Example sentences of "is [adv] the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , the items of contention in the theories of the state appear as features which can be used to characterize each particular state ; for we need to consider in every instance the extent to which the state is independent of other social spheres , or on the contrary is subordinate to ‘ constellations of interest ’ which themselves have to be specified , and further , the degree to which the state is a repressive agency which dominates society ( and what the sources of that domination are ) , or is rather the executive body of society as a whole . |
| 2 | The service provides a fully-configured , ready to use replacement or substitute system for the Wang RISC Series , or an equivalent Unix system — Wang sells the RS/6000 , so an equivalent system is presumably the IBM version . |
| 3 | This is basically the shareware concept . |
| 4 | This is basically the Shareware concept . |
| 5 | In large hotels the front reception office is basically the sales department dealing with enquiries , necessary records and charts for letting accommodation . |
| 6 | This subjective appreciation of the work of Nizan is merely the starting point of analysis , however . |
| 7 | This is merely the reaction time required in picking up the card and placing it on a pile without making any choice based on the value of the card . |
| 8 | It is merely the football programme . ) |
| 9 | Chris Young , Chelmsford : ‘ If you were to believe that people buy a record by The Smiths because they wish to change something , even if it is only the music industry , then you are being very naïve about things . |
| 10 | It is assumed that it is only the field man who ‘ really knows ’ what is happening ‘ out there ’ . |
| 11 | There are innumerable aquatic snails available for the pool , but it is only the ramshorn type ( Fig. 16 ) that can be depended upon to restrict its appetite to undesirable algae . |
| 12 | Yet in the National Heritage department , it is only the tourism funding , specifically to ETB , which , over the coming three years , is to be greatly reduced , while all other areas reflect at least modest growth . |
| 13 | Now there is only the Wellington inn . |
| 14 | Mr Pincher , though , is only the ghost writer and it 's Dido who 's grabbing the headlines . |
| 15 | But especially in conditions of capitalist crisis , it is only the street crime of the poor which is identified as a danger to the social order . |
| 16 | The only , the , there is only the project engineer can get into the databases to put anything in , or , or their clerical support , to get anything into the general notes about that particular |
| 17 | While a number of different leeches will be seen in the garden pool it is only the fish leech that causes any serious problems . |
| 18 | Before separation , what was to be the U.S.A. was close against southern Europe and northern Africa , and it is only the Gulf Stream that makes our Labradorian latitudes bearable . |
| 19 | The face is only the serial number of a specimen . |
| 20 | In the general problem , however , it is only the background region I that is taken to be flat , and regions II and III , as well as IV , are curved . |
| 21 | It is perhaps the Family Practitioner Services which offer the biggest challenge to those seeking to promote better Value for Money . |
| 22 | A recognition that education is an area where racism has become institutionalised , and that this needs to be changed , is perhaps the starting point for this . |
| 23 | But the font is of the twelfth century , so there was a church here then ; and deep in the churchyard to the east of the chancel is a buried wall which is perhaps the east wall of a Saxon church . |
| 24 | The most versatile paper is perhaps the 140lb weight , because it is strong enough to handle traditional watercolour techniques and a reasonable amount of water , yet it is moderately priced . |
| 25 | All four bedrooms have en suite facilities and are furnished individually with great care , the prettiest is perhaps the Waterwitch room , with its low bay window looking over the garden . |
| 26 | Even more hair-raising is the thought of landsurfing on ice , which is apparently the winter occupation of some windsurfers in Scandinavia . |
| 27 | Hilyer ( whose character is apparently the Patron Saint of actors ) is , however , excellent , while Rae Smith 's idiosyncratic costume designs and the lighting by Paul Russell also make very effective contributions to an uneven but often rewarding evening . |
| 28 | WELL , IF you want to go on strike , the place to do it is obviously the London borough of Barnet . |
| 29 | The ‘ Parliament ’ referred to there is obviously the Westminster Parliament and by implication the ‘ country ’ must be the whole territory legislated for by that Parliament , that is , the UK as a whole including Northern Ireland . |
| 30 | This is generally the food preparation area of the house , this is a bit further on , this is the buttery . |