Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [be] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , in fact , an approach to managing health services and the range of views is largely reflecting just where individuals are within an organisation , the key tasks that concern them and their own approach to implementation . |
| 2 | In the case of estate agents , it is their business to act for numerous principals : where properties are of a similar description , there will be a conflict of interest between the principals each of whom will be concerned to attract potential purchasers to their property rather than that of another . |
| 3 | Any time invested by the originator or consultants is on a voluntary or bootleg basis . |
| 4 | Companies that take significant sums of money from members of the public in advance of providing goods or services are in a special position of trust . |
| 5 | The ISE is aiming at creating a Single European Market in the top 200 international equities in cooperation with European exchanges , with one price mechanism ( centred in London , the ISE hopes ) , although plans are at an early stage . |
| 6 | This means that directors are under a duty to act in the best interests of the shareholders . |
| 7 | Further , it is essential that engineers are in a position to demonstrate that they have carried out their professional responsibilities and have acted to remove or reduce risks to responsible and acceptable levels . |
| 8 | The preceding account assumes that workers are in a position to distinguish with a reasonable degree of accuracy between changes in their real wages which are temporary and those which are permanent . |
| 9 | Of the 99 deputies elected in 1972 , only 67 remained in the current Assembly , which was based on a 6:5 Christian:Moslem ratio ( although Christians were in a minority within the population as a whole ) . |
| 10 | A clause such as ‘ we do insist that appointments are on an exclusive basis to avoid duplications and a dispersed marketing effort ’ will help to avoid misunderstanding . |
| 11 | We do insist that appointments are on an exclusive basis to avoid duplications and a dispersed marketing effort . |
| 12 | Bigamous males simply exploit the fact that females are in a hurry . |
| 13 | An order or judgment determining that proceedings are at an end because of what is held to be a settlement is reasonably analogous and , adopting the pragmatic approach referred to for instance by Lord Denning M.R. in Salter Rex & Co. v. Ghosh [ 1971 ] 2 Q.B . |
| 14 | Lockwood believes that clerks are in a position of ‘ status ambiguity ’ which falls somewhere between the degree of status enjoyed by the middle and working classes . |
| 15 | Owners had ( by law ) to ensure , for example , that their properties were in good sanitary condition , that new buildings conformed to certain building standards , that streets were of a minimum width , and so on . |
| 16 | The carcinogenic effects of smoking on the respiratory tract are well known , but the effect of smoking on the stomach is less well known , although there is much circumstantial evidence that smokers are at a higher risk of developing gastric carcinoma . |
| 17 | Darwin and Spencer had been wrong to argue that women were in a state of arrested development . |
| 18 | Even if such a sweeping conclusion is not warranted , retributivists should be strongly critical of many aspects of our penal system , not least the lack of consistency in sentencing practices ( see Chapter 4 ) which means that offenders are to a great extent not dealt with in proportion to their just deserts . |
| 19 | And , having established the fact that formalities were at an end , he went on , ‘ Let me tell you a little about tomorrow . |
| 20 | Effectiveness of current account adjustment under floating A floating exchange rate may not be very effective in eliminating a country 's current account deficit ( or reducing a current account surplus ) if the elasticities of demand for imports and exports are of an inappropriate value . |
| 21 | The Conference Centre and all local attractions and amenities are within a short walk . |
| 22 | Haymo found on a tour of the diocese that the Palace at Halling with its farming implements and utensils was in a much dilapidated state and he is quoted as saying the state of the property of the diocese was so bad that in seven years the damage could not be made good . |
| 23 | But although they are largely self sufficient , needless to say livelihoods in these sort of conditions and communities are on a knife edge . |
| 24 | Mr. James Munby , appearing as amicus curiae , in his most helpful skeleton argument approached the matter as if 16- and 17-year-olds were in a special category . |
| 25 | The resort centre is only 100 metres away and most of the bars , discos and nightclubs are within a ten minute walk from the hotel . |
| 26 | Because most of the lawyers and judges are of an age where they 've considered , or are already , divorced . |
| 27 | Joints and lids fitted perfectly and hinges were of a concealed wooden type , probably invented in Lanarkshire . |
| 28 | Five years ago Vauxhall was losing money hand over fist and relations between management and workers was at a low ebb . |
| 29 | In 1870 Stroudley was appointed locomotive and carriage superintendent of the London , Brighton , and South Coast Railway at a time when its locomotives , rolling-stock , and workshops were at a low ebb . |
| 30 | Her white silk jacket and trousers were of a masculine cut and she looked androgynous and faintly degenerate — an irresistible combination to the sexually confused . |