Example sentences of "[noun pl] is the [noun] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another specific influence on both share prices and option premiums is the expectation and likelihood of a contested takeover . |
| 2 | The nightmare which haunts Western Marxists is the dread that Marxism is simply a religion of the oppressed , capable only of destroying the worthwhile freedoms of ‘ bourgeois ’ democracy without creating a more liberated or egalitarian society ( Gouldner , 1980 ) . |
| 3 | A second and related reason why there is little discussion of the law/fact distinction is because the characteristic type of question which is the subject-matter of jurisdictional disputes is the construction or interpretation of one of the constituent elements of the ‘ if X ’ question . |
| 4 | Of course to a stranger — or even to an experienced midwife — the only real link between any baby and its parents is the arm or leg tag bearing its mother 's name , own weight and date of birth . |
| 5 | One of the principal concerns of the regulators is the volatility and gearing of futures contracts , which mean that an investor can quickly lose his entire investment and also incur unlimited further liability . |
| 6 | A leading exponent of these mysteries is the novelist and journalist V. S. Naipaul , whose foreign countries are , as we have already seen , areas of darkness , where coups and crises are glimpsed but may remain enigmatic . |
| 7 | Common to all models is the view that stimulation of sensory receptors sets up neural activity which outlasts the duration of the physical stimulus . |
| 8 | We know from our study of bonds , however , that the appropriate discount rate for cash flows in different periods is the spot or zero coupon rate . |
| 9 | Of crucial importance to these perspectives is the idea that labour is relatively passive and inactive . |
| 10 | Macari 's yellow brick road these days is the cobbles and chimney pots which lead to the Victoria Ground … home of Stoke City |
| 11 | One of the strengths of organisations is the expertise that officials have accumulated over time . |
| 12 | Also of interest from the Brehmer studies is the observation that accident statistics were almost universally overestimated . |
| 13 | The new Validated Courses Section has now been established and first among its priorities is the appointment and training of External Course Assessors for running the Pilot Courses in 1988–89 . |
| 14 | The primary function of the clearinghouses is the collection and dissemination of information and teaching materials , literature and other documents relevant to user education . |
| 15 | One of the worst features is the number or enfants trouvés — orphans or children abandoned by their parents , who are found in the streets . |
| 16 | One great challenge in producing new dental materials is the achievement and maintenance of adhesion of these biomaterials to vital tissues . |
| 17 | Apparently state of pavements is the thing that people complain about most to local councils . |
| 18 | Common to all these verses is the idea that Jesus ' death in some way removed our sin . |
| 19 | What distinguishes the institutions is the manner and scale in which this is done . |
| 20 | What differs between projects is the complexity and scope of work required at each step . |
| 21 | The law of these courts is the Church or Canon Law — the Common Law of the Western Church . |
| 22 | ( 6 ) A regular item on the agenda of the project team meetings is the review and assessment of the progress of the proposal in each Major Project school . |
| 23 | One of the most successful groups is the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society , which is managing an annual membership growth of 22 per cent . |
| 24 | What is especially interesting about such systems is the possibility that experiments can be constructed which are sufficiently simple and close to theoretical models that routes to chaos can be studied in detail . |
| 25 | Very relevant to the changing social role of women is the finding that women are , in general , less satisfied by their marriages than men . |
| 26 | At the root of these problems of selecting dwelling designs and planning goals that optimise the interests of women is the truism that housing generates housework . |
| 27 | Set against these deficiencies is the fact that psychiatry — if only by dint of the accumulated experience that comes from having to observe the more unusual among us — has developed a ‘ language of symptoms ’ that can prove useful in throwing the features of that deviance into high relief . |
| 28 | The most useful of the PCMCIA cards is the fax and data modem . |
| 29 | One of the many functions of local councils is the care and maintenance of local parks and commons etc , used by the public for recreation purposes . |