Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] be [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that time , a man who persuaded himself ‘ in the passion of a moment ’ that No meant Yes , or who believed that women who said ‘ No ’ never meant it , would have escaped liability even where recklessness was part of the mens rea of rape . |
| 2 | It is because no institution or individual is proof against the third essential ingredient that makes us what we are — the Zeitgeist , the spirit of the times . |
| 3 | All claims by the employee , whether they be for unfair dismissal , wrongful dismissal or redundancy are claims against the vendor . |
| 4 | In this sense decision-making differs from problem solving where implementation is part of the problem from the beginning . |
| 5 | The relationship between research and higher education is such that someone , somewhere , should have engaged in research ; but that does not mean that research is part of the meaning of higher education . |
| 6 | develop the view that metaphor is part of the human cognitive system , and thus fundamental to thought . |
| 7 | Specialised compartmentalization ensured that management was expert in the narrow range of financial services offered . |
| 8 | It is clear that prophecy was part of the experience of the people of God in the Bible ( see Numbers 11:20,1 Samuel 19:20 , Joel 2:28 , Acts 2:18 ; 15:22 ; 19:6 ; 21:9 , 1 Corinthians 11:4–5 ; 12:28 ; 14:1 and 24 , Ephesians 4:11,1 Thessalonians 5:20 for just a sample of instances ) . |
| 9 | We conclude that choledocholithiasis is part of the psectrum of primary sclerosing cholangitis and that it is not necessary to invoke choledocholithiasis as the initial lesion of the bile ducts in such patients . |
| 10 | The idea that femaleness is part of the definition of the word wife seems relatively reasonable ; but questions arise when one considers that — as we noted above — gender seems to be a conceptual component in many unrelated lexical items ; and that oppositions often function covertly as hierarchies , which means it may not be a neutral fact that this system represents women as the negative of men . |
| 11 | Britain has consistently refused to consider such payments on the grounds that risk is part of the fisherman 's job . |
| 12 | Venison , duck , lamb , steaks and seafood are specialities of the house . |
| 13 | Both intention and dishonesty are questions for the jury , but are treated in different ways . |
| 14 | The complex is open every day from 9.00am to 9.00pm and admission is £2 during the day and £3 in the evening for as long as your arms can take it . |
| 15 | Prior to the division , consciousness and thought were connected to the process of material behaviour ; thought and action were part of the activity of all human beings . |
| 16 | The gargantuan quantities of tin and silver are part of the stockpile of strategic materials that , since 1950. the American government has stored away , squirrel-like , in case of an emergency such as a world war . |
| 17 | Johnstone 's recollections are a sad but reassuringly honest appraisal of a career on the skids and although drink and football are part of the untamed humour of Scottish society , they are also a major part of the untold pain . |
| 18 | Joy and delight is part of the essence of life and it is there in the depths of the soul waiting to be found . |
| 19 | Recreation , tourism and sport are products of the industrial era , and especially the result of increasing leisure time since the Second World War . |
| 20 | Sex , crime and sport were staples of the nineteenth century . |
| 21 | This represents a much narrower view of the subject than was common in the early days of institutional literary study , when works of history , biography , philosophy , and divinity were part of the canon . |
| 22 | She says : ‘ A pre-requisite of successful intervention and rehabilitation is correction of the negative attitude towards old age — including the image which doctors have of it . |
| 23 | Problems will arise on an asset sale where the vendor and purchaser are members of the same group of companies and the assets are transferred at an under value . |
| 24 | Judgements about profitability , net worth , and creditworthiness are judgements about the PLC taken as a whole . |
| 25 | Thus , if maleness is especially associated with individualism , feminists may need to point to connectedness , but if connectedness is part of the male view , emphasising it wo n't be feminist . |
| 26 | In those countries where it prevails , Marxist absolutism has led to the suppression of individuality to the point where dissent and criticism are crimes against the State and punishable by imprisonment or by internal exile , or madness to be treated in mental hospitals ; where art and science must conform to the State 's perception of their supportive purposes ; where the measure of morality is no longer ‘ what if this day thy soul is required of thee ? ’ but ‘ does it serve the system ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ For if art is freedom of the spirit , how can it exist within the oppressors ? ’ |
| 28 | Dedication and commitment are part of the Lawerence lifestyle , they always said he 's got a big heart , he hopes to prove it by winning his place back in the England side and then give the Australians a roasting when they tour here for the Ashes next summer . |
| 29 | If breeding is part of the experimental protocol then the premises must be designated for both breeding and scientific procedures . |
| 30 | Early-morning inspections have been called at Ayr and Plumpton , and frost is forecast for the day 's other card at Stratford . |