Example sentences of "[noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | When entry text is returned to the Main and Copy Databases a single copy is made to tape of the changed text table , the entry table and the version table . |
| 2 | In medical schools a great deal is taught about the medical and other consequences of high alcohol consumption but little or nothing is taught about alcoholism , the addictive disease . |
| 3 | For individual schools a pregnant teenager is still a relatively rare occurrence and one in which it is difficult to cater for all the physical , medical , social , residential and educational needs of the prospective mother and baby . |
| 4 | On locomotive-hauled trains , a flashing red light is used by British Rail , while on multiple units a static light is used . |
| 5 | But in other west European countries a different conclusion is being drawn , namely that European political union , perhaps excluding Britain , is all the more important so as to provide a check on American behaviour , to avoid a unipolar world . |
| 6 | Under some circumstances a face-to-face interaction is preferred but , in others , for a variety of different reasons , the individual may prefer to conduct his transaction in writing . |
| 7 | In just the same way , in any normal circumstances a royal hatmaker is a hatmaker who has some special relationship to a royal family or royal person without being royal himself . |
| 8 | For small switching angles a high torque is developed at low speeds , so the system accelerates rapidly from rest , but the maximum speed is restricted . |
| 9 | Our forests also have some interesting trails , but in some places a strong person is needed to push the chair . |
| 10 | For these purposes a local authority is one of the employers listed in the Redundancy Payment ( Local Government ) ( Modification ) Order 1983 . |
| 11 | For most purposes a rectangular distribution is the most desirable because it provides the appropriate mix of youthful enthusiasm and ageing experience . |
| 12 | In consolidated financial statements a similar analysis is to be presented of the amounts of minority interest attributable to equity and non-equity shares issued by subsidiaries . |
| 13 | For both companies and individuals a new requirement is introduced for deeds : that the instrument must make it clear ‘ on its face ’ that it is intended to be a deed . |
| 14 | On let-down patterns a specific distance is flow outbound and the time adjusted for this distance according to groundspeed . |
| 15 | Some patients are , in spite of reassurance , unwilling to give their real names and in these cases a fictitious name is quite in order , with the one proviso that an attempt should be made to remember the false name in case a further visit should be needed . |
| 16 | In these cases a new cable is called for . |
| 17 | The result is shown in Fig.2 ; in three out of five cases a high peak is present at over 95% confidence . |
| 18 | I mean it seems to me in those cases a secret ballot is highly desirable and coercion would be more of a danger than people voting er from the mo wrong moral motivation . |
| 19 | In each of these cases a single key is all that is required to reference the record . |
| 20 | At times a golden girl is present in the vicinity of the discussions of the subject that keep happening , and is felt to restore a balance . |
| 21 | Some times a whole period is spent looking at a ladybird . |
| 22 | Standing at traffic lights a Koenig-designed Jumbo is , save for the chatter inside , completely silent . |
| 23 | With the best will in the world a bassoon can not begin to express itself in the same terms as a viola da gamba and when two of the three melodic parts are conceived for strings a precious dimension is lost by substituting woodwind . |
| 24 | The fact that this particular " best period " had seemed to some of its leading figures a fallen world is not allowed to affect the conclusion . |
| 25 | Manufacturers give useful ( or arguably useless ! ) statistics regarding the holes a cordless drill is capable of drilling , but no performance figures relating to the function of other cordless tools is available . |
| 26 | Even when all intended partners of the new firm have indicated assent it will still be necessary to establish some order of seniority and to select the first senior partner : though joint senior partners are not unknown , the better arrangement may be for some restriction to be put upon the time that office is held by any one individual so that by rotating it between the participating firms a reasonable balance is achieved . |
| 27 | In some ways a reaching start is easier than a beating one , but there are still pitfalls for the unwary . |
| 28 | As her photographs prove , the garden looks attractive and it contains most of the items a conventional garden is supposed to display . |
| 29 | While a single defect may be responsible in small unique populations such as Pima Indians and Nauruans , in larger high prevalence populations a polygenic causation is most likely . |
| 30 | In bargaining situations a key issue is the extent to which employment is covered in the bargain . |