Example sentences of "[noun pl] is the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Three Musketeers is the best book I 've ever read … ‘ |
| 2 | Nonetheless the reduction of health risks is the prime benefit once the nicotine addiction is in recovery . |
| 3 | This representative , beautifully chosen collection of Faure songs is the first issue to appear since her announcement , and it whets the appetite for many more . |
| 4 | The prison officer using his eyes and ears is the first security patrol . |
| 5 | It 's simply that six legs is the smallest number of legs you can have such that you can take exactly half of them off the ground and not fall over . |
| 6 | ( A favourite way of disposing of demons is the same trick as is used to deal with miracles : assign them to the New Testament era , where they can do no harm or cause any embarrassment . ) |
| 7 | The exciting news for Brother punchcard fans is the recent introduction of the brand new KH864 knitting machine . |
| 8 | Another company that uses traditional farming methods is The Real Meat Company which has shops in Bath , and Chelsea and St John 's Wood , London , as well as a national home delivery service . |
| 9 | The inability of many African countries to sustain large-scale routine screening for gonorrhoea with conventional methods is the main obstacle to antenatal screening for the infection . |
| 10 | Flightlines is the official magazine of the Canadian Warplane Heritage ( CWH ) , based at Hamilton , Ontario . |
| 11 | According to Mr Gorman , one of the main grievances is the minimal redundancy packages given to the 67 Albion workers who were sacked two weeks ago : ‘ We will be pushing the case for adequate recompense for workers who lost their jobs . |
| 12 | Prominent among these organizations is the Trilateral Commission , made up of the great and good from the United States , Europe and Japan , whose business is ‘ Elite Planning for World Management ’ ( see Holly Sklar , 1980 ) . |
| 13 | A common method of classifying or judging candidates is the Seven Point Plan . |
| 14 | The largest single source of energy in most plants and animals is the tricarboxylic acid cycle ( TCA cycle ) . |
| 15 | And for Doug , destroying animals is the worst part of his job . |
| 16 | An extreme example of Western attitude towards animals is the so-called blood sports , most of which have now died out . |
| 17 | One explanation for the different susceptibilities is the different capacity of macrophages and lymphocytes to confer resistance . |
| 18 | Residential care is very labour intensive , and fundamental to the viability of private homes is the heavy involvement of the owners and their families , often working very long hours . |
| 19 | The major exception to these considerations is the vigorous Jacques Derrida , an admired figure in both the French and the American academic worlds , and a man whose dominance in contemporary critical theory is inescapable . |
| 20 | The excessively close links between the civil service and the parties is the main cause of the lack of direction in our political life . |
| 21 | One of Guinness Brewing Worldwide 's key strengths is the careful selection of such companies , those with excellent potential , which will take us into new markets or geographical areas , or consolidate our presence , and which can be integrated smoothly and add value to existing operations . |
| 22 | The fact that , even in a recession , the Square Mile alone can support well over 225 restaurants is the greatest testimony of all to the role of the business lunch in the 1990s . ’ |
| 23 | This process of elaborating a concept and moving toward empirical indicators is the crucial step in variable analysis . |
| 24 | For many people the bible for race tactics is the classic dinghy racing book Start To Win by Eric Twiname ( Granada , 1975 ) which clearly explains the complexities of racing tactics . |
| 25 | Mediating the differences between these groups and guiding them towards mutually agreed goals is the overriding notion of the national interest . |
| 26 | Complementing these units is the NS-E100 Effect Loudspeaker ( £139.95 ) , a small unit intended to integrate into the domestic environment and covering the range from 70Hz upwards . |
| 27 | A campaign by our supporters is the only option left , inevitably consisting of emotive stories and personal opinions , since reasoned articles in the health columns of the broadsheets will mobilise few people . |
| 28 | In this case , reducing the length of the tantrums is the initial aim rather than stopping them . |
| 29 | One of the exhibition 's most striking images is the so-called Townley Discobolus . |
| 30 | One of London 's most directional second-hand shops is the Glorious Clothing Company at 60 Upper Street , Islington . |