Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [prep] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stendhal , on his return to his adopted city after an absence of two years , claimed La Scala to be the most important opera in the world , since which time no one has felt the need , or had the temerity , to fault his judgement . |
| 2 | Seems that Louis Gerstner has decided that the IBM Corp culture has to be changed from the top down as a priority , and he has again gone outside the company — and the computer industry — for a senior appointment , hiring Gerald Czarnecki , chairman and chief executive of the Bank of America Hawaii unit of BankAmerica Corp to be the new senior vice-president in charge of human resources and administration . |
| 3 | The possibility of ending of National Service was not mentioned in these guidelines , but it was the first item on the agenda of subjects to be discussed , and it was seen in the Whitehall market-place to be the political ‘ Blue Chip' stock of the year . |
| 4 | Danielle Mitterrand on being the wife of the French leader . |
| 5 | And so the records went on — ‘ a cap be presented to those members who perform the hat trick ’ , ‘ all hat trick caps to be the same colour ’ . |
| 6 | I consider Hardraw Force to be the most impressive natural feature in the north . |
| 7 | Medical opinion has so far been divided on the precise relationship of nicotine to such conditions as cardiovascular disease and oral cancer , with many experts considering tar and carbon monoxide to be the most toxic substances in tobacco . |
| 8 | Vilson Ahmeti , a " non-party intellectual " and outgoing Nutrition Minister , was asked on Dec. 10 by President Ramiz Alia to be the new Prime Minister , the first time this post was offered to a non-communist . |
| 9 | Is he aware that the Opposition claim to be the friend of the small business man ? |
| 10 | for instance , in May 1987 it found John Craven of phoenix Securities to be the new chief executive of Morgan Grenfell , another assignment on behalf of Sir Peter Carey , who has since moved from the Department of Trade to become chairman of this major merchant bank . |
| 11 | The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization — Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity ( VMRO — DPMNE ) , vocal in blaming the government for failing to achieve international recognition , failed to form a coalition government despite being the most numerous party in the Assembly . |
| 12 | Anticipation of the decision transformed the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro stock markets from being the world 's worst performers in 1990 to currently the best . |
| 13 | For example , Moore ( 1985 ) attributed the formation of zoned burial cements to be the result of former grain to grain solution compaction within the surrounding Jurassic grainstones , whereas James , Wilmar & davidson ( 1986 ) concluded that the Nugget Sandstone is an overall exporter of silica , despite the development of some quartz overgrowth cements . |
| 14 | German officials consider the Federal Republic 's Cartel Office to be the most rigorous among the 12 EC countries , with a status ( at least in their own minds ) roughly akin to the Bundesbank . |
| 15 | Once again the agency appears to be interpreting the Marine Mammal Protection Act to be the Commercial Tuna Fleet Protection Act . ’ |
| 16 | Is the funding council to be the creature — it is an unpleasant word , but it is not meant unpleasantly — of the Scottish Office ? |
| 17 | The Cadillac and Lincoln battle to be the top US luxury car continues today . |
| 18 | Although he was not a member of the SCSE , Lukyanov was accused by the RSFSR leadership of being the " main ideologist " behind the coup . |
| 19 | I always regret that as a youth it never occurred to me to ask why they chose Easingwold and how they knew of a vacancy for someone who could combine the saddlery trade with being the landlord of the Jolly Farmers pub . |
| 20 | Mark has since been accused by New Zealand teacher Heather Tonkin of being the father of her six-year-old daughter , though he has denied paternity . |
| 21 | Said by Marilyn Monroe to be the only thing she worse in bed . |
| 22 | Keld is more famous , however , in Dales folklore for being the birthplace of Neddy Dick . |
| 23 | Escoffier 's mousse de jambon , served on a great block of ice and melting like snow in the mouth , was recognised as a masterpiece ; and the bortsch , with cream stirred into the hot strong liquid , was declared by Colonel Newnham-Davis to be the best soup in the world . |
| 24 | I flicked the tape machine on at the point where I 'd suggested to Joe that he had swapped sides , from the analytical guitar teacher to being the very subject of such analysis himself . |
| 25 | Neither man , however , is commenting on the goings on which have turned Mr Lines from being the industry 's darling , he even had his 40-acre Teesport chemicals development blessed by Mrs Thatcher , into the pariah of the market . |
| 26 | Section 674 deems that income for tax purposes to be the income of Mr A. The income of £50,000 is amalgamated with the £100,000 and Mr A is assessed accordingly . |
| 27 | Thanks also to Graham Lloyd for being the clerk of the works ! |
| 28 | I consider Glen Nevis to be the finest of Scottish glens . |
| 29 | In late May the Sudanese media began to accuse Saudi Arabia of being the SPLA 's main financial backer and supplier of weapons , and on June 11 it was reported that when army forces destroyed an SPLA camp at Kit ( about 45 km south-west of Torit ) , they had found " a huge quantity of military equipment manufactured in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia " . |
| 30 | ‘ You have a desperate attempt by Prince Charles to be the boss . |