Example sentences of "[noun pl] is a [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By s.21(1) of the 1968 Theft Act : [ a ] person is guilty of blackmail if , with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another , he makes any unwarranted demand with menaces ; and for this purpose a demand with menaces is unwarranted unless the person making it does so in the belief — ( a ) that he had reasonable grounds for making the demand ; and ( b ) that the use of the menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand . |
| 2 | It is not blackmail where the accused believes he has reasonable grounds for making the demand and believes the use of menaces is a proper means of reinforcing the demand . |
| 3 | The sequestration of activities into distinct regions and zones is a key means by which control can be maintained and resources allocated . |
| 4 | But the subject of both pieces is a rare species and one of the genuine and original characters . |
| 5 | The issuing of memos is a common means of give instructions . |
| 6 | The usual retort that such a mandatory quota would be against EC regulations is a red herring . |
| 7 | The ‘ modal ’ fruit in both tropical and temperate regions is a 7–9 mm black or red berry , but as there is a greater gape range in tropical birds , it is perhaps not surprising to find a wider range of fruit and seed size there . |
| 8 | Despite their size , the Red-Bellied Pacu , Colossoma bidens is a peaceful fish and you should have no trouble with them attacking your Silver Sharks . |
| 9 | O. ljungmani is a common species found on both sides of the North Atlantic often in large numbers . |
| 10 | AGNES OF GOD is a weird movie with Jane Fonda in it and THE GHOST-BREAKERS is a 1940 Bob Hope film . |
| 11 | Recruiting outsiders is a dead duck for the moment ; another five years of failure and the time may yet come . |
| 12 | In urban areas , where the range of health professionals at the primary care level is still variable , a fully multidisciplinary approach to the assessment and management of cases is a valuable means of compensating for the limitations of particular general practices . |
| 13 | My first fish after 15 minutes is a 2 oz roach . |
| 14 | O. smitti is a variable species with the covering of the disk varying from being densely covered with rods and spinelets to being quite open . |
| 15 | If you explain that working with teachers and students is a valuable staff development exercise which has the full support of the company management , then there will be no problem about your colleagues ' participation . |
| 16 | ‘ Competition in public services is a valuable means of raising standards and of achieving these much-needed reforms , ’ he said . |
| 17 | B. heros is a widespread species recorded in most oceans except the Arctic and Southern Oceans . |