Example sentences of "be [noun] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past year he had been restraining the army and trying for a political settlement ; and there have been signs that Tamil extremists may be prepared to talk about autonomy rather than secession . |
| 2 | There had been signs that some of the cabins had been occupied by women . |
| 3 | However , although the large charitable institutions of the later nineteenth century continued , there are signs that many of them were finding increasing difficulty in raising funds and few significant new charities appear to have been founded . |
| 4 | There are signs that latent defects insurance , such as that recommended in the BUILD report , is beginning to take off in the insurance market . |
| 5 | Wall-mounted up-lighters are still popular with many designers but there are signs that central pendant lighting is making a comeback . |
| 6 | But according Mr Marek Dabrowski , a deputy finance minister , the screws will not be loosened much until there are signs that Polish industry is adjusting to the real world . |
| 7 | There are signs that public instincts are changing . |
| 8 | By the end of her reign there are signs that some lawyers were concerned at the free use of proclamations . |
| 9 | With the widening of the income range between social groups since the late 1970s and the government 's emphasis on restricting public spending and encouraging privatization , there are signs that these geographical differences have widened over the past decade ( see Bradford and Burdett ( 1989 ) and Curtis and Mohan ( 1989 ) for reviews ) . |
| 10 | The Timber Trade Federation has admitted that it is difficult to define and verify sustainability , and there are signs that several major retailers are planning to cease making such claims . |
| 11 | Further , there are signs that another call will be made on Mrs Thatcher , fresh from her latest triumph in her celebrated role as the Instant Megaphone , performing God Bless America . |
| 12 | Nor there are signs that another major campaign is beginning to take shape . |
| 13 | Interestingly , there are signs that those who had escaped from the royal mouvance were not entirely comfortable in their independence . |
| 14 | Even at a quick glance there are signs that social divisions are growing . |
| 15 | There are signs that this imbalance is being rectified ( Zeigler et al. 1983 ) . |
| 16 | There are signs that this is happening . |
| 17 | Other means of recording have received even less attention , but there are signs that this is beginning to change . |
| 18 | There are signs that this situation is changing in the US , where women have been prosecuted for harming their unborn fetus , but such legislation has yet to cross the Atlantic . |
| 19 | There are signs that this pattern is developing in a number of Regions — perhaps most extensively in Borders . |
| 20 | The overall guiding role of the party was therefore likely to meet with resistance at some stage and there are signs that this indeed happened increasingly in the post-Stalinist period . |
| 21 | The concern then must be that when people start to suffer the rule of the power which has replaced the national government , their resentment against not having been warned of the full consequences of what was happen — There are signs that this may indeed be what is happening in Germany . |
| 22 | Well-formedness rules are rules that all permissable groups must comply with . |
| 23 | ‘ That 's not to say anything against boys , but there are indicators that given opportunities in a single sex environment , girls tend to have fewer inhibitions . |
| 24 | Teachers and teaching are subjects that most people claim to know something about , based on their own school experience . |
| 25 | And with the EC trade barriers coming down there are worries that counterfeit goods will be able to move into the UK with even greater ease . |
| 26 | If a club has finished its league and cup programme , then it has also been practice that any ban imposed wo n't take effect until the start of next season , so as not to prevent the player taking part in close-season and pre-season tournaments . |
| 27 | Wording similar to that included below may be incorporated with the objective of retaining the benefit of an appointment regarded as quasi-arbitration in circumstances where there are risks that such benefits may be lost during the conduct of the engagement . |
| 28 | Very briefly Chair , to say I think nothing 's perfect , as I said , I mean there are areas that still need to be improved , and I think our , the image and in a sense our marketing section does need to be improved , and I think no-one would deny that . |
| 29 | And there are concerns that small amounts of radioactive materials constantly leak from power plants into the surrounding area , causing cancer in humans . |
| 30 | Firstly , there are concerns that genetic engineering may , inadvertently , produce new pathogens that are detrimental to the environment by interacting with naturally occurring species or which adversely affect human health . |