Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [prep] [noun] [conj] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sakti is representative of the ‘ expression ’ of the God , or force of nature that is responsible for a particular principle . |
| 2 | It has been pointed out that " unreasonableness " has been used in two ways in this area : ( a ) in an " umbrella " sense where it has been used as a synonym for abuse of power covering the various aspects of abuse of power already mentioned ; ( b ) in a substantive sense where it means manifest unreasonableness , a decision or exercise of power that is so unreasonable that no reasonable man would agree with it . |
| 3 | Such rationing is determined partly by the rank or importance of companies and is related to the level of deposits that they keep with the bank . |
| 4 | Any kind or aspect of information that is not present in the immediately relevant verbal or situational context is to be regarded as irretrievable and hence context-independent . |
| 5 | A man like Ben Nicholson , elderly now , rather frail , still I hope working — certainly last year he was still working and exhibiting — is part of an international modern art tendency , or number of tendencies and is recognized as such , and yet if you examine his art , it 's full of Englishness as well . |
| 6 | The requirement that the victim might suffer harassment , alarm or distress is a much lower threshold than the violence or possibility of violence that is the touchstone of the other offences under Part I of the Act . |
| 7 | Only the passage of time is revealing a broad evolutionary stream that springs from Constructivism and is nourished by various forms of Expressionism , such as Dada and Surrealism . |
| 8 | Changing mat that folds over top and is attached with a popper at each corner . |
| 9 | This view emphasizes that democracy is not simply concerned with national majority rule , social and political equality , and uniformity of standards but is , rather , an essential means of enabling individuals and local communities to voice their needs . |
| 10 | In short , Power Launcher 2.0 provides the Windows user with a level of functionality and speed of use that is difficult not to get used to . |
| 11 | And when the bud grew in me , and I knew her every cell as it pulsed to life ; when I felt the pliant fingernails and rip of flesh that is a mouth:then I knew this was my planet . |
| 12 | It takes seriously the health and well-being of neighbours and is doing everything possible to help identify the cause of these problems . |
| 13 | They can help bridge the communication divide between information system technologist and the ultimate user , and also ensure that due account is taken of the quality and type of information that is being manipulated , communicated and stored on the systems . |
| 14 | Thus we act on assumptions based on insufficient evidence — consider the action and outcome of jealousy that is portrayed in Shakespeare 's Othello . |
| 15 | From perhaps a weakness , or , as I rather hope , more fancy and warmth of feeling than is quite reasonable , my mind is ever impressed with admiration for persons of high birth , and I could , with the most perfect honesty , expatiate on Lord Errol 's good qualities ; but he stands in no need of my praise . ’ |
| 16 | The attainment of the happy state of Utopia requires vastly more personal discipline and co-operation between peoples than is to be found in this late twentieth-century . |
| 17 | If deterrence really is the name of the game , then , so it would seem , the missiles that NATO already deploys in submarines add up to a threat to soviet cities and centres of industry that is more than sufficient . |
| 18 | The basis of the claim is that the movement of heavy goods vehicles along these roads at night materially interferes with the reasonable comfort and convenience of residents and is a public nuisance . |
| 19 | The project is not just a building restoration but a spiritual challenge and journey of faith that is exciting . |
| 20 | It is the proper understanding of this relationship and the nature and application of energy that is crucial to scientific cleaning . |
| 21 | The hotel is centrally situated in the town near to the restaurants and entertainment of Hilversum and is well recommended for its grade . |
| 22 | News can not just be soon as information about events that is transmitted to the public in some unproblematic way ; in a very real sense the news is manufactured . |