Example sentences of "[noun] be [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Koran and Islam are in danger . "
2 All of these institutions are in conflict with their counterparts in Belorussia and with the top Soviet nuclear institute , the Moscow-controlled All-Union Centre for Radiation Research .
3 As their only specific spending pledges are on child benefit and pensions , I do not see how a Labour Administration would make one iota of difference to unemployment .
4 If testing shows that our attachment to Christian friends or to a particular lifestyle is stronger than our attachment to God himself , we must ask whether these supports for faith are in danger of becoming substitutes .
5 Parkside pit camp mugs , T-shirts and badges are for sale , and a limited edition commemorative plate has been produced .
6 Above all , where ideologies are in conflict , the appeal to the imagined community of the nation appears to have defeated all challengers .
7 Where ideologies are in conflict , the appeal to the imagined community of the nation appears to have defeated all challengers .
8 There was a drafting meeting yesterday and discussions are under way in a Council of Ministers working group and various committees of the European Parliament .
9 At the time of writing , the proposal has been approved and discussions are in progress on the location of the agency 's headquarters .
10 About 15 posts are supervisory and management jobs and the remainder are for checkout , shelving and other staff .
11 Two-thirds of the homes have been constructed and the remainder are on target for an autumn completion .
12 The remainder are in effect , although they may be called from memory with the READ PALETTE prompt from the PATTERN instruction in the main menu bar at the top of the screen .
13 The brightest objects are of course the lights themselves , but wide shots also include the darker areas which reduce the average brightness of the scene .
14 Everyday objects are of course the stock-in-trade of Arman , whose retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum continues until the 26th of this month .
15 The restored objects are on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo .
16 Two broad tendencies are at work .
17 Compulsory labour involves working at a site designated by the authorities , where prisoners are under surveillance and restricted in their movements .
18 However , if prisoners are at risk of sentence under the Public Order Act 1986 , the pack of information can explain that just as easily as it can explain the contents of this miserable and irrelevant little Bill .
19 The theory is that the prisoners are in harmony with their surroundings and custodians , so they 'll become better citizens on their release .
20 If a project is a genuine community-based initiative creating jobs and providing a service for the community , and if its management and accounts are in order , it is utterly unacceptable that it should not receive funding on the basis of its alleged political associations .
21 In preparing this report they must carry out such investigations as will enable them to form an opinion on ( a ) whether proper accounting records have been kept by the company and whether proper returns adequate for their audit have been received from branches which they have not visited and ( b ) whether the company 's individual accounts are in agreement with the accounting records and returns .
22 The two courses of defence are by contact and systemic fungicides , such as Maneb , Zineb , Dithane , Orthocide and others .
23 To attend all directions appointments and hearings , unless excused , and to advise the court orally or in writing : ( i ) whether the child is of sufficient understanding for any purpose including refusal to submit to medical or psychiatric examination or other assessment ; ( ii ) what the child 's wishes are in relation to any matter relevant to the proceedings including his own attendance at court ; ( iii ) which is the appropriate forum for the proceedings ; ( iv ) what is the appropriate timing of the proceedings ; ( v ) what options are available to the court , the suitability of each and what order should be made .
24 This can lead to an excessively narrow view of international law , unless we remember that states are in reality agglomerations of people .
25 The specific social relations of such privilege are of course derived from the social order as a whole ; it is there that the patron 's powers and resources are enrolled or protected ; in the crudest terms , he is doing what he wishes with his own .
26 Liabilities and short-term assets are at book value , foreign currency items are translated into sterling at middle-market exchange rates , real assets and investments are at market value .
27 These include a list of employer-related investments ; the proportion of the scheme 's resources invested in employer-related investments ; if this exceeds 5% , information on whether and , if so , how , the percentage will be reduced ; and a statement indicating whether the investments are in accordance with the regulations .
28 In practice , the Director of Public Prosecutions does not prosecute films with BBFC certificates for cinema showing , so distributors prepared to pay the certification fee and to carry out the " cuts " insisted upon by the Board are in effect guaranteed freedom from police harassment .
29 However , a substantial number of the carers in this category are in fact over retirement age .
30 Many other chemicals that act in a similar way to acyclovir are under investigation .
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