Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The publication of A Force for Change was crucial because it represented an important internal victory for the reformers , and established glasnost as the principle by which the Met was to be put right . |
| 2 | The rate ratio for admission was similar when only the first admission of each child was counted ( 27 vs 42 , rate ratio 0.65 [ 0.41–1.04 ] , p=0.09 ) . |
| 3 | Enquiries about admission are welcome and should be addressed to Faculty of Science and Engineering Office — Undergraduate Section , The University of Edinburgh , West Mains Road , Edinburgh EH9 3JY . |
| 4 | The removal of the ‘ problem ’ of what to do about aggravations is wonderful and gives complete freedom to use the range of remedies whatever reputation they may have for over-reacting or whatever rules may have evolved about not repeating . |
| 5 | Among the general body of workers the urge for unity was wide and deep . |
| 6 | The permutations for cable are endless and you can have great fun experimenting with them , it will not be difficult to invent something new , if only by working more or fewer rows between the crossovers . |
| 7 | That jibe about Alison was mean and contemptible . |
| 8 | Lavender oil for instance is relaxing and antiseptic and will help heal spots , whilst neroli obtained from orange blossom works well on dry skin and is said to be an anti-depressant too . |
| 9 | Much of what passes for creativity is flashy or fashionable , or relies on advertising industry in-jokes . |
| 10 | The problem is more acute if the overall demand for money is inelastic and is subject to fluctuations . |
| 11 | Secondly , in the Keynesian function ( where money is a close substitute for bonds ) , the demand for money is interest-elastic because if the rate of interest earned from holding bonds changes , wealth holders are assumed to react only by changing their money holdings ; but in Friedman 's function ( where money is a substitute for all other assets , both financial and real ) , the demand for money is believed to exhibit low interest-elasticity . |
| 12 | All this begging for money was time-consuming and degrading so I decided to concentrate on finding work . |
| 13 | Opinion in Texas prison circles , with hindsight , seems to be that TDC should simply have admitted that various provisions for prisoners were unsatisfactory and inadequate . |
| 14 | I have seen my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford being poisonous or venomous , but neither poison nor venom did I detect when he raised a fair , sensible and extremely important matter that needs to be debated frankly and fully on the Floor of the House without the sort of ignorant , absurd and childish platitudes that we have so recently heard . |
| 15 | Their reasons for study are various and include simple personal interest and skill acquisition in connection with present or possible future employment . |
| 16 | We work in the Harry Ransom Humanities Center , where the facilities for study are magnificent and the people very helpful — though we had to get used to being greeted each morning with loud cries of ‘ Hi , you guys ! ’ from the librarian . |
| 17 | Times for study are important but personal things . |
| 18 | In conveying divine personality , therefore , impersonal images such as light are appropriate as well as personal images such as judge and father . |
| 19 | Financing for Sequoia is necessary because of reduced revenues and operating losses during the past two quarters , and its default under its bank credit arrangement and liquidity difficulties . |
| 20 | The world price for tin is high and so companies have been opening new larger mines in Cornwall . |
| 21 | The vendor may have agreed to sell land with vacant possession , but at the date set for completion be unable or unwilling to provide it . |
| 22 | Sea food became scarce as fishing was hazardous and most of the beaches were mined . |
| 23 | Her love for Edward was constant and rocklike : she matured during these months , but she did not change . |
| 24 | The benefit for Indonesia was political as well as economic because it implied , as Foreign Minister Ali Alatas pointed out , a recognition by Australia of the legitimacy of Indonesia 's claim to East Timor . |
| 25 | The accused will after Allen be guilty if he simply vanishes with no intent to repay . |
| 26 | Good gall bladder contraction after breakfast is important because gall bladder bile has the highest cholesterol saturation index and concentration at that time and cholesterol crystals might precipitate easily . |
| 27 | I do n't deny that very often a potential for intelligence is underdeveloped because the environment lacks sufficient stimuli ; but however much the environment is manipulated , unless the genetic material is good , there is a point beyond which such manipulation can not have an effect . ’ |
| 28 | According to Golitsin everything the West believed about Russia was wrong and they needed to start all over again with his help and interpretation of the truth . |
| 29 | But this is localized and too often the motivation for assistance is one-sided and temporary . |
| 30 | There seems no reason why this can not be done , as long as the key relationship between movements is good and logical . |