Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , because religion is about the archaic heritage of humanity , and involves relations with parent figures , particularly the father , that one would expect emotional reactions to the subject ; either religion is the most important part of life , and immune to scientific investigation for that reason , or it is too trivial to be worth a working scientist 's time . |
| 2 | One important association is between the mating system and the mode of parental care . |
| 3 | In 1935 he succeeded William McDougall as Honorary secretary/treasure " It has often been said , " he wrote after fifteen years in office , " that the British Deaf and Dumb Association is to the deaf what a Trade Union is to the hearing workman , but it is more , it is a great BROTHERHOOD of mutual service , membership of which is open to the deaf and their hearing friends alike . " |
| 4 | Party cells in enterprises , the Army , the police and KGB ( State Security Committee ) should remain , since " the right of association is among the inalienable political freedoms " , but he stressed that the CPSU did not claim exclusivity in this respect and that other legally constituted parties would be able to form similar cells . |
| 5 | This research is based on the belief that one of the most practical ways of improving the effectiveness of Board-level thinking is by the increased use of the strategic decision support tools and methodologies now available and being developed . |
| 6 | The entry is on the extreme left between the bank and the guard rock over two nice rounded cills within a boat 's length , drop approx 3 ft , then there is a 90 degree traverse right to a V shaped trough through the next cill , drop 2 ft then go diagonally right again over a small cill ( 1 ft ) , then left again between two large outcrops into a smooth chute which drops 6 ft in 20 yds into a deep pool complete with rustic chainlink suspension bridge and shelving sandy beach . |
| 7 | If the capital stock is below the golden rule level ( ) , then where , the reduction in the capital stock is greater than Modigliani argued . |
| 8 | YOUR new Diamond Bingo card is in the Daily Mirror on Monday . |
| 9 | The script is by the Irish director Jim Sheridan , who started the ball rolling with ‘ My Left Foot ’ and ‘ The Field ’ and it stars Ireland 's most internationally renowned leading man , Gabriel Byrne . |
| 10 | Jon 's bedroom is on the top deck along with washing facilities and a television which works from a generator . |
| 11 | This means that in rough air it is only safe to pull up hard if the speed is below the maximum launch speed . |
| 12 | Once the speed is below the 140- knot flap limit fifteen degrees can be lowered and the gear extended , smartly followed by a power increase to stabilise the speed at 130 knots . |
| 13 | The First Vice President is from the Southern Division and Second Vice President is from the Scottish Division . |
| 14 | The First Vice President is from the Southern Division and Second Vice President is from the Scottish Division . |
| 15 | You state that they come from all over the world , ‘ though the bulk is from the Indian sub-continent ’ . |
| 16 | The falls create their own showers if the wind is in the wrong direction . |
| 17 | As the histological damage did not change in harmony with the inflammation and blood loss , it suggests that most of the chronic intestinal blood loss is from the small intestine . |
| 18 | In France referees take the stick when one side is on the losing end , and feels , rightly or wrongly , that they could have won . |
| 19 | All pipework is of the screw-fitting type and , providing you apply elbow grease , the unions are drip-free . |
| 20 | If one wishes to speak of specifically ‘ political ’ roles , the divide is between the individual ruwatu and their wives ( ruwahutu ) , on the one hand , and everyone else , on the other ( Overing 1985 ) . |
| 21 | The Mourneview defender who stormed out and demanded a transfer after a bust-up over training says : ‘ The club is in the wrong and must be prepared to admit the mistake and put it right . ’ |
| 22 | Its largest cultural programme is with the African , Caribbean and Pacific ( ACP ) countries . |
| 23 | Instead , his mind is on the great frosts of his youth , when the snow lay so deep on The Crown Green that they had to dig a trench to the shop door . |
| 24 | If your mind is on the new member of the family you 're probably less likely to concentrate on your own aches and pains , regardless of whether they are physical or psychological . |
| 25 | Her mind is on the young people . ’ |
| 26 | The neck is on the narrow side for a fingerpicking guitar , with a soft rounded profile . |
| 27 | Concentration is of the utmost importance . |
| 28 | As Jonathan Culler points out , the pun is to the synchronic dimension of language what etymology is to the diachronic dimension ( 1988:2 ) , and Julia plays on this parallel by confusing the two . |
| 29 | Another analogy is with the evolutionary biologist 's notion of a ‘ ring-species ’ : a population A , of some species , interbreeds with a neighbouring population B , B with C , C with D , and so on , round the world , until population X is reached , whose territory adjoins that of the original A. But A and X do not interbreed : they give every appearance of being distinct species . |
| 30 | On one level the analogy is with the commercial world of fashion and beauty — Ronke currently works with a prestigious fashion house and is continually amazed by the vast amounts of money and energy invested in creating the facade of beauty ; ‘ the handbags are about the brevity and the illusion of this — one minute you ‘ re in the spotlight the next you ‘ re in the dark , finished and forgotten . |