Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [be] [that] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the reality for young people whom we represent in the nineteen nineties is that they face the prospects of having to survive in a declining British economy . |
| 2 | It could be argued that one reason why the cities have lost so many jobs and contain so many unemployed is that they are over-represented by sectors of the economy that have declined nationally — the cities merely reflecting national trends . |
| 3 | The characteristic of the first four is that they have the force of law , subject to such constitutional acts as may be necessary to give them force in the territory of a particular Contracting State . |
| 4 | But the other important is that they both have to sign the banker 's order . |
| 5 | The reason why people sometimes think they ca n't shed weight on a strict calorie ration of 1,000 daily is that they are guessing at the weight — and thus the calorie content — of their portions of food , or forgetting to add in the calories provided by little items like the butter spread on that bread , or the milk in all those cups of tea ; or they fail to realize that innocent-looking things like that canned soft drink or glass of orange juice , or the mayonnaise coleslaw served in the office canteen ( 'Ca n't contain many calories — it 's salad , is n't it ! ' ) can add a sizeable number of calories to the daily total . |