Example sentences of "[adv] be [conj] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter point is debatable and it may only be that the practical aspects of creep measurements are simpler . |
| 2 | This could perhaps be that the new doctor 's surgery is nearer , or easier for her to get to , has less steps to climb to the front door , or that she has a neighbour on his list who would accompany her to the surgery . |
| 3 | One reason they have not done better is that the largest and most inefficient Italian banks remain in the hands of the government , which has done its best to protect them . |
| 4 | One advantage of the fly and inner going up together is that the inner is kept at a set distance from the fly , preventing the two from touching and allowing moisture to leak through to the inside . |
| 5 | Most noticeable perhaps is that the dead minister of the newspaper account is removed completely , thereby channelling attention towards the sick minister in the vignette . |
| 6 | Monarchy became itinerant as it had not been since the Middle Ages , but the reason for this was not administrative but political and diplomatic . |
| 7 | It might just be that the best way forward in Africa is by falling back on the spirit of silif , and building on it . |
| 8 | Might it not be that the glowing auras are in fact photographs of the soul ? |
| 9 | Could it not be that the same was true in quantum theory ? |
| 10 | However , puberty affects values and beliefs so much that it may not be until the mid-twenties that we can ask realistically what career priorities a person has . |
| 11 | The only reason for not beginning your diary straight away is if the next seven to ten days covers a really unusual time , for example your annual holiday , or a bout of sickness , or Christmas and New Year . |
| 12 | Therefore a key implication of the rational expectations hypothesis when combined with the aggregate demand — aggregate supply model developed above is that the Keynesian approach to macroeconomic stabilization policy is badly flawed . |
| 13 | The second reason why conventional maps are unsuitable for the answering of the types of queries mentioned above is that the human eye and brain can not take in the amounts of information that would be present in the overlays and in the accompanying tables of figures and statistics . |
| 14 | The most fundamental difference to me has always been that the private sector is so much more dynamic — the rate of change is so great . |
| 15 | Ruddock , however , differed from any of the cases which had gone before in the sense that the issue ‘ has usually been whether the admitted act or decision was justified on grounds of national security ’ . |
| 16 | The reason why the ’ three wise men ’ report was produced so quickly is that the three people whom I invited to deliver it — Mr. Alexander , Mr. Rose and Mr. Woodhead — had behind them a lifetime of experience and close involvement with primary schools , and they were able to distil that lifetime 's knowledge very rapidly . |
| 17 | But the reason I have sat down so quickly is because the old man has just popped out on the northbound platform . |
| 18 | THE good news yesterday was that the public sector borrowing requirement may not be growing as fast as the pessimists feared , and the need for tax increases in the Budget may not be as insistent as some analysts believe . |
| 19 | It may also be that the early returns from the voyages proved small , and that it was felt that investment in them did not provide an adequate reward for those involved . |
| 20 | It may also be that the limited review which the theory allows is unacceptable on policy grounds . |
| 21 | Might it also be that the common phenomenon of token adoption of an innovation is an example of assimilation without accommodation ? |
| 22 | And I think the point the graph makes very clearly is that the eighty nine based set up here at least in my view , to fit far better to what has been happening than eighty five based set . |
| 23 | The result of such practice may often be that the actual operative working on site receives substantially less than an economic rate for individual tasks , with resultant bad feeling and possibly bad workmanship . |
| 24 | But what Donaldson points out is that the young child 's construal of the task is different from that of adults or older children . |
| 25 | The o one thing that w we have to have in mind though is that the this particular criminal that we are does n't want to get caught . |
| 26 | The original deal was for the same time and same sum , but the difference now is that the new contract covers rugby only for the age bracket between 16 and 18 . |
| 27 | During the summer , the Prime Minister kept saying how essential it was for him to be present at Maastricht in December in order to make decisions , but the word from Downing street now is that the Prime Minister 's greatest ambition at Maastricht is to fend off making any decisions . |
| 28 | The difference now is that the same factory supplies production to both sales forces and , in theory , our factories ( Runcorn and Elderslie ) have two chances to win the order instead of only one as in the past . |
| 29 | The greatest fear of the opposition groups now is that the ruling parties will try to appease them and rush ahead with calling free elections before the opposition groups are properly organised . |
| 30 | The problem now is that the leading countries will not be so keen to invite Argentina to tour , although they may continue to like coming to Argentina . |