Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A field of rare flowers that is destroyed can be replanted and may eventually be the same as the field that was destroyed ( even if the process does take 1,000 years ) . |
| 2 | The apparently extreme view expressed by Masterman ( 1987 ) may perhaps be the public perception of local-authority services as a whole , but equally many people working in schools would also subscribe to this view when discussing the local education authority 's administration of the education service . |
| 3 | Digital data must eventually be the single language of multimedia because it is also the language of computers . |
| 4 | Conran found himself beleaguered and somewhat bemused as to why his group should suddenly be the focal point of so many would-be suitors . |
| 5 | So it sho still should only be the two pound out . |
| 6 | Similarly a French pamphleteer in the middle of the century argued that ‘ the power which is strongest at sea must necessarily be the strongest commercially and thus the most formidable … dominance of the sea would give a nation universal monarchy ’ . |
| 7 | So we say that ‘ it is raining ’ when it is not at all clear what ‘ it ’ is , or ‘ the wind is blowing ’ when wind and blowing must necessarily be the same thing . |
| 8 | Land set aside in the EC must not be the green light for imports from other countries either — whether from countries in the GATT negotiations , or from Eastern Europe . |
| 9 | ‘ Even if such measures are painful and certainly should not be the only way to cut costs , an analysis of the present economic situation in our most important markets leaves no other choice , ’ he said . |
| 10 | However , it should not be the only reason for their creative activity , which should rather stem from less egotistic desires . |
| 11 | It should not be the final sanction to which all persistent criminals progress , however minor their offences . |
| 12 | Thus age should not be the sole criterion for withholding aggressive treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in older patients . |
| 13 | But he remained unshakeable on two critical issues : first , that Giraud should not be the sole head of the unified movement ; and second , that the movement should be a true provisional government , not an administrative caretaker . |
| 14 | Rationing should not be the exclusive domain of managers and professionals . |
| 15 | Erm the church would have no role within the state as being say in a erm erm in other words there would be erm the catholic church in in erm in say er a state like France er should not be the established church . |
| 16 | Another view expressed was that the stock of money per se was not of prime importance and should not be the prime target of the authorities ; rather the authorities should concentrate on the liquidity of the whole system . |
| 17 | Again , this should not be the prime reason for having it in our services . |
| 18 | The implications for adoption , says Professor Tizard , are important , because they show that the race of the adopting parents should not be the central issue . |
| 19 | the colleges should not be the poor relations of the universities , trying to become more like them . |
| 20 | ‘ There is no reason why we should not be the best . |
| 21 | The magnitudes of these two readings should not be the same , if the zero-offset has been set correctly . |
| 22 | I made one stipulation only to the Foreign Secretary , Sir Alec Douglas-Home , which was that my driver should not be the same amiable young man who had led me such a dance around Johannesburg . |
| 23 | In contrast to those modern theorists discussed elsewhere in this book , who have insisted that the literary text is in a significant sense independent of its author , and that the author 's and reader s experiences are not and should not be the same , Richards treats the text simply as a transparent medium , a mere vehicle for conveying the experience of the author to the reader . |
| 24 | Red fish ( such as herring , sardines , kippers , and salmon ) are a reasonable , naturally occurring source of vitamin D. Eggs supply some of this nutrient , but not as much as red fish ; because eggs are relatively high in saturated fat they should not be the main source of vitamin D. Margarine has this vitamin added , but again is not the preferred source because a good eating regime should not be too high in fat . |
| 25 | A study commissioned by the Forestry Commission suggests that growing timber should not be the main priority of Britain 's forestry policy , but that efforts should be concentrated on creating a wide variety of mixed-wood forests for recreation , environmental regeneration and wildlife habitats . |
| 26 | I mean we have to make a sensible planning decision on where it should go and the fact that one authority is prepared to put its hand up when the others clearly are n't , should not be the main determining factor . |
| 27 | Here was a new wave of feminist militancy , proclaiming that women had the right to a life of their own and should not be the sexual property of men . |
| 28 | ‘ I realise you can not afford to run all the time but , that said , it should still be the first thing you have a look at , ’ he reasoned . |
| 29 | You may wish to have a different choice of fish , but the set up should still be the same if you were to chose something like a couple of Siamese Tiger fish ( Datnoides microlepsis ) for the upper swimming layers ( see July 1992 issue of PFK ) . |
| 30 | The aquarium gravel used should preferably be the finest grade available , but not fine enough to impede filtration . |