical coverage of about 10,000 words ( although many of these are specialist medical terms ) ; the CLAWS system ( Leech et al , 1983 ) ( Atwell , 1983 ) ( Atwell et al 1984 ) used to tag the LOB corpus had a lexicon of approximately 7,200 words plus a 670 SUFFIXLIST which added word-tags to most other words ; IBM 's CRITIQUE ( formerly EPISTLE ) system ( Heidorn et al , 1982 ) with a lexicon of approximately 100,000 words and the Alvey Natural Language Tools ( ANLT ) ( Carroll & Grover , 1989 ) , an early version of which contained a lexicon of nearly 7,000 morphemes ( probably about 20,000 words ) . |
| 17 | The only people who really benefit from this are the larger companies that enjoy the benefits of both an informal workforce and government grants , loans and subsidies . |
| 18 | Added to this are the high repetition and drop-out rates . |
| 19 | In English , the most obvious examples of this are the cliched openings of jokes like ‘ Have you heard the one about the … ? ’ or personal anecdotes : ‘ Listen ! |
| 20 | Witness to this are the large numbers worldwide who came to Glasgow to work with him and who are now distinguished practitioners in their own right . |
| 21 | Had this been the only evidence of any religious aspect of Chedworth , one could have considered the nymphaeum merely as an unusual feature . |
| 22 | Had this been the only ground of complaint , their Lordships might have reached a different conclusion on the appeal . |
| 23 | You can use these to move around the spreadsheet and even to select functions using its Function Assistant but even more exciting are the new features that are introduced by icons . |
| 24 | How reliable are the present tests ? |
| 25 | ‘ The British are the only women who know how to wear tweeds , ’ he said , looking me up and down . |
| 26 | Some are the familiar ones that we have all seen many times , but most will be new to the majority of readers . |
| 27 | Also popular are the solid pine Farmhouse tables in standard designs , or in special sizes to order . |
| 28 | Amongst the most popular are The Three Lakes a circular tour of three of Europe 's most beautiful lakes . |
| 29 | D 1 D 1 and D 2 D 2 are the separate demand curves of two individuals and show the marginal private benefit of the last unit of the public good to each individual . |
| 30 | To apply the CS conditions we observe that and , where s 1 and s 2 are the slack variables for the original inequalities of P1 which appear in LP* ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) as shown above . |