Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Essential , of course , that counsel be first class … these cases can be — Not to say tricky … ’ |
| 2 | Not least that comics are serious stuff . |
| 3 | With respect , I find this comment hard to follow in the light of the first of the questions asked in Reg. v. Lawrence and the answer to it , the passages from Viscount Dilhorne 's speech already cited , the fact that it was specifically argued ‘ appropriates is meant in a pejorative , rather than a neutral , sense in that the appropriation is against the will of the owner , ’ and finally that dishonesty was common ground . |
| 4 | With respect , I find this comment hard to follow in the light of the first of the questions asked in Reg. v. Lawrence and the answer to it , the passages from Viscount Dilhorne 's speech already cited , the fact that it was specifically argued ‘ appropriates is meant in a pejorative , rather than a neutral , sense in that the appropriation is against the will of the owner , ’ and finally that dishonesty was common ground . |
| 5 | A possible weakness is that information for both birth weight and length of pregnancy was obtained by parental recall . |
| 6 | Crawford notes that while the architecture is useful to represent the business strategy , and while the associated products are necessary building blocks , the model is useless unless it allows for services to put the various pieces of the puzzle together . |
| 7 | The most widely used technique is cost-effectiveness analysis , where the costs are measured in money terms and the improvements in health assessed in the most convenient natural units , such as ‘ years of life gained ’ or ‘ disability days avoided ’ . |
| 8 | Rural collectivism is one theme , but the continuity of subordinate loyalty may also be explained by the divergent style of Japanese Confucianism . |
| 9 | That money is pure commission , Nick , a mere ten per cent of the value of the cocaine that was stored on their island while it awaited transportation to the good old US of A ; and neither you , nor I , nor even the dickheads in the Drug Enforcement Administration will ever know just how much money was not put in the bank , but stored in paper bags under the bed . ’ |
| 10 | Whether that money is weekly pocket money , monthly wages , or the retailer 's annual income , it is essential to plan how it will be spent — otherwise the result could be disaster ! |
| 11 | Erm right so because trade in er trade in agricultural goods has fallen , one one of the reason for that is because there 's been a lot protectionism on er agricultural goods the other side of that coin is that protectionism in manufactured goods has has fallen okay . |
| 12 | The courts will also refuse to enforce a decision if that decision is unclear Hopcraft v Hickman ( 1824 ) 2 Sim & St 130 or inconclusive : see 13.7.7 below . |
| 13 | Inadequate limits being set on the child 's behaviour , possible reinforcement of the aggression and modelling of aggression , and poor control of emotional reactions were all part of the learning history of these abusing children . |
| 14 | The foreshore at low tide was indeterminate territory , setting problems of similar complexity to those posed by property rights in the seashore below high water mark . |
| 15 | A present broad hypothesis is that policy making networks in the UK are more fragmented than in Germany which has led to the development of inconsistent policies , which have not always been effectively implemented . |
| 16 | His weekly 13-minute yarns were colourful sea stories , most of them true , and all of them spellbinding . |
| 17 | Today , the principal concern of mainstream nutritionists is excess animal food in our diet . |
| 18 | JR sent for the latest aged debt report , quickly extracted from it the top 20 customers and found what he now expected to find — that more than 80% ; of the total debts were due form these , although by number they amounted to considerably less than 20% ; of the total customer file . |
| 19 | IF THIS WEEK 'S striking display of Labour unity was more show than substance , there was no sign of it among the party 's ‘ other ranks ’ as they dispersed in buoyant mood from Brighton . |
| 20 | A rather different strategic view from London now emerged : But regional strategies were one thing , detailed design for redevelopment was another . |
| 21 | all that Tippex Is this Tippex ? |
| 22 | The transactions-plus-precautionary demand for narrow money is more interest elastic than for broad money . |
| 23 | The demand for narrow money is less interest elastic than the demand for broad money . |
| 24 | Only in two of the 93 patients who had both endoscopy and colonic assessment was colonic neoplasia ( in each case a small <5 mm adenoma ) found to coexist with an upper gastrointestinal lesion ( a gastric ulcer and grade 2 oesophagitis ) . |
| 25 | A lot of that sarcasm is just bravado , and if I can put up with his teasing , ca n't you ? |
| 26 | In neither case is any complaint made as to the way in which the hearing was conducted , as to the finding that the appellant was in contempt of court or as to the severity of the sentence . |
| 27 | The time limit for an application for interim payment is any time after the plaintiff has served his writ and the time for acknowledgement of service has expired . |
| 28 | In sum , a working hypothesis is that powerlessness , or ‘ lack of control over destiny ’ , produces a susceptibility to ill-health for people who live in chronically marginalized and demanding situations . |
| 29 | The national umbrella organisation for these local and regional groups is 81 ACTION which was formed during 1986 , has an agreed set of aims and publishes a newsletter . |
| 30 | Well there were running boards , they were , they were written out , well eventually , we were typed out but they were written out and first of all it was really funny we used to size them on to these wooden boards , let that dry , then varnish them and that board was used day in day out . |