Example sentences of "of [pron] is in [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It may be standard practice in France for one state enterprise to give to another large sums of money when one of them is in financial trouble ; but it is doubtful whether private undertakings would have considered this particular transaction as ‘ normal ’ .
2 Each one of them is in some way cut off from the rest of society : Hywel because he 's a miserable sod , Angharad because something went awfully wrong , and Beuno because he 's fallen in love with God . ’
3 Number three , do you think any of them is in bad taste , if so what are your reasons ?
4 To assess the damages it is necessary to form a view upon three matters each of which is in greater or lesser degree one of speculation : ( 1 ) the value of the material benefits for his dependants which the deceased would have provided out of his earnings for each year in the future during which he would have provided for them had he not been killed : ( 2 ) the value of any material benefits which the dependants will be able to obtain in each such year from sources ( other than insurance ) which would not have been available to them had the deceased lived but which will become available to them as a result of his death : ( 3 ) the amount of the capital sum which , with prudent management , will produce annual amounts equal to the difference between ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ( that is " the dependency " ) for each of the years during which the deceased would have provided material benefits for the dependants had he not been killed .
5 During the first three years , three additional courses are taken , one of which is in architectural history while the others may be selected individually from a range of courses offered by departments in the Social Sciences and Arts Faculties ; in keeping with Scottish University traditions , this encourages the development of diverse interests and allows insights into other academic disciplines .
6 " Capital sums " — section 739(3) ( 4 ) states : ( 3 ) Where , whether before or after any such transfer , such an individual receives or is entitled to receive any capital sum the payment of which is in any way connected with the transfer or any associated operation , any income which , by virtue or in consequence of the transfer , either alone or in conjunction with associated operations , has become the income of a person resident or domiciled outside the United Kingdom shall , whether it would or would not have been chargeable to income tax apart from the provisions of this section , be deemed to be income of that individual for all purposes of the Income Tax Acts .
7 The majority of it is in private ownership but livestock are almost always excluded and regeneration of woodland is not prevented as it is in most of the upland woods in the UK .
8 There is a huge Japanese presence in the City , but much of it is in commercial banking .
9 It may well be that Judge Huff 's knowledge of what is in those parts lies behind the tone of her comments and her refusal to allow Sotheby 's to bow out .
10 The boats are diesel-powered rather than sailing cobles , but the fleet is small and scarcely serves its local market , let alone an important part of what is in any event a diminishing national fleet .
11 ‘ I 'm not sure which of us is in worse condition at the moment ! ’
12 None of us is in that league of venality . ’
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