Example sentences of "[to-vb] [is] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PETER MacLeod believes that an ability to communicate is one of his vital strengths . |
| 2 | In fact , the implementation of the right to communicate is tantamount to the democratisation of communication on every level . |
| 3 | An ability to communicate is essential in this process . |
| 4 | The culture change we seek to secure is one of ensuring that our new arrangements are needs led rather than service driven . |
| 5 | The will and ability to stand is one of the most basic manifestations of the life-force , almost more basic than an interest in food and water . |
| 6 | Such a contract comes within the provisions of Article 1589 of the Code Civil , which states that , where there is agreement as to subject matter and price , a promise to sell is equivalent to a sale . |
| 7 | The desired ratio of skull to muzzle is 3 to 2 . |
| 8 | RIGHT An uncontrollable urge to chew is typical of young puppies as their set of deciduous teeth is shed , and replaced by 42 permanent ones . |
| 9 | Training within the home in an informal ‘ conference ’ situation greatly benefits the development of the awareness that time to listen is one of the greatest gifts we give to those we love . |
| 10 | It is your bad luck if the warren you choose to ferret is one of these . |
| 11 | The third provision I want to discuss is that of age-related testing . |
| 12 | Yeah , cos all he needs to buy is two of them and he 's won ! |
| 13 | Aggregate demand = Aggregate supply Only when this condition is satisfied can we say that the total value of goods and services that households and the other economic agents want to buy is equal to the total value that firms want to produce . |
| 14 | That which a feminist perspective enables us to perceive is valid for everyone . |
| 15 | The ability to generalise is fundamental to all forms of intelligence and has been studied within the mind sciences for at least two thousand yeas ( since Aristotle ) . |
| 16 | Burnett 's favourite preparation for the treatment of uterine tumours was Aurum Muriaticum Natronatum so not having the LMI gave her the 6C potency in a 10ml dropper and within 3 days she was relieved of the discomfort on walking and standing which it seems reasonable to assume is due to the fibroid shrinking . |
| 17 | The leader may believe that the most important role for them to play is that of a co-ordinator . |
| 18 | A useful rule to apply is that of Jack Morton ( 1964 ) , a past Head of Components Laboratory at Bell Telephones , New Jersey . |
| 19 | A useful rule to apply is that of jack Morton ( 1964 ) , a past Head of Components Laboratory at Bell Telephones , New jersey . |
| 20 | Triumphing against all odds and losing when it seems easier to win is one of Scotland 's most endearing faults . |
| 21 | Teaching your teenager how to negotiate is implicit in the process of formulating a contract . |
| 22 | What 's happening with Philip I do n't know whether Philip will be able I think what we 'll have to do is one of us will have to drive the Metro |
| 23 | That is why , wrote Harsnet , I have been preparing myself for that moment for a long time , that is why I have cleared the decks and prepared the ground , because unless the decks are cleared and the g round prepared there is little hope of succeeding in what one has planned to do , little hope of achieving anything of lasting value , though lasting is a relative term and so is value and whatever it is one has planned to do is certain to be altered in the process , which does not of course mean , he wrote , that one can start anywhere at any time . |
| 24 | Assurance that you are primarily interested in how they feel , what they want , and what they want to do is important in this respect . |
| 25 | Whatever you want to do is OK by me . |
| 26 | Well Mr er Deputy Speaker I er do n't wish to er follow the honourable member of one of my er neighbours but I actually think it 's really part of grown up politics to ensure that the political opinion of a nation is adequately represented in the forums of that nation whether it be in this place or in the European er parliament and to that extent I make no bones about it that erm I wish that we were debating a different electoral system and Mr Deputy Speaker going back to the minister 's introduction erm it is a fact , I did n't wish to intervene because I did n't , it 's a short debate and I did n't want to take up er extra time , but it is a fact is it not that our electoral system unique across Europe means that our deadline as opposed to what the French are going to do is different to all the other member states . |
| 27 | The final decision on where to apply for planning permission to build is certain to be taken on political grounds . |
| 28 | The second group of existing language skills I would like to address is that of the service providers . |
| 29 | However , this is unlikely to occur given that the whole concept of the buying and selling of the right to pollute is unacceptable to most environmentalists . |
| 30 | Even the Greatest himself , Cassius Clay , alias Muhammed Ali , who seemed to have had a highly successful career during which a minimal number of punches were landed to his head , has suffered a brain condition which it is difficult to believe is unconnected with his trade . |