Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | These junior institutions are the preparatory schools of the prisons , not because they train criminals , but because they train youngsters to cope with a regime which denies tenderness , warmth and the right to weep with and for your own pain . |
2 | Since such institutions are the heaviest investors in commercial property , their requirements have driven the market , so that even landlords who are not institutions require an " institutionally acceptable " investment . |
3 | The society has 400 members from all over Britain and some from Europe — though the concensus seems to be that follies are an English speciality . |
4 | Tune into the harmony of your developing fragrance : Top Notes are the first scent you 'll smell , but these are volatile and do n't last . |
5 | A : Not at all ; it could be done even here — merely increase the supply of money until it becomes something of little value , as plentiful as grass : let it grow on every street corner , pour from the high street banks : see how little by little it is of less and less value : soon it is only stuff fit to engage the attention of those who love to indulge in the act of recycling : we will probably find that , pulped , bank notes are an excellent media for growing acorns into oaks . |
6 | But lions are a different matter . |
7 | Tenants on the other hand believe that the Acts are a necessary protection against the exploitation of people who do not own the freehold or long leases of their homes . |
8 | The younger acts are the major problem in the music industry . |
9 | The fact that all the acts are the same couple of blokes is just the way it is in modern dance . |
10 | 2 That acts are the social effects of actions . |
11 | We also believe that bad debts are a major issue for those leasing to the small and medium-sized customers . ’ |
12 | Since paraprofessional social welfare personnel are an important resource for meeting people 's needs , one would assume that policy makers , social service administrators and professional social workers would view them in this light and would do what they could to support and develop this valuable resource . |
13 | Motocross riders are a tough breed … no amount of fog was going to stop them from checking out the sport 's newest circuit this morning . |
14 | Committee meetings and discussions are an essential part of many jobs . |
15 | As many of us have mixed backgrounds I would not like to say that ethnic reasons are the main reasons for tabling this motion . |
16 | Contemporary objects are a significant part of that collection . |
17 | The most interesting objects are the red variables U and EU , which are easy to locate . |
18 | The Foreign Secretary , Mr Douglas Hurd , has adopted the same position as his predecessors , Sir Geoffrey Howe and Mr John Major , insisting that the deportations are an essential deterrent against a fresh influx of Vietnamese next year . |
19 | My schooldays are the one period of my life to which I do not care to refer and were anything but happy . |
20 | Schooldays are the best days of your life . |
21 | I have never subscribed to the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life , but I do think that student days are among the happiest . |
22 | The kaluts are the larger features reaching 50 m or so high , while the yardangs are less than half as high . |
23 | Fortunately , for most of us , the business of dividing up an estate does not involve nearly as much emotional wear and tear , and material possessions are the last things on your mind when you lose someone you love . |
24 | Financial accounts must be produced , cost accounts are almost essential for survival , and management accounts are a key ingredient to safe expansion . |
25 | And , he adds , reports and accounts are a useful publicity tool . |
26 | Colliery accounts are a neglected source yet they contain a mass of information on capital investment , costs of production , productivity and profits , with the most detailed of them providing information on individual colliers , output for man/shift , number of days worked , wage rates and earnings . |
27 | The Statistical Accounts are an important source . |
28 | The Statistical Accounts are an important source . |
29 | Because of the importance of the profit and loss account in both the profit-oriented and the Type A non-profit organization , the final accounts are the primary instruments of financial accountability . |
30 | Historical cost accounts are the main accounts , with the effect of changing prices being shown in supplementary accounts . |