Example sentences of "of [noun pl] be [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The characters ' inconstancy and lack of values are coupled with violent or weak ethical decisions . |
| 2 | In a unit mass production system , a small range of products is produced in large quantities by ‘ flowing ’ uninterruptedly from one operation , or process , to the next until completion . |
| 3 | But as time went on and techniques advanced , they found that peculiar sorts of molecules turned up , rather unusual ones , things that were n't expected — molecules that are very uncommon on the earth and in fact a number of molecules were discovered in interstellar space before they were discovered in the laboratory . |
| 4 | We recognise the vital importance of policies being tailored to local needs . |
| 5 | The vast majority of contracts are prepared in standard form by the local Estate Agent … |
| 6 | Steel-casting companies in Spain which in Britain would have been bankrupted are continuing to offer steel-castings at artificially low prices , and indeed inefficient capacity and production is not only being maintained but is even being purposely created ; while in France the producers of steel-castings are benefiting from soft loans from mostly state-owned banks . |
| 7 | After Plataea an alliance of cities was formed under Athenian leadership , the Delian League , vowed to free the eastern Greeks from Persia ( an aim largely achieved in the next quarter century , though not for long ) . |
| 8 | Numbers of Hurricanes were scrambled at various times during the mid-morning . |
| 9 | However an alarming argument which crept in , and seems here to stay , was that the ‘ cream ’ ( so called ) in terms of personnel was going to private industry . |
| 10 | In North America , in areas where conditions are similar to this country , a survey showed that one per cent of houses were affected by damp , but rot was not found in any of these , and in the few years of experience here none of the faults so far reported are due to this cause . |
| 11 | In Japanese enterprises the functional alignment of activities is achieved by extensive use of the market principle through subcontracting and a ( quasi- ) democratic principle through self-managed teamwork . |
| 12 | It is less easy to believe that the large scale migrations of birds are accomplished by memorized landmarks and home cues than are those of the digger wasp and salmon . |
| 13 | ( 1989 ) , point out that the concept of MES is based on traditional engineering methods of estimating cost conditions . |
| 14 | These spoke openly of ropes being thrown over high beams and tar and feathers brought into play . |
| 15 | Between 50% and 75% of cases are associated with inflammatory bowel disease , mostly ulcerative colitis . |
| 16 | The tendering process has in a number of cases been used by local authority managers to reassert their right to manage ’ ( 1988 , p. 187 ) . |
| 17 | A minority believed that a large number of cases were based on minor grievances , and that complainants rushed to court in the passion of the moment . |
| 18 | All such knowledge must be of value in nursing , where a wide range of people from a broad range of cultures are cared for daily in a variety of contexts both at home and in the hospital setting . |
| 19 | It 's estimated that 80% of burglaries are committed by casual opportunists , and in three out of ten thefts the burglar does n't have to use force to gain entry — open windows and unlocked doors make life very easy for him . |
| 20 | The literature of sub-fields is contained in broadly-based journals until ‘ critical mass ’ is reached , leading to the creation of new journals by twigging . |
| 21 | Agarose gel electrophoresis , ribonucleic acid transfer , and hybridisation of blots were performed by standard techniques . |
| 22 | Ferries , loaded to the gunwales , went from bank to bank : a cluster of buffaloes being washed by small boys lay contentedly in the shallows . |
| 23 | Just eight per cent of homes are rented from private landlords — compared with 45 per cent in West Germany and around 33 per cent in the US . |
| 24 | And what is ‘ in the interests ’ of animals is mediated by human practices that involve them . |
| 25 | In oral cultures the meanings of words are ratified in specific concrete situations where they are used , whereas in literate cultures words accumulate ‘ successive layers of historically validated meanings ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 26 | Different syntactic classes of words are treated as distinct nodes in the lattice . |
| 27 | The largest proportion of funds is received through local authorities . |
| 28 | There was no chance of survivors being found in other parts of the collapsed building . |
| 29 | To this a variety of solutions were given at different times . |
| 30 | The embalmer glanced to check how close he was to a narrow shelf on which a series of knives were arranged in orderly rows . |