Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [det] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be more than propaganda though ? |
| 2 | Explain why unc must be less than unity and why the current density must be limited to J. Estimate values for the dimensions h1 , h2 so that each section of the steel core shall be subject to approximately the same maximum flux density . |
| 3 | We have seen how many animal groups diversified during the Ordovician ; the rapid evolution of nautiloid cephalopods at the same time may be more than coincidence . |
| 4 | Only Athenian citizens could profit by allotments of land as ‘ cleruchs ’ ( literally , ‘ allotment-holders ’ ) and it may be more than chance that the qualifications for Athenian citizenship are more closely defined at just this moment ( 451 ) : citizen descent was now required on both sides ( Ath . |
| 5 | Since birth weight ( and viability ) in the teens increases dramatically with rising age and , inasmuch as higher parity among women under age 20 also meant higher maternal age in that age class , decreasing infant mortality in this age group by birth order may be more than chance variation . |
| 6 | In particular , the estimator of β may be less than unity . |
| 7 | This column , however , would be less than human were it not to exult in the humiliation of the pollsters in last week 's election . |
| 8 | ‘ My chances of making an honest marriage or even of keeping up my business would be less than dust without the good will of my neighbours . |
| 9 | I do n't think you 've got that right somehow , there 's no way , that retirement pension will be less than Income Benefit , it 's always a bit more . |
| 10 | If we assume , instead , that the poorest in the locality benefits ( though not fully ) from the cuts in central tax , a higher output will be chosen as a result of the cut in taxes , though this will be less than output OX 2 , the output that would be chosen if an equivalent lump-sum grant had been received . |
| 11 | As a result , the amount of the proceeds deemed to relate to the debt will be less than par value . |