Example sentences of "[noun sg] are [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The implication of sex differences in economic activity for economic inequality are among the questions that are being pursued in my current research with John Ermisch and other colleagues . |
| 2 | IBM Corp and Microsoft Corp are among the companies planning to incorporate the Desktop Management Task Force 's Desktop Management Interface into their operating systems . |
| 3 | Certainly , preventive strategies and modern medicine will tend to counteract negative selective forces and will maintain the frequency of the thrifty genotype in human populations , but , as Neel soberly pointed out , ‘ efforts to preserve the diabetes genotype through this transient period of plenty are in the interests of mankind , ’ for some time in the future we may again be glad to have it . |
| 4 | The first book printed in Florence , a 1471–72 Virgil , the earliest printed Greek Homer and first editions of Ficino and the Divina commedia are among the items on show . |
| 5 | The idea behind the Partnership Act is that the internal affairs of the partnership are for the partners to decide . |
| 6 | Meals on wheels , the Samaritans , Marriage Guidance Counselling and hospital work are among the suggestions that often seem to spring to mind first . |
| 7 | A personalised scroll , a car stickers and a copy of the book Investigating the Seashore are among the benefits enjoyed by people who have taken up the offer . |
| 8 | A further example is that the provisions in question are against the principles contained in public Acts ; and yet a further example is that the provisions do not conform to previously accepted models , precedents , etc , from the point of view of drafting . |
| 9 | BABES IN TOYLAND ( above ) , MEGA CITY FOUR , PAVEMENT and THE FALL are amongst the bands playing at an MTV 120 Minutes music festival in September . |
| 10 | Hilton International , Forte and Holiday Inn are among the groups that have signed the charter . |
| 11 | HOLY JOY , VIC GODARD and JACOB 'S MOUSE are among the bands contributing tracks to forthcoming Rough Trade Singles Club mail order releases . |
| 12 | The ant parts used to paint women 's faces in the maize festival are from the ants that are attracted to the extrafloral nectaries of cassava and keep insects off the beans that are trained up the more robust maize . |
| 13 | BETTER value for money health care and a shift from hospitals to care in the community are among the objectives outlined by the new health authority for north Essex on its first day . |
| 14 | Senior and middle managers tend to be in the Officer class ; junior managers and foremen in the Warrant Officer grade ; and the rest are in the ranks . |
| 15 | It turns out that the minimum cell volume and interstack distance are around the values ( TMTSF ) 2 CO 4 , the only organic salt known to go superconducting at atmospheric pressure . |
| 16 | Body is covered with overlapping feathers which give a smooth surface , large surface are on the wings ( for easy locomotion ) , and provide good insulation . |
| 17 | The agricultural quality of the land and the need to control the rate at which land is taken for development are among the factors to be considered [ in assessing planning applications affecting agricultural land ] , together with the need to facilitate development and economic activity that provides jobs , and the continuing need to protect the countryside for its own sake rather than primarily for the productive value of the land . |
| 18 | Health needs and beliefs , special circumstances , cultural requirements and the history of immigration are amongst the subjects discussed with reference to individual minority groups . |
| 19 | Enid Segall , General Secretary of the british Homeopathy Association , which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year , says aching muscles , sprains , and cramp are among the woes which can be treated . |
| 20 | If evidence and procedure are among the subjects available to you at the University , you should either include them in your course or , at least , attend the lectures as an extra . |
| 21 | A committee of independent experts from inside and outside Italy , chaired by the scholar Federico Zeri , has carefully vetted the objects submitted : Old Master paintings , sculpture , maiolica , furniture , silver , tapestries , carpets and oriental works of art are among the categories included . |
| 22 | TRIED and Tested , Giant Arc , Flowers of Sacrifice and Flavour are among the bands taking part in the second local music extravaganza at Lakeside Country Club , Frimley Green , tonight ( Friday ) and tomorrow ( Saturday ) . |
| 23 | Some of the most significant work of industrial archaeology has been done here since 1959 , and the industrial buildings and relics of the district are in the hands of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum ( q.v . ) . |
| 24 | Headaches , migraine , insomnia , epilepsy and rheumatoid arthritis are among the conditions that are susceptible to placebos . |
| 25 | A second argument is that the system of property rights in which ownership and control are in the hands of shareholders violates the Christian concept of trusteeship and is contrary to the Biblical ideal of community . |
| 26 | MEL at Crawley and Racal at New Malden are amongst the companies competing for the order . |
| 27 | Deforestation and agricultural encroachment are among the reasons for this but forest-management policies have also been inadequate . |
| 28 | The major contradictions in society are between the forces and relations of production . |
| 29 | If competition is perceived to be open , the ‘ rules ’ are seen to be fair , and the determinants of success are within the competitors ' control , competition can be extremely fruitful . |
| 30 | Gas fired central heating and double glazing are among the features . |