Example sentences of "be [adj] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his mature convictions were the effect of a long organised retreat from the simple dualities of youthful Marxism — capitalism against socialism , bourgeois against prole — and the first of his books ever to see print , Down and Out in Paris and London ( 1933 ) , had been emphatic that Marxist analysis fails to correspond to observed experience , the gradations insisted on by the kitchen-staff of a Parisian hotel or the destitute of an English doss-house being there because the poor want them to be there and not by compulsion . |
| 2 | Rumours are rife that several members of the Ministry entourage who toured on Lollapalooza II in the US bowed out , unable to come to terms with Journgensen 's appetite for Bushmills and worse . |
| 3 | I am sorry that Labour Members do not like to hear what they themselves said , but I intend to repeat it . |
| 4 | I am sorry that local authorities throughout Wales , whose total debt on housing revenue account amounts to £1.1 billion , redeemed only £14 million of that debt last year . |
| 5 | I am sorry that some others have apparently taken leave of their senses . |
| 6 | I am sorry that hon. Members whose constituencies are some distance from London are not interested in London 's problems ; they can continue to talk among themselves . |
| 7 | And I am sorry that this day has come . |
| 8 | Members of the local communities concerned , including farmers and landowners , are afraid that national park management would restrict both present and future activities on land within park boundaries . |
| 9 | I am afraid that one day I 'll come to hate even my brothers and sisters . |
| 10 | I am afraid that charismatic circles are sometimes influenced more by the horror genre and the barmier corners of the Bible-belt than the Bible when it comes to the Devil and evil spirits . |
| 11 | But I am afraid that this experience will be denied me . ’ |
| 12 | I am afraid that this war , which started for all the reasons I have mentioned , is turning gradually into a similar kind of war to the Lebanese . |
| 13 | I am afraid that some jobs will now be at risk as a result of this . ’ |
| 14 | I am unconvinced that these provisions , taken singly or cumulatively , show that there is a legislative intention to confine the status of an administrative receiver to a receiver appointed by debenture holders over property of a company formed and registered under the Companies Acts . |
| 15 | I am clear that this policy remains appropriate . |
| 16 | The College and its staff and graduates have made many significant contributions to the science and practice of veterinary medicine and I am delighted that this history has been written to coincide with its bi-centenary . |
| 17 | I welcome very much the opportunity to raise on the Adjournment the question of the working of the police national computer mark 2 and the need for effective safeguards , and I am delighted that this debate is starting at a relatively civilised hour . |
| 18 | Attitudes to school , the significance of the curriculum , perceptions of the nature of society … are learned early and impossible to reshape in classrooms which are run by teachers who are unaware that such tensions exist . |
| 19 | Elsewhere , the rate of growth has been such that ancient parishes have been carved into much smaller units so that new churches could serve the expanding population . |
| 20 | The impact of the restrictive practices legislation has been such that many agreements were abandoned as firms were unwilling to incur the costs of defending an agreement within the Court , and also as firms gradually came to recognise the difficulties of overturning the presumption that an agreement operated against the public interest . |
| 21 | Alternatively , the power of religious belief may have been such that each community gave as much as it could afford . |
| 22 | The incentives have been such that several farmers in the LFA in Snowdonia for instance made no secret of their view that they would not have contemplated the schemes in the absence of grants . |
| 23 | ‘ We are fearful that older people who want to remain at home may not have the choice because the cost may be more than local authorities can afford ’ , says divisional director Evelyn MeEwen . |
| 24 | They are convinced that other players with Scottish connections are there to be found , and like the Irish and Welsh , the Scottish exiles have launched an appeal to attract players will Scottish qualifications . |
| 25 | Obviously , we are convinced that most drinkers will choose Guinness ’ |
| 26 | So what of feminists , those who are convinced that Christian claims are true ? |
| 27 | We are convinced that those people you mention who depend on Unix ( and NetWare ) for their living will find this to be a very satisfying and profitable combination . |
| 28 | I AM disgusted that French farmers , protesting about Gatt , threw stones and insults at Britons landing in Calais . |
| 29 | Older people are incensed that those companies are making huge profits and that their chief executives are receiving huge increases in their salaries to bring them up to the so-called market rate , while they are paying high standing charges . |
| 30 | With regard to security at the border , I have consistently said in the aftermath of conferences under the Anglo-Irish Agreement that , although we are delighted that good co-operation exists , it can always be better , and I am confident that we can make it so . |