Example sentences of "of the [noun pl] is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again the wording of the stories is either identical or very similar ( for example , compare Matthew 3:7–10 ; Luke 3:7–9 ) . |
| 2 | What has emerged in my neck of the woods is how common such conflicts have become in the newly-prosperous backyards of rural Britain . |
| 3 | The preparation of the membranes is very important and must be carefully carried out . |
| 4 | Since the temperature of the surroundings is now higher than that of the reaction mixture , energy flows into the reaction mixture from the surroundings . |
| 5 | Quite apart from the fact that the existing state of the sewers is hardly good enough , the assumption of a 100 year life-span for sewers becomes increasingly unrealistic . |
| 6 | Access to the results of the analyses is freely available to all our customers . |
| 7 | Under these conditions the motion of the particles is fairly complicated , and of course our model is unable to predict the detailed behaviour of the particles . |
| 8 | If the firm has its long-term liabilities traded on a stock exchange , the market value of the liabilities is relatively easy to determine . |
| 9 | The steadiness of the breezes is quite remarkable : nowhere else on earth is the weather so stable . |
| 10 | The treatment of the inputs is rather clumsy . |
| 11 | Most importantly , however , we must recognise that neither the individualistic man nor the collectivist man of the philosophers is truly Christian . |
| 12 | Therefore this first formal meeting of the mothers is most important . |
| 13 | However , the contribution of these HLA antigens to ulcer prevalence is small because of their low prevalences in populations , even if the magnitude of the associations is relatively high . |
| 14 | ‘ One of the lines is n't straight , ’ she says . |
| 15 | With certain exceptions , the fossil record of the arthropods is not commensurate with their diversity today , and their probable diversity in the past . |
| 16 | For example birth control , you see you could use the same argument , you could say oh the Catholics say birth control is unnatural and we know they have a whole position on that and yet the data on infertility shows that in fact most women generate antibodies to some sperm , so the , those datas suggest that actively discriminating against sperm on the part of the women is actually natural and all that is happening in modern birth control technology is that women are developing or building on a natural er foundation that is already there namely to be choosy about when they become pregnant and by whom . |
| 17 | Thus the openness of the boundaries is highly variable and depends upon the placement and perceptions of the social actors , their knowledge and goals . |
| 18 | To return to the question of how these topics can be integrated into the initial professional training of foreign language teachers , we would point out that none of the topics is entirely new even to those who have not been involved in linguistics in their academic course and , secondly , that they are all related to questions of classroom practice . |
| 19 | The leaves are dark green , fleshy , oval and smooth , and the base of the leaves is sharply heart-shaped . |
| 20 | As the influence of the black-and-whites is so massive , it is worth looking in some detail at how they developed and came by their different names . |
| 21 | ‘ It will require a huge effort and a great deal of concentration , but the attitude of the players is so different now to what it was a year ago , it is not out of the question . ’ |
| 22 | The quality of the drawings is absolutely superb and the final result of a coloured picture is breathtaking . |
| 23 | As this example suggests the use of the courts is highly controversial : the 1981 decision led to accusations that an ‘ undemocratic ’ court ruling had substituted the views of judges for those of councillors whose policies had been endorsed by the local electorate . |
| 24 | This is a typical result and it seems that , like the tendons , the early development of the muscles is quite autonomous . |
| 25 | Police control of the roads is as important to public safety as crime prevention and detection . |
| 26 | But it 's a factor because of the births is more volatile . |
| 27 | Interestingly , a 12-hour day is regularly being practised in those countries where an afternoon siesta is taken , and also by those watch-keepers on merchant ships where the shift pattern of the officers is often 4 hours work followed by 8 hours leisure and sleep , the combination being undertaken twice each 24 hours . |
| 28 | At least one of the Hurricanes is virtually complete and looks a viable project to rebuild to flying condition . |
| 29 | The distinctions are consumptionist but the determination of the differences is absolutely basal . |
| 30 | Part 1 of the reports is always concerned solely with factual matters — the facts of the accident that were established through investigation in depth ; part 2 comprises a detailed analysis or discussion of the facts ; part 3 contains the conclusions and opinion of the inspector as to the cause or probable cause of the accident ; and part 4 lists recommendations for the avoidance of similar accidents in the future . |