Example sentences of "main [noun sg] is [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main hypothesis is that some CSPs are socially differentiated in that they are not all used by every social group , and that people are more aware of these CSPs than of others . |
| 2 | The main hypothesis is that the social adaptation results in an informal regulation of work-performance to meet the requirement that ‘ actual ’ effort expended by workers of equal status should be rewarded equally . |
| 3 | The main advantage is that it makes the junction much simpler . |
| 4 | The main advantage is that no ACT is payable when a company issues additional shares to a shareholder in lieu of a cash dividend . |
| 5 | The main advantage is that the observer can use both eyes instead of only one . |
| 6 | The main advantage is that they do not intrude on floor space in the same way as a normal hinged door — they simply fold back on themselves to half width . |
| 7 | Its main advantage is that it can be used to treat children . |
| 8 | The main change is that the periods laid down for these notices are now in days instead of hours : two days notice is required for the commencement of building works . |
| 9 | The main difficulty is that such heavy feeders are easy to overfeed and are capable of quickly fouling the aquarium water . |
| 10 | The main difficulty is that neither system delivers the principal goods — lots of calls per channel — to anything like the extent that it should . |
| 11 | The main difficulty is that the theory is only valid if our society is a just one in which all citizens are genuinely equal ; otherwise there is no equilibrium of equality for punishment to restore . |
| 12 | My main difficulty is that it reduces the principle enunciated by this House in the Hoffmann-La Roche case to the status of an arbitrary rule — what Dillon L.J . |
| 13 | The main difficulty is that the non-business sector is not a homogeneous group of organizations . |
| 14 | The main difficulty is that in order to record capital the organization not only has to know what assets it owns but it also has to put a value on them , even if the ‘ value ’ is their historic cost . |
| 15 | My main worry is that he has n't brought interest rates down far enough . |
| 16 | I realise your main worry is that she or the children might have been infected with the AIDS virus . |
| 17 | The main division is that between receiving and the rest of the sub-section : per Lord Bridge in Bloxham . |
| 18 | A main decision is whether to settle for one fixed camera position or whether to stay mobile . |
| 19 | Her main fault is that she takes too seriously the allusive jokes in Asquith 's letters . |
| 20 | One other benefit of fitting the freewheel in the main gear is that the rotor is not encumbered by the rest of the drive train , including the various reduction gears and tail drive and is allowed to spin much more freely than would otherwise be the case . |
| 21 | The main criterion is that the methods selected should be the best available for achieving the selected objectives for a known group of students . |
| 22 | Yet even here there are minefields , for the report of a group of Commonwealth experts is likely to be the basis for the discussion on the environment , and its main recommendation is that the developed countries should foot the bill for the under-developed to adopt environment-friendly means of production . |
| 23 | The main effect is that the parties are excused from further performance of the contract . |
| 24 | The former case is an aspect of connected speech that will be encountered again in Chapter 14 : the main effect is that the stress on a final-stressed compound tends to move to the preceding syllable if the following word begins with a strongly stressed syllable . |
| 25 | The main fear is that Captain Marvel , having turned into Captain Miracle , will be revealed as Captain Mortal ; the sight of Robson limping off would be ominous . |
| 26 | My main fear is that once the initial publicity for this has died down , that the Health Authority may attempt to have some sort of behind closed doors , almost like a cover up , and I think that , that , the , this is , this incident has got such ramifications for hospital security in general , there should be a full public enquiry ; and the public have a right to know what went on . |
| 27 | The main disadvantage is that a computer with a hard disk is more expensive . |
| 28 | The main disadvantage is that the range and quality of items on offer is often limited , and although there are usually good examples of the most popular groups , you are less likely to find a wide selection of village and nomadic rugs . |
| 29 | The main disadvantage is that there is a possibility , with large customers in particular , that several different representatives from the organization will each be calling on the same customer . |
| 30 | The main disadvantage is that panels tend to be influenced in their buying behaviour by the role they are playing in consumer research . |