Example sentences of "'s [adj] [noun] be the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sofa Head 's greatest asset is the realisation that you do n't have to set your sights on one target . |
| 2 | Sofa Head 's greatest asset is the realisation that you do n't have to set your sights on one target . |
| 3 | Wastell 's greatest work was the completion of King 's College chapel in Cambridge , begun early in 1508 for Henry VII and completed in 1515 . |
| 4 | One of Scottish football 's greatest achievements is the way it has turned virtue on its head . |
| 5 | Another key element of Bush 's economic programme is the promotion of free trade and investment . |
| 6 | This does not necessarily mean , however , that all Russia 's technical achievements are the product of espionage , although Western intelligence would have us believe this . |
| 7 | Shelford 's full-time employment is the promotion of Wayne Shelford ( through Mark McCormack 's International Management Group ) . |
| 8 | Another of the duke 's professional servants was the victualler and purveyor Richard Forthey of Faversham ( Kent ) , while one of Gloucester 's physicians was a Nottingham man . |
| 9 | Another of the duke 's professional servants was the victualler and purveyor Richard Forthey of Faversham ( Kent ) , while one of Gloucester 's physicians was a Nottingham man . |
| 10 | Hess 's outstanding contribution was the suggestion that new oceanic crust is actually generated at a mid-ocean ridge , and spreads out laterally away from it . |
| 11 | Roth 's crowning achievement was the editorship of the Encyclopaedia Judaica , which he held from 1965 . |
| 12 | Glenn Hoddle 's free kick was the start of the next goal . |
| 13 | It meant also that the consideration which more and more came to dominate the Dual Monarchy 's foreign policy was the need to check Russian influence over the Slavs of the Balkans . |
| 14 | The most recent outstanding event in Jim 's distinguished career was the publication of his definitive catalogue of the collections of Christ Church , Oxford , on which he had been engaged for several years , coinciding with the opening of the new galleries to contain them . |
| 15 | If , however , her main dislike of Ken 's sexual behaviour was the way it coloured his career , then she has perhaps cause for concern . |
| 16 | Jokes and laughter can be a wonderful way of bringing people together but Gowie 's so-called jokes are the sort that cause only anger and unhappiness and make everyone despise him . |
| 17 | A surprise luxury weekend at one of London 's top hotels was the reward for five regional retailers who notched up major sales increases . |
| 18 | The Union 's guiding principle was the need for the local community itself to take charge of the process whereby health priorities were set and met . |
| 19 | He adds : ‘ One of Baldwin 's favourite themes was the folly of this Taff Vale decision : ‘ The Conservatives ca n't talk of class-war : they started it , ’ he would remark to G. M. Young . |
| 20 | Delia 's favourite breed is the Labrador , but she is a friend to all dogs . |
| 21 | When it comes to playing , Arthur 's favourite instruments are the banjo , harmonica and penny whistle . |
| 22 | There , everybody 's favourite whipping-boy is the multiple-choice test , 100m a year of them . |
| 23 | Although he was strictly fair in his reports and seldom expressed a particular preference , it is clear that one of the Colonel 's favourite restaurants was the Savoy . |
| 24 | The Company 's principal activity is the promotion of economic development in the city of Glasgow . |
| 25 | Palatine 's principal activity is the brewing , bottling and sale of beers and the ownership and management of public houses within Cheshire , Greater Manchester , Lancashire and Merseyside . |
| 26 | The Group 's principal activities are the distilling and marketing of Scotch whisky , gin and other spirits , and the brewing and marketing of beer . |
| 27 | Vizzini 's principal concern is the influence of ads on young people . |
| 28 | IT HAS been Labour 's good fortune in this election campaign that the electorate 's principal concern is the recession . |
| 29 | In Michoacán , a poor agricultural state with a radical tradition , the PRI 's principal opponent was the Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) led by Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano . |
| 30 | The civil court appearance was Finnegan 's second brush was the law in ten days . |