Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] was [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The key change that could be identified in all the schools visited was that of a rethink about departmental allocation , As a result of devolution , capitation seemed to be allocated to departments using criteria that were more public and in most cases fairer ; for example , a formula based on pupil and subject weightings , or a system of bidding or , inevitably , the use of last year 's figures plus an allowance for inflation . |
| 2 | One of the dualities noted was that of hard/soft ; another was that of difficult/easy . |
| 3 | What the psychologists showed was that stimulus elements in groups had properties not present in the individual elements . |
| 4 | The first thing the researchers discovered was that special infrared cameras , designed to pick up the heat given off by warm-blooded animals , failed to detect polar bears — the insulation provided by their coats is too efficient . |
| 5 | Apart from recruitment the greatest problem most armies faced was that of giving adequate training to their officers . |
| 6 | This is despite the fact that according to the law report the police officers did not know to which specific pits the pickets were travelling and that some of the evidence of violence on which the police officers relied was that which they had gathered from press and television reports . |
| 7 | The inference viewers gained was that management was to blame in one way or another . |
| 8 | Commenting on its much improved figures ( see page seven ) , Cray Research Inc said order backlogs during the first quarter of rose to $381m from $354m in the same period a year ago , adding to positive overall quarterly earnings : John Carlson , the new chairman and chief executive , said that the contract value of orders signed was some $124m compared with just $86m in the first quarter of last year . |
| 9 | The premise on which the donors worked was that large amounts of capital could be absorbed by small African countries because their need for productive investment was demonstrably high . |