Example sentences of "[noun pl] in [noun sg] be [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The major contradictions in society are between the forces and relations of production .
2 Steam power and storage of their catches in ice were among the developments that brought increased efficiency to the trawler fleets , but the fleet — once Britain 's largest — has been depleted because of over-fishing and the ‘ Cod Wars ’ with Iceland .
3 The choices of those with power to direct organizations and initiate changes in structure are among the determinants of organizational designs ( Child 1973 ) .
4 A further example is that the provisions in question are against the principles contained in public Acts ; and yet a further example is that the provisions do not conform to previously accepted models , precedents , etc , from the point of view of drafting .
5 It is alleged that by 1989 30% of the world 's tropical sawlogs in trade were from the Malaysian state of Sarawak , where forest was being lost at a rate of 3 ha per minute and the resistance of the local Punan to this had been contained .
6 The policies in train are on the right lines .
7 Until the changes introduced by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Act ( HASSASSA ) 1983 were implemented in January 1984 , access arrangements to many children in care were at the discretion of the local authority , and not the subject of court scrutiny .
8 In this chapter Denis Mongon argues that the predominant approach to disruptive incidents in school is through the displacement model whereby pupils are increasingly subjected to negative sanctions until they are finally excluded .
9 From the present they venture ahead in time to outline ‘ Why women will lead … why women in business are on the verge of a revolutionary change … why the new corporate archetype is a woman . ’
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