Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [was/were] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In November 1991 the CME 's eurodollar futures contract was the first one to exceed the one million contracts open interest , i.e. number of contracts outstanding . |
| 2 | Our competition and ‘ opposition ’ in Moose Jaw was the resident staff writer of the Regina Leader-Post who managed his paper 's local bureau . |
| 3 | Almost difficult to believe , but Beighton station level crossing was the first on the GCR out of London . |
| 4 | The primary reason for the failure of the CAFFE trial was the enormous skilled effort needed to prepare the flow charts . |
| 5 | During our Pre-Campaign Wave in March defence was the main issue on television , the main issue stressed by the Conservative Party , and second only to unemployment as Labour 's main issue . |
| 6 | In the second case money was the prime factor , both its getting and spending ; it created an artificial environment . |
| 7 | The electronic billboard with its tacky Stardust effect was the ultimate nothing , an entity written entirely in light . |
| 8 | Better than expected , the February current-account deficit was £1.4 billion ; the trade deficit figure was the same — net invisibles vanished . |
| 9 | Appearing on the tape proved too much of a millstone for most bands and The Wedding Present were the only ones that carried on developing at a reasonable pace . |
| 10 | David Park was the last man out of Knockshinnoch . |
| 11 | One of the foremost exponents of Hawaiian slack key guitar was the superb musician and singer Gabby Pahinui , and Gabby is the reason we 've been given this rare and welcome opportunity to speak to Ry Cooder . |
| 12 | Coldunell Ltd. v. Gallon was the first of the modern cases to analyse the previous authorities in terms of ‘ agency . ’ |
| 13 | For centuries agriculture was the main industry together with self-employed small businesses giving support , blacksmiths , cobblers , tailors , and village stores . |
| 14 | For centuries agriculture was the main economy of the Glarus . |
| 15 | Her short hair and weight loss were the only clues to her ordeal . |
| 16 | Dysphagia and weight loss were the only symptoms found significantly more frequently in patients at stage IV compared with patients at stages II or III . |
| 17 | Another important Culham experiment was the 8-metre theta pinch Ion which New Scientist 's present editor worked ) . |
| 18 | Right now the well-being of his car seat was the last thing on her mind . |
| 19 | His paper in the 1945 Proceedings of the chemical engineering group of the Society of Chemical Industry was the definitive work on the subject . |
| 20 | Williams ' theory , in brief , was that whilst the West Indian plantation economy with its slave labour force was the prime factor in the development of mercantilist capital in Great Britain , the ascent in the early 19th century of the industrial bourgeoisie created new forces whose interests clashed with those of the more established capitalist group . |
| 21 | The IEHO is calling for the strengthening and extension of existing legislation , a move supported by Mr Mayled , who felt that making the HSC guidelines law was the only way to improve standards across the board . |
| 22 | In 1921 , the Emergency Quota Act was the first to impose a numerical restriction on immigrants . |
| 23 | The opening of the stock exchange was the first step in the privatization programme announced by Prime Minister Jozsef Antall on May 22 ; shortly afterwards , on June 29 , the government detailed further plans to take effect in August , starting with bankruptcy proceedings against about 30 large state entities , the decentralization and splitting up of another 600 companies and the privatization of some 40,000 small service concerns , subsequently adding plans to create private farm holdings . |
| 24 | Maybe the shepherd lad was the Good Shepherd himself . |
| 25 | The only significant change in criteria for transplantion during the study period was the greater acceptance of alcoholic liver disease as an indication . |
| 26 | Convinced that niche marketing was the right approach to follow , they decided to build on their experience in audit , accounting and tax for companies with turnovers of £1m to £30m ; investigative work for institutions that have invested , or are thinking of investing , in such companies ; and general litigation support . |
| 27 | One project that was underway on the day of the trophy presentation was the awesome task of repainting Vulcan B.2 XM594 . |
| 28 | The 1–0 defeat at home to relegation-threatened Middlesbrough at Portman Road on Tuesday night was the latest setback and Linighan admits : ‘ It was a rotten night for us . |
| 29 | The first year 's trapping suggested that Platycheirus albimanus was the commonest garden hoverfly , forming almost a fifth of the total catch ; a fifth of the species trapped in 1972 were represented by only one individual , and the average number of individuals per species was 29 . |
| 30 | In general , blood sacrifice was the principal religious rite of all Siberian peoples , the animal sacrificed being that which played the most important part in daily life . |