Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] are the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the principal source of public information are the share quotes published in the press every day and these tend to concentrate on measures other than the holding period return described above . |
| 2 | The principal Acts of Parliament which set down the audit requirements of central government are the Exchequer and Audit Departments Acts 1866 and 1921 and the National Audit Act 1983 . |
| 3 | ‘ Realism ’ in International Relations inherited both the presumption that the methods of natural science are the key with which to unlock the social world and the ambivalence about ‘ necessary and constant ’ . |
| 4 | Perhaps the most distinguishing features of psychological approaches to the study of human development are the assumption of underlying continuities between behaviours at different points in the lifespan , and the attempt to understand how interactions between the individual and the environment at one point in time make possible more elaborate interactions at some later point in time . |
| 5 | Of equal importance are the source and nature of the raw materials and of the effort and organisation that lie behind the crafts and skills described . |
| 6 | He now appreciates that the combination of a physically abused child 's abnormally low weight , under-stimulation and the general lack of competent parenting are the indicia of predictive child abuse . |
| 7 | Of great interest are the church bells , very fine for a small village church . |
| 8 | Specialized intertidal communities of enormous significance are the mangrove forests of the tropics . |
| 9 | Two interactions that have now become of critical importance are the effect of the ozone layer on the passage of ultraviolet radiation ; and the effect of carbon dioxide and various other gases on infra-red radiation . |
| 10 | Of particular interest are the discussion papers on Tourism and the Environment ; Coastal Resorts ; and Infrastructure Services . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , some influences stand out and , in our view , of particular importance are the nature and operation of certain institutions . |
| 12 | The global system , at the end of the twentieth century , is not synonymous with the global capitalist system , but the driving forces behind global capitalism are the dominant though not the only driving forces behind the global system . |
| 13 | But the general public does not have a clear understanding of what community care services are trying to achieve , partly because people with mental disorder are the focus of philosophical and ethical disagreements about their care , disagreements which create confusion in the minds of a public unfamiliar with the issues . |
| 14 | Reconciliation sometimes proves impossible , and continuing strains within Japanese society are the result . |
| 15 | Even in Italy , where regions which are rich in artistic inheritance are the rule and not the exception . |
| 16 | Among those in imminent danger are the silktail and Ponape mountain starling , the San Cristobal mountain rail , and the Marquesas and Society Island pigeons . |
| 17 | it would follow from these findings that the children currently being referred to clinics for anti-social behaviour are the group for whom successful intervention is the more urgently needed , to prevent personal misery for them as adults , for their spouses and children , and for the persons whom they will rob or swindle . |
| 18 | Not all of the losses of moorland and rough grassland to agricultural development are the result of surface cultivation and grass seeding . |