Example sentences of "[is] [det] of [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the circumstances are such that justice requires the committal order to be quashed amongst the options available is that of ordering a retrial : see Duo v. Osborne ( formerly Duo ) [ 1992 ] 1 W.L.R. 611 . |
| 2 | Implicit in the notion of a game is that of taking a risk , and one bases one 's decision on what it will cost if one loses . |
| 3 | The limiting factor , at this stage , is the amount of memory available to hold the models , one possibility is that of using a video disk to hold a ‘ standard ’ set of models . |
| 4 | When , as seems often to occur , a parent merely uses a child as a convenience for sexual activity , the situation is that of using a person as a " thing " , and one feels that the aberrance is as described on page 83 , and should be treated as such . |
| 5 | As the heading of the category indicates , the cognitive behaviour intended here is that of separating a whole into its elements or component parts … |
| 6 | The main problem with this demand for money function is that of finding a method of measuring total wealth . |
| 7 | The basic offence in section 1 is that of possessing a firearm without a certificate , an offence which ( despite elements of strict liability ) carries a maximum of three years ' imprisonment . |
| 8 | According to the Structuralists , the state is still a dominant actor in international relations , but in a very specific sense , which is that of representing a set of economic interests . |
| 9 | Applying the power to the sail is the next stage and a useful analogy here is that of closing a door . |
| 10 | The most common search is that of checking a part against all others in its own assembly . |
| 11 | I do n't know the details of the plan as it is of course an Eighth Army operation , but I would like to stress the point that Stirling 's chief value is that of commanding a parachute force . |