Example sentences of "[subord] [noun sg] [noun] [be] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The experience curve briefly mentioned in chapter 4 as the basis of the BCG matrix is soon invoked where cost leadership is the goal , and we now need to discuss it more fully . |
| 2 | Since the experience-curve concept was developed by BCG , it has been shown that there is much more to dominating markets than simple mastery of the experience curve — even where cost leadership is the strategy . |
| 3 | Absorption is commonly used as a method of odour abatement where odour nuisance is the result of a gas stream becoming contaminated with low concentrations of mixtures of compounds such as fatty acids , ammonia , amines , sulphur dioxide , and perhaps to a lesser extent sulphides and organic sulphur compounds , i.e . |
| 4 | The fortunes of the inhabitants of the fen-edge parish of Willingham , where stock farming and dairying rather than cereal production were the mainstays , were rather different . |
| 5 | If wood worm is the plight of the legitimate antique dealer , then this electronic bug looks set to make life difficult for rogue dealers and thieves . |
| 6 | If team nursing is the pattern , then this has to be explained and the other members of the team for that shift can introduce themselves as and when necessary . |
| 7 | In any case , if enterprise zones are the model , the overwhelming evidence is that financial incentives have proved the driving force , and that liberalized planning regimes have been of limited significance . |
| 8 | However , since the private person has chosen to deal in commercial goods , ( and presumably has some expertise in relation to the subject matter of the contract ) such exclusion is more likely to be reasonable than if consumer goods were the subject matter of the contract , and hence the transaction were a consumer transaction governed by s 6(2) . |
| 9 | Thus expenditure-reducing policies are most appropriate when the problem is identified as a deteriorating current account balance , whereas tighter monetary policies may be preferable if capital outflows are the source of undesirable pressure on the exchange rate . |
| 10 | If ORACLE RDBMS is the target database then specify ‘ ORACLE ’ ( no other parameters are required ) . |
| 11 | According to exile sources in Vienna , cows are now being treated like Romanian women — ie , subjected to a monthly gynaecological examination just to make sure their fertility is not being interfered with because population increases are the order of the day . |
| 12 | Since money income is the magnitude that underlies the day-to-day standard of living and , depending on the definition , the variable that will ( to some extent ) reflect wealth , most studies concentrate on this figure . |
| 13 | The most enjoyable film that year was Charles Laughton 's portrayal of Henry VIII , while chain letters were the rage among young and old alike , in vain endeavour to regain the good fortune of earlier years . |
| 14 | In churches , the basilican plan is most common while stone vaulting is the rarity rather than the rule . |
| 15 | Since electricity generation is the world 's largest source of man-made carbon dioxide , it is quite clear that nuclear power can and does make a very significant contribution to its reduction . |
| 16 | Its relation to meaning is fundamental too , since observation sentences are the ones we are in a position to learn to understand first , both as children and as field linguists … |
| 17 | Well I think if er if what had ha if er I mean before what he had before self regulation was the D T I issued erm certificates to investment management organising , you know , and I think that if er if power had remained on that basis with the D T I , I do n't I 'd be sitting here now . |
| 18 | Even though aromatherapy massage is the mainstay of the art , essential oils are used in a variety of other ways for healing and aesthetic purposes — in baths , steam inhalations and as mood enhancing perfumes for example . |
| 19 | The second main advantage of national bibliographies as selection tools is the detail of entry given . |
| 20 | As excise duty is the subject matter of this offence the same vehicles that are exempt vehicles excise licences are also exempt the necessity for a trade licence , therefore refer to offence 8 ( C ) 3 for more information . |
| 21 | As king , he was the overlord of the abbey ; but the standard ( the celebrated Oriflamme , which figures in the Song of Roland ) was that of the count of the Vexin , and as count Louis was the vassal of the abbey and the saint . |