Example sentences of "of [noun] [noun sg] is that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However the advantage of part learning is that the feedback can be of much higher quality . |
| 2 | One of the major tenets of the mental models theory of text comprehension is that the model of the text so far provides ( part of ) the context for understanding the current sentence . |
| 3 | One of the problems of course that erm a lot of clubs face is that the grounds were built many years ago |
| 4 | An implicit tenet of museum life is that the original object is the ultimate historical source . |
| 5 | One of the oddities of child development is that the word meaning ‘ mother ’ is so similar in so many languages . |
| 6 | The point to make here is that the logic of adversary adjudication is that the decision of the court should be based on the case put to it by the parties in dispute and not on material or information supplied by third parties ; and rules of evidence are designed to achieve this result . |
| 7 | One implication of revisionist work is that the root cause both of the fall of tsarism and of the failure of the liberals and moderate socialists lies much deeper than the liberal interpretation would have it . |
| 8 | It seems that the best explanation for the survival of this kind of insider knowledge is that the knowledge is reinforced by frequent close contact with other speakers , and this is best accessed by a theory of network ties , which when they are strong function as norm-enforcement mechanisms . |
| 9 | By contrast , the essence of the unorthodox view of insider dealing is that the financial conglomerate itself , through its directors , or other corporate personnel , is the ‘ insider ’ , or ‘ quasi insider ’ . |
| 10 | The beauty of endurance racing is that the factory bikes can always hit trouble , handing the glory to hard-up , hard-riding privateers |
| 11 | Another dubious argument Gandhi presents in support of ahi sā is that the course of history can be interpreted as a movement from hi sā to ahi sā . |
| 12 | One of the Regional Council 's reasons for refusal of planning permission is that the proposed development falls outside the areas identified for office use in the Lothian Region Structure Plan 1985 and can not be justified on prime land in the Green Belt as there is no essential overriding need , given the supply of office floorspace currently available , under construction or with outstanding planning permission , which is more than sufficient to satisfy development needs within the Structure Plan period to 1996 and beyond . |
| 13 | A second likely reason for the ineffectiveness of project work is that the activity itself does not have a clearly defined purpose on the part of either the teacher or the pupil . |
| 14 | Clearly , a great advantage of this particular type of participant observation is that the researchers are in the group or community and can quite openly ask as many questions as they feel necessary . |
| 15 | Another fear of the critics of Liberation Theology is that the logic of the argument leads to violence , since violence may be the only means available to overthrow corrupt regimes and this , they feel , no Christian should condone . |
| 16 | One result of this method of expectation formation is that the expected rate of inflation always lags behind the actual rate ; though if the actual rate should remain constant , the expected rate would eventually come to equal it . |
| 17 | The third notable feature of AJR procedure is that the facilities provided in Order 53 for pre-trial fact-gathering in the form of interrogatories and discovery of documents , are less freely available than in actions begun by writ . |
| 18 | The main reason why there is currently no overall theory of language comprehension is that the relatively simple models which have been empirically tested have proved to be inadequate . |