Example sentences of "[be] [verb] be [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The concept they are promoting is that of ‘ electronic ink ’ — a magic ingredient that will enable scribbles written on one pen computer to be used by other systems , even those without pen-aware technology . |
| 2 | Manson & Co. guitars are n't as cheap as Japanese imports but what you 're getting is one of the classiest handmade acoustics in Britain , fully customised to your requirements with extra inlays or even a pickup , and left-handers do n't cost a bean extra . |
| 3 | A warehouseman with whom goods have been deposited is guilty of no conversion by keeping them , or restoring them to the person who deposited them with him , though that person turns out to have had no authority from the true owner . ’ |
| 4 | Of course , many of the bench marks by which sparkling wines are judged are those of the traditional Champenoise The French , true to form , have managed to ban all the use of the term ‘ Methode Champenoise ’ and wine makers are currently scratching their heads for an alternative . |
| 5 | Thus perhaps the fact that a number of legal cases have been brought is indicative of some parents ' resistance to the subservient , rather than partnership , role which some say they are forced to assume by the Act ( regardless of exhortations to LEAs to extend parental involvement ) . |
| 6 | The last buildings to be completed were those of the Banca Commerciale which were only finished in the first quarter of the twentieth-century . |
| 7 | One compensatory reaction that has to be developed is that of rebelliousness . |
| 8 | The next flag to be attacked was that of another friend of Iraq , though this time the attack came from Iraq itself : Turkey 's Buyuk Hun was taken near Kharg . |
| 9 | The first topic to be considered is that of selling to industrial/ commercial /public authority purchasers . |
| 10 | One issue which has yet to be resolved is that of the provision of large-scale Ordnance Survey mapping . |
| 11 | The other thorny issue to be addressed is that of course funding . |
| 12 | On a vehicle sold as new , the performance and finish to be expected are those of a model of average standard with no mileage . |
| 13 | provision for both block and individual exemptions from the prohibition , following the example of Article 85(3) ; the test to be applied is that of technical or economic improvement ; a general public-interest criterion is specifically excluded , despite being asked for by , among others , the professions which are to be included in the scope of the legislation , unlike the existing Restrictive Trades Practices Act 1976 ; |
| 14 | Ultimately the test to be applied is that of the magistrates , and they may also take into account such factors as the likelihood that disorder might ensue as a result of what the defendants were doing , and the reasons prompting the constable to intervene in the first place . |
| 15 | Mr ‘ Spike ’ Milligan , the manic depressive , is a man of many parts — the latest of which to be revealed is that of philanderer . |
| 16 | One of the best known approaches as to how decisions ought to be made is that of Simon , who developed the behaviour alternative model . |
| 17 | The question of how goals are to be met is independent of the statement of the goals themselves . |
| 18 | Just as in the 1914 war , the first effect to be felt was that of large numbers of operating and engineering staff joining the forces and London Transport had its own Territorial Unit who went to camp in August 1939 and were sent straight overseas without returning to work . |
| 19 | The curriculum areas in which direct support teaching is most likely to be needed are those of literacy and numeracy , usually throughout the primary stage and often at the secondary stage . |
| 20 | The arms on a tea-tray we will be selling are those of the Duke of Northumberland and I am fascinated to read that his first wife was divorced by him in 1779 . |
| 21 | Among the ministries to be abolished were those of trade and industry , corresponding to the transition from a command-administrative system , in which these ministries had directed supplies and production , to a market-led economy . |
| 22 | The most influential model of such instruction to be produced was that of John Pecham , Archbishop of Canterbury ( 1279 – 92 ) . |
| 23 | The core experience to be understood is that of discontinuity and its consequences . |
| 24 | Erm and I I I think again like , what should erm we should be doing is more of the developmental , preventive type of work . |
| 25 | The lesson to be derived was one of moderation : " Not only in the exercise of political power should men of prominence be considerate towards those of low estate , but also in private life they should — if they are sensible — treat their slaves gently . |
| 26 | Does my hon. Friend agree that one statistic that needs to be found is that of the number of Londoners who would lose if the upper earnings limit on national insurance contributions were to be removed ? |
| 27 | Scheduling hours to be worked is one of the most basic tasks for managers . |
| 28 | Although the terms of the motion to be debated are supportive of government economic policy , a significant number of constituencies have criticised over-reliance on interest rates as an instrument of economic regulation . |
| 29 | The subject also expanded greatly in scope from that of the study of leys , and one theme which began to be explored was that of folklore . |
| 30 | The problem to be faced is that of limiting the choice of the contents of even a partial set , in some non-arbitrary way . |