Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [is] [that] " in BNC.
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| 31 | One of the problems is that this last type of research tends to be attractive to local authorities and central government departments who face pressing problems , and there is a danger that such studies can become too influential on policy when little else is available . |
| 32 | One of the problems is that these moult-sites are usually as far from man 's activities as possible , often near remote skerries , headlands or small uninhabited islands , and this necessitates the use of a boat in most cases . |
| 33 | If you 've got carbon monoxide poisoning one of the problems is that your blood ca n't carry the oxygen because the red blood cells are being put out of action by the carbon monoxide . |
| 34 | One of the problems is that once the commercial sector has been legitimated , it is difficult to limit its growth . |
| 35 | To some extent , but one of the problems is that women of an earlier generation have had to claw their way through the art world in order that a younger generation of women artists today — a generation which is almost gender blind — should have an easier time . |
| 36 | One of the problems is that the Government 's momentum to privatise was determined for ideological reasons and on a tight time scale . |
| 37 | One of the problems is that you ca n't say one night you may get seven or eight calls . |
| 38 | One of the problems is that the rider , perched up there , is sitting almost directly over the centre of gravity of the thing , and there is little room to manoeuvre . |
| 39 | One of the problems is that the army of inflation forecasters in the City of London simply do not believe that the corner on inflation has been turned so easily . |
| 40 | Now one of the problems is that they no longer perhaps group together in self-supportive units . |
| 41 | Now one of the problems is that doctors are rather reluctant to do that because it 's very difficult for them to be sure that a particular headache or a particular skin rash has been caused by one of the medicines which the patient was taking , so the doctors are not very good at filling in the yellow cards and these are not a very good way of reporting adverse reactions , and to get over that we are starting now to use computers . |
| 42 | Another sign of the times is that dealers are taking smaller spaces . |
| 43 | ‘ You were lucky to make it to the lav , ’ observed Lydia , meaning that she was very grateful that Betty had made it to the lav , since one of the rules is that the afflicted person does not mop up her own vomit and Lydia was absolutely no good at doing this . |
| 44 | You see one of the rules is that you keep money in cash until it was invested . |
| 45 | You have to have a licence to have a C.B. and when you get your licence you also get given a rule book which tells you all the things you are and are not allowed to do and say when using the C.B. One of the rules is that you are not allowed to swear down the C.B. as anybody can listen into your conversation and hear you swearing . |
| 46 | It would not do , the objection continues , to say that the legitimate power of every authority is limited , and that one of the limitations is that it may not err much . |
| 47 | It would seem to follow from this analysis that the most appropriate content to ascribe to the duty to act in the interests of the shareholders is that the directors should attempt to maximise the present value of the company . |
| 48 | The quite unambiguous teaching of the Principles is that they , too , are mind-dependent ideas . |
| 49 | Perhaps the more significant of the deals is that involving BSB , which launches five new channels in the spring . |
| 50 | Perhaps the more significant of the deals is that involving BSB , which launches five new channels in the spring . |
| 51 | One of the reflections is that we believe circumstances to be " enough " to make their effects happen , which is consistent with their not happening . |
| 52 | ‘ It is very enjoyable but one of the disadvantages is that when you start out you can be put low on a list after others and you may have to wait some time . |
| 53 | The other major weakness of the proposals is that they do not properly identify the nature of the problem . |
| 54 | My main criticism of the proposals is that the reforms that they suggest are far too complacent and conservative . |
| 55 | One of the difficulties is that every person 's situation is different . |
| 56 | One of the difficulties is that the Angolan understanding of the agreement reached in June was that Mr Savimbi should not remain in Angola while elections are held , though he might return later . |
| 57 | One of the difficulties is that if Sly lacks a talent for comedy , Getty is devoid of charm . |
| 58 | One of the one of the difficulties is that that that theatres up and down the country have faced over the last two years of the new target that were brought in with the eighty eight education act where schools were not allowed to make a charge it could only be a voluntary contribution now the council of Great Britain have looked at this it 's a problem cos of this decimated schools audiences . |
| 59 | One of the difficulties is that the end state is so far removed from the average child that it is very difficult for them to see why they have to learn to read , but if they can realize that if they learn to read in those houses where they have it they 'll be able to read the Radio Times and know what the television programmes are , that at least is motivating . |
| 60 | One of the difficulties is that the end state is so far removed from the average child that it is very difficult for them to see why they have to learn to read , but if they can realize that if they learn to read in those houses where they have it they 'll be able to read the Radio Times and know what the television programmes are , that at least is motivating . |