Example sentences of "to [be] a source [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The slow pace of liberalization measures , however , particularly in the agricultural and finance sectors , continued to be a source of irritation to the USA . |
| 2 | It does no such thing ; rather it defines the circumstances and conditions in which a marriage has ceased to be a source of happiness and strength to those involved and may be brought to an end … |
| 3 | I felt myself to be a source of pollution , and grew to dread my period , especially as I never knew exactly when it was going to come . |
| 4 | The inexorable way in which it became directed towards , or associated with a ‘ god ’ of some sort , can be regarded as having no other significance than to be a source of evidence that without a god and religion in some form , there would be for man an intolerable vacuum in his existence . |
| 5 | The refusal of the Gibraltarians to allow joint operation with Spain of Gibraltar 's airport ( within the terms of a 1987 Anglo-Spanish agreement ) continued to be a source of contention , as were Gibraltar 's role as an offshore financial centre and the alleged laxity of its customs controls . |
| 6 | Even if there were agreement , much of the disputed territory would still be at the mercy of both Serb and Croat irregulars , acting outside the control of their Government , and those forces would continue to be a source of fighting and unrest unless they were disarmed . |
| 7 | In some cases , important labour market actors are uncertain of them , and in the course of certain of our case studies [ see Chapter 7 ] we found them to be a source of confusion . |
| 8 | Effectiveness continues to be a source of confusion in assisted conception . |
| 9 | The French retained fishing rights and rights to use the western shore as a base which turned out to be a source of dispute for almost two centuries , but the British were clearly establishing their control over the whole Atlantic seacoast . |
| 10 | Any symptom or illness is intended to be a source of growth . |
| 11 | So there has got to be a source of equity or semi-equity instruments available . |
| 12 | Out-door relief continued to be financed by the rate yield of individual London Unions and continued to be a source of grievance among Guardians of poorer Unions . |
| 13 | Example In an essay on an eighteenth-century play , which has argued that the women in the play are generally seen to be a source of disruption or confusion , you could conclude by asking whether women are general sources of disruption , broadly understood , in eighteenth-century drama . |
| 14 | Perpetual FRNs were popular with banks during 1986 because the regulatory authorities permitted them to be a source of bank primary capital ; i.e. , they ranked pari passu with equity capital . |