Example sentences of "are of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The true extent of the phenomenon is not at present clear , but not all sense-spectra are of the metaphorical sort . |
| 2 | If holders of speculative balances are of the general opinion that the price of bonds will fall in the near future ( i.e. their yield will rise ) , then they will not purchase these assets now because they will suffer a capital loss if their expectations are borne out by experience . |
| 3 | Now before we talk a little bit about that , I 'll j can I just take you back erm a couple of years and ask you er what your memories are of the general strike ? |
| 4 | The Zaporizha reactors are of the pressurised-water type , not at all similar to the model which exploded at Chernobyl . |
| 5 | These inserts are of the familiar jack plug variety and operate in the old-fashioned ‘ contact closure ’ way , very much in the manner of a regular , low tech ‘ on/off ’ footswitch . |
| 6 | The copies are of the Tyrannic ides , Harmodios and Aristogeiton , by Kritios and Nesiotes ( the nature of whose collaboration we do not know ) , set up in the Agora at Athens in 477/6 to replace those by Antenor , carried off to Persepolis by Xerxes . |
| 7 | The only memories are of the long walk down from Parkhead Cross where we get off the bus we 've taken along the Gallowgate from the centre of town . |
| 8 | A quietly-spoken man , he is not the pushy type of manager who makes sure the sandwiches are folded properly backstage or that the plectrums are of the right elasticity . |
| 9 | It is important to ensure that rooms are of the right shape to serve their function . |
| 10 | If subordinates are of the right ‘ quality ’ , superiors will be prepared to trust them more ; |
| 11 | If the questions that are asked are of the right kind , then an investigative approach to a topic will automatically ensure that the history attainment targets are met . |
| 12 | The graphics are well presented and are of the good quality EGA type , the AD Lib sound board is supported , albeit sparingly , and the basic interface is easy to use . |
| 13 | The pressurized water reactor ( PWR ) predominates in most national nuclear power industries with some notable exceptions , including the UK ( some advanced gas-cooled reactors or AGRs but mostly gas-cooled reactors or GCRs ) , Canada ( the Candu type of reactor which uses heavy water as the coolant ) , and the USSR ( half are of the light-water graphite reactor or LWGR type ) . |
| 14 | In what follows , in so far as the requiredness of causal circumstances to effects is concerned , it will be enough to keep in mind only the great majority , which are of the ordinary kind . |
| 15 | Even when their offences are of the ultimate gravity , some people are getting off far too lightly . |
| 16 | From this , and what we know of the demise of the mosaic craft in the mid-late third century , it has been customary -and reasonable — to infer that the Barton mosaic and the comparable mosaic from Woodchester are of the early fourth century , probably before 325 . |
| 17 | I know many of you are of the reformed faith and in your minds perhaps rightly so , but if you had seen what I saw then , you 'd still mourn . |
| 18 | The withdrawal showed how scared companies are of the negative publicity they might receive if they do not clean up their acts right down the line . |
| 19 | Providing posts are of the correct spacing , replacement is easy , but where posts are closer , a panel may have to be cut to size . |
| 20 | We shall start by confirming that sexual behaviour does indeed ensure that mates are of the correct species , and then see how well Darwin 's theory , modified and tested by recent work , can explain the full variety of sexual behaviour in animals both during courtship and , later , in parental care . |
| 21 | My lasting impressions of Plas-yn-Rhiw are of the great clumps of Fuchsia magellanica , its soft hazes of scarlet toning so well with the grey wall ; of an old pear tree and forsythia growing through the roof of the ruined dairy ; of the superb Magnolia campbellii mollicomata , planted by the Keatings in 1947 ; and of squeezing between box hedges down narrow grass passageways and ducking under arching pink rhododendrons and car-mine camellias as I followed the curving stone and cobbled paths . |
| 22 | ‘ Four in ten of new mortgages are of the fixed rate type , ’ said Ian . |
| 23 | 1 , Is Denis Faul under the impression that all those interviewed at Castlereagh are of the Roman faith ? |
| 24 | Some soft cheeses are of the washed rind variety . |
| 25 | Its principle cadres are of the middle class . |
| 26 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
| 27 | ‘ You are of the mundane , I know what to do with you ! ’ |
| 28 | But as soon as we are tired of them and we have discharged our duties to society each day , we can say to ourselves : ‘ All those things are of the mundane , but I am of the transcendent , and therefore far above them . ’ |
| 29 | The Group operates a number of pension schemes worldwide , the principal schemes being those in the United Kingdom , which are of the defined benefits type . |
| 30 | The principal schemes , which are in the United Kingdom and described below , are funded and are of the defined benefits type covering approximately 440 employees [ 1991 520 ] . |