Example sentences of "[noun sg] this [is] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the penalties the recession and the increasingly sophisticated technology used by counterfeiters mean unlike the dinosaur this is a problem which wo n't go away but threatens to grow over the coming months . |
| 2 | Of course this is a work where even Karajan 's detractors can only suspend prejudice in the face of his two superlative versions on DG , but Rostropovich communicates a sense of stark yet searing tragedy which makes his performance , of the first movement in particular , very special . |
| 3 | It 's a good way of doing it , just saying , ‘ Well , my personal view is of course this is a tragedy . |
| 4 | Of course this is an illusion , but the exact nature of the change is now difficult to discern , except perhaps among such essentially novel agriculturalists as the settlers in the American West , ready to change farm and crop according to the prospects of prices or speculative profits , equipped with machinery and already buying the city 's products through the new-fangled device of the mail-order catalogue . |
| 5 | In large part this is a reflection of the underdeveloped state of industrial relations theory itself to whose improvement , by way of helping more general theory construction , well-designed comparative studies may be expected to contribute . |
| 6 | In part this is a consequence of differences in the habitual requirements of different species ; more than 82 per cent of the individuals belong to species whose larvae prey on aphids , whereas only 0–02 per cent belong to species that feed as larvae on tree sap or rotting wood , neither of which are a feature of gardens . |
| 7 | Most encouraging for the bookseller is the buoyant hardback market for genre titles : in part this is a result of the continuing proliferation of series which leave the poor punter desperate for the next instalment and willing to fork out the extra few bob for the hardcover . |
| 8 | In part this is a complaint about the inferior service these establishments offer . |
| 9 | The monitor hypothesis This is a development of the first hypothesis and suggests that acquisition processes create the utterances in a second language ( producing fluency ) , but learning monitors this production . |
| 10 | Gambler 's card This is a trick which completely baffles people . |
| 11 | For the Lazarsfeldian programme this is a matter , though not a simple one , of selecting and refining indices . |
| 12 | Despite all its potency this is a car which always leaves the driver firmly in control . |
| 13 | ( ii ) The ‘ 10 minute ’ rule This is a development of the method of introducing a Bill by motion now rarely used in the case of Government Bills and it is extremely rare for legislation to result from its use for Private Members ' Bill purposes . |
| 14 | Despite the ‘ rights ’ parents are given under the Act this is a form of power that parents are rarely able to exercise . |
| 15 | I think if we harbour any hopes of eventually overhauling the scum this is a game we have to win . |
| 16 | Wheelchair Basketball This is a demonstration sport this year , with the aim of introducing competition between the boroughs in 12 months ' time . |
| 17 | On the whole this is a matter of the teacher exercising her professional judgement both as a nurse and a teacher , but there are a variety of ideas available to help her in devising objectives . |
| 18 | At the present day this is a question more easily asked than answered . |
| 19 | JACKET This is a jacket . |
| 20 | In a democracy this is a duty , not a choice . |
| 21 | This is an alcohol this is an ether now while we 've got the opportunity we 'll talk about the naming of ethers before we get onto this this last form of structural isomerism . |
| 22 | For Modern thought this is a tragedy . |
| 23 | Now the reason this is a bit messy , is that at that stage , depended on which one you get out of here , you putting in the second bag . |
| 24 | Erm the only reason this is an issue that I get a cooking for as Research Process Manager anyway , as Audit Manager I need to have other booking forms , and the only booking forms and additional booking forms I need are all jobs which then got to Mrs which are the so I ask please make amendment to put Audit Manager in and I do n't think we need to specify . |
| 25 | In all parts of the world this is a task which is likely to prove a formidable and exciting challenge to the educational administrator in the years ahead " ( Hughes et al. |
| 26 | Now I have to tell you that last year we raised a hundred and thirteen million pounds and of that over ninety per cent , that 's a hundred and four million pounds were actually spent on projects for children and I 'm very proud of that ratio indeed and I think it ought to give you , the raisers of money , a great deal of comfort because for a fund with two headquarters buildings which operates all over the world this is a distribution of funds of which to be proud . |
| 27 | As well as a means of publicising information this is a document of some importance administratively , since without it the register would be cluttered , to a greater extent than it is , with files of moribund companies abandoned by their members . |
| 28 | If you have access to a camera this is a question you should think about carefully . |
| 29 | In the end this is a debate not about bolting versus traditional climbing , it 's a debate about morality — about what goes on inside a climber 's head when he look s at his ( or her ) environment . |
| 30 | If you become very thirsty after such a meal this is a sign of high salt content . |