Example sentences of "is [num] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is 7.30 on a mild , wet autumn evening in Paris , two weeks before the fashion shows . |
| 2 | If the criterion to predict abuse is 80 per cent accurate ( and no device available has such a high level of accuracy ) and if the rate of abuse in the population is 10 in a 100 , then if 1000 people/families are screened , 80 out of the 100 will be correctly identified while 20 will be missed ( false negative ) . |
| 3 | The ultimate production target is 100 of the new machines built to order every year . |
| 4 | These questions yielded high success rates in all three attainment bands ; that is , if 7.45 is accepted as an answer to " What time is 19.45 on the 12 hour clock ? " . |
| 5 | The maximum , I think we 've ever let at any one time is three of the six units , we 're currently down only to one unit there at Alberney . |
| 6 | Since the futures price is currently £100 above this level , there is no arbitrage opportunity for Lee , even though the current futures price is 1400 below the no-arbitrage value . |
| 7 | Only 10,000 of the necessary terminals are so far installed in shops , though the target is 20,000 by the New Year and 100,000 by the end of next year . |
| 8 | Flakey Dove is 33-1 for the big race … the whole of herefordshire is one her |
| 9 | Well , what we 've really got is ten to the three hundredths . |
| 10 | The consumer who spreads alarmist stories about salmonella and listeria does not realise that the chance of death through salmonella is 0.01 for every million people and 0.001 for listeria . |
| 11 | The prevailing notion among them is one of a versatile , professional competence , constantly kept in trim by a cappella performance , that can readily be turned to music more ambitious and enjoyable when liturgical duties are over . |
| 12 | Can one doubt that such a tale is one of a tightening grasp of an actual reality ? |
| 13 | Hopefully R Scott is one of a dying breed . |
| 14 | Hopefully R Scott is one of a dying breed . |
| 15 | Small-town solicitor takes lid off global scams Audrey Gillan meets the man with an eye for a con and finds the Salvation Army is one of a long list of potential fraud targets |
| 16 | From the outside , the immediate impression is one of a traditional culture , with its own way of going on , more or less impenetrable to an outsider . |
| 17 | Although the tendency for a , substantial share of the self-employed to classify themselves as " managers " ( see Creigh et al , 1986 ) reduces the meaningfulness of occupation analysis , the general picture is one of a higher share of self-employment amongst temporary workers who could be viewed as " professionals " and a much lower level amongst those in low grade white collar jobs . |
| 18 | Delta is one of a small triangle ; the other members are Zeta , which is a K-type star showing as clear orange in binoculars , and Epsilon ( 4.2 ) . |
| 19 | His company , VPL , is one of a small group of VR innovators in Silicon Valley , California , where advanced technologies appear to sit easily alongside research into human consciousness . |
| 20 | CPRW is one of a small handful of organisations in Wales that has been asked for views on what the report should say . |
| 21 | CPRW is one of a small handful of organisations in Wales that has been asked for views on what the report should say . |
| 22 | Since it is one of a small set of possible orders there is little chance of ambiguity if the structure has been absorbed . |
| 23 | Currently dedicated to microgravity flight experiments , but also used for atmospheric studies and pressure standards calibrations , the CT-133 is one of a small fleet of aircraft based at the NRC Headquarters at Ottawa International Airport . |
| 24 | The Bow , at 80 West Bow , Edinburgh , on the way down Victoria Street to the Grassmarket , is one of a small number of pubs which established the revival of real ale very firmly in the late 1980s . |
| 25 | Every module is one of a restricted set of types . |
| 26 | Thia is one of a rare breed of miniature horses . |
| 27 | It is one of a limited number of boats designed by the car maker and has cost more than £20,000 to restore . |
| 28 | Only market failure can justify vertical integration , for example where F is one of a limited number of sources of a critical supply , or where the supplier-customer relationship requires trust and secrecy which can not be secured at arm 's length . |
| 29 | The Bill is one of a wide range of urgent measures that we are taking to stop the plague of car crime getting out of hand . |
| 30 | Even if people in this state are able to get themselves going as far as applying for jobs and are offered interviews , they fail to get them because the image they put across is one of a lackadaisical , flattened dullard — and who would want to employ someone who 's in that state ? |