Example sentences of "[vb -s] into the [adj] category " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's wrong because she falls into the latter category . |
| 2 | Broadcasting falls into the latter category ; and there is an awareness that the BBC reform campaign must be conducted cautiously . |
| 3 | At present the assessment of advertising effectiveness falls into the latter category . |
| 4 | Thus the examples of ( 9 ) are acceptable : ( 9 ) your behaviour was barbaric this device is expensive his plan was inspired but impractical Where a prenominal adjective fits equally well with either relationship — ascriptive or associative — to its noun , we find that its occurrence in predicative position is acceptable , but only provided that the relation is taken as being ascriptive ; thus ( 10 ) mentions an individual who either has Greek nationality ( but the nature and region of the business which he or she deals with remain unspecified ) , or is a person who handles affairs connected with Greece ( but who may well be of some quite different nationality , Belgian for example ) ; ( 11 ) however unambiguously tells us that there is someone who falls into the former category : ( 10 ) the Greek representative ( 11 ) the representative is Greek |
| 5 | Cotton wool falls into the first category . |
| 6 | Sales promotion falls into the first category . |
| 7 | The third example is a young man who falls into the rare category of those who pose a serious threat to public safety , a threat which in some instances exists for only weeks or months , although occasionally a person may remain potentially dangerous for some years . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , as far as the body is concerned the trans form is valueless , apart from providing energy , and falls into the same category as saturated fat . |