Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [art] subject " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one of them the visitors faced the problem of the relationship between the staff and a head of department being the subject of a libel action , and a refusal by the staff to meet the visitors in the presence of the head of the department ( resolved by the visiting party member who chaired the meeting allowing the head of department to stay until he had to leave ‘ for another meeting ’ ) . |
| 2 | Whether such a step would be valuable for a journalist is a subject for much argument . |
| 3 | On a less happy note for Gordon Richards , the Greystoke trainer is the subject of a Jockey Club inquiry after his hurdler Thistle Monarch showed greatly improved form to win at Carlisle yesterday . |
| 4 | I 'm not sure about that but I am sure that the relative strength of a South African side is the subject of heated debate all over the rugby world and , depending on who you speak to , the ‘ Boks are either the true World Champions or a collection of dinosaurs , hopelessly out of touch with the modern game and in for a rude awakening . |
| 5 | Miss Baye somewhat defensively said of ‘ Lies ’ that ‘ AIDS is a subject like any other . ’ |
| 6 | THE history of picnicking is the subject of a special exhibition which will open next month at the Barlaston visitor centre . |
| 7 | The government 's spending programme is the subject of vigorous debates . |
| 8 | The extension of ‘ evolutionary goodness ‘ into the ‘ goodness ’ of civilisation is the subject matter of the third period . |
| 9 | Social policy has traditionally recognised the additional costs incurred by families with children through the tax and social security systems , although whether or not this has occurred in practice is the subject of dispute . |
| 10 | If to the knowledge of the Corporation such motor car is the subject of a Hire Purchase Agreement such payment shall be made to the Owner described therein whose receipt shall be full and final discharge to the Corporation in respect of such loss or damage . |
| 11 | H.P.I. is an organisation which operates a register where finance companies can register their hire purchase agreements so that any other member ( e.g. a car dealer ) can , before buying a second hand car , check with H.P.I. to see if the car is the subject of a registered hire purchase agreement . |
| 12 | How these requirements of justice are given practical effect is the subject of this Chapter . |
| 13 | The Czechoslovakian film and television industry is the subject of a recent study published by the International Institute of Communications . |
| 14 | BEEKEEPING is the subject of the last talk of the season at the Chelmsford and Essex Museum on Friday . |
| 15 | An important auxiliary aid is the Subject cataloging manual . |
| 16 | The application of semantic knowledge to the problem of text recognition is the subject of this thesis . |
| 17 | The sociology of religion was a subject of primary concern for the ‘ founding fathers ’ of sociology — most notably for Max Weber and Emile Durkheim . |
| 18 | He spoke of Indian religion ; and indeed comparative religion was a subject becoming popular , a region in which scientific study seemed possible . |
| 19 | The Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade was the subject of a BBC television programme recently . |
| 20 | Soon after his arrival , Souness reversed the dominant trend of football transfers by bringing expensive English stars to play in Scotland and towards the end of 1988 , the club was the subject of an inspirational takeover bid which made Souness and his personal friend , the business man David Murray , the new owners of the club . |
| 21 | In the general election of Feb. 26 , 1988 , the government and the opposition each won 23 seats ; the remaining seat was the subject of numerous recounts . |
| 22 | In October/November 1989 , Orkney 's Social Work Department was the subject of another Social Work Services Group investigation . |
| 23 | Balbinder was the subject of a Statement and Elizabeth Grugeon charts the process from an initial expression of concern about Balbinder 's lack of progress by the primary school to his transfer to a special school for pupils categorised as having ‘ moderate learning difficulties ’ . |
| 24 | Medau Rhythmic Movement and Relaxation Therapy was the subject of a Talk and Demonstration given by Barbara Potticary before Bath branch members of the Back Pain Association . |
| 25 | Although , if it was a French war , might it also be assumed that the Vietnamese , whose tendency to sit on the fence was the subject of American as well as French complaint , would want to join in with the same enthusiasm that they would give to a national cause ? |
| 26 | Detective Constable Potter would have benefited from a similar facility in the office , but his bulk was the subject of severe official disapproval and there was a parallel concern for his health and fitness . |
| 27 | As work continued to seal the reactor ( whose current condition was the subject of some alarming reports , despite the original claim that it had been " entombed " successfully in concrete by November 1986 — see p. 34749 ) , the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet passed a series of laws in early April which reduced the permissible radiation level , and , as a result , would lead to the evacuation of a further 73,000 people from the Chernobyl area , bringing the total moved since the accident to 250,000 . |
| 28 | Boats so essential to Viking power and influence are the subject of the introductory section . |
| 29 | Back at the Blighty Bar , Japan has gone to bed and the British dance scene is the subject of discussion . |
| 30 | Cannibalism is a subject of fascination and exquisite horror for the Buid , as it is for Europeans ( see Arens 1979 ) . |