Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some countries of Europe clearly the democratic institutions are stronger and more deeply rooted than in others ; but even where they are weak , the process of political development is conceived of as being one of moving towards a stronger form of democracy and dictatorship is seen as a deviation from the norm . |
| 2 | If there 's a reason for the collapse in sales , it 's not simply that acts are worse than before , but that there are fewer teenagers to buy their records . |
| 3 | The reasons are many and well worth examining . |
| 4 | The reasons are numerous and sometimes complex but curiosity about the planet on which we live is a prime motivator . |
| 5 | Whether these parallels are meaningful or merely coincidental is yet another mystery confronting science . |
| 6 | To be sure , the philosophical bases of these tendencies are distinct and even opposed . |
| 7 | Sentencing policies , as a result of law and order campaigns mean the prisoners are younger and more likely to be black . |
| 8 | This menu is used mainly for keyboard operation as most operations are quicker and easier with a mouse . |
| 9 | Sanctions on employers are weak because almost everyone fiddles his papers . |
| 10 | Their middle-class employers are suspicious and often accuse them of petty theft and idleness . |
| 11 | The alternative regime in ss219 to 229 applies if : ( a ) Target is an unquoted trading company or the holding company of a trading group ( an unquoted company will include one whose shares are traded on the Unlisted Securities Market ) ; ( b ) the purchase of own shares is wholly or mainly for the benefit of Target 's trade or any of its 75% subsidiaries ; ( c ) the purchase does not form part of a scheme or arrangement the main purpose of which is to avoid tax or enable shareholders to participate in the company 's profits without being taxed on dividends ( there is a clearance procedure under s225 ) ; ( d ) the vendor shareholders are resident and ordinarily resident in the UK in the tax year in which the buy-in occurs ; any nominee shareholder must also be so resident , so if the distribution treatment is desirable it can be achieved by interposing non-UK-resident nominees ; ( e ) the shareholder has held his shares for at least five years ; ( f ) the shareholder 's shareholding immediately after the buy-in has been substantially reduced ( ie , by 25% or more , and his entitlement to profits must be similarly reduced ) ; for these purposes the shareholder must include the shareholdings of his " associates " as determined in accordance with s227 ; ( g ) the shareholder must not be connected with the company following the buy-in , and for these purposes he will be connected if he is entitled to acquire more than 30% of the share capital or voting rights in the company or assets on a winding up . |
| 12 | The decided cases are few and mostly not of recent date . |
| 13 | Such cases are few and far between and few have been proven . |
| 14 | All of these features are contradicted by the second group : string scales range from 13¼ ’ to 14½ ’ ; cases are deeper and more robust ; keyboards are nearly always lime ; and rack guidance is replaced by front rail pins . |
| 15 | However , his opponents are convinced that even in true-blue East Hampshire Tory popularity is on the wane . |
| 16 | They do not on the whole deny a male bias in conventional English , but they pretend to object to change on purely linguistic grounds — for instance that one should not tamper with grammar , that nonsexist forms are unaesthetic or even , as a last resort , that willed changes in language destroy freedom of thought and usher in totalitarianism . |
| 17 | It is important that Customs declaration forms are correct and fully completed . |
| 18 | Goblins have quick , nimble fingers and small darting eyes , their teeth are tiny and very pointy . |
| 19 | The teeth are longer and more slender than in any other crocodilian . |
| 20 | As Mayberry points out , if sign language only has concrete concepts then the signs are iconic and universally understood . |
| 21 | The splits are clean and always heal after a dose of finrot remedy , then about a week later they start to shred again . |
| 22 | Experts confirm that female fetishists are few and far between . |
| 23 | As the 21st century approaches , solicitors are more than ever at the forefront of commercial and community life . |
| 24 | Hostile interviewers are few and far between . |
| 25 | ( P.S. spas are passé and so is San Trop ) . |
| 26 | ‘ There is a psychological battle to be won , ’ said the spokesman , ‘ for many people meetings are more than just talking shop , the business lunch is just as important . |
| 27 | Herbs are more than just a culinary delight — they are among the most colourful plants you can choose for the garden . |
| 28 | At the beginning and end of the season when the resorts are quieter and more relaxed , we can offer special holidays at really rock-bottom prices . |
| 29 | Quite generally , LPI and LPII are dual problems and the duality theorem applied to LPI and LPII says that the optimal objective function values are equal and therefore , where is the optimal value for player I ( player II ) . |
| 30 | Commercial property values are depressed and only some companies may have adequately written them down in their accounts . |