Example sentences of "of [noun sg] are [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The errors of PS are not the main point . |
| 2 | The Houses of Parliament are also the final arbiters of the tenure of office of judges of the Supreme Court . |
| 3 | Inspector Blakelock , he 's the Assistant Police Liaison Officer , told me that every human being has a unique fingerprint and no two types of blood are exactly the same . |
| 4 | In the latter case we apply the figure differently ; the rules of projection are not the same . |
| 5 | The courts of law are undoubtedly the chief repository of the judicial power notwithstanding that they no longer exercise a monopoly in this respect . |
| 6 | When rubbish pits are excavated , sherds of pottery and fragments of bone are frequently the only visible remains , because much of the refuse put into pits was the remnants of food preparation which have since decayed . |
| 7 | When the direct collection of primary data is used in marketing research , the methods of survey ( interview , questionnaire , observation ) and the methods of sampling are broadly the same as for any ‘ domestic ’ marketing research exercise . |
| 8 | The second is that for many EFL teachers , the material and tangible aspects of employment are not the only standards they apply . |
| 9 | What is the lesson of all this , according to Richard Newstat the lesson is that techniques of persuasion are really the essential armoury of any president , any president who wishes to be successful . |
| 10 | Parental confidence in handling them , equal attention , and a sense of humour are probably the best approach to coping with such problems . |
| 11 | Nothing follows at once , because the formal rules of chess are not the only ones . |
| 12 | Considerations of rationality are not the same as considerations of historical reality . |
| 13 | The fundamentals of construction are basically the same , however , and before discussing the two methods of weaving in detail , it is important to clarify some universal weaving terms . |
| 14 | Just as the severity of symptoms vary , the causes of Cystitis are not the same for every woman . |
| 15 | It appears from this case ( see also Long v Lloyd [ 1958 ] 1 WLR 753 ) that the rules of acceptance are substantially the same as those applicable in cases of breach of condition ( see Chapter 9 ) . |
| 16 | Whereas in most Christian countries black is worn in mourning , in most Muslim ones white is the funeral colour , yet Christian and Muslim conceptions of the nature of the after-life and the significance of death are broadly the same . |
| 17 | It is also true that proceedings by way of injunction are not the only form of proceedings open to a local authority under the section ; but , unlike Mann L.J. , I am not impressed by that fact , because , in practice , for reasons I have previously given , the circumstances in which injunction proceedings may be successfully brought by a local authority are such that no other proceedings will be effective to enforce the law . |
| 18 | Similarly , a blind physiotherapist said : ‘ The frustrations of disability are much the same inasmuch as it is a physical limitation on your life and you think ‘ if only ’ … |