Example sentences of "[art] [det] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Fairbairns and Donnison , for their different reasons and from very different political perspectives ( the former a radical feminist largely concerned with relations between men and women , the latter a left-of-centre policy-maker and academic , largely concerned with social inequality and the alleviation of poverty ) , understand and accept that , at least in the short run , women are going to continue their multiple roles . |
| 2 | Two introductory chapters discuss the genre of interior views and the history of the Wittgenstein family , the latter a fascinating roll-call of princely alliances ( intermarriage with the Radziwill family ) European history ( distinguished service in the Napoleonic campaigns ) and artistic patronage ( Chopin , Schinkel , Winterhalter ) . |
| 3 | Campaigns are being waged against the Republic of Korea where laws forbidding the eating of cats and dogs , the latter a traditional source of medicinal potency , are openly flouted in the ubiquitous ‘ boshintang ’ ( dog-meat soup ) houses . |
| 4 | The former is an American option , and the latter a European option . |
| 5 | platyrhynchos and weka Gallirallus australis , the latter a flightless rail introduced from New Zealand in the late nineteenth century . |
| 6 | The first should create English-like codes , while the latter a natural language code different from English . |
| 7 | MARK ROE and Daniel Silva , the latter a Portuguese professional who is sponsored by Nigel Mansell , share the lead on 134 , 10 under par , at the halfway stage of the £225,000 Jersey European Airways Open at La Moye . |
| 8 | The two men , the former a steadfast Tory , the latter a dedicated Whig , had crossed swords on several occasions . |
| 9 | The working of the Contagious Diseases Acts themselves also served to mobilise many a radical working man against the exploitation of working-class women , and an important alliance developed between this radicalism and feminists , which had the additional effect of providing for the latter a social support which enhanced their authority within the repeal movement . |
| 10 | A committee was appointed to consider the plans , to choose a site for the infirmary and to make other recommendations ; it included the Duke of Bedford , Mr. Osborn , Mr. Pym , Mr. Higgins of Turvey , Lord John Russell , Samuel Whitbread and Dr. Yeats — the latter a local physician . |
| 11 | The oboe in unison with the clarinet imparts to the latter a cutting edge , and the resulting sound is quite agreeable in small quantities . |
| 12 | As a result of different levels of personal mobility , the former types of place have tended to attract people who are younger , better qualified , more enterprising and more wealthy and have thus gained at the expense of the larger cities and less dynamic industrial areas , causing the latter a double blow in terms of both quantity and quality . |
| 13 | The queen 's central position , by contrast , was an ex officio one , and Hincmar therefore highlighted it ( c. 22 ) : her most important responsibility was for the " good order [ in both practical and model senses ] of the palace , and for the dispensing of the annual gifts , apart from their food , drink and horses , to the king 's warrior-retinue " — the latter a quasi-maternal role which enabled the queen to form a network of personal relationships with a younger generation of budding leaders . |
| 14 | Conceived initially as a spy series for Ian Hendry and Patrick MacNee , The Avengers quickly developed into a stylish combination of James Bond action/adventure with frequent science fiction overtones , the latter a narrative form much loved by Newman . |
| 15 | Both Armstrong and Harrison played through school together , with the former a doughty scrum-half , and the latter an intelligent out-half with a hefty boot . |
| 16 | The two men , the former a steadfast Tory , the latter a dedicated Whig , had crossed swords on several occasions . |
| 17 | Thus it has been suggested that a key difference between invertebrate and vertebrate brains is that in the former a great deal of power and responsibility could be invested in a single cell or even synapse which in the vertebrate nervous system would be more widely distributed . |
| 18 | Both Fairbairns and Donnison , for their different reasons and from very different political perspectives ( the former a radical feminist largely concerned with relations between men and women , the latter a left-of-centre policy-maker and academic , largely concerned with social inequality and the alleviation of poverty ) , understand and accept that , at least in the short run , women are going to continue their multiple roles . |
| 19 | To accommodate the former a whole range of speculative buildings appeared , largely the product of individual estimates of need and attempts at a quick profit . |
| 20 | The cost in horses and men was heavy , and the feeding of the former a significant outlay , especially when corn prices were high : " Robert Russell , proprietor of the daily fly wagons which set out from London … to Falmouth , feels much pleasure in being able , owing to the blessings derived from the late harvest , to reduce the advances he lately made on carriage . " |
| 21 | where sickness was n't a such a crucial issue . |
| 22 | At present , however , many people are absolutely riveted by what is happening , or could happen , in this country at a such a crucial moment in world history . |
| 23 | If he was in a such a desperate hurry he could have gone down and gone over there . |
| 24 | Who knows what your calculator and that 's a such a wonderful piece of work that . |
| 25 | My rules are to cut down drinking , control my temper if I am drinking , not to drink in a such a large group and not to waste much money . |