Example sentences of "is that a large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The probability is that a large part , even most , of the work was done in the madhouse , and that Smart finished it after his release . |
| 2 | Perhaps the most important feature about all these , and other , aspects of the primary socialization process is that a large part of it is unplanned and non-deliberate . |
| 3 | What appears to have happened in the last week of the campaign is that a large proportion of the ‘ Do n't Knows ’ plumped for the Conservatives , possibly in fear of rumoured Labour tax rises . |
| 4 | One reason why most IPOs are so lacklustre , the study concludes , is that a large proportion of them are ‘ growth ’ stocks : firms whose market price is high compared with its book value . |
| 5 | The result is that a large proportion of the elderly are solely dependent on the basic state pension , with supplementary benefit . |
| 6 | The reason for this is that a large daggerboard helps with stability in lighter winds . |
| 7 | The disadvantage is that a large number of animals feeding in a small area will exhaust the food supply much more rapidly than would a small number . |
| 8 | The problem is that a large number of environmental black spots inevitably fall within the public sector . |
| 9 | ‘ The only result is that a large heron discovered that when it activated the floodlight it enabled him/her to decimate my expensive collection of koi carp , brazenly standing in the middle of the pool at 10.30pm . ’ |
| 10 | One of his intriguing findings is that a larger proportion of uncited articles are published in the higher priced journals . |
| 11 | The most obvious is that a larger amount of time is required from the writer . |