Example sentences of "are what the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Snuff are what the Manics sneeringly refer to as ‘ a T-shirt band ’ — meaning a group of young southern Englishmen forever willing to amble about in Transit van land and getting the occasional play on rubbish indie radio shows that nobody with any taste listens to . |
| 2 | All these things are what the Childrens Act is about , but it 's not presumably what the Conservative Government is about . |
| 3 | A Separate staffs , households , budgets and agendas are what the princess has long wanted to make her a royal in her own right . |
| 4 | The chances and not the probabilities are what the judge has to evaluate in any given case . |
| 5 | Quality , premiums , yields and timeliness are what the grain harvest is all about and so far it looks as if the malting trade may turn out not too bad . |
| 6 | Perceptions are not the same thing as knowledge , but they are what the holder of the perception believes to be knowledge . |
| 7 | Words are in many ways the tools of thought ; they are what the individual uses to formulate as well as express his ideas . |
| 8 | Happily , there are what the ski people call " nursery slopes ' . |
| 9 | Dividends , which are what the shareholder is paid for the use of his money , are recommended by the directors and authorized by the annual general meeting of shareholders . |
| 10 | Dividends , which are what the shareholder is paid for the use of his money , are recommended by the directors and authorized by the annual general meeting of shareholders . |
| 11 | These group functions are what the organization itself needs to fulfil its purpose . |
| 12 | It would be idle to pretend that any of the Pacific islands have the kind of economic importance possessed by , say , Korea , or Malaysia , but in addition to potentially immense political importance and no small amount of charm , they have a symbolic significance — for they are what the world still thinks of when confronted with the single word , Pacific . |
| 13 | In addition , however , whole classes of people are what the sociologist Carol Brooks Gardner calls ‘ open persons ’ , fair game for comments from anyone , anytime . |
| 14 | But for the last twenty years , and increasingly so at the moment , quick profits are what the rainforests are all about . |
| 15 | Long deserted pink sand beaches pounded by the Atlantic surf and spectacular sunsets are what The Family Islands are all about . |