Example sentences of "of a [noun sg] are the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ limits ’ of a crossing are the alternate black and white stripes of the crossing itself . |
| 2 | With the DFDR , on the other hand , the only parts that change with variations in the value of a parameter are the electrical impulses , and since electrons have negligible mass no inaccuracies accrue from this cause . |
| 3 | Two alternatives to a transformer for splitting the phase of a signal are the potential-divider arrangement of figure 8.11(b) , which attenuates the input signal by a factor two while splitting the phase , and the transistor phase splitter of figure 8.11(c) , which has virtually unity gain provided R is large enough . |
| 4 | Standard textbooks of anthropology usually adopt some version of the formula : " Marriage is a union between a man and a woman such that the children of a woman are the recognized legitimate offspring of both partners " . |
| 5 | If we accept that the more falsifiable a theory is the better ( provided it has not been falsified ) , then we must also accept that the more precise the claims of a theory are the better . |
| 6 | Similarly the social benefits of an activity are the private benefits accruing to the agent engaged in the activity plus any external benefits . |
| 7 | The 18 neighbours of an animal are the 18 different kinds of children that it can give rise to , and the 18 different kinds of parent from which it could have come , given the rules of our computer model . |