Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its institutions , in their increasing centrality , have moved towards a situation in which it , could again be said ( but with the qualitative difference of an epochal change ) that cultural institutions are integral parts of the general social organization . |
| 2 | For example , the redder fishes like salmon , tuna , sardines , and kippers are good sources of polyunsaturated fat . |
| 3 | However , they continue : But it may perhaps be better understood as an analytical consequence of the Garfinkelian theory that the fit between organization and phenomena , between rules and their applications , is not determined in advance , but rather is the result of an ad hoc and context-sensitive process , performed by speakers ( by the use of shared " methods " ) , in which the recognition of the social act and the construction of interpretation of sequences of such acts are two sides of the same creative ( but nonetheless organized and accountable ) process . |
| 4 | Among the reasons are greater mobility before retirement , which enables them to acquaint themselves with alternative residential locations , and the financial advantages of moving from larger to smaller houses , perhaps in less expensive areas ( Law and Warnes 1976 ) . |
| 5 | Some researchers ( for example , Bates 1976 ; Lock 1980a ) have gone a step further and proposed that the non-verbal communicative skills which are displayed in ‘ showing ’ and ‘ requesting ’ objects are direct precursors to the linguistic functions of ‘ telling ’ or ‘ giving information ’ and ‘ asking questions ’ . |
| 6 | Secondary qualities of objects are those arrangements of its corpuscles which cause certain ideas in us as sentient beings . |
| 7 | His occasional demands for ‘ surplusage ’ respecting the extent to which his disbursements exceeded his receipts on particular accounts are eloquent illustrations of the scale of these activities : for example , £26,000 for operations in the Palatinate in 1624 , and £30,000 on another account in 1630 . |
| 8 | Overall , the southern States are major beneficiaries of Federal spending , especially so relative to their contributions to the Federal exchequer , in considerable part because of the success of their Senators and Representatives in the pork barrel . |
| 9 | Walking backwards on their tails and soaring to astonishing heights to nod balls or jump over ropes are common features of public displays . |
| 10 | Wall hangings and tapestries are early examples of interior design , while churches and monasteries were filled with altar cloths , Lenten veils and ecclesiastical garments , often woven and embroidered with elaborate patterns . |
| 11 | Accountants , personnel administrators , economists , data processing experts and statisticians are all experts in a specialised field of work . |
| 12 | Added to this , capital flows are important vectors of technical change . |
| 13 | While small farmers and part-time farmers have to adapt to a changing agriculture , in exactly the same way as large farming businesses , their options for coping with changed circumstances are fewer and it may be that training and the development of new skills and the reinforcement of old skills are important elements in widening their range of options . |
| 14 | Gerrett reported to 15 Army Group : " 5 Corps confirm that approx 42,000 Cossacks to be handed over to Russians are Soviet citizens within the definition of cited AFHQ letter . |
| 15 | Hoteliers are supporting calls for stronger safety legislation for swimming pools after a survey revealed hotel pools to be the most hazardous in the private sector . |
| 16 | ‘ The introduction of robotic systems and the automation of some operations are key elements in safeguarding the company 's competitive position and securing its future , ’ he said . |
| 17 | We shall see that employers are key actors within industrial relations and that they possess a considerable margin for defining their own policies which are not wholly determined in response to the actions of unions , or to economic and political pressures . |
| 18 | This is because shareholders are residual claimants to the value of the firm . |
| 19 | Similar research projects are developing plastics from materials such as corn , molasses , potato peelings and castor oil . |
| 20 | The third and fourth projects are comparative studies into |
| 21 | Since the characteristics of sanctioning and compliance strategies are pervasive themes throughout the book , it would be as well to preface the analysis with a brief exploration of some of their general features . |
| 22 | Erm , when we look at the environmental strategy , I always think that environmental strategies are common sense to people , and that sometimes the involvement of large organizations is sometimes counter-productive . |
| 23 | The young in both cases are perfect miniatures of the adults , and breath air by means of lungs . |
| 24 | The Court of Appeal has intimated that such cases are appropriate cases for the grant of extensions of the time allowed for appealing ( Legal Aid Handbook , 1990 ) . |
| 25 | Labour says both cases are growing proof of the Government 's plans for creeping privatisation of the NHS . |
| 26 | Murderers , rapists and muggers are innocent victims of society , their parents and traumatic early experience . |
| 27 | ‘ paralinguistic phenomena are non-linguistic elements in conversation . |
| 28 | Anaemia , raised erythrocyte sedimentation rates , and serum lactate dehydrogenase activities are common findings in high grade , but the analytical findings are normal in up to one third of the patients with low grade/mixed grade . |
| 29 | For example , within the special unit in the DoI that coordinates its biotechnology activities are three people from ICI , Glaxo and BP . |
| 30 | The 1:50 000 Landeskarte der Schweiz maps are cartographic works of art . |