Example sentences of "of a [adj] [noun sg] is the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When trying to date an early key , it is worth remembering that a distinctive feature of a Roman key is the placing of the bow horizontal in relation to the shank . |
| 2 | The classic example of a possessory security is the pledge which involves the pledgee ( the security holder ) taking possession of the goods of the debtor ( the pledgor ) until the debt is paid or the pledgee takes steps to enforce the pledge . |
| 3 | The starting point for considering the efficiency of a chemical process is the stoichiometry of the process . |
| 4 | The essence of a personal contract is the significance of the identities of the parties . |
| 5 | Linked to the idea of a personal God is the notion of God as an historical agent . |
| 6 | The best evidence for the existence of a black hole is the presence within the cluster of a unique radio source , Sgr A , but it is not compelling . |
| 7 | In this respect the National Health Service is unique among the social services : it is the only instance where the great majority of a specific service is the direct responsibility of an organ of the central government . |
| 8 | The best known example of a sterile hybrid is the mule . |
| 9 | Monetary assets and liabilities are also shown at historic cost , though in many cases the historic cost of a monetary item is the same as its current cost . |
| 10 | Another interesting network that totally rejects signals of a certain frequency is the L-C-R bridged-T of figure 8.9(b) . |
| 11 | The purpose of a utilitarian work is the idea of the work whereas everything pertaining to the work which is not necessary to the purpose is expression . |
| 12 | Time after time Nizan hammered out his basic message : the internal logic of fascism is rearmament leading to war ; the only way to prevent the catastrophe of a world-wide conflict is the creation of a potent counterbalancing force expressly designed to curb the expansionist tendencies of fascist nation states ; peace will be possible only if it is guaranteed by an effective network of alliances forged between civilised , peace-loving nations such as France , Great Britain and , above all , the USSR . |
| 13 | Except when the vine is dormant , sap rises to the top of every shoot and the uppermost bud of a shortened stem is the one that will burst into growth first . |
| 14 | Even more convincing as an account of a real dream is the idea that Gloucester was somehow responsible for his death — but only accidentally . |
| 15 | One of the advantages of a religious education is the ability to identify at least the better-known texts of scripture and this was one which it needed no effort of memory to recall . |
| 16 | The hierarchical way of moral dualisms is based uniquely in separation , whereas the underlying theology of a religious community is the life of the Trinity itself . |
| 17 | Among attractions of a combined survey is the economy of mobilising for a larger survey with fewer turns for the ship . |
| 18 | Stuart Christine , who teaches the new church planters ' programme at Spurgeon 's College , concluded after his initial research that the single most important factor in the planting of a new church is the calibre of the leader . |
| 19 | Part of the equipment of a good manager is the experience and the bank of memories which he or she carries from one school , one area , one education authority to another . |
| 20 | The acid test of a good leader is the extent to which they select a style to suit the circumstances . |
| 21 | The operative life of a callable bond is the bond 's expected life . |
| 22 | Now suppose the desired result proved for all n such that unc and let unc be elements of A. The final step in any evaluation of a k-fold product is the evaluation of a product of the form unc for some i such that unc ( see exercise 5 ) . |
| 23 | Not the least power of a totalitarian state is the power to bore the people out of their right minds . |
| 24 | Another study of a mass murderer is The Killer Department ( Orion , April , £15.99 ) by Robert Cullen , who was given access to the police files on Russian psychopath Andrei Chikatilo , also the subject of Hunting the Devil : The Search for the Russian Ripper ( HarperCollins , £14.99 ) by Richard Lourie . |
| 25 | However in Chapter 3 we have already seen that the peak static torque of a three-phase motor is the same for one- and two-phases-on and this result therefore extends to the pull-out torque at low speeds . |
| 26 | The language of a finite-state recogniser is the set of words that it will accept . |
| 27 | If it fails this latter test then it is difficult to attach the label of intelligence to it , for surely the raison d'etre of a commercial building is the provision of an environment that maximises comfort and organisational efficiency at a reasonable cost . |
| 28 | Figure 5.5 The wavelength of a symmetric curve is the distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves . |
| 29 | ( The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time it takes for half of the radioactivity to disappear as the isotope decays ) . |
| 30 | The activity of a radioactive substance is the number of nuclei decaying per second . |