Example sentences of "[adj] being the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may also be pointed out that Ernst ( 1986 ) has shown that the Nutku-Halil solution can also be obtained using a double-Harrison ( Bäcklund ) transformation , with the seed metric being the isotropic Kasner metric . |
| 2 | However , as was pointed out by Mogdham , in 1975 , there are disadvantages with this method , the most obvious being the high cost of this form of training . |
| 3 | As team manager she often found it hard being the middle person , caught between the demands of the team and the bureaucracy of a committee in England . |
| 4 | If we look at a typical Midland deserted village site with the aid of air photographs and maps , we can see that it is made up of certain features which occur again and again on such sites , the most distinctive being the sunken holloways marking the courses of old roads and paths . |
| 5 | NEW issues in London are taking on a decidedly international feel , with the 75m share offering by Waste Management International being the latest example . |
| 6 | A variety of other publications were issued , the most complex being the re-launched Solicitors ' Regional Directories , in eight geographical volumes listing solicitors by category of work , and widely used by CABx and other agencies as a primary referral tool . |
| 7 | Dinner is not offered but there are several excellent local eating places — the most famous being the Hungry Monk at Jevington , where advance booking is essential . |
| 8 | The stomach muscles are made up of several muscle groups , the most important being the rectus abdominis and the external oblique . |
| 9 | Finally , specific short-term shortages arose in the early 1970s , the most important being the 1972 crop failures ( when grain output was down 3 per cent on the previous year , against a trend growth rate of 3 per cent a year ) . |
| 10 | So Mr Gouriet could not bring his action , the Attorney General being the only person entitled to represent the public in a court of justice . |
| 11 | Other circles were within sight , the most notable being the famed Druid temple known as Callanish ; and my imagination , I must own , was discovering Druid circles or single Druid stones wherever grey rocks were seen rising above or bedded in the dark moor . |
| 12 | There are numerous footpaths in the area , the most notable being the long-distance South West Coastal Path . |
| 13 | It is difficult being the younger brother — you always get picked on . |
| 14 | Recorded in Vienna on their '89 tour of duty and mixing established Rollins-show standards from ‘ Hot Animal Machine ’ , ‘ Life Time ’ and ‘ Hard Volume ’ along with a handful of ( as yet ) unreleased items — the most spectacular being the towering desolation of ‘ Out There ’ — ‘ Turned On ’ is the closest possible documentation of the live Rollins experience short of having the man come and play in your front room . |
| 15 | Recorded in Vienna on their '89 tour of duty and mixing established Rollins-show standards from ‘ Hot Animal Machine ’ , ‘ Life Time ’ and ‘ Hard Volume ’ along with a handful of ( as yet ) unreleased items — the most spectacular being the towering desolation of ‘ Out There ’ — ‘ Turned On ’ is the closest possible documentation of the live Rollins experience short of having the man come and play in your front room . |
| 16 | A bit frustrating being the only person who could n't see it . |
| 17 | It 's alright being the naughty boy , in various senses , but if you go over the top , and you you are no longer just naughty , but even worse . |
| 18 | Said Jolosa : ‘ It is bad being the first player sent off in the new league , but I was a marked man from the start . |