Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [prep] [noun] be an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The design of every Shaker household object or piece of furniture is an expression of the Shaker faith . |
| 2 | In the marginal farming areas of the uplands , where revenues from tourism are an important part of the farming economy , farmers may welcome further recreational development , but conservationists are usually more hostile . |
| 3 | Trade unionists also discovered that provision of benefits were an effective means of retaining members between periods of industrial militancy . |
| 4 | In a letter sent out to employers Stan Heywood , assistant chief executive , wrote : ‘ As one of the biggest employers in the area , we appreciate that caring for children is an important and responsible job . |
| 5 | The study found that access to advice was an important factor , tending to be haphazard . |
| 6 | Obscure as they are , one can be confident that relations with Normandy were an important aspect of Æthelred 's reign : he is known to have made a treaty with Richard I , married his daughter , and gone into exile there in 1013 , and reported to have both sent a military expedition against it and in 1009 asked Duke Richard II for help . |
| 7 | Since there is no guarantee that the behaviour of participants during the life of a co-operative R&D venture will mesh with their initial goals , or that new , anticompetitive restrictions will not be added to what started out as a pro-competitive co-operative R&D agreement , it is hard to believe that immunity from prosecution is an attractive policy option in the absence of continuous monitoring by the antitrust authorities . |
| 8 | As we adjusted birth weight for gestational age we can say that environment in utero is an important factor in explaining the association between birth weight and lung function . |
| 9 | The detection and correction of errors is an extremely difficult task in such circumstances , beyond the purview of this thesis . |
| 10 | Much as CND may distance itself from these groups , its rhetoric and practice of opposition is an open invitation for their malign political presence . |
| 11 | For instance , the purchase and consumption of alcohol is an important feature of western life . |
| 12 | The degree and meaning of prostitution was an important issue in itself ( one estimate would have made prostitution the fourth largest female occupation ) but more important , given the double standard , was the reservoir of venereal disease especially syphilis , that it was perceived as constituting , a threat particularly to the efficiency of the armed services , and it was concern over this that led to the passing of the Contagious Diseases Acts ( in 1864 , 1866 , 1869 ) . |
| 13 | Forty-two years as a devoted servant to this club is an astonishing record and Ken 's dedication to and belief in Athletico is an example to everyone in the world of football . |
| 14 | Heading this sale of Chinese and Korean ceramics and works of art is an olive-green glazed vase of the Northern Qi to early Tang dynasty with probable Sassanian influence . |
| 15 | American Indian crafts and works of art are an $800 million-a-year business in the United States . |
| 16 | The physical result of this apathy and lack of zest was an inability to raise the sugar concentration in the blood . |
| 17 | In addition , the prevention of disfiguring scars , the generation of functional new tissue and prevention of regression are an integral part of wound management |
| 18 | The colour and texture of foliage is an essential part of the design , with many rare plants . |
| 19 | Not the least of the problems which Cnut faced as king of England was an important and complex relationship with the English church . |
| 20 | For allocation of resources is an area where conservatism of approach ( 'each child must have a textbook' ) tends to combine with administrative convenience and often with the commercial interests of publishers and suppliers to ensure that limited financial resources available to schools are not used to their best advantage . |