Example sentences of "is [prep] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story , basically , is about an aged emperor who divides his kingdom equally between his elder , nasty , daughter , Princess Epine , and her young , innocent half-sister , Princess Rose , thus incurring the wrath of Epine and requiring Rose to journey through a twilit world to find , with the help of the court Fool , her Prince who has been transformed into a salamander . |
| 2 | It is pertinent to observe that education is about an emotional response to real situations — not simply about facts . |
| 3 | It is about an amazing patient of " Agoraphobia " , Marjorie . |
| 4 | One might wonder why metaphor so often demands that its work be described in terms of colonization and occupation , and what it is about an initial transportation of meaning that turns it into a conquest or a coercive restructuring . |
| 5 | The story is about an imaginary case of planetary misbehaviour . |
| 6 | At the moment abseiling seems to be something of a craze , however I 'd like to remind people that its primary function is as an integral part of mountaineering . |
| 7 | While such claims are today being challenged by the proponents of privatization , it is as an efficient provider of services that the claims of local government mainly seem to rest . |
| 8 | Different schools of psychology describe themselves differently , but the discipline 's dominant view of itself is as an objective science , capable of consistent , complete explanation , and prediction . |
| 9 | However , it is as an active patron of architecture that Hope is best known , where he used his immense wealth to provide the tangible realization of his Gothic aspirations . |
| 10 | I have already described the Croydon Corporation case , which was the result of an epidemic of typhoid , and I have mentioned my long association with the Royal College of Psychiatrists , and the fact that my only medical qualification is as an honorary fellow of that college . |
| 11 | Indeed , good design is worth an entire article on its own . |
| 12 | Is worth an awful lot , |
| 13 | 6 If the request is for an expensive sample use tact in discovering whether it has a genuine background . |
| 14 | If the claim is for unliquidated damages the request ( N 234 ) is for an interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs . |
| 15 | Unlike many similar discounts which sprang up after Abbey National had made its move , this one is for an indefinite period . |
| 16 | The license and the right to use this Program is for an indefinite time until terminated . |
| 17 | Its quest is for an active invention of a whole pattern of ‘ effective partnerships ’ , to help Northerners and northern agencies of all kinds to work together in a co-operative of enlightened self-interest . |
| 18 | The study tour , based in London , is for an invited group of conservators , craftsmen , planners and architects working in Croatia to assess the expertise on offer in the U.K. The workshop in York is additionally for other interested people and groups involved in conservation . |
| 19 | To commence as soon as possible , the appointment is for an initial period of two years with a possible extension of one further year and includes the following areas : |
| 20 | Section 51 applies where an article is made to a design recorded in a design document and suppresses copyright protection unless the design is for an artistic work or typeface . |
| 21 | However , regard must be had to section 51 of the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 which removes from the scope of copyright infringement the making of articles to designs recorded in design documents ( or embodied in models ) unless the design is for an artistic work . |
| 22 | Similarly , for juvenile offenders , the ‘ care order ’ under which they may be detained in an institution is for an unspecified period ; again , release is determined by rehabilitative , treatment criteria . |
| 23 | This approach is to be followed where the demand is for an excessive sum . |
| 24 | As social engineering is highly suspect then the only way that the HIDB can be accepted is through an economic development programme . |
| 25 | Another way in which doctors may be encouraged to investigate the claims of homoeopathy is through an increasing anxiety about the possible toxic side-effects of orthodox pharmaceutical preparations . |
| 26 | The only way to determine which of these possible readings best explain the behaviour of voters in different localities is through an in-depth study of all the constituencies in England and Wales , such as is currently being undertaken by the History of Parliament Trust . |
| 27 | However , it is through an unexpected connection with the Pre-Raphaelites which is most useful to an analysis of Walker 's attitude to , or treatment of , women in her images . |
| 28 | To many the only perceived way to reduce junior doctors ' working hours is through an unbalanced expansion in non-consultant posts . |
| 29 | Shaw is after an available property which Trice suggested . |
| 30 | Hermit crabs are able to make a rapid assessment of whether a particular shell is of an appropriate size or not , and how they do this has been the subject of much study . |