Example sentences of "is [Wh adv] the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most difficult aspect to explain concerning this capacitative mechanism is how the calcium content of the ER determines the rate of calcium entry across the plasma membrane . |
| 2 | Still more important from our viewpoint is how the state apparatus relates to its citizens . |
| 3 | IF YOU WERE living in your accommodation before 15th January 1989 then this is how the Housing Act 1988 will affect YOU : |
| 4 | If you moved into your accommodation after 15th January 1989 , this is how the Housing Act 1988 will affect YOU : |
| 5 | So this is how the starting grid looks this evening for Silverstone 92 : |
| 6 | More difficult to explain is how the heat release from the thermohaline circulation ( down wind of North America ) contributed to the North American ice-sheet collapse . |
| 7 | The maximum phase of Venus in the Ptolemaic model is when the angle SVE is a minimum , and this occurs at the position shown in Figure 4.1(a) . |
| 8 | This is when the hair loss results . |
| 9 | and again as an approximation that is when the show flat is available , the public are coming on site to view |
| 10 | Perhaps the most pressing reason for planting a new church is when the mother church is full . |
| 11 | The bad news is that the side finishing second in this group could well meet the Soviets in the opening phase of the knockout stage , which is when the World Cup begins in earnest . |
| 12 | This Monday , all round the streets of Mdina and Rabat , it is Il-Bandu — that is when the town crier heralds the forthcoming Mnarja horse-races . |
| 13 | Hypertension , or high blood pressure , is when the resting blood pressure is higher than normal . |
| 14 | The question nobody seems able or willing to answer is when the ground attack may come . |
| 15 | This is why the dropout rate amongst would-be dealers is so phenomenal . |
| 16 | That is why the peace process , for which Israel has been striving for 44 years , has to be seen as the only viable solution . |
| 17 | I said in my orginal response that there was a failure in the signalling system at the time , and that is why the emergency procedure was in operation . |
| 18 | That is why the road fund licence , which taxes ownership rather than use , has been increased more rapidly after a period of stagnation . |
| 19 | Sud ( now Aerospatiale ) was at the time a partner with Dassault and this is why the type certificate for the aircraft states " Dassault-Sud " . |
| 20 | That is why the couple whisper and point to me on the bridge . |
| 21 | This is why the mutation load ( that is , the reduction in mean fitness ) depends on the total mutation rate , U , and not on the strength of selection . |
| 22 | That is why the Home Secretary 's proposal to amalgamate many of the forces is to be welcomed . |
| 23 | When the plant came on stream the initial sales would start reducing the net outflow of funds which is why the maintenance cost of the operation is not shown as a straight line . |
| 24 | Which is why the Colorfast range of cosmetics is as unique as every woman who chooses to wear it . |
| 25 | Cutting waste also helps beat disposal costs — which is why the Borden Chemical Company in Fremond , California , reduced its toxic phenol wastes by 93 per cent3 . |
| 26 | This is why the Kunstmuseum section concludes with Baselitz , who , in the context of Transavanguardia and Neo-Expressionism , has attempted to return to the traditional forms of painting and ‘ standing sculpture ’ . |
| 27 | And animal minds , a fortiori , do not engage in this sort of computation ( which is why the Punch cartoon would have been less funny if it had shown a human fisherman ) . |
| 28 | That is why the post-graduate course exists — to shape intellect and enthusiasm and provide practical and professional skills . |
| 29 | This is why the attribute game has provided endless fun , if not profit , to sociologists . |
| 30 | And that is why the virginia creeper plant turns a lovely red colour in the autumn . |