Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] are [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The span of possibilities here is enormous : we can follow Stravinsky in adapting Medieval forms ; we can write songs which are pure melody ; or we can use a form which ignores musical values , taking the guise of a word-drama .
2 The disk is round , diameter up to 15 mm , densely covered with low granules or spinelets which are very rugose and do not form a crown .
3 They are centres of friendship where relationships which are light-hearted combine with the serious business of running a school on corporate lines .
4 While most of the sectors which are expanding employment in the economy are services , there is also a group of new and growing manufacturing industries .
5 This word is ‘ Readers ’ , which seems to indicate by my reckoning that 5 out of every 6 letters written on women players are sent to readers who are Steffi Graf fans .
6 Within shops there are computer-readable price tags to enable the retailer to exercise control over stock and financial transactions , and there are an increasing number of electronic point of sale ( EPOS ) terminals .
7 By virtue of socialization in the ‘ best ’ private schools they are assured access to the approved universities which stamp them as potential cadres of the ruling class ( Kellner and Crowther-Hunt , 1980 ) .
8 This question is particularly important for institutions which are investing time in making their own video recordings .
9 Galleries which are essential viewing include the National Gallery of Scotland at the Mound , the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Queen Street and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Belford Road .
10 Soviet customs regulations were to be maintained in Lithuania ( the Lithuanian government on March 17 had announced plans to curb exports from the republic , including introduction of Lithuanian-run border checkpoints ) , and guards were to be posted around nuclear power stations and " other very important sites which are all-union property " .
11 There are many other more elaborate braids and edgings which are great fun to knit if you keep your machine set up at this time of year , as it is a good time to play with new ideas and perhaps to knit enough to edge that beautiful Chanel-type jacket you are going to knit later , but the simple knitted binding or a simple rouleau takes a lot of beating and always loos fashionable , elegantly simple and stylish .
12 There are eight positions up for grabs which are vice president , sports officer , entertainments officer publicity officer , welfare officer , women 's officer and minorities and overseas officer .
13 ‘ Whether in Southall , Singapore or New York , it is Indians who rule the discount shops , all happy making money , selling to other Indians who are happy spending money , knowing that they are actually saving money .
14 Enthusiasts who are both cave spotters and train spotters will enjoy Batty Green ; others not so addicted will probably not , the area being pathless and rough underfoot and lacking the beauty of other parts of the region .
15 The RAF crews who are flying aid into Bosnia have been talking about the dangers they face .
16 In England for example , unemployment in the North is twice that in the South-East , and in most European countries there are lesser employment opportunities in rural areas as opposed to urban areas resulting in depopulation of the countryside and an increase in the size of cities .
17 The markets , and the employers who are busy fuelling wage inflation , expect a depreciation .
18 All Policyholders who are first time insureds 25%
19 So y y y you , you , you , you 've got at least three things which are all sort of brewing up there and you think good grief what a , what a , what a state to be in because the poor doctor does n't know what on earth to do , poor Jan does n't know , well it 's worse for Jan cos she 's sitting there thinking I 'm going potty or , you know , ca n't stand properly or you know is leaning over or , or numb down one side of her face or , or or whatever it was , it was i i it was the , the dizziness I think actually which which was most alarming .
20 following a review by the county surveyor we suggest further things which are automatic consultation with local members and indeed this process of public consultation be brought forward to the beginning of the whole procedure of traffic managing reviews , now that , that sort of consultation will be more in the nature of a public meeting than a semi-formal enquiry , but we recommend to you that we use the same sort of terminology so that the public appreciates that they are genuinely being consulted by the County Council , now if we find that there are very contentious proposals after an order has been published , er a C C H , a County Consultant of Hearing may still be held if as members you feel that 's something you want to do , because the objective of , of this whole concept of County Consultant of Hearings is to have er flexible arrangements so that the County Council can demonstrate its commitment with consultations at a local level to demonstrate that , that members in particular are hearing what local people er say and to set up procedures within the organization to give members , particularly local members more involvement in the traffic management review process , those are the recommendations Chairman which involve in the paper .
21 The boiler is 120lbs per square inch pressure with two cylinders of three and a half inch diameter , four and a quarter stroke working on driving wheels which are ten inch .
22 Everything is pitched right in middle ground , for the softest underbelly of taste , except for the lights which are high camp .
23 Because of the exemptions provided by the DTI and the SIB respectively , these restrictions in practice normally do not apply to what may be called in general terms business investors , typically persons who are ordinary business investors on the size test ( see page 36 above ) .
24 Erm , parent involvement , there is no mention in this report about parent involvement , and I think this is absolutely essential that the , it 's often the families who are poor parenting , because they 've been poor parent people , and you have succession , and we 've gone somewhere along the line , we 've got to go down that road .
25 The co-operatives are a real help to the industry , particularly to farmers who are some distance from markets .
26 It is important that private tenants who are suffering harassment or illegal eviction have access to solicitors to help them enforce their legal rights .
27 In America within some states there are many school districts with decades of experience of such externally imposed and grade-related tests to enable teachers to make predictions and check by observation and testing the outcome .
28 Other terms which are useful access points but which will not be used as index terms are listed in light type .
29 Investment has turned positive overall at the U K level and the regions which are leading investment expectations and this is people 's expectations about what they 're going to do in terms of investment in plant and machinery over the year ahead which I think is probably the meaningful one to focus on rather than buildings numbers erm the two regions which are leading that are the south west erm and that makes sense because the south west is , has the lowest number of firms who say that they 're working below capacity and also the West Midlands , for the last five surveys the West Midlands has either been the most optimistic
30 However , even if the ascribed causes of death are correct , these data do not indicate those patients who are potential transplant candidates .
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